We recently received a complaint from a player who had opened an account at an online casino that we will cease from mentioning their name at this time. Not to go into too many details about the nature of this case (please see our Blacklist page for more information), let's just say this complaint was followed by many others, and that the unnamed, dishonest online casino was consequently blacklisted.

What surprised us the most about this case was that player's who contacted us were actually opening real money gambling accounts with this online casino in the first place. After paying a visit to their website, we found that there were no reputable licenses or accreditations, verified payout percentages or software fairness certifications, and no information about the owner and operator of the site itself. We thought to ourselves, "How could anybody put their trust in playing at a site like this?"

We then had to remind ourselves that not everybody is in the know about what makes for fair and honest online casinos. We took a second look at the site and noted that it had a decent design, a listed means of contact and a generous cash bonus offer to new real money account holders. When all was said and done, we then saw the plausibility of how this online casino could be a tempting site for placing wagers. Yet, in the end, many bettors lost out on rightful winnings and had to learn the hard way about how to spot the bad internet casinos from the honest ones.

If you are new to the world of online gambling, remember to thoroughly research the site you are thinking about depositing real money with. This should, at a minimum, include a verification that online casinos are legally licensed and regulated by a reputable gaming commission - such as Gibraltar, Antigua and Barbuda, Isle of Man, Alderney, Kahnawake and Alexander Gaming Commission - uses certified software meeting minimum fairness standards, offers reputable deposit/withdrawal methods and that management personnel can be contacted through more than one avenue.

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