Asia, largest among the seven
continents in the world also accounts for widely opened Online Casinos worldwide as well one of the fast developing markets for
online gambling. Recreational activities like that of gambling has
been famous among the Asians since 900 A.D.. Taking such a great
passion to one side, their skills were also amazing in casino table
games.
Talking about the industry experts,
online casino gambling has been the hottest topic thereby making it
the best place for the present and the future for online gambling
developments. The first Asian online casino was developed in 2000.With the growing interest of Asians in
online gambling, certain games like Mahjong were being offered as
online games as this game is 4,000 year old card game in China. Even
though internet gambling is not fully legalized Mahjong players in
China cannot help themselves from entering in the site. Countries
like Macau and Philippines have adapted western theme for these areas
and are being called as 'Oriental Monte Carlos' and 'Little Vegas'.
Macau is the only Chinese territory has legalized gambling since
1850s.Macau's biggest source of income is in
tourism sectors which in turn is boosted by gambling which in turn
indirectly brought in foreign investors.
Three Basic types of Online Casino Games are Table Games, Gaming Machines and Unique games.
Table Games are usually played on a
large felt-covered tables containing printed layouts. Games like
Blackjack, C raps, Baccarat and Poker are played on these tables.
These games cn be played using cards or dice or with specialized
equipment like roulette wheel. The card games include online
blackjack, online baccarat, online casino war and online poker. Dice
games include a well known 2 dice game, Craps.
Gaming Machines can be played by one
player at a time and these include slot machines and video poker
machines. Slot Machines are computer driven which work on the
principle as that of old-fashioned "One Arm Bandit". Some
special features like bonus payouts and wild cards are available in
online video poker game.
Unique games are too special to be placed under any category and they include "Online Keno" and "Online Scratch Card"
Unique games are too special to be placed under any category and they include "Online Keno" and "Online Scratch Card"
As
Internet population grows globally, and with online gambling gaining
popularity in European and Asian countries, it is safe to say that
the above figures will grow even further with no instant signs of
decelerating in the near future.
