

World-wide Online Casino Profiles
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Am I breaking UK law if I gamble on the Internet?
There is nothing in current legislation which makes it illegal, or seeks to prevent, British residents gambling on the Internet in their own homes.
What is an Online Casino?
An online casino is an Internet site where you can play one or more casino type games, such as blackjack, for real money. While some will let you play for free, the real reason to play is the same as visiting land based casinos - To win money.
There are mainly three kinds of casinos
The first kind is those that require you to download a program for free. These online casinos are usually the most fun to play, but you will have the program on your hard drive. This means that you have to wait for the application to download from the Internet and then install it on your computer,this can take up to 20 minutes,often a lot less. Once installed, these programs offer great graphics, sound and animation.
The second type is a casino that uses JAVA instead of a downloaded program. These JAVA applets run through your web browser. Some of these online casinos offer sound and animation, and all of them offer some very good graphics.
The third kind of online casino uses all HTML and do not require any download time. Although these Casinos do not offer the sound and animation of the other online casinos, they do have great graphics and fast game play.
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How Do I Start Playing?
Look around at a number of casinos before making any decisions. Especially look at the deposit requirements, minimum bets etc. There is quite a variety of Internet Casinos out there. Many will let you visit for free and even place some bets without signing up (You won’t win any money, but you can play for free).
Once you pick an online casino that you like, you will be asked to sign up. Usually this will mean filling out an online form. Many will not even require that you give your name and address. You will end up with an account number and a password. (Remember, if you only have an account number and password on file with them, and you forget them, you have lost your money)
Is gambling on the Internet legal?
Every region throughout the world has different laws, and they change from time to time, so we can't really answer that question. To be sure, you should contact your local legal representatives to answer any of your questions.
How Safe Are Internet Casinos and Sportsbooks?
So far there have been almost no problems with casino payouts and deposit security, but that is not to say there will never be. Many of the jurisdictions require that the licensee posts bonds of cash or insurance as part of the license requirements.
As an example, the groups licensed in Curacao have to post an amount of money equal to the average win in a special account in order to guarantee that they can pay winners. To even get a license, those who apply have to go through some extensive government checks.
Your personal security (including credit card details and other personal information) is also guaranteed under license agreements in many, if not all, jurisdictions. Most casinos and sportsbooks use secure servers to conduct all of their transactions, and all information about you is held offline. Many also take out insurance against fraud.
On sites that use 128-bit encryption, the chances of a fraudster getting your details are 1 in 340,282,366,920,939,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000." Source - Freeserve Marbles Credit Card.
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How Fair Are Internet Casinos and Sportsbooks?
Online Casinos are fairer than many people realise. The "house" is happy making the normal profits of gambling. In many of the countries, the computer programs must be submitted to the government for thorough checking of fairness and integrity toward the player, and the firm also has to be guaranteed by one of the big international accounting firms.
In all cases with casino gambling the odds for single deck blackjack, for instance, are exactly the same with an Internet casino as with the real thing. The same is true for baccarat, roulette etc.
As for the gaming machine type games (slots, video poker etc) the player payout percentages are determined by the casino, and many will post what the percentage of payout is online.
Can I really win at these casinos?
You most definitely can and big! Most online casinos have a higher payout than land based casinos, and give you sign up bonuses and regular freebies. If you play the progressive you can have access to some major winnings. Over US$100,000.00 jackpots is not uncommon, even if you play the standard slots some superb jackpots are available.
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How Do I Make Cash Deposits and Withdrawals at Online Casinos?
In all cases you will have to deposit money up front before you can gamble online. This will mean sending online casinos money via Western Union, Moneygram, cashiers cheques, money orders, wire transfers, credit cards etc. Most of them will take money almost any way you want to send it. Most will not take personal cheques as they would have to wait up to two weeks for the cheques to clear to the overseas location. Having said this, you can normally use personal cheques with prior approval from the casino, but your money will not be available for play until your cheque has cleared. Nearly all casinos now accept credit card deposits. In fact, these are highly recommended due to the low cost and speed of the transactions.
All casinos operate on the account system - you send them money and your account is credited for that amount. As you gamble, money is credited or debited as you win or lose. When you wish to withdraw money from your casino account (you don't have to, you can leave it in for future gambling) you can do so in nearly all of the ways that deposits could be made.
Many operations now allow you to have money withdrawn directly placed back onto the credit card that you first deposited money into your account with. This option is recommended as you can access your winnings within days. Casinos charge reasonable fees for other withdrawal options.
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How are the odds created for the Casino games?
The odds for both real money and playing for fun modes are created by a random number generator, which comes from the casinos server. These odds are audited by a third party to ensure they are being created in a fair and random manner
Do I have to pay taxes on my winnings?
Paying taxes on your winnings depends upon the jurisdiction within which you reside.
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