A couple of weeks ago, I posted an article giving some basic information about how online casino payment processing works, and how it can run into problems. At the time, I was simply reacting to a situation that had developed where a number of online casinos had suffered major processing problems, and I wanted to clarify the situation and quell some of the unease.

After posting that article, I received a surprisingly large number of appreciative comments - on top of the usual insults - which made me realize that there was a general lack of information out there explaining the basics of how to gamble online without getting hurt.

Too often the experienced people in this industry, who have all been doing this for years, automatically assume that everybody browsing the gambling sites must already know the ins-and-outs of gambling online. We leave it to the forums to explain to the newbies how they must proceed. This lack of proactive education really does our customers a disservice.

And with that, I realized that I had just given myself a new task. This will be the first of a series of informational articles with one goal in mind: explaining the industry, and how to navigate it, to the people who need it most.

Stay tuned as I add a few posts over the next few days.

Oh, and needless to say, feel free to comment - not that you would ever hesitate anyway.