Cheating

Any activity that involves competition or money can naturally foster cheating, and thus, one can not rule out the likelihood that cheating exists with online gambling as well. Here is a short description of the various cheating' issues you may be confronted with as far as online gambling is concerned. Our brief introduction also presents how online gambling websites tackle such issues and manage to control cheating behaviours. Last but not least, you will find a list of links listing rogue casinos and blacklists that may be of interest to you.

Casinos

First of all, most of the online casinos present on the internet are very reliable, and therefore there is very little chance that you will be cheated in any of those sites. For instance, the websites we recommend all contain information ensuring the safety of operations thanks to the use of trustworthy software packages and independent audits fully legitimizing the websites concerned. Furthermore, the overwhelming majority of online casinos are keen to respect a strictfair-gaming' policy. In fact, it is so strict that the most popular and serious online gambling websites are said to be even more secure than companies handling online financial transactions. Online gambling is just like any other industry, meaning that a minority of websites should not be trusted for their apparent lack of transparency in their practices. If at all in doubt, do not hesitate to refer to the links below for a comprehensive list of websites to avoid. Similarly, our reviews section contains an exhaustive compilation of websites that we strongly recommend here at GamblingPlanet.org.

Participants

History shows that it is never a good idea to cheat, whether in a live situation or online. The obvious reason for that is thatcheating' will only harm thecheater', but one shouldn't forget the power of the casino itself. In fact, online casinos have a distinct advantage over theirlive' counterparts: specific software allows for a more comprehensive monitoring of players. For instance, it can track down situations when someone is playing from a variety of places, if someone is using different log-in names, playing as part of a team, or manipulating screen information to his/her advantage, etc. Of course, just like anylive' situation, being caught involves serious consequences, such as being banned from the website and in the most extreme cases reporting your log-in and name to other casinos, therefore placing you on a blacklist - which could have legal implications.

Links to sites with Blacklists:

The following links contain information about unofficialblacklists' compiled by a number of websites. However, one should bear in mind that they are only here for indicative purposes, as they reflect particular opinions. It may happen that one site will recommend you to avoid a particular site, whilst another website will say that the same website is absolutely safe. We therefore recommend you to personally check a number of sites, and attempt to identify a certain pattern that will be come up in allblacklisted' websites. Another tip would be to read why a particular website has beenblacklisted', and even check out that website yourself before coming to any definitive conclusion.

http://www.casinomeister.com/rogue/index.html
http://www.online-casinos-scam-alert.com/blacklist.htm
http://wizardofodds.com/casinos/blacklist.html
http://www.onlineblackjackguide.com/Blacklist.html
http://www.casinoman.net/content/casino-blacklist.asp
http://www.casinobrowser.co.uk/casinos_to_avoid.htm