The membership desk is like a hotel's reception desk...
You will be able to:
Open an account at the casino, thereby becoming a (new) member.
Modify an existing account (you will have to log in first).
Delete an existing account (you will have to log in first).
Clear an existing account after you have forgotten your pass phrase, or accidentily de-installed the game.
Open an account
Choose a username, and a reasonably long pass phrase (which you have to type twice). Fill out all your profile data in the „Profile“ tab. Be serious in filling out your profile! It will be used to mail a cheque back to you after you have won! When you are done, press the „[add me as a member]“ button. If a member with your username does already exist, you will have to try again. Your username will be unique.
Modify your account
First make sure you are already logged in (have presented your membership card).
You may now modify your account (one or both):
Your passphrase
Your profile data (click the „Profile“ tab to do so)
However, you will always have to type your (new or old) pass phrase twice here for increased security.
Delete your account
First make sure you are already logged in (have presented your membership card).
You may now delete your, or another account. However, you will always have to type your pass phrase (once) here for increased security. It is not allowed to delete an account whose balance is different from zero (ie., with money on it).
PANIC option: Clear an account
First make sure you are already logged in (have presented your membership card). You may argue that you cannot do this when you lost your pass phrase. Oh well, almost! What you have to do is: Open another account (cf. above), log in using this new account, and come back here (we require you to do this so, at least we have a hint about who does attempt to clear your account...).
Now, fill out the username of the account you want to clear, and press the „[clear my account & cash back]“ button. If the account had money deposited on it, it will be payed back to you using a default method (eg., by an US bank cheque mailed to you using your profile's address). After this, the account will be deleted (but nevertheless, you cannot reuse the username).
Security advice
You have an interest to protect your data. The money you have deposited onto the casino's account IS REAL MONEY like the one on your bank's account!
This program helps you as much as possible to keep your data secret:
Choose a username which is distinct from, eg. your first name. An alias is harder to guess. (Note however, that the program remembers the most recently used username for your convenience).
Choose a complete phrase rather than a password. Note that punctuation and blanks as well as case of characters do matter!
Do not share your pass phrase with anybody else, nor write it down. The program will never record your pass phrase! The casino's employees will never ask you for your pass phrase!
All your data is always transmitted to the casino server in strongly encrypted form.
An individual ID code will be stored on your local computer! Neither You, nor anybody else will be able to use your account on a different computer. If you want to gamble on different computers, you will need to open several accounts! This protects you from somebody „peeking“ your pass phrase by whatever means. If you gamble on a networked computer, and install the game on a network drive, any computer sharing this network drive will be considered „your local“ computer. You then have to trust the security means of your network operating system. Note that normally UNIX is considered more trustworthy than Windows NT in this respect.
Note however, that somebody could still STEAL the ID code from your hard disk, AND PEEK your pass phrase. If you fear that this may have happened, you can immediately „[clear my account & cash back]“ from the membership desk. You may do this from any account, eg. a new one you just opened on purpose. The money will be transferred back by a default method (eg. by a US bank cheque mailed to the address given in the profile tab of the membership desk).
This cash back option will not use profile data newer than one month (so a thief cannot simply redirect cash back to him).
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