Online Casino Reviews - Accurate Information & Real Players' Reviews

A BRIEF HISTORY OF ONLINE GAMBLING
The history of online gambling begins all the way back in 1994 when Microgaming designed the first online casino software. With time, as technology improved and grew in popularity, so did virtual gaming which allowed people to enjoy the thrill of a land-based casino without having to make any expensive trips to Vegas or Monaco.

A next step would push the industry even further, in 2004, when Microgaming would once again open a new path, this time into the world of mobile devices: phones were finally smart enough to allow people to access their favorite casino from anywhere in the world! Today, online casinos are mainly based on HTML5, which allows them to run natively across all platforms and operating systems. Check out our Mobile Casinos page and see for yourselves!

WHY SHOULD YOU CARE ABOUT ONLINE CASINO REVIEWS
We, at TheBigFreeChipList, acknowledge that casino reviews are extremely important for multiple reasons, and you can read about them below:

• They Help You Form An Idea About A Casino Before Signing Up
  By reading what other players have to say, you’ll get an idea about how they were treated, what they liked and did not like about their experience with a certain gambling website and know what to expect even before opening an account. This allows you to avoid bad casinos and prevents you from risking your money in unfair places.
   
• They Answer Questions You Might Not Know You Had
  Sometimes, you overlook details which might not look important, such as live chat, available payment methods or withdrawal timeframes. We have covered everything so you won’t have to browse the entire internet searching for such information. Just click on a casino’s name and read all you need to know on its review page!
   
• They Provide Important Information Which Might Otherwise Not Be Available
  On our review pages, you’ll find details which are otherwise hard or even impossible to find on your own, such as sister casinos, and - a thing of great interest for players - exclusive welcome packages (which you won’t find anywhere else).

THEBIGFREECHIPLIST - UNRIVALED CASINO REVIEWS
One of our main goals, here at TheBigFreeChipList, is to make sure that all the online casino reviews in our directory are accurate, authentic and unbiased, to stand out among other online casino portals which will often lack information, relevance, and impartiality. We manage to do so by basing the quality measurements of a casino on real users’ feedback, that is compared to other sites which will often provide this information with their own “opinion”, which is sometimes biased and influenced by unobjective entities (like the online casino itself). There are three main pillars on which we build our review pages:

1. Official Factual Casino Review: our research team puts a lot of effort into finding out all the necessary generic information on online casinos. This part contains everything from banking methods, casino versions, software providers, supporting operating systems to welcome packages, and other factual information.
    
2. Authentic Casino Ranking: We ask our community members to rate the casinos following 5 major points of interest, to ensure everything is as accurate and real as possible. These can be found below:
   • Casino Fairness: involves ranking the casino’s payout process and rates, terms & conditions, and other similar elements.
   • Withdrawal Credibility: will ask players to rate a casino’s withdrawal process duration, limits, payment methods variety and the overall ease of receiving money into your wallet.
   • Promotions and Bonuses: Ranking of casino bonuses & promotions by variety, amount, conditions, playthrough, cash out limits etc.
   • Games Variety and Graphics: Ranking of games diversity, technology, platform, user experience etc. 
   • Support Professionality: Ranking of the support team’s knowledge, ability to solve problems, waiting time, number of communication channels and attitude towards customers.
     
     By hovering with your mouse pointer over each of these criteria, you can see more details which will help you grade everything easier.
      
3. Authentic Player Reviews: except for our Blacklisted Casinos page, you’ll notice that our sections and review pages are barely influenced by us. That’s because we believe that players’ opinions are the most important and authentic depictions of online casinos. Our Quality Assurance team manually reviews each written feedback to ensure they all come from genuine players and are spam-free. Furthermore, only signed-up users can leave a review on casinos, an extra measure we take to discourage any non-realistic and inaccurate reviews.

Don’t forget that you can sort reviews to see which are the most helpful and which are your peers’ latest opinions.

MORE THAN JUST CASINO REVIEWS
While casino reviews are our priority, we like to go much further for our players, to make sure they know everything they need before choosing a gambling site. That’s why you’ll find information about many casino-related topics besides the casinos themselves on our website, such as:

• Software Providers: in this category, you’ll find information about some of the most popular software providers in the industry, from general data to targeted countries, advantages, fairness, certifications and so on. In this list, you’ll find brand names such as NetEnt, Betsoft, Microgaming, RTG and many more.
   
• Payment Methods: This section contains a complete review of all payment methods used in online casinos, information such as fees, area of operation and even how to use a specific method in order to deposit and withdraw money from online casinos! We have all the giants gathered in one place, from PayPal and Skrill to Neteller and even Bitcoin and many other not as popular payment methods.
   
• Casino Versions: There are two major casino variants, mobile and live dealer, which stand out from the crowd of online gambling sites. We have dedicated pages and lists for both categories, so you’ll learn about how they work, what games can you play and which are the software providers which supply them.
   
• Certifications: Here, we focus on eCOGRA, as it is a major independent authority in the online gambling world, working all the time to make it a safer and better place for online casino players.​​​​​​

HOW DO YOU PICK AN ONLINE CASINO?
If you don’t want to just pick a casino out of the pile and hope it’ll be a good one, you can follow a few guidelines which will help you make a more accurate choice and increase the chance of finding the best online casinos for you:

1. Filter The Casinos Which Accept Players From Your Country
   Even if a certain website will allow you to access it, this doesn’t necessarily mean players from your country of residence are allowed to play there for real money. That’s why it’s a good idea to use the provided Country filter and see exactly which casinos welcome gambling enthusiasts from United States.
    
2. Check Out The Casino’s Ratings and Reviews From Other Real Players
   There are online casinos which might seem obscure, uncharted territories, but rest assured that people have been there before and came back to tell the story. This can be seen in ratings and reviews which are left by real players from our community. We consider this to be an extremely important part of every casino page, which helps others stay safe and not venture into shady online gambling sites.
    
3. Take Into Account The Welcome Pack
   The welcome pack is the first thing which will influence your experience with a new casino. Not all of them are equally generous, but we always display them so you could choose for yourself. Some online casinos in this list have exclusive welcome packs, which means that you’ll only find them on TheBigFreeChipList! Take a look at our Exclusive Bonuses and First Deposit Bonus pages to find that great deal waiting for you!
    
4. Check Details Such as Software Providers and Payment Methods
   Some of us are fans of NetEnt’s innovative approach to live casino games. Others might prefer Betsoft’s products, especially since they reach all the way into the United States. And of course, all of us feel comfortable with one payment method or another, be it Visa, Neteller or Bitcoin. That’s why it’s important to see if a casino matches your taste, to avoid being taken by surprise or even disappointed.

HOW CAN I POST A REVIEW FOR A CASINO I PLAYED AT?
If you just tried out a new casino and you’d like to share your experience with the world, or even if you want to warn your fellow gamblers about a potentially untrustworthy establishment, you can write your feedback in the review section of the site. To do this, you’ll need to access the dedicated review page of the casino and scroll to the bottom of the page (or click the “Write a Review” button), until you reach the Player Reviews section. Make sure you’re logged in before commenting, or you won’t be able to write your opinion.

WHO CAN RATE AN ONLINE CASINO? 
Every member of TheBigFreeChipList community can rate and review an online gambling site from our directory, as long as the casino accepts players from the user’s country of residence, of course. The country rule is something we implemented to ensure votes truly allow players to comment based on their actual experience, increasing authenticity.

WILL YOU BE AWARDED FOR PROVIDING FEEDBACK?
Yes! for every review comment, you’ll receive 4 BFC Coins, each rating will bring you 1 additional BFC Coin, and if you’re inspired enough to leave a detailed review comment of over 250 characters, you’ll get 50 BFC Coins on the spot. 

* BFC Coins can be used to play at the Playground or can be exchanged in our Shop section for exclusive casino bonuses, items to personalize your avatar or even real money.

WHAT ARE LABELS AND WHAT DO THEY MEAN?
Labels are small colorful tags attached to each casino or bonus offer, which provide some important information. TheBigFreeChipList uses 5 labels: 

• New (NEW)
• Blacklisted (BLC)
• Exclusive (EXC)
• Recommended (REC)
• Popular (POP)

ARE ONLINE CASINOS SAFE?
We make sure that all the online casinos we display on our website are certified by some of the strictest authorities in the industry, such as eCOGRA. However, you must be aware of the fact that there are unlawful or rogue online casinos on the internet and we hope that our Blacklisted Casinos Directory will help you stay away from them and not risk your money. Furthermore, you can always check the casino scores and real player reviews to avoid playing at low-quality casinos.

HOW CAN YOU TELL IF A CASINO TARGETS YOUR COUNTRY OF RESIDENCE?
Online casinos target various number of countries. Some can target players from all over the world, while others might only target specific countries. We, at TheBigFreeChipList, have specific requirements to define countries which a certain online casino targets, in order to list a casino as targeting a certain country it must have the following criteria:

1. Accept the specific country
2. Be available in the specific country official language
3. Be available in the specific country official currency

For example, in order for a casino to be defined in our site as Sweden targeting casino, it should:

1. Accept players from Sweden
2. Be available in the Swedish language
3. Offer to play in SEK currency (Swedish Krona - Sweden's main currency)

We came up with the following conditions as we believe these are the minimum requirements that a casino should have in order to truly target a certain country and really offer the best experience to players from that country.

We’ve created dedicated pages of which you can find casinos who are targeting players from these countries:

• USA Casinos
• UK Casinos
• South African Casinos
• Australian Casinos
• Canadian Casinos
• German Casinos
• Swedish Casinos
• Finnish Casinos
• And a few more which you can find on our navigation bar.

Interesting tip: Usually casinos who target players from specific countries will often offer unique and exclusive bonuses for these audiences.

WHERE CAN YOU FIND BONUS OFFERS?
In the Casino Reviews section we focus mainly on the welcome offer of each casino, but right underneath you’ll find the most recent available deals. For extra promos, our Casino Bonus Blog is a perfect place to keep up to date with all the new deals, targeting new and old players alike. We have an entire department dedicated exclusively to keeping this collection of offers constantly updated with everything, from free spins and no deposit bonuses to matches and even tournaments! Check it out and don’t forget to come back every now and then for new casino promotions!