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Many people think that online casinos are rigged, and they have facts and experience to prove it. While this is not explicitly correct, an online casino can be rigged. This is why only using online casinos that have licenses from reputable gambling commissions is important.
A licensed online casino is not rigged. Before a license is granted, the gambling commission checks several factors including the fairness of its games. Also, the online casino has to subject its systems to regular tests, which if failed, the license given can be revoked.
Trust and Fairness are major contention points players have with online casinos. They need to trust the fairness of the establishments, or what is the point of playing if you are going to lose?
It is worth noting that the way online casinos are set up, the casino has the advantage over the long haul. It is fairly normal and natural players cannot expect to win always. However, an online casino can be rigged if there is a deliberate attempt to manipulate the game in the favor of the casino establishment.
The answer to the title question is no, licensed casinos are not rigged because of the thorough mechanisms and high standards imposed on it by the various gambling commissions. However, several unlicensed online casino sites are rigged and should be viewed as scam sites, rather than authentic players in the industry.
As long as you stay off these unlicensed casino sites, you are 99.9% safer from deliberately rigged casino games. If any unlicensed casino is a serious player, there are better off getting a license to differentiate it from the large pool of scam sites online.
Why do People Question the Fairness of Online Casinos?
To better understand if online casinos are rigged or not, we need to understand the thought processes that account for this high level of suspicions among players. Here are some of the common reasons why people think online casinos are rigged in favor of gambling establishments.
Online Casinos Are Always After Their Profits
Every business goal is to make a profit, and online casinos are business entities set up to get profit. Online casinos work in making their platform attractive for layers, so they can make a profit from providing casino gaming services.
The very nature of gambling is that you can either win or lose. The vast majority of players make losses from their bets. The winnings are usually lower than the total amount of losing bets. A player has more chances of losing a bet than winning a bet.
Because the game is based on luck, and not everyone can win. Many people hold suspicions that the games are rigged.
Players Hardly Make Profits
Many players are impatient and want to make a quick profit now. They have heard of success stories of absolute novice players who won millions of dollars on progressive jackpots. While this golden luck happens, it is far from the norm.
In reality, the average player hardly makes a profit on their bets. It is a common saying in gambling quarters that you cannot beat the online casino house, and it is true. This does not mean the online casino rigged their games. Naturally, the online casino has an advantage over the bettor.
It is the player’s job to predict correctly. If I asked you to predict from numbers 1 to 10 what number I wrote down on a paper, if you are lucky, you will get 3 to 4 out of 10 correct. Now assume you made a bet of $10 for each chance to win $15. For the ten trials, you put in $100, and you got 4 correct, i.e a payout of $60. The online casino gets to keep the remaining.
Mathematically, the online casinos have an advantage. Sometimes players get lucky and beat the casinos, but even that win is paid out from what others are losing.
Why Licensed Online Casinos Cannot Be Rigged?
Licensed Online Casinos submit themselves to occasional testing and a commitment to abiding by Fairplay rules in the industry. If the online casinos fail to meet up to the high standards, it loses its license or fined.
As part of security measures to prevent rigged casino games, government authorities and other third parties scrutinize and audit their activities. If players feel an online casino is rigged, they can file a complaint to the appropriate authorities to kickstart an auditing process.
Licensed online casinos undergo different independent testings and even hold certifications as proof of their competency and commitment to fairness.
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Kevin Lankinen made 26 saves for his fourth career shutout and the Vancouver Canucks beat the Philadelphia Flyers 3-0 on Saturday night.
Nils Hoglander, Brock Boeser and Kyle Sherwood scored for the Canucks, who spoiled Philadelphia’s home opener and the first NHL home game for top Flyers’ prospects Matvei Michkov and Jett Luchanko.
The Canucks controlled play for most of the game and took advantage of Philadelphia’s defensive breakdowns for a pair of goals.
Samuel Ersson made 29 saves for Philadelphia, which lost its fourth consecutive game (0-3-1) after winning its season opener against the Canucks in Vancouver.
TAKEAWAYS
Canucks: Tyler Myers picked up an assist on a nifty, no-look pass to Boeser. It was Myers’ 1,000th NHL game. Myers also had three shots on goal, blocked a pair of shots, finished the game plus-1 and led the Canucks in total time on ice at 21:54.
Flyers: In another milestone game, Philadelphia captain Sean Couturier played in his 800th career game. However, the veteran centre was demoted to the fourth line and on the left wing by coach John Tortorella before the game. Once the Flyers fell behind 3-0, Couturier was shifted back to centre, but he couldn’t spark the team’s offence.
KEY MOMENT
Vancouver scored twice in 50 seconds in the second period to pull away. Sherwood’s goal was a one-timer off a faceoff win by Teddy Blueger to make it 3-0.
KEY STAT
Minus 11, the Flyers’ goal differential in five games this season at even strength. Through five games they have now been outscored 17-6 at five-on-five. All three of Vancouver’s goals on Saturday were at even strength.
UP NEXT
Canucks: Visit the Chicago Blackhawks on Tuesday night.
NEW YORK (AP) — Noah Dobson scored in the ninth round of the shootout to lead the New York Islanders to a 4-3 win over the Montreal Canadiens on Saturday night.
Bo Horvat, Kyle Palmieri and Anders Lee scored in regulation for the Islanders, and Dobson had two assists. Semyon Varlamov finished with 21 saves.
Cole Caulfield had two goals and Logan Mailloux also scored for Montreal. Cayden Primeau made 33 saves.
Palmieri and Simon Holmstron also scored for the Islanders in the shootout, and Oliver Kapanen and Emil Heineman tallied for Montreal.
Caufield forced overtime with 2:10 left in regulation to tie the score 3-3. It came 2:26 after Lee gave the Islanders the lead.
TAKEAWAYS
Canadiens: Mailloux scored his first NHL goal 59 seconds into the second period to tie the game 2-2.
Islanders: Entering the game, the Islanders’ 33 shots per game ranked third in the NHL but their average of 2.5 goals per game was 27th in the league. Horvat and Palmieri scored 2:26 apart late in the first period to give New York a 2-0 lead.
KEY MOMENT
Varlamov’s glove save on Caufield’s breakaway 5:44 into the second period kept the score tied 2-2.
KEY STAT
New York limited Montreal to 24 shots in the win. Through their first four games before Saturday night, the Islanders had held opponents to 29.3 shots per game, which was 13th in the NHL.
UP NEXT
Canadiens: Host the New York Rangers on Tuesday night.
Islanders: Host the Detroit Red Wings on Tuesday night.
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Former U.S. Open champion Gary Woodland finished 54 holes of the wind-delayed Shriners Children’s Open knowing he’ll have his best chance at winning since brain surgery more than a year ago. Best of all Saturday was being finished.
Woodland had three birdies over his final six holes and extended his bogey-free streak to 28 holes in polishing off a 6-under 65 that gave him a share of the clubhouse lead with Las Vegas resident Kurt Kitayama, who also had a 65.
They trailed J.T. Poston and Doug Ghim by one shot when play was suspended by darkness. Thirty of the 66 players who made the cut earlier Saturday did not finish.
Poston had an eagle during his closing stretch of the second round for a 65, and his only sub-par hole in the third round was an eagle on the par-5 ninth. It put him at 15-under par through 13 holes. Also at 15 under was Ghim, who had four straight birdies and was facing a five-foot par putt on the 17th hole when it was too dark to continue.
Woodland had surgery in September 2023 to remove a lesion on his brain, situated on a tract that caused fear and anxiety. It’s been a long road back of making progress with his health, getting dialed in on the right medication and trying to get his game in order.
He also went back to Randy Smith, the PGA Hall of Fame swing coach in Dallas. Now Woodland is sensing the pieces coming back together.
“I feel a lot better for one,” Woodland said. “That’s a huge help. But I’ve seen some signs. I’ve been back with Randy Smith for a couple months now. I am starting to drive it better, iron play, controlling the golf ball like I haven’t in a long time, which is nice. Then putts start going in, start putting some good scores up.
“I’m excited and happy to be here — and really happy to finish tonight so I can get some sleep tomorrow.”
The third round was to resume at 8 a.m., and Woodland likely will start around 11 a.m. That beats getting up before dawn, which he already has had to do twice this week.
Next to be determined is where he stands.
Harris English and Alejandro Tosti of Argentina also were at 14 under with four holes to play, including the reachable par 4 and the easiest of the three par 5s. Six other players were at 13 under and still had holes to play.
Taylor Pendrith of Richmond Hill, Ont., only completed 13 holes on Saturday and sits two shots back of the leaders. Nick Taylor of Abbotsford, B.C., is tied for 44th at 5 under. Ben Silverman of Thornhill, Ont., is tied for 61st at 3 under.
The wind has calmed substantially from Friday, when gusts approached 50 miles per hour and led to a four-hour delay that caused the stop-and-start and the last two days being suspended because of darkness. A TPC Summerlin course that was all about hanging on is now back to being a test of who can make the most birdies.
“Conditions will be pretty easy. I think you saw that with some of the scores,” Poston said. “Guys are making birdies. So I think it’s just trying to stay aggressive but also stay patient if the putts don’t fall early because there is a lot of holes left.”
The second round didn’t end until about noon Saturday and the cut was at 3-under 139. Among those who missed was Tom Kim, the two-time defending champion who was trying to become the first player since Steve Stricker at the John Deere Classic (2009-11) to win the same PGA Tour event three straight years.
Also missing the cut were the three winners in the FedEx Cup Fall — Patton Kizzire, Kevin Yu and Matt McCarty.
