Recorded history Behind Internet Wagering

Thursday, 18. February 2010

[ English ]

The longing for making quick money may be as ancient as human civilized life. Betting was prevalent in many locations of the world from the dawn of time. The initial reference of wagering is found in archaic documents where anyone can observe the talk of games of Dice gambled on by Kings and Lords all over the earth. The gambling grew in selection and choice over time and the most thrilling and popular among them was the wagering on Horse racing.

With the advancement and popularity of the Internet, the internet wagering introduced sometime in the year ‘96 with a few casino pages making the debut, became one of the most chosen online activity. Today the approximated annual revenue from these webpages numbering tens of thousands is more than 7000 million dollars. That works out to around 19 million dollars per day and speaks loudly about the popularity and turnover of net wagering pages.

Wagering on the web comes with benefits and risks. The benefits being larger, web wagering has gone beyond the standard betting around the globe. The initial and chief among them is the convenience and the selection the net provides for bettors. The web sites, which continue to expand in numbers each and every second, provide a variety of gambling games such as the familiar slot machine attracting the players for the ever eluding Jackpot, the common man’s card games, craps, and roulette. Each provides different excitements.

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