Online Gambling casinos, also known as virtual casinos or internet casinos, are Online Gambling versions of traditional ("brick and mortar") casinos. Online Gambling casinos enable gamblers to play and wager on casino games through the Internet.
Online Gambling casinos generally offer odds and payback percentages that are comparable to land-based casinos. Some Online Gambling casinos claim higher payback percentages for slot machine games, and some publish payout percentage audits on their websites. Assuming that the Online Gamblingcasino is using an appropriately programmed random number generator, table games like blackjack have an established house edge. The payout percentage for these games are established by the rules of the game.
Reliability and trust issues are commonplace and often questioned. Many Online Gamblingcasinos lease or purchase their software from well-known companies like Wager Works, Microgaming, Realtime Gaming, Playtech and Cryptologic in an attempt to "piggyback" their reputation on the software manufacturer's credibility. These software companies either use or claim to use random number generators to ensure that the numbers, cards or dice appear randomly.
Online Gambling casinos can be divided into three groups based on their interface: web-based casinos, download-based casinos, and more recently live casinos. Some casinos offer multiple interfaces.
Web-based Online Gamblingcasinos
Web-based Online Gamblingcasinos are websites where users may play casino games without downloading software to the local computer. Games are mainly represented in the browser plugins Macromedia Flash, Macromedia Shockwave, or Java and require browser support for these plugins. Also, bandwidth is needed since all graphics, sounds and animations are loaded through the web via the plugin. Some Online Gambling casinos also allow gameplay through a plain HTML interface.
Download-based Online Gambling casinos
Download-based Online Gamblingcasinos require the download of the software client in order to play and wager on the casino games offered. The Online Gambling casino software connects to the casino service provider and handles contact without browser support. Download-based Online Gambling casinos generally run faster than web-based Online Gambling casinos since the graphics and sound programs are located within the software client, rather than having to be loaded from the Internet. On the other hand, the initial download and installation of a download-based Online Gambling casino client does take time. As with any download from the Internet, the risk of the program containing malware does exist.
Live-based casinos
Live-based casino gaming is a way to interface with a real world casino while playing Online Gambling. Recent advancments in communication technology now allow land-based casinos to open a real-time window via the web for players to game tables in an interactive, live environment. With live gaming players can see, hear, and interact with live dealers at tables in brick and mortar casinos worldwide.
Online Gambling casino is a derivation of the land-based traditional casino, also known as virtual casinos or gambling sites and providing diverse games or a single one depending on the website operation, franchise, etc. The Online Gambling casino offers generally better odds than land-based casinos for games such as slot machines where the chances of winning are regulated by the house, the so-called house advantage.
On August 18, 1995 the world's first Online Gambling casino debuted, Internet Casinos, Inc. (ICI) operating with 18 different casino games and for the first time offering also Online Gambling access to the National Indian Lottery. However, since the early days ICI operates out of the Turks and Caicos Islands, outside the United States to avoid government prosecution.
Also, in the mid 90's, two other Online Gamblingcasino’s made their debut claiming to be the first The Gaming Club and Intertops casino and sports book, which in fact launched the first Online Gambling sports book before Internet Casinos, Inc.. Building a reputable service with reliable payouts, high security, efficient customer support, and serving a large number of customers excited with this new gambling modality, the Online Gambling casino succeeded.
The spring of 1996 brought into the gambling scene a second sports book planning to launch an Online Gamblingcasino as they did. The Interactive Gaming & Communications Corp. (SBET), soon becoming a publicly traded company listed on NASDAQ. The financial success of this Online Gambling casino is not only the internet, but also the acceptance of bettors' sports wagers via telephone calls to Antigua on a toll free line via satellite.
Due the American gambling laws of regulations, the Online Gambling casino industry has been developed mainly from the Caribbean Islands nations, as well as from Asian and European countries where even governments have also entered the business holding their own gambling sites, like Liechtenstein's government operating an Online Gambling international lottery, not only in German but in six different languages to drive international traffic.
Atlantis, was the first Online Gambling casino based in Great Britain and licensed by the Isle of Man, an inspirational fact that made Sol Kerzner, its owner, develop a new concept in Online Gambling gambling the thematic Online Gambling casino.
Today, this Online Gambling casino has become one of a kind offering from five-figure slots payouts and progressives, offering free trips to Atlantis, the Paradise Island in Bahamas, and property of Mr. Kerzner. Atlantis was also the first casino recognizing the importance of players introducing the VIP program, exclusive for London Club’s Members.
According to Rolling Good Times Online Gambling, a popular gambling magazine, currently there are 452 gambling-related sites on the internet with thousands of subsidiaries, affiliates, franchises and co-branded sites, and the overall market for Online Gambling gambling is estimated at approximately $49 billion worldwide on average.
Natalie Aranda is a freelance writer. She writes about sports games and entertainment. In US, Federal Wire Act prohibiting electronic transmission of information for sports betting across state lines, but there is no a specific law prohibiting gambling of any other kind. In fact, several states rule in favor of land-based gambling but having specific laws against Online Gambling gambling of any kind.