Showing posts with label Online Casino. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Online Casino. Show all posts

Online Casino - How to Land on the Right One

If you have experienced a scenario where in you logged on to your real money account in an online casino to find out that all your money or bankroll was emptied, then you probably have landed on the seemingly right but actually a wrong place to play online casino games. Incident like this one is so unfortunate of course. But, aside from it is unfortunate, it also reveals a serious problem that most of the online casino players fall onto.

So before you go signing up for a real money account on any online casino that you think appears reputable, you might want to check first if it really is reputable enough to deal with. You may want to create some checklist first to finding and landing on a good online casino. This list should have security as the topmost item to check.

Expanding your checklist, one of the things to note is the registration process. Online casino that do come with security showcases a good identity check while insuring all of the information given will never be shared or is kept secret. Looking at the different registration procedures, some online casino sites will be asking for the name and account information which are only basic and gives you a username and a password to be used for accessing their services. While others only asks the player's preferred username and email address and provides an admin generated password.

Though you might think that admin generated passwords are hard to guess due to its obscure combination of letters and numbers generation, not to mention the uppercase and lowercase, but it is more easier to hack compared to user generated ones. This is because it is derived from a set program which hackers can manipulate using advance know-how and some tools. So keep your accounts from hackers by generating passwords yourself. For better security, it would also be better to seek for online casino sites that provide user generated access codes.

Money security is another thing you will have to consider and always need to remember. This type of security is not really hard to get with legitimate online casinos as this is one of their guarantee to new and loyal players. They're basically employing a tested money transfer methods to back up this guarantee. These tested money transfer methods include major credit cards and bank checks which allows an easier and much reliable way to transfer funds.

Reading and understanding the contract is also another way to ensuring that you are getting a good deal. By doing so, you will be exposed to a highly detailed contract indicating all the terms and conditions of use which only legitimate online casinos provide. It is also recommended to remember, if not all, a few of these terms and conditions as these can help you along the way. As to the checklist, casinos which don't provide their terms and conditions or presenting it in an unprofessional/bogus manner should be escaped.

When all the legal concerns has been sorted out and you already have the list of prospect online casino sites that showcase high security, it is now time to compress your options. This time, let us add the look and feel factor as well as the game play, thus the gaming experience provided. Though highly optimized graphics are enticing and commands the player to play, it would also be nice if the casino games presented are highly direct and easy to use aside from the compelling graphics.

Of course, aside from the fun and excitement it brings, what's the use of casinos if those don't have payouts. Only consider those casinos with good payout schemes and have a wide variety of impressive bonuses. Be cautious though. Some sites are fraud offering dubious winnings for skimpy start ups. You'll lose a lot of money than you want to earn when you are in them.

You can make use of online casino directories for an initial list of online casinos to consider. These provide legally accepted online casinos list that are done by experts and advanced players who have tried it themselves. Through this list you can also find reviews about the casinos with pros and cons to help you more and come up with a good decision. You may also want to learn players opinions promptly about your prospect casinos by asking them through forum threads. Remember to not take them as stated facts though but purely experience and opinion based.


Online Casino History - A Brief History of Success

A Brief Account of Initial Days of Online Gambling
Online casino history started in the decade of 1990. In the year 1995, the first ever online casino hit the market and marveled everyone. The name of this internet based casino was Internet Casinos Inc. (in short, ICI). The first ever virtual casino was launched on 18th August 1995. During the initial phase, this company started operating from the islands of Caicos and Turks. Internet Casinos Inc. started its operation outside America because they feared prosecution from the Government of United States of America.

Tell Us Something More About the History of Virtual Betting
What is the total duration of the online casino history? The answer to this question is approximately 10 years. Casinos have always been popular among human world. However, a gambling aficionado has to travel long distances to play and enjoy the fun of gambling. Online casinos have helped these betting lovers to enjoy the games right from their home. Thus, you don't have to move from one place to another to play the virtual casino games. Some of these characteristic features of virtual casinos make it immensely popular among gambling aficionados.
Is online casino history absolutely smooth? Wasn't there any hiccup in the entire history of internet based gambling? Yes, there were many hindrances in the entire progress path of internet based casinos. The main hindrance that online gambling industry faces is the legal threat to it. Still now, the main hiccup to online betting of USA is UIGEA (Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act). According to this law, any kind of payments related to online betting is illegal. This law does not make online gambling illegal directly. Consequently, many online casinos have stopped allowing players from America. These are some of the hiccups faced by online gambling industry in the entire online casino history.

Now, Let Us Check The Evolutionary Chronology of Online Casino History
1. In the Year 1994, a new Act was passed by the Government of Antigua-Barbuda, known as 'The Free Trade and Processing Zone Act, 1994'. Many internet based casinos as well as sports-books have license of the same and this license is considered as one of the most popular licenses among the internet based gambling industry.
2. One of the largest providers of software in online betting is Micro gaming. It is a huge software development company, which has mastered the techniques of generating software for online betting sites. This company was founded in the year of 1994. In the following year, that is 1995, another software developing giant called Cryptologic was launched.
3. 1996 has special significance in online casino history. In this year, the first internet based casino site that accepts real money was launched. In the month of October of 1996, InterCasino first launched such a virtual casino that dealt with real money.
4. First ever gambling related Act was introduced by a US Congress Senator named Jon Kyl. The year was 1998. The name of this Act was Internet Gambling Prohibition Act. According to this, a company will be regarded as illegal if it offers betting services to any American. This Act was not passed by the US Senate. A revised version of this Act was also placed in the US Senate in the following year, i.e. 1999, but this was also voted down by the Senate. In the same year, a renowned company called Frost and Sullivan published a research report and mentioned in it that online gambling has generated a mammoth amount of revenue of US$ 834.5 million.

5. Internet Gambling Prohibition Act was introduced by a Congress representative, Bob Goodlatte, in the US House of Representatives in the year 2000. However, this Act was also voted down and it failed to acquire the required two-third majority vote. In the year 2000, Cryptologic had published their annual report where it was mentioned that 680,000 customers had used their system of electronic payment already. 2000 was an auspicious year for Cryptologic. It got listed in NASDAQ and received the symbol, 'CRYP'.
6. Year 2004, was specifically important for online gambling. In this year itself, WTO (World Trade Organization) ruled against US regarding legal issues and sided with the Government of Antigua-Barbuda. According to WTO, it is unethical and illegal for American government to restrict online gambling because it allows land based casinos as well as horse race-betting sites to operate in US.

In the same year, Christiansen Capital Advisors has shown figures that 51% of the total revenues from online betting across the world (approximately US$ 8.5 Million) came from United States of America itself.
Thus, we can conclude that online casino history is not 'bed of roses' and is full of ups and downs.