How to spot the good from the bad ones. I'm sure most of us have been searching endlessly for a reliable Casino that really looks after their customers. So have I and I can easily say it's not an easy task to make heads or tails from. I'm sure you have been searching for different sites and reading reviews about casinos. And still, it's hard to decide where to try your luck.
From my personal experience both as a player and a gambler, there are a few key things I have learned to look out for when I decide if I'm going to spend my hard-earned cash on a site. First of all, check if the casino holds a valid license, The ones to look out for are UKGC and MGA licenses. If they have both you are already one step closer to finding a reliable operator. Secondly, check for some reviews on how long they take to pay out a withdrawal, keep in mind a casino is not a bank and they do take a while to process a payment. Usually, it will take between 1 to 3 days. And that is pretty standard in the industry.
The key thing to look out for here is, that when you sign up, to get your account verified right away as this will prolong any withdrawal you may request at some point. I have seen that many complain about long processing times for withdrawals.
9 times out of 10 its because of 2 things. The documents have not been submitted or wrong documents have been sent in for review.
Here is a top tip to keep in mind when you do decide to sign up and play.

1. Make sure you have a valid ID. So you can take a photo of it. The whole ID has to show in the photo.
   
2. Have a recent official letter or Utility bill no older than 3 months to verify your address. The whole letter has to be visible in the picture in order for it to be accepted.
   
3. Only use 1 deposit method that you can easily verify. Such as a Bank card or E-Wallet. As you will just have to take pictures of the Card and for the E-Wallet, you need a screenshot of your E-Wallet account.
   

Once you have this and you have decided to sign up on a casino of your choice, send the documents in and get the verification done. Saves you a big headache later on. Before you ask why you have to do this. The reason is simple. The casino operates with a license and a part of the legal requirements is to verify each player, it's that simple.
Now for the more fun part. Casinos offer a variety of bonuses, right of the bat when you sign up you will get a welcome offer with your first deposit if you want it. Please make sure to read the bonus terms on any bonus you might take as there is no such thing as a free lunch. Should you take a bonus with your deposit or free spins there are always terms and conditions you need to follow. The most prominent ones are wagering requirements and maximum bet allowed. These 2 points can vary a lot between casinos and you should always check what they are before you decide whether or not to take a bonus.
For example, Casino A offers you a deposit match bonus of 100% up to 200 Cad, Euro, USD etc.
In the bonus terms, the wagering requirement is given and for this example, let's say it is 50X.
What does this mean? It is very simple to understand. Let's say you want to use the deposit bonus and you decide to deposit 100 Cad, Euro, USD etc. The casino will then match your deposit and give you an additional 100 as bonus money. This amount comes with the wagering requirement. So in order to complete the wagering make a simple calculation. 100*50 = 5000. This means that the 100 you got in bonus must be played until you have turned over 5000 Cad, Euro, USD etc. Should you complete the wagering and you still have funds left once completed, then the remaining money is yours and you can place a withdrawal. Also, keep in mind the second point I mentioned earlier. When you play with bonus funds you are restricted to a max bet per spin. This is usually 5 Cad, Euro, Usd etc. If you bet higher you breach the terms and any winnings will most likely be taken away from you. And there is nothing you can do about it.
Now a more decent wagering requirement is usually 35X and most casinos have this in their terms. Any higher and the wagering becomes almost impossible to complete.
One other thing to keep in mind is that some casinos offer sticky bonuses and some don't. The difference here is like night and day. If you get a sticky bonus it means that all funds turn to bonus money at the start when you take a bonus with your deposit and the funds stay that way until the wagering has been completed or you run out of funds. The non-sticky bonuses are the ones you should look out for. Then your money and the bonus money stay in separate pots and you play your real money first.
I hope this will aid you in deciding where to sign up if you are looking for a good casino, and I will list 3 of my personal favourites below with signup links as well for your convenience.
Captain Spins. https://media.dreamteamaffiliates.com/redirect.aspx?pid=4768&lpid=16&bid=1676
CasiGo. https://media.dreamteamaffiliates.com/redirect.aspx?pid=4769&lpid=27&bid=1779
Jonny Jackpot. https://media.dreamteamaffiliates.com/redirect.aspx?pid=4758&lpid=11&bid=1655
Unfortunately, if you reside in the US you can not sign up. But If you are from Canada or Europe feel free to give them a try.
They have amazing bonuses, customer support and their VIP program are one of the best. You won't be disappointed.

Hi everyone,
This is my first post so bare with me. It may be long so don’t feel compelled to read it.
I am 26 years old and in the midst of the Pandemic, I have been working from home since March. Before September, I would never have thought of myself having a gambling addiction. I remember being on a cruise when I turned 21 and put $20 in a slot machine and lost it and was so angry and disappointed in myself.
Then in September I kept seeing this ad on Instagram for an online casino. One day I succumbed and decided to sign-up because they had a $30 signup offer. I thought, ‘Hey what’s the harm?’ I wish I could go back and slap myself and say don’t do it.
I play through the free $30 and won $500. My whole body felt electrified. That went away when I realized there were wagering requirements (I have never been in/involved with casinos so I had no idea). By the time I met the wagering requirement, I had $75 of withdrawalable money. Still excited I made $75 for free I went to withdrawal, but found out the minimum withdrawal amount is $100. So I kept playing and eventually lost it. I wish I learned my lesson that this will be the reality most of the time.
For a bit of background, before this I was in a decent financial state. Pretty good job for someone my age, lived alone in a nice apartment, had some credit card debt, but overall manageable. I have some mental health problems (Bipolar and anxiety disorders) but received treatment and relatively stable compared to my early 20s.
As the days went on I couldn’t stop thinking about seeing that ‘big win’ flashing on my screen and kept thinking to myself, ‘that $500 could have been mine if I didn’t have that $30 bonus’. So, I decided to deposit $20 and bet low on the same game and won nothing. I felt sick like I did on the cruise.
This particular online casino gives you $1 every day, so for the next week I just played but $1 and won some, but not enough to withdrawal. About a week later, I got an email from the casino saying if I deposit $50, I’ll get an extra $50 with no wagering requirement. The thought of depositing $50 was crazy to me so I just deleted the email and continued with my free $1 a day. After about a week of that, I get another email, deposit $50 play with $200. I scoured the fine print and I only had to play through the extra $150 once, then any winnings I can withdrawal. I still hesitated until Friday night where I had a couple drinks and decided to go for it. Back then, I would say this was one of the most fun nights of my life. I kept landing the ‘fireshot’ feature and winning mini and minor jackpots. At the end of the night I won $1200 USD (I’m from Canada so it would be about $1500 CAD).
My body was so full of excitement I could barely hit the withdrawal button. When I did, I found out they had to verify my account and I had to send in the required documents. After I researched if this was standard for online casinos and researching this casino, I sent in my documents. I went to bed happy, and already had plans on what I was going to buy/pay off with this win. Unfortunately I was too excited to sleep. So I log back in and miraculously (at least to me back then), my $1200 was still there, and playable. So I thought why not play a few more rounds with a higher bet to get an even bigger win? Big mistake. By 3:00am, I was down to $100. I forced myself to stop so I could still withdrawal something. After about a week or two, I resisted playing/betting more and when I logged into my online banking and saw the $120 deposited, I think that’s when my addiction started.
I was no longer satisfied with my free $1 everyday. I started just depositing $20 here and there. On my lunch break or in the evening when I was bored. Then $20 turned into $50 and $50 to $100. After maxing my credit card with no significant wins, I decided enough was enough. And stopped for the rest of September.
Most likely because I had researched so much about online casinos, I had more ads than ever tempting me. One night again after a few drinks, I joined a different online casino. This one was completely different, with better games, a level up feature where you get to spin a wheel after each level and win free spins, cash back or free money, I was hooked again. I put in $50 and lost and was completely broke. So I patiently counted down the days until I got paid. I also sold about $500 worth of video games/consoles I didn’t want to sell, but did to have more money to gamble with.
On payday, I set an alarm for 4:00am when my pay is deposited. This was the first real sign to myself I may be becoming obsessed, but brushed it off. I deposited $100 and won $200. Same story, I had to verify my account but this was done within hours, and I got my money in two days VS a week and a half with my first casino. Stupidly, I put the $200 back in and lost it. I was back to being broke after only two days of getting paid. By the weekend, my credit card payment posted and in my eyes, I had money again.
That night I won most of what I lost back and learned my lesson and withdrew it. When I saw that sum deposited into my bank account, I was ecstatic. I first paid off my credit card I was using to make the deposits, and went out and bought AirPods Pro. I felt rich (even though the win was less than $1000). That evening I wanted to play again, but I had no money. This was the night I learned I could cancel a bill payment within 24 hours. Which I did. And played through all my winnings. Words can’t describe how disappointed I was in myself. I was broke. Credit card maxed. And the only thing I had to show for it were the AirPods. The next day I tried returning them but they wouldn’t accept the return because of their return policy on headphones. I vowed to myself to never gamble again, wrote a note in my phone describing what I was feeling so I could read it if I was ever tempted. That week I fell into a depressive episode. I couldn’t afford groceries, lied to friends and family for not spending time with them because I feared they would want to order food, I didn’t want to admit what happened, so I isolated myself.
That week was what I thought was the hardest. I just stayed in bed signing up to every casino out there for free spins no deposit sign ups to try to fill the void but you never actually win anything on no deposit spins. Finally, my good friend asked what is going on and I immediately bursted into tears and told her I was broke, and my credit card maxed. We work at the same job, and long story short, are both getting $5000 in retro pay because of a expired union contract. She told me she would lend me $5000 now, and I would give her my retro money when we get it in February. This was one of the kindest things anyone has ever done for me. Reluctantly, I decided to accept this kindness and we worked out a budget on how I would not let this happen again. Here’s the thing, and I will never forgive myself for, I didn’t tell her all this happened because of gambling. I was too ashamed and embarrassed.
Life was somewhat normal again for a couple weeks until one night I decide to just put in $100 and see if I can win some of what I now owed my friend back. After $500 lost, those same feelings came back, but worse since I felt I betrayed my friend’s kindness, and that this isn’t the first time this happened.
Fast forward to November - I won again (not nearly enough to recover my losses), paid my credit card and cancelled the payment, lost it all again. Then towards the end of November, my $1000 for rent sitting in my savings account kept calling my name. I have never ever been in a position where I would risk not affording rent, but my addiction was stronger and I lost $500 of it. I had about a week until my rent was due, I had nowhere to turn, I couldn’t ask my friend for a loan because in her mind, and from the few times she asked, I was sticking to my budget. My new way of handling stress was gambling, so I put another $100 in and won $600. I was saved and again vowed myself to never put myself into this position again and ‘quit’.
Now it is December, I guess this is my rock bottom. Not nearly as bad as some people’s, but here it is. I took out another credit card for ‘emergencies’ since my main one is maxed. I was good, and didn’t use it except to buy a few groceries which I swore I would pay off on payday. My mental health declined, and I deposited $100 and lost it. Then another $100. Lost it. Made another ‘promise’ to myself to stop and I did until last night. I now owe $1,000 on the new credit card, and my main one is now in a negative balance because of a subscription.
I am a liar, I take advantage of people’s kindness that I didn’t deserve in the first place, and now in more credit card debt than I know how to deal with. All I can wish for is I’ve learned my lesson. That the money I lost I will never get back, and to find some way to fill the void gambling has left in my life. After only the first day, I don’t know what will give me that feeling of excitement, the feeling of being alive. I had all my casino accounts deleted this morning, but I know there are more out there, I just really hope I can stop myself from ever going back on this path.
If you made it this far thank you for reading. If you have any suggestions on what I can do to not relapse, and any hobbies or activities that can fill the void please let me know.

Some of what I know, There is a lot of ways to earn money online, I advise you to look through Reddit ( Not just this sub ) I hope some help you out, How much money you will make depends on how much time you put in and of course which country you are based in
There is selling on Amazon and eBay also but this isn't an easy way to make money, Don't listen to anyone trying to sell you a course or tell you can make millions by importing from China it's not easy like they make it out to be and you need a lot of money, Same with dropshipping, Most of these people don't show you the true cost of running a dropshipping store as you need to pay a lot of money out on ads
I listed a small amount of some of the stuff I know of, There is a lot more than this but this is a good way to start earning some money online.
Work From Home
Appen, Lionbridge, Teamwork is more like an actual Job because you are committing to work a certain amount of hours per week
Appen - Very good once you get work on it, I currently work a minimum of 20 hours per week, It did take me some time to get a place but just be patient and apply for everything you see
Lionbridge - This is the same as appen, You will be able to see what Jobs they offer and you can apply for them, I got offered work on here within 2 weeks of signing up but appen offered me more money for the same thing
TeamWork - Click the link and select your country to see what work they have for you, I have done some work for them before, They paid on time and everything was fine.
ClickWorker - Very good site never had a problem being paid, You can do the surveys etc they offer when you sign up but you want to get into UHRS, Click on Assessments and take the UHRS Test this is where you can make some good money.
Neevo - Make sure you fill out your profile in full and take any test they send you, Make sure their emails are not going in your spam folder, I wasn't getting anything from them and checked my spam and they were in there, I have been getting a good amount of task recently paying $0.07-$1 per task
vipkid- Teach English to kids online, If you want to find more I would advise you to look through Reddit as a lot of users on here use this for work, There are more sites than just this that you can work for, I think they pay from $15-$25 per hour.
QKid- Same as vipkid teaching English online- I think this pays up to $20 per hour
gogokid- Teach English Online $14-25 per hour
Prolific.co - This is a must for anyone, Make sure you fill out your profile in full... You need to be at the computer when Surveys become available as they will be snapped up fast but in my opinion, I would personally say this is my best survey site
Mturk - Microtask website that Amazon Own, Pay depends on the time you put in, etc Worth a try. Best if you are based in the US but works worldwide
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Survey/GPT
Qmee- Can cashout anytime for any amount ( You will get 0.50 when you complete a survey as a bonus through that link ) You always get a 10% bonus on surveys if you hit the 5-day streak,
Swagbucks- I personally only do surveys or give them a try if they are over 100SB, Through the link, you will get an extra 300SB if you earn 300SB in your first month - The best way to make some fast money is to go into the "Discover " page and see what offers they have, Offers from Swagbucks will take 30 Days to pay but offers from the Offerwalls most credit instantly... Make sure you read the T&CS of any offers you take and if they are free trials make sure you cancel before you are charged, Some of the game offers its best if you pay some money to rank up rather than using more time, The final fantasy power offer, If you buy the £1 hero XP pack this should complete this offer right away
Timebucks - I would recommend doing the RevenueWall, Your survey, Flapbucks, and Yuno surveys. Sometimes there offer wall will pay more on some stuff that other sites, I personally make sure I do 10 quick tasks for a roll at the dice, This site is worldwide and I think you get $1 for signing up
GG2U- I think this is the highest paying in terms of % they pay out, On offerwalls and surveys. Great site I do the $1.25 surveys on there
Serpclix - Highly recommend this, It used Edge or Firefox and it will pop up and let you know when there is stuff to do, You need to find the webpage and click on it, its pretty simple. Some people have been making $20-$60 per month
BrandedSurvey- Min payout is 10, Had a few payouts from them
20Cogs - You need to do 20 Cogs to get paid ( 20 Offers ) If you have never done any offers before you could reach that in one night depending on the offers they have, They say the average payout is £200, So you will be in good profit doing this ( UK Only I think )
Panelbase.net - Surveys stay pending for 2 weeks, Mostly they pay £1-£4, Cashout is £10
YouGov - Reliable site, One of the most well-known sites, They run a lot of surveys and their surveys are quoted on websites/TV
populuslive.com - This pays pretty well £1-£5 per survey, You can only cash out once you reach £50, Payments are sent monthly by check, Normally get 1/2 surveys per day
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SliceThePie- Listen to Music and Give feedback, The pay on this is pretty bad, You can earn up to $0.015 per review and they do pay.
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Lifepoints - Can get paid via Paypal, Minimum is £5
Pinecone Research - I don't have a link for this its one of the harder survey sites to get into as you need to sign up through a banner, I think i found mine on Mumsnet if I remember correctly
Microworkers - I personally only do the Search jobs on here, Some jobs are a bit on the dodgy side, I have never had a problem doing these, I requested money to be paid to my Paypal then I contacted them on support and they waived the PIN you need to withdraw, Most people have problems withdraw from here but if you take it to Paypal and contact them it will be fine ( This site works worldwide )
HideOutTV- Watch videos and get paid , I personally cash out to GG2U as they offer the highest amount of points
HoneyGain- This uses your internet, You can make up to $300 a month using this but more than likely going to make $10/$20 a month depending on how many devices you use and your internet. I do recommend using this tho
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Cleo- This is a Facebook saving app, It's through Facebook and you need to link your bank account - Once you have signed up and linked your account, You need to type " Create Wallet " They will walk you through it and once you do this you will have the free £5/$5 in your account which you can just withdraw
Xendpay - If you make a transfer of 100, You will get a 10 bonus in whatever currency you send ( Please read there T&CS As not every country will get the bonus, I think its UK, US, EU, and Canada ) If they ask for a fee you click into the box and put in 0 so there is no transaction fee, I did Pounds to Euro and sent the money to my Starling account as that has an IBAN, You could use revolut or if you don't have any of these you can use Transferwise to get an Account Number or IBAN
Trading212- Sign up and verify your account and Deposit £1, You will get a free share worth between £3-£100, You can sell it 24 hours after you get it and withdraw the money 30 days after you were given the share, My last one was £75 ( UK ONLY )
If you are from the US there is, WeBull, RobinHood and MooMoo ( I could have got that last one wrong ) they offer the same as trading212 but works in the US
Coinbase - Pretty sure this is the biggest Online Crypto trading site, If you sign up, Verify your account in full, Go to the home page and look for the section that says "Earn " Click into this and apply for all the Task they have, They will either allow you right away or put you on the waiting list, Recently they have been adding people to the waiting list but this will get you around $50 for free, You can find the answers to the videos on Reddit by searching " Coinbase Earn Answers " I have done this for a lot of friends and family and never had a problem, Once you sell the crypto just withdraw to your PayPal
If you are from the US there is, WeBull, RobinHood and MooMoo ( I could have got that last one wrong ) they offer the same as trading212 but works in the US
If you are from the US, I would say check out signupsforpay to see what offers there is you can do, I have done offers from here without asking for payment as this is the internet and some people won't stick to there word and pay but its a great way to find out offers you can do
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Cashback Sites
JoinHoney - Saves you money by searching for coupon codes, I place a monthly order on a website and it saves me between 20-30 each time, Well worth installing when you shop online
TopCashBack - Is a Cashback website, They also offer the £15 cashback on just eat
Quidco- You will get a £10 bonus when you reach £5 cashback through this link, This is a cashback site they offer some good offers on here so if you are looking to save when just normal shopping, They also offer an offer where you can get a free just eat order ( £15 ) They don't run it all the time
Some of the good cashback deals are also on the gambling offers, They may offer you £30/£40 for depositing at a casino So regardless if you lose the £10 you will be £30 in profit from the offer
20Cogs - You need to do 20 Cogs to get paid ( 20 Offers ) If you have never done any offers before you could reach that in one night depending on the offers they have, They say the average payout is £200, So you will be in good profit doing this (the UK Only I think )
Matched Gambling
As far as I'm aware this only works in the UK, I highly advise anyone who has extra money to do this, Read up on this using the site below, Its free to use unlike others who charge you a monthly fee
This is not "Gambling" You will always profit and they explain everything to you, You can make hundreds if not thousands depending on time and how much money you have in the first month
TeamProfit - They will guide you through everything, it is pretty easy once you get the hang of it and a great way to make extra money every month.
A good way to profit even more is, let's say TeamProfit Say sign up to Ladbrokes and this is how you take advantage of the sign-up offer, You could search Quidco or TopCashBack for the site they are telling you and see if they offer cashback on it, So not only will you profit from the sign-up offer, You will also profit from the Cashback also
Before you start working on a site or anywhere, Please look the site up if it sounds too good to be true and there is 0 feedback from reputable source then its a scam