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What is an online casino? - Casino UK.
Simply put, an online casino is computer generated
simulations that offer real-time gambling on
classic casino games. Casino sites are nearly
identical to their land-based counterparts,
allowing players to select a game, buy their
chips and gamble real money against the house,
or in some cases against other players. The
only fundamental difference between the two
venues is that with online casinos, wagering
takes place through a computer and it is in
the comfort of your own home. So, just as you
would expect to walk into a casino in Las Vegas
and find all of your favourite games of chance,
so too, you will find them in their online counterparts.
While some sites have the barest minimum in terms of design and
software, literally providing only screen shots of the games as they
progress, some of the more established sites have developed software
programs that rival today's most realistic video games. In these casinos,
players are treated to a quasi-realistic tour of the house, with 3-D graphics
showing the general layout, table games, slot machines and even other people
milling about. In addition, players themselves are represented by 3-D characters
that can maneuver about the casino and chat via instant messaging with other real
players in real time. These chat functions even carry over to the gaming tables,
so players can chit-chat with each other, just like in a real casino.
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