So you have heard of people playing online and winning but how and where do you start, you can first ask a friend that has actually played at an online casino and they can give you references, but what if you do not have friends that play. When I started playing I did a search on the Internet and found many websites, then once I found a selection of online casinos I did a search on rogue casinos, rogue or bad casinos lists are out there and provide information on Casinos that have bugs in there software or do not pay out on time or don’t honor certain promotions. Join a Casino forum there you can interact with others that have had either good or bad experiences with certain casinos.

So for starters that is the best thing to do take your time searching until you find the right one for you after all its your hard earned money , and the last thing you want is to play and win and have a bad experience doing so.

In my next post I will add my opinion of my favorite online casinos.

What makes an online casino good. Well first of all since we are not in Vegas and are not getting the free drinks and whatnot the online casinos lure us in with free playing bonuses, what is a free playing bonus and how do they work.

I am going to use Yukongoldcasino for example as its a casino I use a lot, at Yukongold they have a matching bonus. Right now they are offering a 100% percent match on my bonus. I deposit $50.00 dollars or Euros and they match that amount. If I play trough 30 times then I can cash out my bonus earnings over and above the initial bonus, so if I add $50.00 dollars to my account I have $50.00 dollars cash and 50 in bonus credit.

If I play trough 30 times and lose my bonus nothing happens, except the fact that now I am playing with my own real cash dollars but on the other hand if I play trough and win on my $50.00 bonus lets say 100.00 dollars I can now transfer the 50.00 dollars of that money to my cash balance and cash out.

So its actually pretty simple, There are different casinos that offer higher bonuses for example Aztec riches is now offering an 850.00 dollar sign up bonus far more then yukongold but with slightly different terms. So before commiting yourself please read the terms and conditions carefully before jumping in.

In my next blog post I will talk about the software that the online casinos use and how safe it is to gamble online or is it ?

Credit card is a viable option, using Visa or  MasterCard which are the most popular, but I have found that if you are trying to do this with a credit card with a billing address in the U.S more times than none the credit card will be rejected. This can be really frustrating. If you do have issues and really want to use a particular credit card you can call the Online casino and sometimes they have other ways to process said credit card.

Now if the credit card does not work you can use what is called digital money or E-wallets

Moneybookers is based in the UK and is one of the biggest online payment services out there, they do require identity verification and they do limit the amount of transfers in the thousands of euros or dollars. Moneybookers is very safe and secure since they do require identity verification this is a great precaution in preventing fraud.

Neteller is a popular e- wallet and is very popular with online casinos some casinos even offer bigger bonuses if using Neteller they are casino oriented and very safe.

Clickandbuy is another popular e-wallet that can be used not only for online gambling but for many other forms of purchasing things from other online services such as Itunes ebooks and more , so with clickandbuy you can make secure payments worldwide.

If any of the above are not suitable you can always write a check which can take a long time, or wire transfer and even western union is an other alternative to get the money to the casino. For many newbies this may be a little overwhelming but once you have done it once you will find it is not as difficult as you thought.

So now that we know how to pay the online casino in my next blog we will take a look at choosing an online casino.

Jeff

In my next post I will tell you what other methods of payment you can use to play at online casinos.

When I first started publishing articles on online casinos , one of the main reasons was because of getting burned not just once but 3 to many times , after all it is not hard to do , you read about online gambling and low and behold you are off to doing searches about online casinos on the Internet. On doing searches you find over a million options and then you think, ok now which one is the right one, to the point of just giving up and saying screw it. Well over the next few post I will introduce you to some important tips that will help you in choosing the right Online casino where you can have fun and feel confident that your hard earned winnings will be paid out.

Jeff