i watch the counter and that is how i see if anyone is playing. nothing covert here. if the numbers don't change i assume that no one is playing. may be wrong, but if i am someone can sure correct me. I know that you are taking a chance when gambling and certainly not a novice at it, but again, the inability to get the money out and back into an account is an issue. yes, they can do it via ach, courier check etc. but the limits are high and so are costs. I am not a big dollar player just enjoy the games but with the limited funds the rate of return is just not working right now. anyway, one thing i did notice and i don't blame the good online casinos, is that the free (?) spin bonuses are difficult to get and don't give you much but every once in a while. There has to be a tightening up because the volumn of players have to be greatly limited to the casinos because of these new regs and the casinos have to get a certain rate of return in order to operate. just my thoughts, certainly not a scientific study.