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Trusting Online Gambling Odds

Software programmers determine how much money games give out.

Those who deposit money at online casinos are hopeful they are getting fair gaming odds.

A way to make gaming odds fair is to make casinos use software that cannot be manipulated by anyone except a third party. Example: eCOGRA, a UK company already does this.

E-Commerce and Online Gaming Regulation and Assurance (eCOGRA) is a non-profit, London-based player protection organization. They maintain casino operation requirements.

eCOGRA works with leading software providers. Most casinos achieve accreditation for their software in the form of a Certified Software seal.

eCOGRA does what they can to keep gaming odds fair for players. It is unknow how much casino software programmers can do under the table to avoid eCOGRA's compliance to swing gaming odds one way or the other. Maybe data analysis is incorrectly reported. Maybe some of the reports are just a casino's word and not straight out of actual software data.

When it is illegal to gamble online in one of many places of residence, the casino is not supposed to accept registrations from these countries.

When a casino grants a new real money account to an illegal player who requests a cash-out, there becomes an issue. A red flag can arise when banks see a connection to an online gambling company. For the casino operator who knowingly makes an illegal transaction, the rare penalty could be anything from fees to jail time.

US and residents of countries that have not declared internet gambling legal, could be given less favorable gaming odds. This would take off a small burden to casino management in that they would not have to go through a possible money laundering scenario in order to pay a player's winnings.

Maximizing A Player's Gambling-Odds:

1. The eCOGRA seal of approval means a greater chance of fair-gaming odds.

2. Minimum deposits, if you live in the US or other countries that carry difficult banking laws with internet gambling sites, is smart.

3. State Gambling Law Summary will give US players an idea of how difficult it may be to collect winnings.

4. European players can see Online Gambling and Its Legality.