When it comes to modern gambling, online casinos are the place to be. The popularity of online gaming has skyrocketed in recent years, seeing growth during a time when many other industries have floundered.
Part of this popularity boost is thanks to the impressive prizes being given out. The largest online casino win came in the UK, according to Gala Spins, where one lucky customer created a world record for the largest online slot machine win of £13.2m (around $17.6m). Of course, there’s also the fact that many local casinos were forced to close due to the ongoing pandemic, leading people to gamble online instead.
This increase in interest has brought with it many new players, though some are put off by several myths surrounding the industry. In this article, we’ll dispel said myths and show why online casinos are safe for gamers.
Some online gamers with bad luck have tried to claim in the past that there’s a window for winning when it comes to online casinos. This myth contends that you can only win during certain times, and you’re stuck losing during the rest of the day. This is false, since online casinos are open every hour of every day. Unlike offline casinos, there are no peak hours where you can play against low-skill players for easy money.
The stereotype of online gamers being loners with no friends isn’t a new one, but it is something that should have gone away already. As Time Magazine reports, “Gamers aren’t the antisocial basement-dwellers we see in pop culture stereotypes, they’re highly social people”. This naturally applies to people that go to online casinos. Being able to interact with people from around the world during a game of poker helps with social skills, and many of the friendships made can easily last longer than ones made offline.
If you’ve ever talked to someone that’s had a bad streak at the poker table or slots, they’ll usually try and say that everything is rigged. As you’d expect, this is a false statement that would never be true in any reputable online casinos. Aside from the fact that rigging games would be completely illegal, there’s no benefit for online casino providers to cheat. By listing the odds and pay-outs for slots, they earn the trust of gamers, bringing in more money from repeat customers over just making some easy money by cheating.
Despite how outlandish this statement seems, it’s one that pops up every now and then. However, online gaming is perfectly legal — in fact, many states allow it over physical casinos. Florida in particular has access to many legal online casinos, offering a number of games for people to try out. At this time, companies in Florida are unable to setup their own online casinos, but there’s nothing to stop people from using ones from around the world. With the interest in online gaming, it’s highly likely that Florida-based online casinos will become a reality within the next few years.
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