Some questions, and some answers.
Q. What must I know before choosing an online casino?
A. Only some casinos, the best, those who made proof of
honesty and fair play and who are still in the place, for
a long time deserve your attention. The casinos we selected
on this site come all from major operating groups established
years ago. Always have a look at what other players say
about...But, casinos are part of another world, a world
where money is made and lost every day. You have to understand
that sometimes, false players could burn the casinos of
their competitors, and praise theirs. Keep an eye on this
fact.
Q. Do you think that all online casinos are honest and fair
to their customers?
A. A majority of online casinos are ok. Well known and famous
casinos don't need to crook players to earn money. These
casinos generate enough profit with the player mistakes
and their own edge.
Before playing, you will probably read that all their games
are fair, and that their payouts (see definition in the
dictionnary) are audited every month by major accountants,
e.g. PWC. They, of course, understand the need to establish
a fair gaming environment for their players.
But it is not always the case...
Dishonest casinos do exist. Commonly, players complain about
the slow pay out or about having their account locked for
a reason or another (suspicious playing/cheat). Sometimes,
casinos will never pay ! But it is very very unusual and
these casinos probably do not exist anymore, or are being
flamed on the customers boards. It is strongly advised to
have a look at these boards. N.B: on this site, the casinos
are well known casinos, and playing at them should not cause
any problem. From what I know, sometimes players complain
about casinos not paying them, but in fact, the casinos
are perfectly right ! Why ? Players do not always read the
terms and conditions. Carefully read the T&Cs will explain
you e.g. that you have to wager a certain amount of money
or wager a certain number of times with your bonus before
withdrawing your money.
Q. Download the software or play the
flash version ?
A. Bof... I would say : "your wish is their command".
Download the software : you save the setup program on your
hard disk and install it locally on your computer. No download
: usually, the casino will provide you with a flash - no
download - version of this software. This allows you to
play for free or real money without downloading their software.
You just gain access to a particular part of the casino
site, often beginning with "HTTPS://", meaning
you are on a secure connection.
No-download
As I wrote, it's the easy way of playing casino : just connect
ot the site, wait for the connection to establish, select
your poison and go !
Be aware that proxies or firewalls could be issues with
the flash versions, so do not hesitate to call customer
support; they will really enjoy helping you.
Years ago, flash versions used to be graphically less developped
than the downloaded versions. But Flash games clearly improved
and well, you can still make comparisons, but it is not
very relevant anymore. Tastes and colors will not be discussed.
I recently played roulette with the flash version coming
from Captain cook Casino and the downloaded version from
Monaco Gold. First of all, I had to update the downloaded
version, but it is automatic. Just wait 2 minutes before
all the Dlls are updated. Maybe there is a slight graphical
advantage going to the downloaded version. But as I said,
tastes and colors...
With the flash version, you are sure to be always up to
date, because you play on the server.
Download
You just have to download the piece of software and install
it. Easy like 1,2,3... After a couple of days without playing,
you will probably download the updated version. N.B: the
package contain something like a setup for all the other
games. I do not think that you install all the games the
first time you play or download the soft. This means that
all these little games making the package of a casino will
take some place (my estimations vary from 40 Mo to 280 Mo
- due to the vast amount of graphical and sound elements.
Anyway, 280 Mo are not a challenge for common hard disks.).
The main advantage of downloaded versions is that you do
not have to rely on a broadband/adsl connection to play.
Some people will tell you that downloaded versions will
run in full screen and flash in a small window. This is
not true.
Q. Is it necessary to be over 18 to play?
A. Oooh, yes, absolutely. You must be 18 or older to gamble.
But, you may still play for fun. Every casino allows you
to play for fun; it's in fact necessary just to get trained...
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