Back to the rating system:
The system in place now works, but it needs to be improved. We should not be reinventing the wheel here since a number of comments have already been dealt with in the past. And some suggestions have either been done or thrown out.
The reason I created the Meister Minions was to ensure we have quality input from experienced players, not off the wall comments from disgruntled players with unhelpful, unqualified comments, (which most competing sites encourage.). The MMs need an incentive to be involved, and managed properly. We have done this before - the only way to get people to involved is to give something in return. That is a cold fact - few care about doing stuff for free, they want incentives. So we have the engine already to go - it needs to be managed with prizes or other incentives to get folks involved. I have been battling this for a while now.
As for what to rate: it needs to be doable and realistic. We had this conversation in the MMs forum some time ago - I need to look at that. And the rating categories need to be measurable, at the moment the ratings are as follows:
Non-accredited casinos - ratings 1 - 5
Software
- All Platforms = 5 (casino games, sports, poker, skill games, everything...)
- Some Platforms (i.e. casino games, live games, poker) = 4
- Few Platforms (i.e. slots, live games) = 3
- All slots = 2
- One provider (et al RTG) = 1
Jurisdiction 5 being outstanding - 1 being a shithole.
- Kahnawake – 5
- UKGC – 5
- Alderney – 4
- Isle of Man – 4
- Malta (MGA)- 4
- New Jersey – 4
- Gibraltar – 3
- Antigua – 2
- Costa Rica – 2
- Curacao
- 8048/JAZ - 2
- 365/JAZ - 2
- 5536/JAZ - 1
- 1668/JAZ – 0
- Cyprus – 2
Reverse Time Reverse time should be replaced with perhaps availablity of RTP results, something like that. No one knows what reverse time is - they certainly did 10 years ago.
- 0 hrs = 5
- 1 – 12 hours = 4
- 13 – 24 hours = 3
- 25 – 48 hours = 2
- +48 hours = 1
Cashout Time (this is applied to verified player cash outs)
- 0 – 11 hours = 5
- 12 – 23 hours = 4
- 24 – 47 hours = 3
- 48 – 71 hours = 2
- 72 hours and higher = 1
Weekly withdrawal limits Loads of players over look this. Some may not care since they may be low rollers, but normal players, or high rollers can be caught off guard with low weekly withdrawal limits. Playing back their winnings is a common outcome. No one rates this as far as I know.
- No limit = 5
- 10,000 or higher = 4
- 5001 – 9999 = 3
- 3001 – 5000 = 2
- 2000 – 3000 = 1
Responsiveness to complaints This applies to the casino rep, or when we have a PAB and need some answers.
- Super responsive - within hours = 5
- Responsive - 12 - 24 hours = 4
- Medium - 25 - 36 hours =3
- Meh = 36 - 72 hrs = 2
- A week or longer = 1 or 0
Meister Points These are our incentives for the casino operator to get busy at Casinomeister.
- Meister awards +1
- Posting timely and helpful replies to complaints +1
- Engaging the membership with interesting and insightful discourse. +1
- Posting exclusive promos. +1
- Maintaining an attitude that reflects the Casinomeister Philosophy +1
So this is applied to ALL non Accredited casinos. These numbers are averaged out for their CM score which is 1 - 10.
As soon as a casino becomes accredited, they are rated in the same categories, but other MEASURABLE categories are used - these include:
- Weekend payouts y/n
- Lock winnings on request when withdrawing (known as flushing) y/n
- The length of time that the casino has been established is also computed into the score. The longer a casino stays in business, the better.
The Meister Minions already
have a forum where they can add their input and scores. All they need to do is get busy. The only drawback at the moment is most of this is done by hand, except for the Accred scores which are automated via that formula.
I have been here long enough to know that it is rare for anyone to do anything for free - so yeah, who wants to be a Meister Minion when there is nothing but a badge to wear? When we had monthly drawings fo the top MMs who were active - well that worked. I am sure something can be done here.
) but for normal players (with little evidence sometimes of gambling issues), it's a bit of a pain in the arse,
