How casinos have changed over the past 20 years

Lu Dyar
2 min readApr 25, 2017

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Gambling is a popular time spending for people all over the world. Nowadays, there are a lot of possibilities to gamble and to get not only pleasure and joy but to earn some money. Gambling has changed a lot during the past 20 years and casinos, being a part of a gambling industry, have changed a lot too. Earlier, people chose land based casinos and spent a lot of money there. The main casino centers are Macau, Monaco, United States, and Singapore. There is no gambler who has never dreamt of visiting Las Vegas or Atlantic City and spending an unforgettable night in one of the most luxurious casinos. But, nowadays, there is a possibility to gamble in the best casinos just from your home. Online casinos have conquered hearts of many gamblers and continue to grow with every year. Let’s have a look at the history of online casinos.

Evolution of online casinos

1994

This year is a year of birth of one of the largest software developers in the sphere of gambling, Microgaming.

1995

A company that transacts money on the Internet is born and its name is CryptoLogic. In autumn 1995, the first online casino by Microgaming was opened and proposed a new kind of entertainment for Internet users.

1998

It was a year when the first progressive slot was invented and it was Cash Splash. The first site that proposed to play poker online was born, it was Planet Poker.

The era on online casinos began and they grew with every year.

2012

It was a year when online casinos grabbed smartphones, both iPhones and Androids. Now it is possible to enjoy favorite games by playing in the mobile casinos.

The industry is developing all the time, proposing new benefits and bonuses to users. Why not use them and enjoy exciting and thrilling games.

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