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Casino Software

Nowadays there are over 160 companies that provide online casinos with software solutions that make online gambling possible. Software plays a crucial role in defining the style and graphics of the casino; it determines the variety of games, the number of progressive games and the pace of the casino games. We do not bother mentioning casinos that operate on low-quality software, providing those the software of which is reputable and technologically progressive.

Jurisdiction

When an organization wants to create online gambling facility it has to get a license from the regulatory body in whose jurisdiction it falls. The reputable gambling jurisdictions carry out comprehensive checks before granting the license at the same time there are others that give licenses without adequate probity checks-ups. Jurisdictions check the background of the promoters, the fairness of the games, payout mechanism. Some of the reputable gaming jurisdictions are Antigua & Barbuda, Kahnawake, Curacao and Malta. General licensing jurisdictions such as Malta, Alderney, Gibraltar and the likes of other European Union type jurisdictions are typically more trustworthy then those in the Caribbean.

Certification

Certification is a demonstration of competency, the fact that online casino meets standards set by industry and is secure. Casinos with certification issued by eCOGRA, the Interactive Gaming Council (IGC), the Remote Gambling Association (RGA), Technical Systems Testing (TST) and the Kahnawake Gaming Commission are trustworthy and have respect in the business.

Sign-up bonus

The first thing you see when you visit a majority of online casino websites is the offering of bonus. Sometimes such bonuses may be very considerable but there is no hidden catch here, that's the way online casinos attract players. Sign-up bonus is an amount of money added to the deposit (the casino usually states the highest possible bonus). Before you get a bonus, you need to first sign up with an online casino and deposit money into your account. Once you deposit money and apply for the certain bonus, you get this additional money to your deposit. Usually the bonuses are noncashable and they can be bet but cannot be cashed out.

Match Bonus

Match bonuses are percentage based and they require a player to deposit money to get free money from the casino and this bonus is a matched percentage of your deposit. For example, if you are offered 100% match bonus and you deposit $100, you will have a total amount of $200 on your account.

Wagering Requirements

Wagering Requirements state the amount of money you need to play before withdrawing your funds. In most online casinos this is a multiple of deposit plus bonus. Wagering requirements are imposed on all bonus money.

No Download Version of the Casino (JAVA)

When you use Java version of the casino, this means you don't need to download software to play. It also doesn't require pre-installed plug-ins.

Flash Version

Flash requires no software downloads. This is an instant-play version of the casino software but it requires a plug-in.

Deposit and Withdrawal Options

Deposit options or payment methods are the way you use to transfer money to your casino account. Since most American and European gambling laws prohibit online gambling transactions and this made credit cards deposits problematic, there appeared alternative methods to make a deposit at your casino account like e-wallets or instant deposit systems, etc.

Payouts

Casino Payout Percentage shows what part of the total money bet by players is being paid as winnings. If the payout percentage is 98.3%, that from all amount of money bet 98.3% was paid out to the players. Each casino payout has to be reviewed by a third party, usually a major auditing firm like Online Players Association (OPA), PricewaterhouseCoopers (PWC) and eCogra (e-Commerce Online Gaming Regulation and Assurance). The casino usually gets a verification certificate that can be found at the home page of the casino. Such certificate from one of these organizations confirms that the casino is committed to fair gaming with random RNG and real payout percentage rate. Mind that the payout percentage is considered to be good if it is more than 95%.

Progressives

Progressives or progressive games are those that offer jackpot. The jackpot is made by taking a percentage of all the money played into this game and the jackpot continues to grow until somebody hits it.