The only way to make money in a casino is to own one, claims Steve Wynn, CEO of Mirage Resorts. Casinos will always carry the excitment and glammer associated with them and it's no different for the online based casinos too. With over $8 billion reported to be gambled online thoughout 2005, the sector continues to look profitable and shows no signs of slowing down.

Although starting or running an online casino yourself is an expensive and highly regulated project there are other ways to profit though the gambling sector. The primary route is by affiliation to an existing casino operator which can be made even easier though a turnkey website.

As with every kind of affiliation you should ensure that the merchant is trusted,established and contactable after all by affiliating yourself with any other website you are creating the impression to your visitors that you have a special relationship with them or are even part of the same group.

Casino affiliate programs continue to offer some excellent returns for affiliates willing to promote them, either offering a share of revenue earned though your site or a bonus for every new player registered. Some may also offer a pay per click option or a combination of these options.

The advantages of being an affiliate to a casino website are huge, mostly being that you are never liable to pay out a penny out of your own pocket if players you refer win. All payouts are handled by the casino operator, otherwise you'd only have to refer one or two lucky players for the results to be costly. More pratical reasons include the fact that you do not have to be licensed, after all the law views your position as advertising a casino - not running one.

By using a turnkey website that has been created for the task of casino affiliation you can quickly establish your site from day one as creditable and professional. All the research into suitable casino operators will already been completed. You can pick up these sites cheaply from ebay, or free from http://www.concept-casinos.com

Other advantages of using a turnkey website is that it will have been developed to give the impression of being a self contained casino operator, as opposed to a few banners put together on a blank page & it will have been thoughly tested and easy to setup or modify.