Casinomeister Awards

Meister Awards: the Best and the Worst Casinos Since 2001

Since the year 2001, we have conducted the Meister Awards. These are the awards that are given to the best and worst of the online casino industry. When I mean the best – I mean the best. When I mean the worst – well, I mean the worst.


The awards are announced normally on the third week of January, and they cover the previous year. In the very beginning – the year 2001, we only had a few categories. Starting with the coveted Best Casino of the Year, Best Casino Group, to the worst casino and worst casino group.

As the years when by, our list grew to a massive thirty plus awards. Besides the best and worst casino awards we have awards for best customer service, worst customer service, best casino manager, worst casino manager, best player experience, worst player experience. We have awards for the biggest disappointment of the year, and believe me – this industry is rife with disappointments. We have a head-up-your-ass award (fourth point of contact award). We have a faceplant of the year award. Worst named casino. Stupid casino tricks. Fall from grace award. All sorts of goodies like that.

We also have awards for the forum members – forum highlights of the year, best casino rep, and the coveted most annoying member of the year.

We even top off the awards with the evil player award – this is given to that one player who went above and beyond the call of douchbaggery to be the biggest douchebag of the year. Believe me when I tell you there are many players scrambling for this award – just like there are rogue casino managers elbowing their way to online casino infamy with the worst casino of the year award.

So who do I choose to receive these awards? Prior to making any decisions on awards, I search through old threads, emails, complaints, news articles, announcements and such to find those prospective recipients.

I used to pick best casino from the forum responses and emails I’d get from players about their experiences. The best casino needs to be in operation longer than one year – we have the category Best New Casino for the new operations.

I would look at the casinos and rate them by their dedication to the Casinomeister philosophy, their excellence in over the top customer service, their handling of complaints, and their commitment to player trust and safety. 32Red won Best casino for quite a few years in a row – they even took the casino of the decade for the ought years.

Starting in 2005, we got the membership involved by me initiating a thread in our forum asking the members to give their input on the awardees – it’s with this input that I short list the top five casinos – and from this point the CAG members vote in a secret ballot. The Casinomeister Advisory Group consists of about 30 top senior members.

I announce the best casino with the rest of the awards on that awesome day. And these awards are timeless – reading them you will understand. So feel free to peruse these pages of our awards – the only awards that matter to players of online casinos.

Year to Year Meister Awards

Best and Worst of Online Gambling for 2023

Highlights:

Best Casino: Videoslots

Best Global Casino: 3Dice

Best UK Casino: Lottomart.

The Best and Worst of Online Gambling for 2022

Highlights:

Best UK Casino:Lottomart
Best Casino Group: The Legend Group


The Best and Worst of Online Gambling for 2019

Highlights:

Best Casino: All British
Worst Casino: bonanzagame.com
Best Casino Group:L&L Europe


The Best and Worst of Online Gambling for 2016

Highlights:

Best Casino – VideoSlots
Worst Casino:Euromoon
Best Casino Group:GiG


The Best and Worst of Online Gambling for 2013

Highlights:

Best Casinos – Guts Casino, Club World
Worst Casino – rey8.com/Planet Kings
Best Casino Groups – 32RedPlc -…


The Best and Worst of Online Gambling for 2010

Highlights:

Best Casinos – 3Dice/32Red
Worst Casino – BeTheDealer
Best Casino Group – 32RedPlc


The Best and Worst of Online Gambling for 2007

Highlights:

Best Casino – 32Red
Worst Casino – Cirrus Casino
Best Casino Group – Jackpot Factory


The Best and Worst of Online Gambling for 2004

Highlights:

Best Casino – 32Red
Worst Casino – 1x2casino
Best Casino Group – Vegas Partner


The Best and Worst of Online Gambling for 2001

Highlights:

Best Casino – Kiwi Casino
Stupid Casino Trick – Bringmeluck
Best Casino Group – Sunny Group

The Best and Worst of Online Gambling for 2021

Highlights:

Best Casino: Bitstarz
Best Casino Group:The Legend Group


The Best and Worst of Online Gambling for 2018

Highlights:

Best Casino: VideoSlots & Trada
Worst Casino: Osiris
Best Casino Group: L&L Group


The Best and Worst of Online Gambling for 2015

Highlights:

Best Casino – VideoSlots
Worst Casino – Casino4Live
Best Casino Groups – 32RedPlc


The Best and Worst of Online Gambling for 2012

Highlights:

Best Casinos – Guts Casino, Club World
Worst Casino – rey8.com/Planet Kings
Best Casino Groups – 32RedPlc -…


The Best and Worst of Online Gambling for 2009

Highlights:

Best Casinos – Club World/32Red
Worst Casino – Golden Lounge /Strykke
Best Casino Group – Club World Group


The Best and Worst of Online Gambling for 2006

Highlights:

Best Casino – 32Red
Worst Casino – African Palace
Best Casino Group – Trident…


The Best and Worst of Online Gambling for 2003

Highlights:

Best Casino – 32Red
Worst Casino – Black Widow
Best Casino Group – Fortune Lounge

The Best and Worst of Online Gambling for 2020

Highligths:

Best Casino: All British
Worst Casino: 22Bet


The Best and Worst of Online Gambling for 2017

Highlights:

Best Casino: VideoSlots
Worst Casino: Burnbet
Best Casino Group: Gig


The Best and Worst of Online Gambling for 2014

Highlights:

Best Casinos – Guts Casino, Club World
Worst Casino – Slotobank
Best Casino Groups – 32RedPlc …


The Best and Worst of Online Gambling for 2011

Highlights:

Best Casinos – 3Dice/32Red
Worst Casino – Grand Duke Class1Casino
Best Casino Groups – 32RedPlc -…


The Best and Worst of Online Gambling for 2008

Highlights:

Best Casino – Club World/32Red
Worst Casino – Gold Betting…
Best Casino Group – Jackpot Factory


The Best and Worst of Online Gambling for 2005

Highlights:

Best Casino – 32Red
Worst Casino – 1x2casino
Best Casino Group – Vegas Partner Group


The Best and Worst of Online Gambling for 2002

Highlights:

Best Casino – Intercasino
The Stupidest Player Scam – Crudebar
Best Casino Group – Trident Ent.