Gone are those days when a person had to travel all the way to Las Vegas just to play single game of casino, whether it is blackjack, or poker. These gabling lovers traveled miles from their home to the casino city to try their luck and fortune. These players now have the advantage of playing from their homes, with the advancement of internet and technologies. Online casinos have made this possible. These online casinos started in the mid 1990’s with the launch of an online casino website named InterCasino. It was launched in 1996 but there are some people who believe that a website named Gaming Club came first to InterCasino in 1995.
There was a problem of licensing in the beginning but with Free Trade and Processing Act, online casinos were given permission to open freely. Microgaming is believed to be the first ever software used for these online casinos. Hacking and theft came with these websites and security became a concerned issue in gambling on these online casinos. For this, some countries established commissions for gambling to regulate these websites. They wanted to give all players a fair chance and for this they introduced transparency in these websites.