Too bad the us prefers to depart its people in a Wild West of lawlessness, refusing to manage online gambling despite consumers' need for protection.

In a move to offer protection to its consumers, the uk Gambling Commission published a document designed to advise patrons of online casinos what to be wary of and things to test when playing on the net. The advisory tells potential customers how one can sort some of the 2000 or more Internet gambling sites available in Britain.

Checking a casino's license and regulating authority are good starts. The Gambling Commission itself regulates casinos and descriptions the conditions and rules it imposes. The paper urges that unregulated sites be avoided. Cross-checking of a casino's claim to regulation can also be made on the regulator's site.

Country of license could also be important, especially if the casino is regulated by several different agencies. Different regulators have varying standards, and it's possible to be linked within a casino to a page under separate regulation.

Checking software and fairness requirements are listed as important. So too is investigation of the complaints procedure, and the payment methods.

Conforming to standards against underage and problem gaming are high at the Commission's list. Even though a patron isn't personally concerned over such issues, a casino that ignores them could be a shady operation overall.

By making this document available at the Internet, the united kingdom.. Gambling Commission is ensuring it does all it might to offer protection to citizens. It not just regulates the net casino industry, but carefully explains how to define safe casinos at which to play. Too bad the U.S. prefers to depart its people in a Wild West of lawlessness, refusing to manage online gambling despite consumers' need for protection.

Published on November 29, 2008 by A.J.Maldonado

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