What Is Online Gambling?
Online gambling (- or in other often used names, Internet gambling and web based gambling is) is the placing of bets on sports or casino type games over the Internet. This term is also used sometimes telephone sports betting that advertise themselves through the Internet. Yet real online gambling is when the laying of a bet, playing the game and collection of money is done through the Internet. The different kinds of betting can range from Sports bets taken over the Internet through casino style games to lotteries, bingo or keno.
Online gambling is usually the wagering of bets on sports or casino type games over the Internet. Sometimes the term also encompasses telephone sports betting. Real online gaming, however is when the betting, playing and collecting of money is done through the Internet. The nature of betting can range from Sports bets taken online to casino style games to lotteries, bingo, keno and more recently multi player games where the feature is playing against or together with other real people around the world. In many countries online gambling is legalized and online casinos are government licensed. For example, Antigua allows online gambling and has issued licenses to online casinos. Kahnawake, a Mohawk Territory in Canada, also licenses online casinos.
Regular gambling involves gathering two or more persons for the exchange of bets and, if applicable, for the bet-able activity itself, either physically or through a proxy like a traditional bookmaker. The Internet has made this meeting of gamblers a lot easier, whether it is for regular betting, or poker, backgammon or chess games – one doesn’t have to meet, for example, the poker game can be played through a shared electronic interface, displayed on every player’s computer screen in real-time.
