Safe and secure online casinos and slot rooms

Myth: “No casino can be trusted”.

Believed by: Pessimists, realists and anti-gamblers.

The Reel Story: Some casinos cannot be trusted, but luckily only a few casinos fall into this category. Most casinos and slot rooms work very hard to stay legit and fair and to avoid mistrust once they get that operating license, and most of them succeed.

So what makes a casino or a slot room safe? What should you look for? We have gathered a list of what an online casino or slot room should have listed on their website:

• Name of licensor (often found under “About us”).
• Jurisdiction of licensor (trusted once include Kahnawake, Antigua, Barbuda, Malta, Curacao, Isle of Man and Gibraltar among others).
• Name of software provider (trusted once include Playtech, Microgaming, Cryptologic, Real Time Gaming and Vegas Technology among others).
• Name of the Random Number Generator provider.
• External auditor and their monthly report (trusted once include eCogra and Technical Systems Testing among others).

A good example of a very well trusted casino is CasinoEuro. Under the “About us” and “Fair Play” sections on their website you can find all of the above listed “required” information:

Licensor and jurisdiction: “CasinoEuro is operated by Betsson Malta Ltd, and licensed by the Lotteries and Gaming Authority - Malta under the Remote Gaming Regulations (LN176/2004)”.

Software provider: Net Entertainment.

Name of Random Number Generator and external auditor: “CasinoEuro uses the SHA1 Random Number Generator developed by Sun Microsystems. The Random Number Generator has been tested and approved by two independent certification bodies; National Laboratory for Forensic Science in Sweden (SKL) and Technical Systems Testing (TST) in Canada”.

M says: You don’t trust anyone, do you?
James Bond: No.
M: Then you’ve learned your lesson.