Best Mac Poker Sites For USA Players
It's a big enough hurdle for someone to find a casino to play at when they're from the USA, or if they play on a Mac instead of a PC. But what if you live in the US and play on a Mac? That has to be near impossible, right?
Not quite. It's actually not as bad as you may think.
There are still plenty of online casinos accepting US players which are Mac compatible. Below you will find a list of the top four Mac compatible casinos for USA players. We've also provided some tips on how to find a safe casino, especially if you want to play with real money. All of the bonuses listed are available instantly and the casinos below have a great reputation in the industry for providing excellent customer service and fast payouts.
How to Find a US Mac Friendly Casino
The solution is pretty simple. First you tackle the problem of finding a US accepting casino. The Mac problem should then work itself out.
Step 1. Finding the US Friendly Casino
Ok, so the first step is to find a casino that accepts US players. This is the hardest part, not so much because US accepting casinos are hard to come by, but because so many of them are shady or aren't worth playing at. They either have unfair games, poor to non-existent support and/or they don't pay the players their winnings.
These are the types of online casinos you want to avoid.
To separate the good from the bad, find a handful of US accepting casinos and do the following:
- Visit a popular casino related forum and see what negative comments or warnings have been made about each casino. You won't find a casino that has a spotless record, as it's impossible to make everyone happy. But what you want to look for are warnings about scams, bad support or games.
- Test the casino's support. Send each one several emails at different times throughout the day. See who responds the fastest, is the most helpful and friendly.
- If you have any friends or family that gamble online, ask them if they've played at your list of casinos, and if so, what they thought of them.
Once you've weeded out the less than stellar casinos your last step will be to test the site to make sure they have games you want to play and pretty graphics. But first you need to make sure the casino has a Mac friendly version of their casino software.
Step 2. Find the Mac Friendly Casino
Above I mentioned that once you find a US friendly casino that the Mac problem should solve itself. The reason being is that nearly every casino has one of the following:
- A full Mac friendly download of their software, equivalent to their Windows version. This still isn't that common though, despite it being 2012.
- A no download option using flash or java. These are usually smaller (limited) versions of the full software -- there are fewer games and variations available to play. Only the most popular games are available. These are also known as instant play games.
The majority of online casinos will fit into either category, if not both. So as I said, finding a Mac friendly casino isn't nearly as big a deal as finding a (worthy) US friendly casino is.
In the off chance that you do come across a casino that doesn't have a full download or browser based version of their software, another option is to use a PC emulator. This is a program that you install on your Mac that will allow you to run Windows, thus allow you to run online casino software. You can find PC emulators for Mac for $25 to $75.