How to Avoid Dishonest Online Casinos and Poker Rooms

Here are some tips to help you to determine if an online casino is honest or if there is a good chance they are just going to steal your money.

Online Casino Technology:

Even though there are thousands of online casinos there are only a few companies that write the online casino programs. These are the online casinos you want to risk your money, the other online casinos may be legitimate, but all the most reputable online casinos use these programs. You can find out who wrote the online casino software by checking out the website. If it is not mentioned on the homepage you can find it in the about us or the FAQ sections of the online casino site. If it is not mentioned on the site you can always send the casino an email asking them. If they do not reply you should not gamble your money there.

Site Design

You can tell a lot about an online casino by the design of their online casino or poker room. The more reputable sites will spend lots of money on professional web designers to make the online casino look as good as the inside of a land based casino. As I have said before mot of the actual online or poker software was bought and not written by the online casino but the home page and everything that is not part of the actual casino is done by sites owners, and if they are not willing to spend the money to make everything look nice then it can be a sign that they do not expect to be around for long and maybe you should avoid this online casino and poker room.

Online Social Networks

By using the internet you can connect with others who also enjoy the world of online gambling. You can find many forums and message boards on the subject of online gambling and online casinos. In these groups you can post comments and questions about the experiences of others at any online casinos and poker rooms and if you can not already find posts about your specific casino someone will post one after you ask, but chances are that if no one has posted about it yet it is new and you should wait to see what becomes of it. I know many people who lost money when the online casino they were playing in shut down.

Friends, Neighbors and Co Workers

Talking to people you know is the best way to get information about anything that you can trust. If you ask around the people you know, someone you know is bound to play in online casinos or at least know someone who has. This information can be more trustworthy then anything and useful then any information you will find on the internet.

Law of Averages

When playing in a poker room or in an online casino you have to from time to time win; it is imposable to always lose. If you are playing roulette and just betting red or black and no matter what you bet on you always lose and I mean always lose then there is something wrong with the casino or their software. Even when playing the slot machines, you may not get any big wins but from time to time you have to at least win a few dollars back.

The best way to make sure you play at a safe online casino or poker room is to ask your friends what casinos they prefer and chances are it’s a good and safe online casino.

Jimmy Norton enjoys spending his weekends in casinos in Atlantic City. He spends most of his times playing craps or sitting at a poker table.