Online-Casino: How and why did they get so popular
Antigua and Barbuda legalized online casinos in 1994. Microgaming created the first online casino, but it lacked a secure financial transaction method. In 1995, the brothers Andrew and Mark Rivkin founded Cryptologic, which specialized in real money transactions via the internet. InterCasino was the world's first real-money online gambling.
Online casinos got very popular. There are now more than 700 online casinos and the first online poker rooms. Competition between the providers of online casino improved the quality of the games and software.
Online casinos are popular because they offer people access to them 24 hours a day. The playing itself is easy and the providers try to make the handling of the games intuitive and accessible.
Online casinos are popular because of international networking, round-the-clock accessibility and more games. Online casinos offer a wider range of games than in normal casinos and some games can only be played in online casinos.
Online casinos are popular because of safe money transactions and absolute discretion. Online casinos often are more discreet than normal casinos because the players are sitting alone in their own homes.