Security is an important consideration when you play online. As a participant, you need to be able to ascertain, that the online casino. you choose will be able to provide ample security to any transactions you make online and is equipped to handle any kind of financial security exigencies. This makes it imperative to establish beforehand, how popular, trustworthy and secure the chosen online casino is.

Although it is difficult, rather impossible, to get any kind of guarantee, you could keep the following in mind while picking an online casino:

1. Is the casino ranked high on search engines for relevant keywords? If the answer were yes, then it would mean that the casino is well linked and popular. Common sense dictates that a blatantly unethical casino that is does not provide ample quality and security checks will not be popular and ranked high on any search engine. This is not a sure-shot method but you could use the SERP ranking to shortlist the most popular online casinos.

2. There’s nothing better than ‘word of mouth’ validation. Pick online casinos that come highly recommended by friends and acquaintances. If they’ve played online or if they know someone who has played online and come back with a positive experience, chances are, the online casino they’ve visited is safe enough.

3. Look for privacy and security related links that give some information about SSL or digital encryption technology employed, and security processes followed on the site. An online casino that gives out relevant information about the security, names valid technologies from trusted sources (like Wager Works, Microgaming, Playtech, Cryptologic) and defines its security processes is most probably serious enough to be considered as an option.

4. Check out options like flash casinos. Since you don’t have to download and install any software, the possibility of jeopardizing the security of your computer is lesser