Fair Online Gambling

Ensuring Fair Online Gambling

Reputable online casinos use a random number generator to determine the outcome of all their games. The random number generator's algorithms generally conform to results of similar games found in Atlantic City (not only in respect of payout frequency but also in respect of randomness, in line with our license requirements).

Some online games' rules differ slightly from those of Atlantic City, but any such exceptions from Atlantic city rules should be documented on an online casino's website. For example, in some online card games, the card decks are reshuffled after every hand, which is not the case in some Atlantic City games.

Reputable online casinos ensure that their random number generator is tested very regularly for fairness, typically over a sequence of three hundred million numbers, with each game involving a sample size of between one and ten million bets. If the frequency of winning combinations and general payouts are within expectations, the game is forwarded on to a Quality Assurance team of engineers. These engineers play the game (with the real gaming server) until they are sure that the game is absolutely flawless. Based on this exhaustive testing, the algorithm for each game would be found to be fair. An international gaming house would independently test and certify the software to ensure that it is completely random and absolutely fair .

In order to demonstrate its fairness, a casino must demonstrate that their algorithms are designed in a fair manner and that payouts are audited by a reputable third party such as PriceWaterhouseCoopers or eCOGRA (e-Commerce and Online Gaming Regulation and Assurance).

Be wary of playing in an online casino without these kinds of assurances and endorsements.