The Evolving Landscape of Online Casino Games

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As a digital technology, it’s only natural that online casinos and their games continue to evolve. With each new potential unlocked by technological advancements, there is something to leverage, and this is an idea that online casinos take to heart. From the most obvious changes to subtle modifications on the backend, we want to explore how the digital casino environment has changed.

Broadening Game Scope
Take a look at any modern casino webpage like one focussed on blackjack and there are a few elements that immediately stand out. The first is that, despite being a relatively simple game, blackjack has multiple versions available online such as classic, multi-hand, and Deal or No Deal. This is owed to the fact that software allows a level of customizability that hardware can’t match.

Finding room for all these versions in a modern casino could be space-restrictive, but in online casinos, such concerns are minimal. Over time, this lack of restrictions facilitated expansion efforts from online casinos to keep customers engaged.

Originally, online casino games were so bound by hardware that they existed as mere conversions of basic casino gameplay. As processors and internet connections improved, online games moved from mere adaptions into something much more. Fully realized, modern games like online slots can be incredibly advanced, going well beyond anything a physical machine might manage.

One of the more interesting evolutions of modern online casinos is in their return to their roots in live casino titles. By working with streamed dealers in these games, immense success was found in offering something a little closer to the brick-and-mortar experience. Live casino games are unusual in this respect, as they demonstrate a best of both worlds’ scenario for many players.

Ease of Accessibility
Even back in the strictly desktop-operated days, online casinos inarguably had something special. You could play all of your favorite games without stepping outside, without having to adhere to a dress code, and at any time of day. This proved to be a powerful draw, but it was nothing compared to the advantages brought by modern mobile phones.

Smartphone systems utterly reshaped the digital environment on the leadup to 2010, and in online casinos, this story was no different. Suddenly, games that used to have us locked inside could be played from practically anywhere, in a range that was only as limited as your town’s 3G or 4G coverage.

This coverage was further aided by the streamlining of touch-control accuracy and interfaces. These grew more responsive, more accurate, and designers grew better at utilizing them. From what was initially clumsy came a system of control that was intuitive and user-friendly.

Behind the Scenes
The final component of online casino games that has recently undergone significant evolution is the changes that have been made to the individual software systems. Specifically, Macromedia Flash was the baseline for the vast majority of online casino games from 1996 until only recently. Having run its course, Flash has recently been usurped by HTML5 and related tech. You might not have realized it, but many online casino games have embraced this change, and become safer and more efficient in the process.

As we enter the 2020s, we’re poised for what will likely be online casino’s biggest decade yet. The only question left is what technological innovations will appear this decade, and how will online casinos take advantage. Who knows, in another ten years, we might even look back at today’s casinos as being quaint by comparison.

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