Although online casinos are more accessible than ever nowadays, there are still plenty of things to know about how the industry works and how it got to be the ubiquitous force that it is today. Every online gambler, whether recreational or professional, or anywhere in between, could benefit from having more knowledge about online casinos.
Here are 8 things you should know about online casinos:
- The First Online Casino was Established in 1996
The online casino industry has reached immense levels of growth only in the 2010s, but online casinos have been around since before the turn of the millennium. In 1996, InterCasino launched the first ever real money online casino.
Though its 1996 iteration wasn’t anywhere near the standards set by today’s online casinos, InterCasino has evolved through the years and remains to be a respected player in today’s industry.
- Welcome Bonuses are Everywhere
Online casinos try to attract players to sign up with them by offering welcome bonuses. Though each casino tries to make it appear that they’re providing can’t-miss offers, the truth is virtually every casino worth signing up for has its own version of a welcome bonus, and it takes just a bit of exploring to find a potentially better welcome offer.
- Terms and Conditions are Essential
While it’s practically a given fact that no one reads the terms and conditions, online casino players must strive to be the exception. Reading the terms and conditions cannot just help you pick the casino for you, but can also help you save more money in the long run.
Most bonuses are subject to terms and conditions and you may feel like you’ve been fooled when you realize that your budget isn’t enough to redeem the bonus, but this can easily be avoided by reading the T&C’s.
- Reputable Casinos Can’t Rig Games
One of the fears players have when playing online is that the games might be rigged. While there are indeed some unscrupulous businesses out there who try to scam prospective online gamblers, you don’t have to worry about rigged games when playing in known casinos.
Online casinos have licensing and regulatory bodies that ensure that they play and pay out fairly. This information is easily accessible in countless casino review sites online.
- The Largest Payout in the History of Slots
Another thing that makes online casinos so enticing is that they also offer the huge prizes that you can win when you play in land-based casinos. You can literally win millions just from a few clicks on your computer.
In 2018, Grand Mondial Casino saw the highest payout ever in an online slot machine, when someone played the Mega Moolah and won a whopping €18,915,721. These prizes likewise aren’t rare, as there are numerous progressive jackpot games to be found in every online casino with jackpots that can easily reach millions.
- You Can Still Use Strategy Online
People who want to give themselves an advantage in real-life casinos resort to methods such as card-counting in order to win more in the casino. While this technique is unfortunately impossible to execute when you’re playing online, you can still gain an edge by learning strategy, particularly in skill-based games such as poker.
Poker pros today make a living from playing online, and they do so not because they’re lucky, but because they study and implement the strategy they learn which remains equally applicable in online games.
- The Most Popular Online Casino Game is Slots
Skill-based games aren’t for everyone. Some people who go to the casino simply play for the thrill of it, and pray that luck is on their side when they pay a visit to the casino. This is why luck-based games such as roulette, baccarat, and craps remain to be casino staples. But perhaps there’s no game as identifiable as slots when it comes to reflecting the casino experience.
The popularity of slot machines has likewise translated to the online sphere. Aside from being arguably the casino game that can most easily be translated from live to online, there’s no other game that pays out as much as slots, where the progressive jackpots pay out millions.
- You Can Play Online Casino Games for Free
While most people play in casinos, whether online or in real life, to win money, there are times when you simply want something to keep you occupied, or perhaps you’re a new casino player who’s looking to get familiar with the various games that online casinos offer.
Luckily, you won’t have to put your money at risk if you don’t want to when you’re playing online. Many casinos offer demo versions of their games which you can play for free whenever and wherever you want.
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