Online Casinos are very popular and lot of people are playing and gambling. Online casinos can be divided into three groups based on their interface: web-based casinos, download-based casinos, and more recently live casinos. Some casinos offer multiple interfaces.

Web-based Casinos

Web-based online casinos are different websites where gamblers/users can play casino games such as online bingo, Black Jack, Baccarat, Poker and many more. They do not need to download any software to their computer. The games are represented in the owner’s browser plug-ins Macromedia Flash, Macromedia Shockwave, or Java. Also, bandwidth is needed in order to play the sounds, the images and animations. Web-based are the most popular.

Download-based online casinos

Download-based online casinos require the user to have a computer in order to download the online casino software for him to play the games and gamble on the online casino. The online casino software connects directly to the casino service provider without browser support. This type of online casino runs much faster than the typical online web-based casino since all animation and sound programs are already located within the software itself. The only drawback to download-based online casinos is the time it takes to download on your computer and there may be a risk of malware and spyware as well.

Live-based casinos

Live-based casinos are the top notch of online casino. It allows you to directly interface with a real world/live casino just as if you were in it. The player can interact live with other players and live dealers at tables via a real time web window, whether he is playing Poker, Baccarat or Poker.

With these different interfaces, the client has the choice to choose what best suits him and have fun all night long. All online casinos will offer the customer different games, below is a list of the most popular ones.

Cards Games

- Asian stud
- Baccarat
- Blackjack
- Casino war
- Caribbean Stud Poker
- Chinese poker
- Faro
- Four card poker
- Let It Ride
- Mambo stud
- Pai gow poker
- Red Dog
- Spanish 21
- Texas Hold'em Bonus Poker
- Three card poker
- Two-up

Dice / Tiles

- Craps
- Pai Gow
- Sic bo
- Chuck-a-luck

Random numbers

- Big Six wheel
- Roulette
- Bingo
- Keno

Gaming machines

- Slot machine
- Video Lottery Terminal
- Video poker

Online casino games provide to the player a long-term advantage to the real casino. With an online casino, the player has the illusion of being in control, giving him the opportunity to make choices.

There are different online casino games which are exactly the same as a "house" casino.

Table games

This type of game is played on a big table which is covered with a printed felt layout and may contain seating positions for players. There is a dealer located on one side of the table and the players located on the other side of the table. Generally table games are played with dice, cards and other gaming tools.

Gaming machines

The Gaming machines are the slot machines, and are played by only one player at a time and do not require the involvement of casino employees to play, this is why slots machines are a really popular online casino game.

Random number games

Random number games such as the Roulette or Bingo are based upon the choice of random numbers, either from a computerized generator or from other gaming tool.

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