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New to gambling? How to choose an online casino

New to gambling? How to choose an online casino
New to gambling? How to choose an online casino

New to gambling? How to choose an online casino

January 16, 2021 Posted by Abigail Massimo Editorial No Comments

The casino industry has exploded in recent years, going from $80 billion in 2009, to $130 billion in 2019, while the global online casino industry combined with the physical venues were worth $227 billion last year. Some of this success can be attributed to the innovations the industry has made in terms of making their product accessible; from laptops to mobile devices, and now even smartwatches, gambling can be done on basically any device.

At least half of the world’s population gambles in some way, shape or form, and it’s not surprising since gambling from home means being able to do so in the comfort of your own home, and using mobile devices means being able to gamble on the go, even if you have a busy schedule.

Because of all these benefits, you might be considering registering with an online casino, but there are a few things you should consider before doing so.

Deposit and withdrawal options

When choosing an online casino, the first thing you should look at are the deposit and withdrawal methods. In terms of safety, it would be a good idea to go for sites that have major payment methods, such as Skrill, EcoPayz, VISA, Neteller and others, which you can find after a quick search on the internet. In addition to this, you should pay attention to the amounts you can deposit and withdraw, as this will influence how much of your earnings you can withdraw at once.

There should be information on the actual site that informs you how long each transaction will take on average; this is good to look at because you don’t want to wait over a week when withdrawing your winnings.

The better the withdrawal and deposit methods, the more money you will be able to deposit and withdraw without running into any issues. You can look to a site like Casino Reviews to find out what payment methods are accepted. If you look at their review of Spin Casino you will see that they accept multiple payment methods, Casino Reviews makes it even easier by splitting deposit and withdrawal.

Available games and mobile support

If you will be doing anything on an online casino, it will be playing the games available. If you are new to online gambling, then you probably wouldn’t know that each casino focuses on a different game, such as slots, blackjack, poker, roulette and more.

Knowing the kind of game the casino focuses on will give you an idea about what their welcome bonuses will relate to; sites focused on slots will most likely give free spins, those focused on blackjack will give deposit or no deposit bonuses and so on.

You should also make sure that the casino has a variety of games in case you get bored of one, and would like to try something else. In addition to this, you might want to check if the online casino provides mobile support in the event that you want to try out gambling on your mobile device.

Why are you playing?

One of the biggest and most important questions you should ask yourself before choosing an online casino is; why are you playing? This might seem like a simple question, but the answer to that question will dramatically change the type of casino you choose and the features they advertise.

If you are playing for fun, then you obviously wouldn’t need an online casino that has massive payouts, or extremely large jackpots. If you are playing to waste time, you would want to find an online casino that allows very low bets, so you can play for hours on end.

If you want to make money, you should look for a site that has slot games with a high payback percentage and a high hit frequency.

Security and reputation

The final thing you should consider, and probably the most important, is the security of the site. Every online casino that has fair games, won’t take your money or has good customer service, has a license.

The license should be easily found, and you can search for the name of the displayed license on the internet to verify it is legit. More than this, there should be a locked icon in the top left of the URL bar.

This means the site has an SSL encryption, which essentially means that any data on the site is encrypted, protected, and can’t be intercepted; in other words, all of your information is safe.

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