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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.
Software:
There are only 3 or 4 major software providers for online casinos and poker rooms. Every legitimate online casino I have been too will tell you someplace on the site where they got the software from. If you are unable to locate the name of the company then maybe you should avoid laying at this particular online casino or poker room. This does not mean they are not an honest casino, but it does meant that there is a better chance of the software being flawed or designed to steal your money.
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.
Message Boards:
It is a good idea to investigate what other people think of the online casino you are thinking about depositing your money into. Message boards are a great place to do that. There are many online gambling related message boards where you will find any complaints about any casino. You will find complaints on all casinos both online and land based, sometimes when people lose money they will try to blame the casino or the other players because god forbid they may have just lost without cheating being involved.
If most of the postings about Joe's online casino then do not trust them with your money, and if most of the posts are good about Joe's online casino and poker room then you can feel safer about depositing money and gambling with them.
Google It:
Type in the name of the online casino and the word review after it; most online casinos have been reviewed at least a dozen times and you should be able to read some reviews immediately if it is a legitimate online casino or poker room.
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.
It has always been my experience to go with word of mouth. Ask around you probably know people who enjoy online gambling and they will be glade to tell you where they play.