Here are some helpful and informative tips on how to avoid being suckered by a dishonest online casino.

Online Casino Technology:
Even though there are thousands of online casinos there are only a few companies that write the online casino programs. These are the online casinos you want to risk your money, the other online casinos may be legitimate, but all the most reputable online casinos use these programs. You can find out who wrote the online casino software by checking out the website. If it is not mentioned on the homepage you can find it in the about us or the FAQ sections of the online casino site. If it is not mentioned on the site you can always send the casino an email asking them. If they do not reply you should not gamble your money there.

Site Design:
You can tell a lot about an online casino by the design of their online casino or poker room. The more reputable sites will spend lots of money on professional web designers to make the online casino look as good as the inside of a land based casino. As I have said before mot of the actual online or poker software was bought and not written by the online casino but the home page and everything that is not part of the actual casino is done by sites owners, and if they are not willing to spend the money to make everything look nice then it can be a sign that they do not expect to be around for long and maybe you should avoid this online casino and poker room.

Message Boards:
It is a good idea to investigate what other people think of the online casino you are thinking about depositing your money into. Message boards are a great place to do that. There are many online gambling related

message boards where you will find any complaints about any casino. You will find complaints on all casinos both online and land based, sometimes when people lose money they will try to blame the casino or the other players because god forbid they may have just lost without cheating being involved.
If most of the postings about Joe's online casino then do not trust them with your money, and if most of the posts are good about Joe's online casino and poker room then you can feel safer about depositing money and gambling with them.

Friends, Neighbors and Co Workers:
Talking to people you know is the best way to get information about anything that you can trust. If you ask around the people you know, someone you know is bound to play in online casinos or at least know someone who has. This information can be more trustworthy then anything and useful then any information you will find on the internet.

Law of Averages:
When playing in a poker room or in an online casino you have to from time to time win; it is imposable to always lose. If you are playing roulette and just betting red or black and no matter what you bet on you always lose and I mean always lose then there is something wrong with the casino or their software. Even when playing the slot machines, you may not get any big wins but from time to time you have to at least win a few dollars back.

It has always been my experience to go with word of mouth. Ask around you probably know people who enjoy online gambling and they will be glade to tell you where they play.

Jimmy Nordon writes freelance online casino reviews, he also offers his readers poker and baccarat tips as well as gambling horoscopes.