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Online Gambling Fairness

The honesty issue concerns whether or not you can get your money back promptly any time you request it from one of these outfits. From our initial study of the internet casino industry, we have reached the conclusion that most casinos are honest. They key word here is "most." If you decide to risk money, you need to know about the casino at which you are considering play. If you send money to them via a credit card, can you get at your initial stake and any accrued winnings whenever you wish and expect a prompt return of the money requested? To get an answer to this question you need to check the ratings of the casino you intend to visit.

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The main issue, however, in assessing Internet casinos is fairness. How do you know the games are fair? Most any casino you visit will explain its random number generator that drives the games. They will tell you that any number has the same chance of occurring as any other number; therefore any hand of blackjack, any number thrown at craps, or any spin result at roulette is perfectly random, they say. They go on to say that if there is a bias, it can work on the benefit of the players as well as the house. If a layer bias occurs, word would get around the Internet very quickly, players would exploit it, and quickly break the casino.

Some Internet casinos have their software audited by one of the big six accounting firms to guarantee that the software is working fairly. we found one casino who posts its payout numbers for all the games on a monthly basis. These numbers compare favorably with industry standards. we expect posting the payout numbers will be a trend picked up by other casinos because of competitive reasons.

Based on our research, we believe it is reasonable to make the assumption that most cyberspace casinos are fair. The sheer size of this growing industry also contributes to exposing the bad apples, by players and by the casinos' competition. Still, the nagging question remains - do they cheat?

How do we really know whether or not an Internet casino isn't cheating us? I mean, couldn't they easily design their software to slip a few extra fives into a blackjack game (thus giving the dealer a much higher advantage) for a millisecond or two every once in a while? Or throw an extra seven at the craps table when the player(s) are loaded up on their bets? Then easily skim this money into a secret bank account, all the while bypassing the log files that their accounting firm audits? This is certainly within the state of the art.

From the opposing point of view, why cheat when you have the odds working for you? And a low overhead to boot? The idea is to develop a good reputation, take care of your customers, give them good signing bonuses, develop an affiliate program to drive new customers to your casino, and you will make money. Many of the big casino portals do just that.

If you are gambling online or decide to visit an Internet casino, you should proceed with caution and collect as much information as possible about the casino you intend to visit.

Here is a good place to start:
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