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Here are some tips to help you to determine if an online casino is honest or if there is a good chance they are just going to steal your money.

Online Casino Programs:
I have played at more then 20 major online casinos and poker rooms and the first thing I noticed is that out of the 20 or so sites I visited they all used the same software. This software is only written by 2 or 3 companies and all the most reputable and successful online casinos use it. Who produced the software can usually be found at the bottom of the casino homepage or on an inner page with information about the online casino. Just because an online casino is not written by these companies does not mean they are not offering you fair odds or that they are cheating their players in any way, but it is my experience that if they are going to invest the money for these very expensive programs then chances are Better that they are going to be legitimate.

Use Your Eyes:
The look of the site can be a big determining factor in how honest the casino may be. an online casinos cam make tens of millions of dollars in a year, even a less successful online casino can make hundreds of thousands in a year, but if they have a website that looks amateurish it would make me skeptical of their intentions. A dishonest online casino will not be around for very long once the word gets out that they are cheating their players they will redesign the site and give it a new domain and start all over again; so try to play at casinos where the web design is professional looking. If they did not spend money on their site why should you.

Message Boards:
It is a good idea to investigate what other people think of the online casino you are thinking about depositing your money into. Message boards are a great place to do that. There are many online gambling related message boards where you will find any complaints about any casino. You will find complaints on all casinos both online and land based, sometimes when people lose money they will try to blame the casino or the other players because god forbid they may have just lost without cheating being involved.
If most of the postings about Joe's online casino then do not trust them with your money, and if most of the posts are good about Joe's online casino and poker room then you can feel safer about depositing money and gambling with them.

Web Search:
By just doing a simple web search for the online casinos name you can find out a lot of information on any online casino. You can find out the online casinos owner and you can find many user online casino reviews for that specific casino. Be aware of these reviewes many of them are written by employees of the casinos marketing department. You have to use your own judgment in determining which ones are real and which ones were written by professionals.

Security:
Most reputable online casinos will offer their customers the best and most up to date security possible. This is to ensure that the online casino is safe from hackers that would want to break in and drain money from the casino, and to make sure the casino is safe from collusion. This is when two or more players work together to win money from the casino or from the other players in the poker rooms.

It has always been my experience to go with word of mouth. Ask around you probably know people who enjoy online gambling and they will be glade to tell you where they play.