The Internet did more than was expected. Who would have thoughtthat traditional brick-and-mortar casinos would be able to leap online and
dominate the Internet?
Online casinos, also known by virtual casinos, generallyoffer payout percentages and odds comparable to real-life casino. Online casinos may offerhigher payout percentages for slots machine games. Some also publish payout
percentage audits online. The payoutpercentage is determined by the rules of the game.
Online casino gamers can either lease or purchasemembership slots through online casinos through companies such as Microgaming,
Realtime Gaming and Playtech.
Some casinos offer "live gambling" as anexclusive or part of a larger offering. Live dealers deal popular casino games like blackjack androulette in an online casino. This is anattempt to make the online casino feel real-time. Chat, as well as other player actions, could be sent to thedealer and the opponent for interaction. Avideo feed can be viewed by players. Thefeed will not be visible if bandwidth is limited.
Based on the interface of an online casino, there are twotypes: web-based or download-only. Online casinos that are web-based allow players to playwithout having to download software to their local computers. These are available in Macromedia Flash, MacromediaShockwave, or Java browser plugins. They all require browser support. You will need a lot of bandwidth to play the animations,sounds and graphics that are loaded via plugins. You can also have games through a plain HTML interface.
To play or wager on casino games, you will need asoftware client. The softwareconnects directly to the casino service provider, and can handle contact
without any browser support. This type ofonline casino runs much faster than other web-based casinos, as the graphics
and sound programs are stored within the software client. This is in contrast
to the latter, which must be downloaded from the Internet. Most of the times, the graphics and sounds in online casinosare better than those found on the internet. Like all other downloads though, it takes time to downloadand install the program. There is also thepossibility of malware in the program.
There are usually four types of online casino games:
(1) Card games such as Baccarat and Poker, Blackjack, andother variants.
(2) Craps is a dice game where players wager on theoutcome of a roll or series.
(3) Wheel games, best known for being Roulette, are
The online slot machine is also known as a fruitmachine or a pokies.
