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History Behind Web Betting

by Lia on Feb.28, 2010, under Casino

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The urge for making fast $$$$$ might be as old as human civilized life. Betting was popular in many parts of the planet from the dawn of time. The 1st reference of betting is located in ancient documents where one can see the talk of games of Dice enjoyed by Kings and Lords across the planet. The gambling developed in variety and alternatives in due course of time and the most exciting and favored amongst them was the betting on Horse racing.

With the proliferation and popularity of the web, the internet gambling created sometime in the year ‘96 with a couple of casino pages making the debut, became one of the most chosen internet activity. Today the approximated annual income from these sites numbering many thousands is more than 7000 million dollars. That works out to around 19 million dollars every day and speaks loudly about the popularity and turnover of web wagering sites.

Betting on the web comes with advantages and dangers. The advantages being larger, on line betting has gone beyond the conventional betting around the globe. The initial and chief among them is the comfort and the selection the Internet offers for bettors. The on-line sites, which continue to grow in numbers each second, offer a variety of games like the familiar slot machine drawing the gamblers for the ever elusive Jackpot, the common man’s card games, craps, and roulette. Each offers different excitements.


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