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The Online Players Association has been established due to the encouragement of the most active online gamblers and farsighted gaming sites dedicated to elevating the publics confidence in this industry.
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One of the things to look for when playing at an online casino is the Online Players Association stamp of approval (usually located at the bottom of the casino home page). The OPA Approval logo is the player's best assurance that an online casino has a history of delivering quality service to players and a consistent practice of paying player winnings. The OPA was formed in response to a need expressed by online players and forward thinking online casinos, with the objective to increase the public's confidence in the industry.
Online safeguards provided by the OPA:
There is a Code of Ethics that an online casino must subscribe to. The Code of Ethics is backed by a dispute resolution service as an additional safeguard for players and online casino operators alike.
Bet with confidence - The OPA operates a support centre to help players who believe that there has been a breach of the OPA Code of Ehtics by a casino, and the issue has not been adequately dealt with by the casino. As all OPA approved sites are committed to creating a safer and securer gaming environment, any suspected breach of the OPA Code of Ethics will be investigated thoroughly.
Sensible Gaming Policy - The OPA can assist any person who requires guidance or advice on gambling addiction related problems. The OPA will refer the person to an organizations that offers free, compassionate and confidential advice.
Online Players Association Payout Verification Unit is one of most advanced and challenging services offered by OPA. Payout Percentage Verification is critical for online players as it verifies that the amount that casinos boast they pay out, relative to what they take in by way of wagers, is accurate.
The OPA has offered this service, since May 2002, to OPA Approved Casinos who want to have their payout percentages independently verified by the OPA accountancy department. The verification process requires the casino to disclose confidential information to the OPA. The OPA scrutinizes all of the gaming logs of each casino before it issues a certificate.
The gaming logs of a casino are considered to be proprietary business information. When the OPA launched this verification service it knew that only legitimate and seriously player-focused casinos would participate. It did not take long before casinos began to subscribe to this service.
Visit Online Players Association web site for more information: http://www.onlineplayersassociation.com
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