10 Tips for Choosing the Right Casino to Play at Online
#10 - Check out what kind of awards the casino has won. There are two places online where you can gather such information; 1. gambling.com and gamblingonlinemagazine.com (gom).
#9 - Does the casino(s) you are considering have any testimonials of satisfied customers that you can read somewhere on their website? Testimonials made by real people that we can actually identify as real customers? Some casinos will pay professional copywriters to hype up their casino by writing perfectly worded testimonials to feed the fuel in their marketing campaign fire to get more customers. Find out! If they do have testimonials, there is usually a link somewhere on the home page. Also, visit the gambling forums at ezboard to find out this kind of information. Next, you will want to know what kind of experiences people have encountered at certain casinos. The gambling forums like the ones at ezboard usually have a special posting area for members to post their gripes and complaints about their online gambling experiences. Forums are by far the best place to find out what really goes on in the relationships between casinos and their customers. At the forums you can read about other player's experiences with the online casinos, and whether they have had good or bad experiences. Once gathered, use this information to your advantage. Its wise to learn from the experiences of others. Get educated before you deposit a dime into the online casinos.
#8 - Find out how long the prospective casino has been online. This is a good indicator as to whether they will be worth patronizing. If the casino is still in business for say, even 3 years, then that means they must be doing something right. It is the very new casinos that you want to be leary about. Some casinos are born and they die, all in the same day, week or month. After having scammed enough money they make their escape, vanishing into cyber-space. Use your common sense, be smart, and be careful!
#7 - Check out the software that is being used at the casino you are considering. Is the software state of the art?, or is it just some bunk 2nd hand garbage software made by a dungeon master in 1982 for the commodore vic20? I like casino games that have more of the feel of real casino games. Software is what separates the good casinos from the just so-so casinos. In addition, you'll enjoy your time spent at an online casino much more if the games are optimized so that you don't have to wait forever for a game to download or if it uses software that is so bad that it causes your computer to freeze in the middle of a spin. The Viper software, used at a lot of Microgaming casino establishments, is a decent software provided it is coupled with a casino that has decent support. As for myself, I measure the quality of casino software a lot of times by how good its' keno game plays. Although Real Time Gaming software provides many unique slot games , their keno game absolutely stinks. In the old days of dial-up internet ,RTG keno was horrendous. Sometimes it took 1 minute for a single numbered keno ball to drop. If the games at the casino look good but has a bad random number generator, I tend to go for a faulty randomizer but remember it is never a casino policy that says machine malfunction doesn't void the outcome. Always look for a casino that houses your favorite game, then test it out. Make sure to play in play mode (not actual money mode) first, to see if the software provided by the casino is conducive to a playing atmosphere that is comfortable and one that doesn't make you feel rushed in any way. After winning big enjoying your time at a casino is after all important too. Don't you agree?
#6 - Find out the mega jackpots of the casinos you are considering. See if anybody has been winning recentlyand on which machines they have been hitting on. It is advised to find loose machines, but just because they were loose one day, doesn't mean that they will be loose when you play.
I had this experience once. At a particuliar microgaming casino they had this new thing going on...it was a small section inside the casino that showed me which games or slots were supposedly 'hot', and which games or slots were 'cold.' I tried it, and let me tell you, it was totally backass-ward. The game that was supposedly hot was cold, and vice versa. Needless to say I never used their recommendations again.
#5 - Get to know casino support of the prospective casino. Casino support is the tale tell sign of a good casino. Just like real onshore casinos in Vegas and elsewhere, good casinos have good support. They are courteous, they answer your questions thoroughly and go the extra mile to satisfy your needs. I've received so much in extra comps, and extra bonus cash just by simply throwing a little fit when things didn't go my way. Good casinos will cater to your whims. Bad casinos have no such support. Dealing with casino support via live chat, telephone or email could get you more bonuses than you would ever expect. Contacting them in this way also shows you how sincere they are in there online efforts, and whether they are even worth your time and money. Nowadays its hard-pressed to find a casino support operator whose native tongue is English, but if their pronunciation isn't too bad and if you didn't have to wait all day to receive a response, then of course you could grade that casino as one that will be more likely to get your deposit. Steer clear of online casinos that do not have live support. Also, steer clear of online casinos that have support but don't satisfactorily answer your questions nor cater to your needs.
#4 - Scope out the prospective casino's payout system. If you win, how will you be paid? How soon will you be paid? These are good questions to find the answers to before depositing a dime into any online casino. I am not saying to jump into a casino and make a deposit if it says payouts are instant. A lot of casinos advertise this. Phoenician casino and its sister casinos claim to grant the casino customer instant payout, but just because they say it doesn't necessarily qualify them as the right casino.
#3 - Scope out the comp system. You can make your gambling money go a lot further by putting in a little time to study who offers a good comp point system. Usually it is 1 point for every $10 spent. Once you find your casino of choice, stick with it and you will be rewarded for your loyalty. The comp points should add up, the quicker the better. Comp points have added many days of casino play to my online gambling sessions.
#2 - Checking the payout rate of the prospective casino. The payout rate of a casino helps you determine how fast you will lose your money. Its obvious, but may need to be stated, look for casinos that offer higher payout rates. Do a comparison between casinos and their respective payout rates. Some casinos claim that their table games, or slot machines have a payout rate of 97% or more. There are some claiming even higher percentages. Use this information accordingly. Steer clear of casinos that don't mention payout rates. There are multitudes of casinos that are waiting to take your money, but there are only a handful of casinos who are fair enough to let you actually risk your money (and potentially win theirs)!
#1 - Use ezboard.com and use their search to find gambling forums. Ezboard is home of the best gambling forums on the net. You will see about 6-8 pages or more of forums dedicated to online gambling. At these forums you will find plenty of friendly experienced online gamblers ready to give you advice and offer their opinions that you can read by way of their posts etc. These forums are the best place to find out information on particuiar casinos and you can find out how to get bonuses on deposits you make and how to get free promotional money to gamble with online. These type of forums are my personal favorites for obtaining the latest information on online gambling. At the forums you can always find something that will make your gambling day. A lot of the content of gambling forums online do overlap but each has their particuliar niche and you can always find a new promotion you haven't tried yet by going two websites over to the jones gambling nook or whatever etc.
It is my hopes that these 10 tips will at least keep you from the rogues that lie in wait for you, and your precious cargo (your cash). These outlaw rogues do nothing except steal your money. In exchange for your money they offer you nothing but a terrible online gambling experience. So be forewarned. With gambling you take your chances. You are always at a greater risk to lose than you are to win. The casinos weren't set up for players to win.
It goes without saying, that personal experience will teach you far better than any of these 10 tips, although it may come with a price. But also you do have hope! Its possible! If you are careful... you could win! You could win big! Really! It has happened, and there is plenty of proof. Real online casinos paying out real cash money to real online gamblers. That is why online gambling is so exciting. There is always (although ever so slight) the possiblity that you might win by gambling online. Can you imagine winning $243,550 or $1,600,909 (actual amounts won at online casinos) in take home cash just by pushing your mouse button and eating cereal in your underwear? Its possible!By keeping yourself informed and applying some of these tips and some common sense, you will keep your britches from falling completely off your butt!
by brett mccluskey, http://www.gamblecan.com/
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