Computers and the Internet probably will be the most fast-growing field of technology, because of this, in the nature of things, the casinos and poker-rooms try and ride the ground-swell and use new technologies that became available recently wherever it’s possible.

The first online casinos have been made in simple HTML, but considering that the creation of Java language and additionally with spread of flash technology online casinos started to use these technologies. In the course of time, offline casinos have improved graphics and sound and also have added new games. Creation of online casinos had end up being the first considerate achievement in online gambling together with development of broadband access. In these casinos one plays not against computer dealer but against real dealerships playing on the real equipment as well as the player may receive the video record of the course of this game. Roulette had become the first online game since it is quickly broadcasted online and any number of players can parlay on one table because there is no need to make any decisions.

The stakes are placed on a virtual table and there after the real spin is made; all gamblers receive one final number and payments corresponding to their bets. By the way, if there are a number of gamblers in one casino it becomes unprofitable and extremely difficult for the latter to swindle and that increases the attractiveness of game. Soon baccarat had become online too: the player will not make any decisions within the course of game as well as the cards dealing is made on a standard pattern. But in the event that of another popular game – blackjack had appeared some difficulties. Many players cannot simultaneously play at one table because they elect to take or not to take the card and these decisions might be different so the dealer cannot simultaneously execute them. That is why online blackjack, as well as real, is played by one dealer against only some players simultaneously. As a result this game usually has rather high bets.

Presently, there are a lot of online casinos offering three abovementioned games (one example is such games tend to be offered in casinos with Playtech software), but at present there is absolutely no video poker, although there is talk on its promotion. There is definitely an idea to propose players to use their web-cams: each player will film himself during game and transmit the data to a server that will distribute this data among other players. As a result for various see the opponent’s face during the game and which will add new options, especially for players’ psychology experts. As always, these proposals are not realized nowadays but once they will be realized the Internet-poker will become quite similar to offline poker.

Another latest thing which is employed in gambling is 3D graphics. Some years ago Intercasino had announced the creation of new edition of software – “the first 3D casino”, although, in fact there have been several static 3D portraits of players. Since that time quite many casinos and some poker-rooms had produced so-called 3D software; usually there were completely static, pre-rendered pictures of people and table which had little in common with “real 3D”. But, normally, tridimensionality in casino is just not very interesting – 3D table as well as a dealer will not be a revolution, although 3D effect of poker had become quite revolutionary. PKR had end up being the first real 3D poker-room: it had been opened just on each year ago and during this short-term it had become among-the leaders on visiting statistics (more info than 5000 players at a time, although a number of them play for love), even despite of absence of Americans and option of one table game.

PKR offers the option to look at the table from different views and additionally to pick the unique appearance of player, which is the case: there are plenty of types of faces, hair styles, hair colors, clothes, footwear and accessories, so it’s almost not possible to meet two similar players not simply at one table but in all of the room. Appearance and standard clothes are possible to acquire cost-free, however expensive suit or accessories are to be purchased for points (which are collected quickly and quickly), and the player can digitize his own face to ensure that his poker avatar is his perfect copy! The players do not sit still – they really move dibs, look at cards (your cards are not shown all the time, it really is necessary to press the special button and also the player shall look at them), express emotions (some standard emotions – from pleasure up to teasing), to play tricks with dibs (a few tricks are free of charge and other are to be purchased for points), pronounce their actions and it’s possible to pick the player’s accent. In general, all players agree, that PKR is most realistic of all computer rooms. Unfortunately, you definitely will have to pay for all that beauty: firstly, the game runs just a little bit slower than in other rooms, secondly, you may play only at one table, thirdly, the game is resource-hungry and on slow PC it runs slower. And then finally this game is recommended only to owners of unlimited Internet access (and also online casinos, however), since it requires quite a whole lot of traffic. Only its installation requires more than 600 Mb, and during the game the room eats away nearly 10 Mb hourly.

Nobody knows the future result of gambling and technology mix; maybe in some tens of years the effect of presence will be reached, however now we can play the real roulette by means of video broadcast and 3D graphics makes a computer game nearly real. We will wait for new interesting decisions that will make the game much more convenient and pleasant.