1. As a gambler, how do you gauge the legitimacy of a Curacao registered online casino or in other jurisdiction with zero or little regulation?
I believe that if gambling is already restricted in my country, I would not look for a license at all. About the Curacao thing, yes I know that the sites regulated by them - do offer players to play there even if they come from a restricted area which may put the gambler into problem if they are asked for a KYC.
2. Is it enough that they offer provably fair games?
If I'm too lazy, yes. I mean who cares about the license, I just wanna take a chill-pill.
If I'm such a type of detective sort of person, I'll definitely try to look for more critical insider information about the gambling site including its license.
3. If it's an "old" casino, you can check their reputation and reviews from players but what if it's new?
Then I'd simply try out the new casino or just wait for some people to try it out for some time and give a review about them. But trust me, even if too good reputation has been created, if a casino wants to scam, they'll definitely do that. So I don't think that a particularly new casino will be able to prove itself unless hard time strikes in for them and if someone wins something huge over their casino. That's when their real test starts.
Would it make any difference to you if they're registered in Malta or UK where regulations are said to be of the highest standards?
Definitely, because their regulatory bodies will act differently as well as their way of handling and dealing with money laundering issues and/or KYC as well as restriction of countries will be very strictly followed and users from such countries will not be entertained.