Having wasted a few GBP on global scamming websites casinos I find the U.K. licensed ones by far the fairest, transparent and accountable. A few years ago I was a member of the Gambling Council board, although my specialist area was regarding lotteries, which operate under different guidelines. To give an example of how it may differ around the world, under U.K. law; Pull Tabs are not considered as gambling but a lottery, and have to be run in non profit making organisations. So they can operate in a U.K. working men’s club as the profits are used by the club members to enhance the value of entertainment, renovations etc. They can not operate in Public houses for the publics personal gain.So that is a very basic generalisation on where I am coming from.
With regard to casino licences. They differ on what forum you use. In a betting shop the maximum you can spend on a gaming machine is £2 per spin. That includes roulettes. Most of these betting shops operate on line casinos too. The sports section and casino games are very impressive. To acquire an understanding of how difficult it is to acquire a licence granted I refer you to the government website and follow the links. To different areas.
To comply with holding a licence all advertising must express the dangers of gambling. They are limited to times and what tv programmes they can advertise around. These are stringently checked. In essence they have to be a member of Gamstop which gives players who have gambling addiction, the opportunity to bar themselves from gaming sites for a set period. Generally 5 years. Once they sign up. There is no possibility of them having access to U.K. gaming sites and the gamstop ban removed under any circumstances. You can do it for life and a shorter period. All U.K. websites massively encourage the player to set weekly and monthly deposit limits. Again this has been enforced by the Government through the gambling commision. If you see a U.K. site without gamstop on it. Do not play it. https://www.gamstop.co.uk/
The casinos use Random number generators with odds in favour of the player, but obviously there is a house edge which all players must accept. These generators come under unannounced testing. They must have an accuracy way above 90% and although most are 97-98% accurate, if they fall below the required standards they a struck off or fined in the millions. It is econometrically impossible to have a 100% accurate random number generator.
There have been many cases of licences withdrawn and cases won by players against the online casino.
https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/15217128/betfred-gambler-won-high-court-battle-lands-extra/amp/
https://amp.theguardian.com/business/2023/mar/28/william-hill-to-pay-record-failures-gambling
Sign up is easy. The bonuses primarily apply to U.K. players only, however that’s not always the case. Although most players find bonuses a waste of time, there are some if you are eligible which offer a 1x playthrough . Kyc is quick and easy. A passport, driving licence or id card,plus proof the card you used is yours and debit not a credit card and a household bill with your address on. Some offer crypto but very few, as that is under mass scrutiny by the UK government at the moment.
Payout to your debit card is sent out immediately you request it, providing you pass the KYC. So I’d wait to see if you pass it before depositing. It probably takes a day at the most.
If you play these casinos you will see a massive difference in games like big bass etc, to some unscrupulous global ones.
In essence the player is highly protected by Law and the Gambling Council ensuring fairness, transparency and accountability. Give them a go if they let you join from your country of birth. You will get winning streaks of days, sometimes weeks but also losing ones. The scammers out there globally, are so greedy you are lucky if you get paid in the first instance, and when you do win they never come in streaks. Anyone with a curacao licence. It’s worthless rubbish even if they actually hold one.
it would be nice to hear of a global player who has used an online casino granted an online licence.
