Savvy Sites

Site	Description	Strengths/Weaknesses	Rank
www.starluck.com	Starluck casino is an online casino that is open seven days a week 24 hours a day, offering dozens of casino games and assures full security to all of it's players.	Strengths: Home page uses a lot of space stating that the site has full security to ensure confidence. The site has links to a 24 hour support service. The site appears to be very secure. The home page has a link to a free tour that is easy to find and very descriptive. They use a random number generator for all wagers and a 128 bit encrypting device for all transfers. Can be played on windows. mac, and web tv, and works with three separate browsers. Weaknesses: Not very appealing. Did not inspire me to lose my money.Their light blue and yellow color scheme did not remind me of a real casinos aggressive color scheme.
www.luckyland.com	Luckyland casino is an online casino that attempts to use sex appeal.The casino offers 18 games.	Strengths: Easy to log into account on home page And easy to open a new account. Can be used with Web TV Weaknesses: Casino offers only 18 games. The site does not look very professional, more like someone's get rich scheme. They have a link to a site tour and the tour is only one paragraph describing the site. A user can't look at their games until they register for an account. The site does not look secure, and does not offer any information on the home page as to whether or not it is.
www.winnersland.com	Winnersland is an online casino with over 30 html and java games. They assure no downloads and instant pay outs.	Strengths: The site's home page dedicates enough space to ensuring customers that they are a secure page. The site uses Fire Pay, a type of E-money as an alternative to using a credit card. The site also posts the rules for all of its games and has three different spots on the home page for contacting and asking questions, with two help options. The site makes it easy to open an account. Weaknesses: The site just looks too majestic. It looks more like a home page for a fairy tale than for a casino.The site designers need to redesign the page.
www.goldenfortunecasino.com	Golden Fortune Casino is an online casino that self proclaims itself as " The Most Player Friendly Online Casino." Claims to have the most online games and to be the most similar site to a real Las Vegas Casino.	Strengths: Compatible with AOL, Macs, and Web TV, Offering a 24/7 technical support service. Has links on home page for service. When opening an account you receive an online newsletter. Games require no downloading, making them faster. Uses highly secure encryption software. Provides information on clearing browser cache. Can play with friends. Weaknesses: Must purchase software to use the site and play the games. Software takes a few weeks to deliver.
www.fiverosescasino.com	Five Roses Casino is an online casino offering 18 games and web master affiliate programs.The site uses e-mail advertising techniques which is how I discovered it.	Strengths: The page designers used black and red colors (traditional, aggressive, casino colors) The home page offers a link to preview all games. The site uses the best security possible, a 128 bit encryption system and user names that cannot be remembered. They have a wide variety of payment options including Pay Pal, Neteller, and Fire Pay for those uncomfortable with credit cards. Site has a very secure feeling. Weaknesses: None found.	Superior Site!
www.riverbelle.com	River Belle Casino is an online casino that differentiates itself from most of the other "Vegas Imitating" casinos by attempting to look like an old fashion river boat casino.	Strengths: This site does an excellent job of appearing to be a real casino. Their Guest Relations page makes users feel that they a really visiting guests checking into the casino. The site offers a Captain's VIP club, similar to a promotion that a real casino would run. The site has many payment methods other than credit cards such as Fire pay, Pay Pal, and ACH. The designers did an excellent job making this site feel as much like a real brick and motor establishment as possible on the web. Weaknesses: Absolutely no weaknesses!	Superior Site!
www.4gcasino.com	4G Casino is an online casino that offers two versions of play. A downloadable version and a non downloadable version that requires the use of software. 4G casino is licensed in Canada by the Kahnawake Gaming Commission.	Strengths: The site offers users to play without money, for fun, to try the games out before losing their money. The home page has a link to a step by step instructions page, making the games easy to download and play. Weaknesses: The home page is very compact ( about 9x6 inches) and not informative enough. The home page does not feel safe, as it has no security information on the home page The site offers only eight games and does not look like a real casino. It looks suspicious. I think that the designers need to redesign the whole site.
www.romancasino.com	Roman Casino is an offshore, online casino located in Greece. The site uses sex appeal. The site is a graphic based site, with pictures rather than words used for most of it's links.	Strengths: Can pay with wire transfers or Pay Pal. The site designers did an excellent job making the site look and feel like a brick and motor location ( You are walking through a door, and you click where you want to go. Or for information you go into a library and click on the book you want.) The site allows for an option of five different languages. Allows users to sample games for free. Assures security and feels like a safe site. Weaknesses: Does not have 24/7 customer support. Must have Netscape or Internet Explorer.
www.gamingclub.com	The Gaming Club was the first online casino on the web and claims to have the most games with 70. The Gaming Club is in a gaming group with three other casinos.	Strengths: Has been in business longer than all of its competition and has 70 games. Uses a Secure Socket Layer with a 128 bit encryption system. Accepts Fire Pay and Pay Pal. Weaknesses: The web designers designed a very unattractive web page. The site is much too busy and distracting. It is difficult to find information on this site. It does not look or feel like a real casino, or even an online casino. The page's designers should redesign the whole site.
www.planetluck.com	Planet Luck Casino is an offshore online casino offering dozens of casino games to users and affiliate programs for web masters, offering them commission on revenues.	Strengths: The designers of this page did an excellent job! This site is very appealing and easy to navigate. The site says that it is compatible with any system, including Web TV The site offers five different languages to reach a more international market. The site offers an excellent tour and allows for multiple player games so users can play with friends. The site makes it extremely easy to log on and become a user. The site has many links for 24/7 contact and help information and looks very secure. Weaknesses: No weaknesses.	Superior Site!