It was only a matter of time before online casinos started giving live casinos a run for their money. We are not there yet but I would bet we have been getting very close. Online casinos have increased the kinds of games they provide to match what live casinos can offer. From poker to sports betting, every gambling activity seems to be online.
Most proponents of online gambling claim that online gambling will be as safe, if not safer, as gambling in known casinos in Las Vegas and Atlantic City. Much like the live casinos, online casinos are required to have their licenses and permits before engaging into online gambling.
Online casinos are regulated and audited by professional firms. All online casinos use the secure e-cash facilities, in cooperation with the credit card companies, so that the customers are increasingly being protected from unauthorized utilization of cards or from cases of identity theft, which is the main concern of the general public.
Lots of people believe that online gambling offers more entertainment for their dollar. Most online casinos offer huge cash bonuses to entice people to sign up and play. These bonuses tend to be within the selection of $100 to $300 for a $50 deposit. I have never seen a live casino online offer that to a customer and I do not think I ever will.
I think a concern out there will be the convenience of online gambling and just how easy it really is to sit at your computer and gamble for hours. ten years ago folks that wanted to gamble had to hop a flight to either Vegas or Atlantic City, now they don't even have to leave their homes.
One downside with gambling online is in the event you do win the payouts takes a couple of days. I believe this takes the thrill away of seeing you winnings paid out into your hand. Another downside has to be the potential for fraud. Most payments are produced by credit-card and regardless how secure the server is fraud still happens available.
Both of these concerns obviously have not scared individuals away. There are record numbers yearly spent on gambling online and it has grown just about every year since 1995. In a thriving business, such as online casinos, if you can find concerns around they will be dealt with quickly just to make sure people and their credit cards keep coming back