Fascinating Internet Gambling Facts

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The subject of Internet gambling facts is fascinating, for several reasons, not the least of which is the amazing growth in number of players, games and Web sites over the past 10 years. First of all, did you know that a quick search for online casinos will turn up more than 6 million sources for information and for online play?

There aren’t that many casinos, of course, but there are millions of places to go for casino reviews, online-gambling news etc. Some of the most complete casino-review sites list up to 50 reviews and this only scratches the surface of places to play.

There is still some controversy about the first time that someone played a casino game online, but most observers say that the mid-1990s to late-1990s is the time when online gambling really started to take off. The “veteran” sites have been around for about 10 years or a bit more. From this small beginning, gambling statistics show there are hundreds of Web-based gambling sites.

With all these opportunities, there must be thousands of players online every day, right? It’s difficult to get accurate numbers, but early attempts to count just the number of online poker players turned up something like 3 million in the U.K. alone. Yet another survey, which asked residents of the United States about their online gambling activity, shows that less than half of all adults played online. In fact, a majority of people surveyed stated that they had no plans to gambling online or in a “brick and mortar” casino. But this would still mean that there are millions of U.S. residents playing online as well.

One of the more interesting results from these survey of Internet gambling facts shows that only about 25 percent of the people who play slots, craps, roulette or other games online join a members club or loyalty club. This is a good indication that there are a lot of occasional players and few who play consistently. People who play a lot state that they get benefits from the loyalty clubs and members clubs, however.

Among the more fascination Internet gambling facts is this: Slots have been around for well over 100 years, with the first three-reel game introduced in 1899. The “one-armed bandit” game took off in about 1910 with the concept of fruit pictures on the reels coming from machines that actually sold fruit-flavored gum. These are humble roots for a game that now attracts millions to dozens of different types of machines. Even bingo, the game that is as much a social event as a gambling opportunity, attracts millions to great online sites. According to some sources, online bingo alone accounts for nearly a billion dollars of Web-based revenue.

*Watch this page for updated information about the wonderful world of Internet gambling facts.

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