Choosing a Casino

When choosing the casinos, there are a number of criteria to look at. Hopefully you will find the following list helpful.

Getting a bonus – Running an online casino when compared to its physical equivalent, as this is the case there are some generous introductory bonuses available. You should expect at least 50% extra on your starting deposit, this will be capped up to a maximum amount. Please see the casino bonus page for the best offers.

Customer service – An important part of the site is customer service. Some sites offer a 24 hour live chat room service, but you should expect at least an email and freephone contact to your casino's customer services.

Cashing out terms – Get an idea of the time it takes to withdraw your winnings, as well as how safe is it? Some of the casino’s as part of the security will send you a pin by mail (as a fraud precaution) before you can withdraw your winnings. On smaller amounts this is likely to be straight forward, bt on larger winnings, ID etc may be required. Although somewhat time consuming it gives you peace of mind over the safety and security of the transaction.
Software – Looking at the software of the site can give you an indication of the style and quality of the games. Some concentrates slightly more on graphics. The software used by most of the major online casinos are Wagerlogic and Microgaming. Wagerlogic casinos tend to provide better graphics, and Microgaming casinos (Viper version) concentrating on offering advanced betting features such as automatic optimal play.

Download or instant? – Most of the larger casinos will offer a download & non-download (flash/java) versions of their gaming software. The difference is one loads as a general rule it is always worth using the download versions as they provide superior features. Although non download versions can be a great way of testing the waters and giving you further piece of mind over the safety of the sites.

Banking costs – These costs are not normally greater than £1 per transaction, however are often not particularly advertised. Check out the banking section, this should give you an indication of the costs.

Payment method – This is the easy part, as you will understand the casinos want to make it easy for you to send them your money. However seriously they also want you to know it is safe. To highlight this most casinos accept many methods of payment. Some indeed will give you an additional bonus if you pay by a particular method such as Neteller.

Your method of payment can also affect the way casinos pay back your money when withdrawing, for example if you pay by credit card the casinos tend to return the amount you deposited back to your card but any profits/winnings will be sent as a cheque to you. Generally the simplest way is to use an online wallet such as Neteller.