These online properties endorsed by Casinomeister have met the following standards and therefore are deemed "accredited".
How the choice is made: I will meet face to face with the persons managing the casino or poker room before it's listed on this site to ensure that we have more or less the same approach to this industry as outlined in Casinomeister's Player philosophy. Also, the following criteria and standards are agreed upon.
Standards for Accredited Casinos
Standards for Accredited Casinos
Player and Responsible Gaming Focused
Must forbid underage play.
Must have a clean history of fairness towards their customers.
Must be able to take care of any player issue swiftly and professionally.
Must display information about responsible gambling, with links to relevant organizations.
Must offer and enforce spending limits in addition to both temporary and permanent self exclusion options.
Marketing Standards
Must not use false, misleading or deceptive advertising.
Must not spam, and must take appropriate actions against any affiliates or any third parties who do spam.
Operational Standards
Must pay winnings in a timely manner.
Must not disqualify any player from a payout if terms & conditions are met, except for situations of fraud (multiple-accounts, bogus ID documents, chargebacks, etc.,).
Must not confiscate winnings for vague & unclear reasons, such as "irregular playing patterns" or "bonus abuse", without specific T&C violations.
Must not implement terms that can be construed as "unfair" towards the player.
No player shall be involuntarily placed into a situation which breaches the terms and conditions during the course of play.
Must pay out progressive jackpot wins in full or in reasonable chunks, regardless of any terms and conditions limiting payouts.*
Must remove any bonus and associated playthrough requirements at the request of the player if play has not commenced.
Industry and Player Assurances
RNG and/or software must be audited by a third party.
Must have a representative (who can walk and chew gum at the same time) listed in Casinomeister's forum.
They must be licensed in a jurisdiction that offers gambling licenses.**
* Excluding WagerWorks casinos - this is noted within their listing.
**Under special circumstances, I will endorse casinos located in Costa Rica. This endorsement is based mainly on the casino's history of professionalism and player satisfaction.
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Baptism by Fire casinos are the new casinos being added to the Accredited List. These casinos have just launched and meet the requirements of being listed here BUT since they are new, they need to be run 'round the block a few times. These casinos may have a few burps or teething problems, but in the end I am confident that they will be sailing smoothly. Give them a try...and make sure you give us some feed back here.
If after 60 days things seem to be going smoothly, then their "baptism" will be considered complete and they'll be placed in the appropriate section below. If not, well...
These are the casinos that are Accredited at Casinomeister. The list is organized by software provider and casino group with several columns of useful information.
A note on Forum Reps: Do not contact these people to beg for a bonus or to solve a problem that their support should be solving. These representatives monitor the forum and assist when their support cannot. Please don't abuse their presence.
Microgaming
Microgaming is one of the most popular software providers with a portfolio of over 400 casino, poker, bingo and live dealer games. Located on the Isle of man, they are privately owned and support over 120 casinos and 40 poker rooms. They also run the world's largest poker and progressive jackpot networks.
Most of the Microgaming Casinos are extremely well managed, with only a handful in our Rogue Pit. Many of the MGS executives are in tune to the player community and understand the importance and the responsibility one has by being a pioneer in this industry. Most MGS properties reflect this same player philosophy.
Playtech, the world’s largest publicly traded online gaming software supplier offers its games to some of the industry's top operators. Operating out of its offices in London and in Israel, they are a major supplier with casino games, live games, and poker.
There are only a handful of Playtech casinos that are accredited. This is due to a number of reasons; some of these casino groups are non-communicative, some are in the rogue pit, and quite a number do not comply with the accredited standards. Nevertheless, the Playtech casinos that follows are excellent casinos to become a member of.
WagerLogic Limited, a wholly-owned subsidiary of CryptoLogic Limited, is responsible for the licensing of gaming software and services to some of the most solid casinos in the industry. This publicly traded company is committed to providing the most entertaining and innovative slots online.
The sad thing is that there are only a handful of casinos powered by Wagerlogic. Intercasino was one of the first casinos listed at Casinomeister - and it's still solid as a rock. Wagerlogic has some of the best slots imaginable (Marvel Comics, Casinomeister Slots, etc) and a choice selection of unique games.
Formerly known as OddsOn Gaming Inc., Vegas Technology Inc., provides gaming software and customized turnkey solutions for online casinos mostly licensed in Antigua and Barbuda and the Netherland Antilles.
Several years ago there was incident where the wrong file was uploaded during a software upgrade. This caused the doubling up on Video Poker to malfunction in the casino's favor. When the error was spotted, the software provider took specific actions to include paying back all losses to players, and setting up safeguards so that this would never happen again. These casinos took a three year break from the site before coming back on.
Real Time Gaming is one of the leading providers that delivers some of the best slot games online.
In the early days of online gambling, RTG made the mistake of letting just about any Joe to license their software. RTG was the software of choice for many a rogue operator. Thus they had an extremely difficult time rising above this bad reputation amongst players. Fortunately, most of these rogue casinos are no longer in the business, and RTG has learned to do their due diligence when taking on new operators.
The following RTG operations are outstanding and committed to their players and this industry. I'm proud to have them on board.
Grand Virtual Technology is one of the oldest software providers. Since 1997, Grand Virtual has produced some of the most underrated slots - excellent games with interesting bonus feature. The casinos are non-problematic - some of which have been on this site for over ten years without any major player issue.
WagerWorks the online subsidiary of International Game Technology (IGT) produces games that bring you the closest to the Vegas experience. For the past several years, they have been launching some of their most popular land based slots which include TransformersTM, MonopolyTM Cleopatra®, Jeopardy!®, Elvis® Multi StrikeTM, just to name a few.
User Note: their progressive jackpot payouts are done in 20 annual installments. This is a software based annuity not an operator based annuity plan.
Chartwell Technology is a developer and supplier of Internet gaming software systems to the online and mobile gaming industry. Established in 1998 with over 120 employees in Calgary, Vancouver, London (UK), Singapore and Malta. Chartwell is rapidly expanding its current base of branded clients as the online gaming sector continues its prolific growth.
Chartwell is publicly traded on the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX).
Boss Media AB is one of the world’s leading independent providers of complete online gaming solutions to operators. Licenses are offered customized gaming systems, integrated payment systems and operator-related services..
They have been primarily focused on the European table games players (roulette, blackjack, etc.,). But just recently, they have been producing some good slot games.
Rival Gaming is a Canadian and Curacao gambling software developer. They specialize in their Interactive Slots - or i-slots, which are pretty popular with slot players.
Rival is a wholly owned subsidiary of Black Chip Limited, a private company with unlisted directors that is incorporated in Cyprus. Black Chip Ltd. owns the Rival software brand and has licensed the Rival software to the 400 Group, who are incorporated in Curacao, Netherland Antilles. They are primarily US facing, and have been very responsive to all player issues.
3Dice is licensed and operated by Gold Consulting S.A., located in Estepona, Spain, Centro Comercial Costasol, it is a subsdiary company by the Danmar investment group a company that has over 10 years of experience in the gambling industry operating land based casinos in Europe.
What sets 3Dice apart from its brethren is its software. The slots are ingenious and are probably some of the best designed and original slots on the market. Its a relatively small operation, but within the past two years they have received two major Casinomeister Awards - Best Casino Support 2008, and Best New Casino 2007.
Notes: ¹ The Current Promotions are fed in by the affCAFF system. This is third party software that automatically updates current promotions. Casinomeister takes no responsibility if these are incorrect, but we will do our best to ensure that these are current. If you are an operator, and wish to have your promos appear here, please contact andy.parsons@affcaff.com at www.affcaff.com.
² Progressive wins are not included in Withdrawal Limitations. The casinos listed in the Accredited section pay out their progressive wins in one lump sum (not including Wager Works casinos). Also, some withdrawal limitations may be negotiable; sometimes it depends on your relationship with the casino.
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These online properties endorsed by Casinomeister have met the following standards and therefore are deemed "accredited".
These are the casinos that are Accredited at Casinomeister. The list is organized by software provider and casino group with several columns of useful information.
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