An online casino is a website that provides games of chance. These games are often classified as casino games, and they offer various outcomes such as cards, dice, roulette wheels, etc.
Some of the earliest examples of online casinos were back in the late 1990s and early 2000s. Today’s online casinos typically use one or more software platforms to provide a virtual environment for gambling on their platform. The gamblers play using an Internet connection and their own computer or mobile device. The advantage of playing at an online casino is that players can gamble from anywhere in the world with an Internet connection whereas land-based casinos require the player to be physically present.
Different jurisdictions have different rules and regulations on how to run an online casino business, but typically there are three main legal categories