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is with Steve, an outstanding and outspoken webmaster with a
distinct point of view and a unique online voice. I met Steve
through the webmaster community at Casino Affiliate Programs, where
he posts under the username "bb1webs", and Steve's gone out of his
way to be helpful to me as I've launched my own career as a portal
webmaster.
Which websites do you run?
Online Betting for High Rollers
KCsod.com
GI Gamble
Casino Payout Percentage
Flash Vegas
Poker Toker
Two Card Holdem
Poker Sharks
I think there are about 20 in all.
Which one is your flagship site?
OnlineBettingBuddy.com
What is your website's mission?
To make me money. (smile) Jus' kidding around.
You mean besides that? I cater to the more serious
entertainment-minded, yet no-nonsense type of gambler who, like
myself, are people who don't want to talk algebra, nor learn it, to
be able to gamble. But with that in mind, are also not going to
accept anything less than what should be accepted:
1- Secure banking. (I don't want to gamble with my identity or my
credit card information.)
2- Fair odds games
via the use of a random number generator. Without that, whether or
not a casino pays, and how fast they pay, doesn't really matter,
does it?
3- To get paid, and in a timely fashion.
4- Competent, courteous, and prompt customer support. Anything more
than 24 hours is not good.
The rest is just trim. The above are requirements that can't be
bent, with the exception of the customer service response time.
There are a couple of casinos who are slow to respond, but they
always do respond, which is paramount.
How long have you been a gambling portal webmaster?
Since 2000.
What made you decide to get into this business?
My father retired from
the business of growing and installing turf quality grass and handed
the business over to myself, my brother and two cousins and there
were just too many generals and not enough privates so I walked away
empty-handed from a business that could comfortably support 4 owners
in an above what I would have expected life-style. I had about $3k
at the time and that didn't last very long. I remember at my
near-lowest point; I had earned about $10k with a casino that owed
it to me for referrals sent over a 2 1/2 month period of time and
coming to the realization that I was never going to get paid; which
was my lowest point.
That was a fast introduction to the world of online gambling. I was
lucky in that the players sent to that casino (Quicksilver Casino;
now defunct and I had a part in that as well) never won any money so
there was never a question as to whether the players got paid - and
I did as soon as I realized the situation, send out warnings and
post them on my sites; and I created pages targeting Quicksilver
Casino in the search engines which warned people to stay away, right
there in the heading that was displayed on the search engine. I
remember at one point if you typed in "Quicksilver Casino" that
you'd get one listing to their site; and as many as 5 pages (all
mine) that warned people to stay away. The manager's name was Mike
Dibley. Avoid this snake in the grass at all costs.
What's your favorite thing about being a webmaster?
The freedom to spend time with my children at will. Though I do work
almost all night on a weekly basis.
What's your least favorite thing about being a webmaster?
Dealing with cheating casinos.
How much interaction do you have with your website visitors?
I think a lot more than most of my peers. I have a live help link
and if I'm not available, am usually quick to reply to emails. I've
also just recently added the phone number to my personal cell phone
as a last ditch effort for people that have not been able to reach
me thru the more conventional means. The last thing I want is for
one of my surfers to go around thinking that I have let them down.
Do you have any high rollers playing?
Yes, and I know some of them personally now. And they're an
interesting lot. Most, if not all of them, are women.
Which games do you like
to play online?
I like the hold 'em
tables at the poker rooms. I play under KCSod.com or some variation
of that.
What's your favorite casino to play at?
That's a toughie. I'm probably luckiest at the Cryptologic software
poker room, or, for regular casino games, the Microgaming casinos.
Specifically of late it's been Spin Palace.
Which casino group is your favorite to promote, and why?
Wagershare at the moment is making me the most money.
Casino Reward's admin has become a trusted personality over the
years, but only one of their casinos has performed well for me.
What are your top five web bookmarks?
1- My stats pages for my sites.
2- Neteller
3- The places I advertise.
4- Search engines.
5- Casino Affiliate Programs
Is there a difference between the high rollers who play at brick and
mortar casinos and the high rollers who play online?
Yes. I cannot make a dime on the high rollers who play at land-based
casinos. Actually, I would guess the major difference would be that
there is a much higher percentage of female high rollers playing
online. The atmosphere at home I'm sure is much more appealing to
the ladies than a smoke-filled gambling house. Therefore they are
much more likely to be playing online.
Which games and which softwares do the high rollers prefer to play
online?
The games are as varied as the personalities of those playing them.
The software is Microgaming, without a doubt. The other softwares
aren't even close.
Which casinos attract the most high rollers?
I think Spin Palace has become the most popular hangout for high
rollers from my sites. They're very good at pampering.
What advice would you
give a new webmaster who wanted to get involved in this area of the
web?
Don't give up your day job. (smile) Times are questionable, and
right now, it would be tough to break in. But I'm not saying it's
impossible.
What mistakes would you warn new webmasters not to make?
Find out from reputable portal owners which casinos' programs are
not going to cheat you to death, because it's a good rule of thumb
on spotting casinos you wouldn't want to be sending players to even
if they didn't cheat you. We are always the last to be paid, first
to be cheated. That's just the way it is; but it also is a great way
of weeding out casinos that are potentially going to end up making
the players unsatisfied for one reason or another (usually non or
slow payment issues).
If you had to sum up your approach to being a webmaster in the
online gaming industry in one sentence, what would that sentence be?
That I stand behind my guarantee and my integrity cannot be bought.
High Roller Casino Bonuses thanks Steve for his participation in our
interview product, and we wish him and all his websites continued
success.
Websites mentioned in this article include:
Casino Affiliate Programs
Online Betting Buddy
GI Gamble
KCSod.com
Poker Toker
Flash Vegas
Casino Payout Percentage
Two Card Hold Em
Poker Sharks
Cryptologic
Microgaming
Spin Palace
Wagershare
Casino Rewards
Neteller
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