Internet gambling has provided a wide range of different facilities to all categories of users. It has acquired a reputation of being a mass media resource, a popular shopping facility and a source of entertainment. There is a great variety of different games of practically all genres available on the Internet, among them being: arcades, shooters, logical, educational, sports, gambling games and others. The latter type of games has quickly gained international acknowledgement due to the fact of having a reliable money winning opportunity. As a matter of fact, virtual games of chance perform the same functions and are based on the similar principles with real ones.
Internet versions of games of chance can be found at online casinos . A virtual online casino refers to a specialized gambling website which concentrates famous online casino games of luck, such as: roulettes (both European and American versions and mini roulette ); slots (virtual animated video slots ); poker (with an opportunity for players to take part in an Internet version of the freSOP tournament); bingo (a prominent lotto originally invented in Italy ); flash instant lotteries (represented by scratch cards) and others.
In fact, online casinos are reported to be more preferred than their “brick-and-stone” analogues. This fact can be explained by: wider availability for legal-aged individuals from all strata of society; wider accessibility for anyone who has got Internet connection and a digital device (a PC or any kind of a mobile device); a possibility to take advantage from other services and offerings (provided by a website) and other factors.
All modern online casinos function under the condition of a severe competition, so these web resources face a necessity to extend a range of their services in order to attract more clients. Among additional services provided by online casinos there are: downloadable replicas of games of chance; theoretical resources (common information for clients; description of rules and gaming regulations; links to experts’ articles as far as gambling strategies and systems are concerned etc.); online stores (selling e.g. decks of cards, bingo , roulette equipment, various souvenirs and accessories and other items); implementation of casino bonuses and others.
Internet casino bonus is a special promotional program that is meant to enlarge the amount of a player’s funds. The web administration can grant a player a bonus as an award for an active gambling. This money is either added up automatically or requires confirmation of acceptance (system of bonus codes).