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Less Expensive If land casino is located in another city, then gambler would need to take into account transport, accommodation and meal costs, while a person living near a casino would have to take into account transport costs. Depending on how far away from land casino player is living, these costs can run into thousands of dollars, whereas an online player can gamble from virtually any computer with an internet connection.
Player Support Online casinos usually offer better customer service in sense that they may usually be contacted via telephone, fax, live 24/7 live chat support and email. In addition to this, they provide player with detailed instructions on how to play each game, whereas a land based casino does not usually provide player instructions on how to play games.
Privacy The sense of privacy available via online casinos greatly exceeds sense of privacy offered by land based casinos in sense that online casinos do not take photographs or film footage of players. One is able to enjoy games without having to worry about what photographic records or video footage will be used for. In addition to this, one is able to play at an online casino without knowledge of any other person who is not a casino employee.
Safety In many cases, it is actually safer for a person to play at an online casino than at a land based casino because risk of player being assaulted or robbed greatly decreases when one plays from safety of one’s home. This not only applies to persons who win large amounts of money in presence of other people, but also to persons who attend casinos with cash money to play with.
Weather One does not have to worry about weather conditions or how to dress for it when playing from comfort of one’s own home. There is no need to worry about wet and slippery road conditions when it’s raining or taking an hour long trip to casino on a hot summer day.
Ill Health Whether player is suffering from back pain or diarrhea and as a result is unable to attend land casino, or whether he/she is simply trying to avoid catching flu from other persons, ill health does not appear to represent a significant obstacle to those who wish to gamble online.
Less Distractions Land casinos usually have more distractions which aim to decrease player’s focus on game and separate player from his/her money. Some of distractions which land casinos utilise include glamorous flashing lights, machine sounds, free alcohol, large mirrors, absence of wall clocks, windows or any indicators of time so that player will lose track of time and spend more time in casino. Unlike land casinos, online casinos do not utilise such distractions.
Play for Free Online casinos offer players opportunity to play casino games for free. Thus one is able to practice and get a feel for casino games before deciding if and whether to play for real money. Land casinos do not offer such an option and expect all players to play for real money with no opportunity to practice for free.
Relaxed Atmosphere An online betting session is usually much more relaxed with no time limit or pressure to perform, compared to land casino betting. An online casino player may play a game at his/her own pace without having to quickly make his/her move because he/she is worried about dealer or other players rushing him along.
Anywhere at Anytime Online casinos may be played from anywhere at anytime. Whether player is playing at 2.00 a.m. or 2.00 p.m., from comfort of one’s one home, or from a laptop inside a camping tent, online casinos may be accessed from any computer with an internet connection, anytime during day or night.
Shyness Internet gambling seems to appeal a great deal to persons who are very shy and do not wish to interact with strangers in a land casino.
Equal treatment Whether player is wealthy or not, male or female, young or old, Asian or American, online casinos do not discriminate against or show special favor to specific groups of players. Every player is valued and treated equally without having to feel inferior because he/she is betting $50 when another player is betting $5000. It would be difficult to imagine a Hollywood celebrity and average Joe receiving same type of treatment from a land based casino.
Better Payouts Online casinos don’t need to employ dealers, buy gaming tables and slot machines, purchase a casino building, manage a bar and restaurant, hire security guards, etc, and as a result they usually have much lower overhead costs and better payouts than land casinos.
Due to above-mentioned set of reasons, it is not very difficult to understand why online casinos have proven to be so popular among gamblers from all walks of life.
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