Online gambling is growing in popularity for many reasons. Nowadays, most typical casino gamers who play offline and online would probably tell you that they have found online casinos to be more player-friendly than ever before.

Thanks to the advent of online casinos, it is now possible to play casino games on the internet while remaining at home. A simple computer and internet connection are sufficient for entering into a virtual world where playing cards, tables and slot machines is within only one click.

Most online casinos are also offering referral schemes that reward both the referrer and the referee bonuses which is contributing to the ever expansion of this sector on the net.

There are many reasons why players began to take notice of the online gambling scene in the past few years. Online gambling has given the option for players to be engaged in a full casino environment without the usual etiquette and outfit requirement of a real land based casino. Also, while playing online, players can now do multiple tasks at the same time: watching the stock market, checking personal bank accounts or even doing the laundry are all example of tasks the user can do while playing an online casino game.

Online gambling has been present since the dawn of the Internet but it has really started to grow only over the past 5 years thanks to various regulations that allowed online advertising for this sector. Simultaneously, land-based casinos are improving daily; they also consider online casinos their competitors in addition to the traditional competition across the street.

Online casino games have introduced a new profile of players ranging from lawyers, doctors, students and even mothers playing online too! This is explained by the fact that online casinos are all about money, fun, taking a break and relaxing all at once.

Among the wide range of online casinos available on the market, no download casinos are certainly the most profitable. They download directly directly in Flash or Java. They do not require an installation and save a lot of time and space on your hard drive. Surprisingly, the quality of the graphics is almost similar to the versions requiring download.

While the vast majority of online casinos today offer games designed entirely in 3D, other more ambitious providers are looking to adopt a different technology. As a matter of fact, some casinos now employ the technique of "Live Streaming". The games offered via this technique are available via a video-conferencing system: the casino and the user are connected by a webcam and there is a real human dealer that runs the various games that the client wants to participate in.

The "Live Streaming" technology can now offer casino games such as blackjack, roulette and video poker in real time.