Well, I am not against casinos obtaining a license to operate, but what I have always wanted to know for sure is what does the licence do exactly?
Many a times, I see some gamblers advising other gamblers against playing on casino without licence, as such casinos may likely be a scam in pending, but still on several occasions, we have witnessed casinos with license shut down and ran away with money belonging to their users, and the issuer of their license did nothing to make sure that users get their hard earned money back, what then is the use or benefit of a licenced casino to gamblers.
Just as Poker Player mentioned that it is just for appearances, A license is only serious when you do not obtain it as a casino and then decide to just start operating, the government will take you that you are trying to be involved in illegal money laundering activity, or other scams, and then move to checkmate you, if not at the start of your business, maybe sometime later.
Some say that when a player have issues with a casino, he or she could report to the issuer of their license for such casino to be properly sanctions, but never for once have I ever heard or seen that a license issuer sanctioned a casino for their misconduct towards a gambler or gamblers,
I also imagine that the licenses are a way for the government to get some revenue from these casinos, so after issuance, they are more concerned about the next casino that will come to obtain the license, not you who has obtained it already. So they do not concern themselves with misconducts from these casinos even when they are reported.
what exactly is the benefit of licensed casinos to gamblers?
Playing in a licensed casino give more assurance to a gambler that they are playing in a casino that is closer to being credible than not credible. Because a casino that wants to operate without a license will never attract some category of gamblers.