@casinojack 199376 wrote:
I agree Dom, to a degree. I’m ok if a cert costs a couple hundred bucks, just not thousands.
You cannot be serious! As a player I would certainly not trust a casino who paid a couple hundred bucks for a certification… because it is a sure sign that the casino bought that certification without having to meet any standards! And the same goes for me as an affiliate – any Tom, Dick or Harry can pay a couple of hundred bucks to get a rubber stamp…
A proper certification costs money to do, such as checking software, due diligence on the program operators, meeting certain requirements, etc. I’m not saying that a program needs to be held to ransom for certification, but it is simply ridiculous to expect a PROPER certification to be available for hundreds of dollars.
Certification can never be free if it is to be respected. But certification must not also be tied to any other external conditions such as advertising, events, etc. – a certification must be for the SOLE purpose of ensuring that a program meets certain standards, and agrees to maintain these standards, and agrees to arbitration in case of a dispute. Nothing more, nothing less.
It costs money to inspect these things, ensure compliance on an ongoing basis, and provide arbitration.