The first thing to look for when you hit
any Casino, Poker or Sportsbook site is where they are licensed. This is critically
important. Some countries allow crooks to operate as long as they get a
slice of the action! Who loses? You!
1. Where do we get this information.
Our industry experience is of great value here. You also
don't need to search too far on the Net to read about all sorts of scams
involving different countries. An important issue is transparency. Try and
contact some of the licensing authorities
and ask them fir information about their regulatory framework- you'll be
lucky if you get anything constructive back from them.
2. So which countries can you trust?
As far as we are concerned - these:
Curacao - Dutch Antilles
Antigua and Barbuda
United Kingdom
Ireland
Australia
That's it! The UK and Australia speak for themselves. First world
countries who place a strong emphasis on responsible gambling, enforce
tax on operators and have stringent reporting requirements. They also have
strong codes of ethics. We include Gibraltar and the Isle of Man under the
UK for this purpose).
Curacao and Antigua (with which we have first hand experience) are
serious about acting responsibly. Licenses don't come cheap and they have
strict probity requirements (i.e. they will uncover a scam artist even if
he has the cash to get licensed).
We are monitoring Kahnawhake (Canadian Mohawk Territory) on an ongoing
basis. The regulator seems to be taking enforcement of some rules more
seriously nowadays although there have been some issues in the past).
Again, one of us actually worked for a company who held a license
there).
3. When do you run or hit the Back Button on your browser?
When you see any of these countries:
Dominica
Margarita Island (Venezuela)
Nicaragua
Bahamas
Honduras
St. Kitts
Grenada
Madagascar
Haiti
Aruba
St. Marten
St. Vincent
Why? As a start licenses are typically dirt
cheap. Most of these countries don't have the government structures (and often the
finances) to run a regulated gambling environment. If you look where the biggest scams have been run from -
you'll find that these countries were involved.
So, to bet safe go to our Preferred Casinos.
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