Casino Players Resource

Welcome to our dedicated players resource on Casinos Online. The purpose of our Player Resource, is to provide as much information as possible concerning all aspects of playing at an online casino.

Unlike many other casino portals who fill their pages with just game strategy guides, the purpose of our Players Resource is to provide our visitors with essential need to know information which they can use to make an informed decision before opening an account at an online casino.

The Players Resource on Casinos Online is continually updated and will provide information on deposit and withdrawal methods, licensing jurisdictions, casino software, casinos to avoid and other essential information which we feel players should be aware of.

The most important aspect of playing online is the ability to fund your casino account securely and also be able to withdraw your bankroll in a timely and efficient manner.

All of the online casinos which we feature and recommend on Casinos Online provide a multiple number of ways for you to do this. The most obvious method is by using your own bank debit or credit cards. However there are many other facilities available to players.

Web wallets such as neteller and paypal are also extremely popular and also provide state of the art security and encryption when you use their services.

BANKING...

There are many innovative software companies behind the 2000 plus online casinos which are currently in operation.

We provide background information and a brief potted history on each of the major players in this area.

As well as covering the software companies that power the casinos we feature here on Casinos Online, we also provide details on the other main companies who are involved in the online casino industry.

Our Casino Software Guide therefore is a great place to read up, on what to expect and the major differences between each company.

CASINO SOFTWARE...

This is the third article I have now written about DMOZ or the Open Directory Project, during my time as a volunteer editor with the directory which started back in October 2009, when my application to edit in the Games/Gambling/Guides/Reviews category was accepted.

The purpose of this article, is to put to bed some myths about the directory, particularly some assertions made from a very vocal minority of gambling webmasters, concerning some of the categories I myself as an editor have permissions to edit in.

The aims of the directory are clear, and that is to be a worthwhile resource to the visitors of the directory and not to act as a link resource for webmasters.

DMOZ GAMBLING RESOURCE...

eCOGRA ( eCommerce and Online Gaming Regulation and Assurance ) was setup  in 2003, with funding from the likes of Microgaming and 888.

The purpose of eCOGRA is to ensure fair gaming and operator conduct, resolving disputes between players and those online casinos which have been accredited by eCOGRA,

eCOGRA is self funding and is an independent organisation, free of control from any company.

The directors of eCOGRA are high profile figures with a strong background in the gaming industry.

ECOGRA...

All the online casinos which are listed and recommended on Casinos Online, all operate in jurisdictions which are approved and white listed by the UK Gambling Commission. Apart from that is Club World Casino and All Star Slots, which are the only online casinos featured on the site that accept players who reside in the US.

The licensing jurisdictions of these casinos include, Gibraltar, Alderney and Malta. Of these Alderney and Gibraltar are regarded in the industry as the hardest places to obtain a license to operate an online casino in.

Unfortunately the LGA in Malta has some ground to make up on Gibraltar and Alderney, but the few casinos which are based in Malta listed on this site, are individually regarded as very solid operations.

LICENSING JURISDICTIONS....

The ICE back in 2006 was the first gathering of webmasters I attended and was the first time I met the programs and operators ( apart from those I knew from my time in Gibraltar ) alongside my peer webmasters in person.

Ever since, I have made the short hour and a bit train pilgrimage to London at the end of January.

My highlight of the week is always the Meister Meet put together by Bryan of Casinomeister and sponsored yet again by those fine people from Club World Casinos.

LONDON ICE AND LAC 2011

The Online Slots Guide on Casinos Online, features in our view some of the best and innovative slot games available to play currently online.

Not only do we provide informative reviews, but on the majority of the slots reviewed, we also feature freeplay versions of the games, so you are able to try out the games yourself without having to sign up to an online casino.

Some of the games we feature include, the Cleopatra Slots, Wolfrun, Hellboy and Thunderstruck2.

ONLINE SLOTS GUIDE

The APCW ( Association of Players and Casino Webmasters ) was founded in 2003.

Since 2006 the APCW has brought anyone connected with the online gaming industry, weekly video news updates courtesy of Perspectives Weekly.

Hosted by JTodd, the videos are informative and cover the most pressing issues currently concerning the online gambling industry.

Casinos-Online.co.uk is pleased to bring our visitors the Perspective Weekly Videos as and when they are released.

PERSPECTIVES WEEKLY...

Casinos Online is a supporter and advocate of responsible gambling. We believe that gambling and playing at online casinos is a past time enjoyed by many people. Although we are only too aware that a small minority can develop a gambling problem.

Therefore on the footer of every page of the site, you will find a link to GamCare's website. Gamcare are one of the leading providers in the UK of information for the prevention and treatment of problem gambling.

Should you find that your gambling is out of control, please visit their site. GamCare also provides counsellors who are able to help directly those individuals affected by problem gambling.

RESPONSIBLE GAMBLING...

The purpose of Casinos-Online.co.uk is primarily to be a positive resource for those online casino operations which are operated to a high standard and in turn, providing our visitors with as much information as possible, so their gaming experience is an enjoyable one.

When we launched the site, we were initially not going to have a resource for those casinos which should be avoided. We felt that if a casino isn't listed on Casinos-Online.co.uk and personally recommended by us, then that was warning enough.

However after much deliberation, we have decided to create a new 'Rogue and Blacklist' section to the site, whereby those operations which have succumbed to new depths of roguedom should be highlighted.

BLACKLISTED ONLINE CASINOS

Casinomeister has been online since 1998 and is widely regarded as the number one casino player watchdog.

Providing the latest news and happenings within the online gambling industry, Casinomeister also features an extensive and industry leading rogue and casino warning list.

Anyone and everyone working in the online casino industry sits up and takes notice of the Meister and his regular webcasts are in our opinion a must view.

Hence we are pleased to feature them here within our Players Resource section on Casinos Online.

CASINOMEISTER WEBCAST