APCW Member

APCW originally stood for Association of Professional Casino Webmasters; however in late 2006 they changed their name to The Association of Players, Casinos and Webmasters. Amongst other things the APCW conducts annual Feedback Surveys on criteria such as charge back rates, affiliate manager responsiveness, customer complaints, and timeliness of payments.

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One of the most interesting things (from a Players Point of view) is PerspectivesWEEKLY which is a weekly broadcast which can be seen on YouTube and informs players about their rights, what is and is not legal and also helps people (including me) stay right up to the minute with the latest online gambling developments from around the world. You can always catch the latest episode of PerspectivesWEEKLY on the apcw law page.

I am proud to say that I have passed all the criteria required to be a full member and have met the founder (J Todd) of the APCW in person a couple of times. Below you can see a picture of me (Andy) and J Todd (the owner of APCW and the presenter of PerspectivesWEEKLY).

The picture was taken at CAP Euro in London on 26th January 2007, and although we both may look drunk (or even hung over) I assure you we were not. You know how in the cartoons when someone has a great idea a light bulb appears above their head? Well look at J Todd's head in this picture, that's got to be one hell of an idea he's having.

The APCW also check the software of casinos for spy ware and malware to ensure they are safe for players and webmasters alike. For me this is an invaluable source of information when I'm checking out how reputable an online casino is.