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Mobile Casino
It has only been a few years since Spin 3 established the first real money mobile casino platform. As a result, mobile casino gambling and mobile casino games have become more and more popular all over the world. Read more...
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Some Casino Games History
Gambling has probably been around since mankind learned to count. The first kind of gambling was done with bones. Rolling bones became dice which predated playing cards by hundreds of years, although the Chinese dominos could be likened to cards.
The Chinese also seem to be the inventors or creators of lottery-type games such as keno, and lotteries were often used by kings to bring in money for their armies. Even today many countries use statewide lotteries to generate money to finance the building of schools, hospitals and community centers.
Cards came later, around the eleventh century and most likely also from China. But cards as we know them today originated with the French who gave them their suits: spades, clubs, diamonds and hearts.
All these types of games found their way into the casinos of Europe around the 16th century. The casinos were considered houses of pleasure and entertainment for the aristocracy and many fortunes were won and lost there.
Casino games took a big jump at the beginning of the 20th century with the invention of the slot machine. Slots turned into one of the most popular of casino games to this day and they account for about 80% of today's casino revenues.
Online Casino Games
Online casinos began to show up on the internet around the middle of the 20th century. At first online casino games were rather primitive and the player didn't have much of a selection. But we all know that computer technology advanced in leaps and bounds, as did the internet, and with it the number of online casinos and online casino games sprouted like mushrooms.
Today we have all kinds of online casino games. There is always something new popping up and there are games to attract every possible online gambler. You will find a whole spectrum of slots games: standard 3-reelers, more advanced 5-reelers and plenty of interactive video slots. Then for poker lovers there are all the most popular poker variations including video poker and poker rooms and poker networks which also include poker tournaments. The blackjack online casino games are a great favorite where it is even possible to have virtual "live" dealers. For those looking for less strategic games there are all the bingo and keno varieties. And for those players who want some elegant, sophisticated casino games we find roulette and baccarat.
There are also dice games such as craps and sic-bo, an Asian game that has become popular recently.
With such a tremendous selection and variety of online casino games it is no wonder that online gambling is now considered better than land based casino gambling.
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