When it comes time to open a real-money account at an online casino, gamblers should strongly consider getting a membership at an online gaming network. Now that the internet gambling industry has aged several years - and with exponential growth to show for - gaming operators are similarly expanding their own operations and diversifying their online gaming offering.

In the early stages, this trend manifested in the form of multiple online casinos operating under the same management team. A good example would be Hardway Investments, who own several gaming sites, including Casinos Del Rio and Tropez (who both no longer accept U.S. bettors). While these are fine sites in their own right, they operate independently from one another, unlike the more recent trend of gaming networks to pop up, which integrate all of their sites into a single Comp/VIP Player's Program.

Groups like these are well worth joining, for they allow players to use their acquired comp points at any of the online casinos in the network. Most of these programs now enable access to each casino software platform, while allowing comp points to be redeemed and transferred from site to site. This is a great convenience for gamblers who are seeking to diversify their online gaming experience as much as possible.

Some networks that are worth considering are Grand Privé and Vegas Partner Lounge. Grand Prive is one of the more recent networks to enable access to all of the software platforms via a single username and password, coupled with a unique password for accessing one's VIP account and comp status. Most of these networks do a great job at branding each online casino differently so that the entertainment value is unique to each site. Although the games themselves will be the same, a change in atmosphere can be quite refreshing.

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