Casino Gambling Bets - Fair Play or Not?

As you discover more about the world of online casinos and gambling over the internet in general, one of the many questions asked and one you'll probably ask too is. Are the games fair?

So are they? Well in a word Yes, but with a caveat. Know the software you are playing with. There are some online casinos - none of the one's we feature by the way - who use software which shall we say, is perhaps more biased in their favor than it should be.

There are however software providers you can trust absolutely and by playing at an online casino which uses their software or at an industry big player using their own software, you can be sure that the games are fair. Take as look around our casinos and you'll see that by far and away the majority of them use Microgaming software to host their games. Microgaming is an industry leader in many respects and a software provider you can have no worries about. You can find out more about them in our Software Providers section.

So How is Game Fairness Achieved?

Keeping things simple, game fairness is achieved by using RNG. Or a Random Number Generator. This works by basically generating a sequence of numbers which correspond to various results in a game.

To generate these numbers the RNG uses extremely complicated mathematical algorithms which in turn ensures that it produces results that are unbiased in any way and are evenly distributed. In essence the compute software produces results which are totally random and are as good, if not better, than you would get at a land based casino playing the same game.

In the case of recognized quality software providers an individual online casino using their software has no way of interfering or changing it so that it can effect the results.

Independent Auditing

As a further safeguard for players and in order to ensure players they can have complete confidence in the RNG results and therefore the game fairness, a software provider will usually have an independent auditor examine their software and certify that the RNG results are indeed completely random and unbiased.

One of the most popular auditing companies used by the industry is PricewaterhouseCoopers. One of the world's largest accountancy firms. These audits are usually carried out on a monthly basis and the certificated report is normally published and available for you to read at the particular casino website.

In Summary

Can you be sure that you are getting a completely fair game from an online casino? Well as we've said before the answer is Yes - provided you know whose software the casino is using or if their using their own you trust them.

There are many online casinos you'll come across who won't tell you which software their using but will tell you how their RNG is fair and you can trust them etc.

And whilst there are a number of casinos out there which use proprietary software (software specifically designed for a particular casino) they are also usually audited independently and will publish the full facts. These casinos are also usually members of recognized watchdog bodies too.

But as with everything in life 'Caveat Emptor - Let the Buyer Beware' applies. Play only at casinos you fully trust and have done your homework on. If you do then you won't go wrong, and, even if you did loose playing a game, then knowing you lost fairly helps.

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