Online gambling should be safe and fair as well as entertaining and it's up to online casino operators to ensure that it is. By neglecting to implement proper safety and fair play mechanisms, they are exposing our personal information and our money to potentially malevolent individuals who shouldn't be allowed to touch either of these. Some operators simply don't care; their only mission is to make as much profit as quickly as possible and don't give a tuppence who gets hurt in the process. Be it by accident or on purpose, such behaviour is unacceptable and casino demonstrating it will always end up on our blacklist.

A rogue casino is out to scam you from day one. It will compile T&C that's difficult to read and understand, incomplete and unfair, hoping you won't look at it prior to saying „I accept“. It will provide very little information about the team running the show, operating licenses, security and fair play. It will present predatory bonus conditions that are virtually impossible to meet, impose high minimum and low maximum payment limits, and keep your money hostage for days before releasing it – if they ever do. A rogue operator will try not to pay you by quoting the above-mentioned T&C which you failed to read or didn't understand the implications. You'll find it difficult to establish direct contact, and when you succeed, it's likely the agent won't be able or willing to answer your questions in a satisfactory manner.

Not yet, but we're getting there. Casino Bloke is very particular about safety and fair play and has made it his mission to unearth and expose every single rogue operator that's currently scamming unsuspecting players.

You'll have very few options if you've chosen to play at an unsafe online venue, especially if your own government forbids you to gamble at sites without a local license or anywhere at all. They won't be willing to help and neither will the regulatory organisation, assuming there is one. Bodies such as the UKGC, MGA and the Kahnawake Gaming Commission continuously monitor their licensees to make sure players are well protected in terms of safety of the environment, fairness of games, promptness of payouts and so on. MGA has Player Support Channel you can turn to, UKGC-licensed casinos have to appoint an alternate dispute resolution body, and the Gambling Supervision Commission will launch an investigation process itself. That's why it's important to play at sites regulated by such trustworthy organisation; even if you get mistreated (which is very unlikely), there will be someone capable and willing to help.

Of course you can – either to the licensing organisation, a designated resolution body, or industry watchdogs such as Casino Bloke. There are numerous opportunities to write up a review and share your bad experience with other players; while it may not necessarily resolve your problem, at least you'll be helping others avoid the same ordeal – just like others are trying to help you.