Ten years ago, if you were a roulette or a blackjack fan then you either headed off to your local casino for a night of gaming, pushing, shoving and passive smoking, or you caught a flight to Las Vegas. Mercifully times have changed, and now the gaming options that are available online are mind blowing. As far as I am concerned, having to choose between a ‘real’ casino or an online casino is a no brainer – lets look at the facts. To start off with you don’t have to leave the comfort of your own home, and there are no opening hours so you can play 24/7 if you so wish. Probably the biggest reason why online casinos win hands for me is the amount of games that are available. A standard ‘real’ casino will probably host around 6 different table games and will have around 20 different slots – online casinos have a choice of hundreds of different games and slots, and a big bonus is that you don’t have to fight for a seat at a table or wait your turn on your favourite slot machine.
On the subject of slots it is worth mentioning that ‘real’ casinos have jackpot limits set on their slot machine governed by The Gaming Act. With online casinos there is no jackpot limit and you have the added bonus of playing progressive jackpot games and tournaments which could inevitably set you up as a millionaire!
Also in a ‘real’ casino you may get the odd complimentary coffee or sandwich, something which you obviously won’t get playing at home. However, in a real casino they don’t offer to match your first buy in by 100%, or give you even more money as you play – I’ll take the second option over a glass of diet coke any day!
‘Real’ casinos certainly serve their purpose as an entertainment venue to go to with a group of friends, and they are a place to game after a nice meal. But when you are tired and feel the need to relax then you know that you can always chill out at home and log onto an online casino!
