Interesting Facts About Online Casinos

by pete | Dec 16, 2022

Interesting Facts About Online Casinos

Online casinos are a huge part of the gambling industry and offer a range of games, from online slots and Slingo games to table games like blackjack and roulette. Once you start looking into online casino games, you quickly start uncovering fascinating facts.

Fact #1: Online casinos are nearly as old as the internet

The internet as we know it was created in 1991. By 1994, Microgaming had launched The Gaming Club, a virtual casino that offered a few select games. A couple of years later in 1998, Planet Poker went public with the first online poker games. Today, of course, there are literally thousands of casinos online, with the number and range of offerings continuing to grow.

Fact #2: Slot machines are now played almost completely online

A massive 90% of slots players prefer to gamble online. Considering the vast range of online casino slot games available, with every conceivable theme from traditional fruit machines to historical and horror-style games, that’s no surprise. According to the UK Gambling Commission, online slots gaming tripled from 2015 to 2018, with 72.5% of traffic on remote casinos in the UK generated by slots between 2020 and 2021. Of these online users, an incredible 50% access casino games using their smartphones and 38%, their laptops.

Fact #3: Online casinos generate the most profit of any gambling sector in the UK

As of 2020, there are 24 million gambling adults in the UK, nearly half of whom play primarily online. With the popularity of lifelike gaming environments such as live casino games surging, online gaming has proven to be a convenient, enjoyable experience and the sector continues to expand to keep up with demand.

Fact #4: Roulette is known as “the devil’s game”

Roulette is sometimes called “the devil’s game” because the total of all the numbers on the wheel adds up to 666. If you think this means that gambling is of the devil’s making, think again: roulette was created by French mathematician Blaise Pascal as an experimental perpetual motion machine, not a casino game. (Fortunately for players and croupiers all over the world, the experiment was not a success.)

Fact #5: Online gaming’s biggest win went to a newcomer

When you think about winning big at casino games, you probably think of Vegas. But it was a player from Finland who scooped the biggest online win in casino history. The lucky winner had been playing for just 30 minutes when he won nearly 18 million euros. Europe has a great track record for online jackpots: the world’s biggest online slots jackpot (£13.2 million) went to a player from Cardiff in 2015. His stake? 25p.

Fact #6: In some places, citizens can ONLY gamble online

There’s at least one place in the world where residents are banned from gambling in person but are still allowed to get their kicks online. That place? Monaco. Yes, Monaco, with its glamorous, world-famous casinos that regularly feature in James Bond movies. It seems only tourists and superspies get to step inside that elegant world.

Fact #7: You can gamble online without spending a penny

Many casinos like The Phone Casino offer a range of free casino games.This means you can play some of your favourite casino games, including slots and a variety of table games, using the game’s demo version. This allows you to get a feel for the game and develop your skills without investing any actual cash. Of course, you won’t be able to win real money either, but it’s a great form of practice! Some of the best casino sites are no-deposit bonus casinos, which means that you can play casino games with no deposit and still reap certain rewards such as free spins. If you want the casino experience without the risk, this is the way to go.

Fact #8: In the UK, gambling is most popular with people aged 35-55

According to statistics, the most active gamblers in the UK are between 35 and 55 years old. With the continuous growth of virtual casinos, however, online games are increasingly becoming popular with the younger generation. Interestingly, 51% of online gamblers are male, while 4 in 10 women in the UK engage in gamling regularly.

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