Online Gambling Basics
by: Mansi Gupta
Poker, black jack or any other casino game with a
real fancy name, any lay man acquainted with the web
knows that these are only a click away. Online
gambling industry today is one with the highest
growth rate. However which site to choose is
definitely the biggest problem that one faces when
seriously thinking about gambling online. With sites
by the dozen offering “online gambling” there are
other hundred offering you to start your own site,
the scene can get a lot confusing.
Though site offer all traditional card games like
poker and black jack and other casino games like
roulette and slot machines, but the roots of
internet gambling still centre around sorts betting
and horse racing.
The concept is quite sensible considering that
not everyone is comfortable with the terms and other
nitty gritty of various dice games, while the
picking the scores of a super bowl game is
relatively easier.
According to various stats as published in Sports
Illustrated sports betting touched as much as 1
billion $ which is 10 times the figures placed with
traditional Nevada sports books. Betting on horses
is also hugely facilitated by theses sites as while
all major races are broadcasted on major television
channels and other programmes cover highlights of
the races, but getting on the tracks can get
difficult, if you do not live in a state where the
tracks are located.
While the federal wire act1961 made it illegal to
use telephone to place bets, thus driving the
prospective gamblers from other states out of luck,
however the arrival of internet on the horizon
changed the scene.
Popularity gained by poker in the recent years
has been another reason for the success of online
gaming in the recent years. Te success of the Travel
Channel’s World Poker Tour program and ESPN’s World
Series of Poker, have pushed other channels also to
start airing these shows.
Poker though may easily be the most successful
online gamble game but sites are trying to
popularise the real games like black jack and slots
by vigorous advertising which includes bulk email
advertising. The emails sent by
GoldenPalace.com, one virtual casino offers as
much as 58 casino games, meanwhile offering chat
rooms and other premium services.
Interestingly online betting is not the only way
to spend money. There are industry sites such as the
River City Group, based in Missouri open for
subscription starting from$245.Those not ready to
spend money right away there are fee software to be
downloaded to play poker or other games. There also
are free practise areas to learn and play for free.
However the catch lies in the fact that success in
these free areas are a sure invitation to the real
gaming world, where however winning is not so easy.
The odds might be against you but in the world of
software tricksters it’s always easy to make a
winning way out. So online gambling in fact a
contest between the owner and the player. But in
either case it’s the winner who gets it all.
