When the internet was first launched in the early 90’s, no
one expected the online casino and sportsbetting industry to grow an expand the
way they have done it. Almost 15 years
after the first online casino was introduced, the business counts with
hundreds, if not thousands of online gambling sites available in dozens of different
languages. Online gaming has also gained millions of fans worldwide; some
estimates calculate that over 85 million people use online poker, casino or
sportebetting services on regular basis, and according to the experts, those
numbers increase every day.
Brick and mortar casinos
have been strongly examining the online technology, several Las Vegas casinos and Indian Reservation
Casinos are already implementing digital tables and virtual games as a way to
reduce costs and meet financial their expectations. Most casinos are aware of
the current difficulties they face, with the U.S obscured by a negative economic
climate, high prices of fuel and the fear of a recession, many of their potential
customers are deciding to stay at home and play at an online casino rather than
spending their cash at the famous gambling capital of the world.
Most casinos have more than one reason to be worried, Atlantic
City casinos gambling profits have dropped 7.5% and the Las Vegas casinos profits
have fallen 9.8%. On the other hand, online casinos are expecting a huge growth
in 2008 and 2009, however, online gambling experts agree that such growth would
have been even bigger if it weren't for the fact that a large segment of their
potential customers still unconvinced and hesitant about playing with odds
determined by software, also known as Random Number Generators (RNGs).
But
such hesitation and uncertainty may very soon be over with the implementation
of the new Live Dealer Casino games, the latest software innovation in online
gaming. While Live Dealer Casino software offers most honest results, it is
also the most realistic gaming experience available on the Internet. Players
can actually watch a real person dealing and shuffling the cards in real-time
streaming video. Up to now, most Live Dealer Casinos only offered four basic
games, Blackjack, Roulette, Baccarat and Sic Bo. This streaming video
technology allows real-time gaming, so clients can really hear the cards flip,
the dice roll, and the Roulette ball spin. A series of webcam provides the most
vivid and realistic casino gaming experience on the Internet today.
“The reason why online casino growth has not grown by the expected 16% is
mainly due to the fact that players still remain cynical about the possibility
of digital casino software affecting the outcome of games. However, with the
addition of Live Dealer Casino software, players will no longer have to worry
about being cheated by digital casino games since the outcome is determined
from a real deck of cards actually being dealt in our casino. It's simply the
best chance for a player to win online since the results are not generated by a
computer” said Dan Delgato, director of operations of Lazer Wager.
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