Feedback on Casino Reviews Website

[Steve9]

I have just finished developing a new website where people can review online casinos. I would really appreciate some feedback. Do you think it will be useful? Have I missed anything? Is there anything that is confusing or difficult to use? There are only a few reviews on the site right now since this is the first time I have announced the site publicly. Take a look and tell me what you think:

Real-Casino-Reviews.com

I created the site because I was looking for a new blackjack site to play but couldn't find any good casino rankings that were unbiased, trustworthy, and not motivated by affiliate commissions.

It seems to me that biased reviews written by affiliates are a problem. As both a player and affiliate and I'm very sceptical of any so called "reviews" I read.

What I really wanted was a review site like all those ones for hotels or restaurants. I couldn’t find one with genuine casino reviews, so I decided to build one myself. My background is in software and web development, so over the past few months I worked on it in my spare time. It was fun to build, but it's not much good unless people use it!

In addition to posting any feedback you have here, I invite everyone that has played a casino game online to write a review and help get the site started.

Thanks!
Steve

[Steve9]

I recently announced a new website in this forum Real-Casino-Reviews.com, where players can review online casinos.

Not many reviews have been submitted, so I'm launching a campaign to encourage everyone to review online casinos that they have played.

For the first 100 reviews submitted I will donate $3 to your choice of:

* World Wildlife Fund – Gulf Oil Spill Relief
* Red Cross
* Cancer Society
* Your PayPal account!

You will be helping a worthy charity, and your review will help other players find the best gambling experience possible.

1. Go to Real-Casino-Reviews.com
2. Click on the “Write a Review” link

Sincerely,
Steve

[Graham]

I like the concept. I recently got a site designed to have this functionality but still haven't found someone to code it in.

Anyway while testing the site out I clicked the WRITE REVIEW link and got an error:


Server Error (500)

There's been an error. It has been reported to the site administrator and should be fixed shortly. Thanks for your patience.

[Steve9]

Graham - thanks for letting me know about the error. How embarrassing! It's now fixed and tested. It will definitely work.

We actually did a lot of testing before making the site public, but of course I made a change and broke it.

I'd be interested in seeing you site if you get it online to compare. I wish you the best of luck. It's not easy to get good programmers. I'm lucky because I'm a software developer so I was able to code my site myself.

Thanks again!

Steve

[kushmoney]

You could always use this for wordpress http://www.wpreviewsite.com

[CK]

It seems to me that biased reviews written by affiliates are a problem. As both a player and affiliate and I'm very sceptical of any so called "reviews" I read.

Yours are biased to. Ranking Rome #3 as the best casino. Cant honestly say that's an honest unbiased ranking given history of the room.

[Melanie]

Hi Steve,

The idea on itself is great.. I see you have over 700 casinos listed.. how did you come up to list all those casinos? are all of them US friendly casinos? I hope over time you get players to review the casinos you have... great initiative... hope it works out...

Also have you thought of poker review? just wondering.


Melanie

[Steve9]

Kaus,

Yours are biased to. Ranking Rome #3 as the best casino. Cant honestly say that's an honest unbiased ranking given history of the room.

Rome is currently ranked #3, because so far only three reviews have been submitted. So it's actually in last place. Once more reviews are submitted for other casinos the ranking will change.

The rankings are automatically calculated and based entirely on the reviews people submit (I verify all the reviews to ensure they are legit). The casino with the highest average rating will be in the #1 spot. Right now with just three reviews in the system, the rankings aren't very useful, so maybe it shouldn't even be displayed until there are more reviews to make it meaningful.

I hope that clears things up. If it didn't, let me know and I'll give it another try. My goal is to be 100% "real" and being transparent about how the rankings are calculated is a big part of that. I'll see about adding an FAQ to the site to make it clear.

Thanks for your helpful feedback and checking out the site!

Cheers,
Steve

[Steve9]

Hi Melanie,

Thanks for all the great questions!

I see you have over 700 casinos listed.. how did you come up to list all those casinos?

A lot of work There are some lists around of the popular casinos that helped me get started, but it was mostly just a lot of time and effort.

are all of them [on your site] US friendly casinos?

Not all of them, but you can use this link to see which casino's accept US players

I hope over time you get players to review the casinos you have... great initiative...

Getting players to submit reviews is a challenge. Even a few reviews can make a big difference and help people avoid bad casinos and find great ones. A few players have submitted reviews and I know slowly over time there will be a lot more.

I'm now paying $5 for the first 100 reviews submitted. How easy is it to write a sentence or two and click submit? There is no catch - just easy money. You're odds of winning $5 are 100%.

Also have you thought of poker review? just wondering.

For now I'm focusing on casino only. I realize there are probably a lot more poker players out there, but poker is also a lot more competitive. I'm really a casino player at heart so I wanted to stick with what I enjoy most.

Thanks again, Melanie. Keep the questions coming!
Steve