With literally thousands of online casinos on the internet, itcan sometimes become very confusing as to which ones are safeand reputable, and which casinos are not. So many of them arebeautifully designed, look very professional and offer greatsign up bonuses, so how does one go about choosing the"reputable" online casinos while avoiding the "dodgy" ones?

When choosing an online casino to play at, one should alwaystake into consideration the following points:

Licensed Online Casino

Is the online casino licensed? While many online casinos are licensed,a significant number of online casinos are not. There are plenty of unlicensed, illegal online casinos which are nothing more than money scam operations. One should always avoid these online casinos at all costs.

Where is the online casino licensed?

While online casinos licensed in Antigua and Barbuda, Australia,Costa Rica, Cyprus, Gibraltar, Kahnawake, Netherlands Antilles,United Kingdom and the West Indies are recommended, onlinecasinos licensed in Eastern Europe should be approached withextreme caution.

24/7 Support

Does the online casino offer 24/7 phone, fax, live chat and email support? Test the online casino's customer service department by asking them a few questions about their games, bonuses, etc and measure how long it takes to receive a decent response.

Professional Recognition

Is the online casino officially recognized by various gamingbodies and authorities? For instance, are the payout percentagesof the online casino independently reviewed by auditors such aswww.ecogra.com? Is this information made publiclyavailable?

Blacklisted

Is the online casino blacklisted for any reason? There are manycasinos which have been blacklisted by several gambling portalsfor one reason or another. Although not all blacklists arecredible sources of information, one should avoid online casinoswhich appear in several blacklists.

Software

Casino software providers such as Microgaming,Playtech, Net Entertainment and WagerWorks are verypopular and have excellent reputations in the online gamblingindustry.

With so many online casinos coming and going, and with so manycons and scams surfacing on the internet everyday, one needs tobe especially careful when registering one's credit card with ortransferring money to an online casino. The above set ofguidelines may not completely safeguard the player, but they arenevertheless a good set of common sense points to go by whenchoosing an online casino to play at.

About the author:Adel Awwad is the webmaster of Free Casino Cash Guide Copyright© 2005 http://www.casinoguide.ws -Free Casino Cash Guide, All Rights Reserved.

---

Return to Articles on Gambling From How to Choose a Reputable Online Casino

---