Online Casino History

Microgaming was the first software company, which established a web based online casino in 1994. But until 1996, this casino did not open. In contrast to the presently used software, which is a Viper version, the very first product that was used in a commercial manner was quite limited in terms of casino games. Here is an illustration of premium package of web based casino games that was brought in by the Microgaming in 1997:

1. Blackjack
2. Single or Double Zero Roulette
3. Video Poker or Jacks
4. Craps
5. Baccarat
6. Caribbeans Stud Poker
7. Three Line Slots Machines
8. Five Line Slots Machines
9. One Line Progressive Jackpots : Cash Splash

Earlier, most of the owners of online casino preferred to stay anonymous in this industry. Even at that time, certain steps were in progress with intent to close these online casino organizations. Just like every industry, foxy and deceptive operators were there in this online casino business as well.

Also, there were criminal groups targeting online casinos, having an intention to gouge money using various threats like Dos attacks, hacking server and by many other ways of determent. You will definitely get to know about few horror stories about these web based casino operators by studying few previous forum posts of earlier times.

Gaming Club, which was situated at South Africa was the first to open an online casino of Microgaming â„¢ in 1997. Gaming Club, which is operational even today, is now possessed by Carmen Medias situated in Gibraltar.

Old Times Online Casinos

Earlier, the pay-out from online casinos normally took 14 days for getting processed, which is too long. Those getting their payment within a week were quite lucky. But now it has become so easy. Apart from the payment issues, the major problem faced by online casinos was that their supporting staffs were not eloquent in English.

For most of the staffs, English seemed to be the second language. This created a frustration amongst the players while explaining their problems to those supporting staffs. But now, almost all esteemed online casinos recruit eloquent English speaking supporting staffs.

Advantages of Present Online Casinos

A remarkable improvement shown by online casinos is the fast payment processing. Online casinos like Fortune Lounges Group have a dedicated e-processor of their own to look after the winnings of the players and for releasing their direct payments.

Another remarkable change that has taken place with time is that almost all online casinos are under trustworthy Corporations having huge capital and good repute. In addition to this, most of these reputed casinos have set up 24X7 customer service. These improvements have brought peace and security for all the players.