by Jerry "Jet" Whittaker

Jan 4, 2007

Web Online Gambling

Gambling has been one the most traditional forms of entertainment for people. It got glamour and identity through casinos. With the rising popularity many new gambling games have been developed to enhance the thrill. Online gambling and online casinos is the latest development in the field. Online gambling mainly refers to gambling through the Internet. Online casinos, also called Virtual casinos or Internet casinos, offer virtual gambling rooms wherein, players can join and enjoy the fun of playing in casinos. With the advances in web technologies the virtual feel has been supported with live chats. Similarly, games are designed using unique designs and features. It is possible to play all kinds of gambling games through online casinos.  The advanced feature of the gaming environment and games has made online gambling highly popular in the gambling world.

Types of Web Online Gambling

Web based casinos are websites from which gamblers need not download the software to the local computer. The games are represented in the browser plugins like Macromedia Flash, Macromedia Shockwave or Java. Playing the games needs browser support for these plugins. All the sounds, graphics and animations are loaded through the web by the use of the plugin. So, sufficient bandwidth is required. A few online casinos allow gamblers to wager by using a simple HTML interface. Download based online casinos need to download the software on the local machine, which is then installed on it. The software connects to the casino service provider and handles execution excluding the browser support. The sound and graphics have to be located in the software and are not to be loaded over the Internet. So, these casinos execute faster than the earlier type. The disadvantages are that the download consumes a lot of time and the hazard of malicious software disrupting the local machine exists. Live based casinos facilitate web players to view, hear and converse with dealers in land based casinos all over the world.

Comparison with land based casinos

Online casinos usually offer payback percentages and odds that can be compared with land-based casinos. The payout percentage is determined by the rules of the game. Some online casinos assert a higher payback percentage for slot machine games. The reliability and faith on online casinos is always in doubt. So, casinos buy their software from reputed and popular software companies. These companies claim that they use random number generators to confirm that the cards, numbers or dice appear randomly. As these declarations are in doubt, table games have an edge over casinos as the houses have been well established.

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