There is a huge difference between the good online casinos and the bad ones, and a fairly significant difference between the good ones and the great ones. I’m going to give you a short list of the great ones.

Top online casinos for USA players:

• Silver Oak

- In addition to a huge collection of the best onlince casino games, these folks obviously care a lot about customer service (it’s the only online casino that I’ve seen that puts a picture of their CS team on the front page!).

• Go Casino

- okay, the green and purple logo makes me think of Frankenstein for some reason. But I got past that, and I was very glad that I did — because they’re friendly and fun, and I’ve never had a better banking experience at an online casino.

• Caribbean Gold

- it’s a very lucky castaway that washes up on this shore. The service and games are top-notch, and the multi-deposit Welcome Bonus will keep you playing for a long time on the house’s dime. When it is time to contribute, Caribbean Gold has a sizable list of US casino deposit methods.

• Aladdin’s Gold

- Every once in a while, it’s perfectly okay to judge a book by its cover. That’s the case at Aladdin’s Gold, which frankly looks amazing, and offers wonderful welcome bonuses…but doesn’t ever let you down in the game or support department.

• Win Palace

- though you get a high-roller vibe the moment you stop by Win Palace, it’s an excellent place for fish and whales alike (that’s gamble-speak for “beginners” and “high rollers”). A wide range of bonuses sweetens and already sweet deal.

See, a bad casino will take all of your money and give you nothing in return but more headaches. A good casino will take some of your money (somewhere between “some” and all”, in my experience) and provide you with a decent experience and basic resources (for instance, email support instead of 24/7 live chat or telephone).

A great casino is one that will assist you in real-time if you have an issue. A great casino offers a full range of many online casino games, with payouts that the land-based casinos couldn’t even dream of matching. A great casino will give you all of its security, privacy, and payout percentage info right up front (ideally on the front page).