WHAT ARE YOUR TOP CRITERIA & PITFALLS EXPERIENCED WHEN CONSIDERING TO DEPOSIT AT A CASINO?

[JAKOBEN]

With so many casinos, especially new ones with so many BONUSES with so many conditions,
how does one choose THE MOST IDEAL ONE to make a deposit in at a particular time?

With the gift of hindsight, perhaps we all can share our insights and help each other in the decision making process...

Here are some of CRITERIA I use when deciding to DEPOSIT at a particular casino, and whether the casino is worth further DEPOSITS:

1.  ELIGIBILTY - Check to make sure the casino, its software providers and its bonuses permits players from a players country

If you are NOT elligible to participate but given a wink wink its OK with the casino and
you win big but a casino decides its best to disqualify you from making a withdrawal cos you are from a restricted country,
then ultimately legally you have noileg to stand on.

Whether clearly stated or not that players from certain countries can/ cannot register or get bonuses at a casino, or
If one can bypass Govt and site geographical restrictions on the browser...
Make sure a casino WILL honour winnings if a player is deemed to be from a restricted country.

Although generally a country's eligibilty is clearly stated upon registration or disclosed by wesites providing casino reviews,
at times it may not be as apparent or conflicts with reviews  and even in rare cases conflct with what is publicly stated by the casinos.
Often I find out during registration when the registration process does NOT permit me to enter/select my country ie AUSTRALIA.

Australia has a riduculous discriminatory legislative criteria apparently to protect Australians from unfair misleading casino promotions
which discriminately attacks/ bans certain casinos, blog sites, Software providers and BONUSES offerred
While permitting or ignoring others. 
For example RTG Casinos and their bonuses are perfectly fine to operate for Australian players,
while MICROGAMING and NETENT eventually felt compelled to ban casinos using their software from catering to Australian players altogether.

How I would love to play MICROGAMING and NETENT again!
Or perhaps even the latest ARISTOCRAT pokies  online that are banned for use online by Australian players
Some say I still can with several casinos turning a blind eye to loopholes such as using crypto
that a player registering and then making a withdrawal request is from a restricted country.

Perhaps it is a quietly held fact that there are ways to bypass Australian restrictions which some Casinos and software providers have done
with loopholes which has enabled them to continue to provide for Australian based players.
By using INCOGNITO and a VPN,  at times I can  visit these websites which the Australian Govt and or Casino has blocked.
Again the danger is that withdrawals  may be rejected and funds consfiscated due to being from a restricted country.

2. INTEGRITY:  check reviews from fellow gamblers and professionals such as on ASKGAMBLERS and see if a casino is CERTIFIED and not BLACKLISTED

If a casino lacks integrity in its operations and attitude, gamblers consequentially face 
an uphill battle to WIN & expediently WITHDRAW from the word GO!
Likewise for The Casino,  they will conversely and INEVITABLY face a downward spiral of patronage and success
through NEGATIVE word of mouth, Casino reviews and players'  own negative experiences. These include:

UNFAIRNESS, in a casino's response to players' disputes,
Unconscionable  conduct via the use and references to T&Cs which are vague, discretionary and or not CLEARLY STATED or hidden.
Lack of effective & prompt customer service: conveying ignorance and arrogance.
Misleading BONUSES with hidden conditions,
Delay tactics to maximize  REVERSAL and CANCELLATIONS of WITHDRAWALS,
Unfair or fraudulent fabricated facts or excuses to justify REJECTION of WITHDRAWAL REQUEST and subsequently
Cancellation of bonuses and player balances etc.
At times a Casino may seem to even employ algorithms for their site and software that ensure players inevitably lose FAST where
The games themselves seem to have a LOW PLAYERS' RETURN RATE..
Etc.

Gambling Blog Post Sites such as ASKGAMBLERS profit from promoting casinos.
Therefore by default CONFLICTS OF INTEREST should be assume to exist.
Hence why it is A MUST to also question THE INTEGRITY of these sites and their REVIEWS.

So many of them are BOGUS REVIEWS either written by The Casinos themselves or paid by them.

ASKGAMBLERS  however, clearly demonstrates their HIGH standards of INTEGRITY and  NEUTRALITY.
Apart from their own PROFESSIONAL REVIEWS which cover a casino's licence and its software providers credentials,
ASKGAMBLERS further promote INTEGRITY and NEUTRALIZE any conflict of interest by having provisions for: 

PLAYERS' REVIEWS and feedback,
Providing a platform and acting as a FACILTATOR for a players' disputes and resolution process  DIRECTLY with casinos' management with published results,
A transparent CERTIFICATION PROCESS for casinos to attain ASKGAMBLERS CERTIFICATION and
Conducting ANNUAL AWARDS voted by players with a transparent CRITERIA for nominating and awarding acknowledgment to THE BEST CASINOs
Etc.


3.  BONUSES... and whether to use them

To be continued.....