Casinomeister Accredited Casinos
Question: What is an "Accredited" casino? Accredited casinos are casinos that meet or exceed the standards that are listed below. But before they are "accredited", I will meet face to face with the persons managing the casino or poker room to ensure that we have more or less the same approach to this industry as outlined in
Casinomeister's Player philosophy. Casinos are also vetted in the
Baptism by Fire section for sixty days before being listed on the site. During these sixty days, if more than their share of problems arise, they are removed and given another chance in six months.
No system is foolproof; casinos are run by people and there will always be instances of human error that will affect player experiences. But regardless of this fact, the casinos listed here are committed to fair play and excellent service and are amongst the best in existance.
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.
- Must not cross promote to other properties without giving proper credit to affiliates and/or their advertisers.
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.
- Will not entice players to reverse cash withdrawals with bonuses or other incentives.
- Will not use outsourced support. Player support must be in-house.
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. This representative must be directly involved with customer/player service, or who can make decisions involving player issues.
- They must be licensed in a jurisdiction that offers gambling licenses.***
* US PLAYERS: Please be advised that some casinos that accept US bets have difficulties in sending payments to the US. Play at your own risk.
** Excluding IGT 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.
All Accredited Categories
Baptism by Fire
