Computers and the Internet probably is the most fast-growing field of technology, for this reason, within the nature of things, the casinos and poker-rooms attempt to ride the ground-swell and use new technologies that became available recently wherever it’s possible.

The first online casinos happen to be made in simple HTML, but since 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 get to be 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 and also the player may receive the video record of the course of this game. Roulette had get to be the first online game since it is quickly broadcasted online and any number of players can parlay on one table because there’s absolutely no need to make any decisions.

The stakes are placed on a virtual table and next 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 nearly impossible for the second 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 and the cards dealing is made on a standard pattern. But in the event of another popular game — blackjack had appeared some difficulties. Many players can’t simultaneously play at one table while they opt to take or not to take the card and these decisions may be different so the dealer can not simultaneously execute them. That’s why online blackjack, and additionally real, is played by one dealer against only some players simultaneously. As a result this game usually has rather high bets.

In recent years, there are plenty of online casinos offering three abovementioned games (by way of example, such games tend to be offered in casinos with Playtech software), but currently there’s no video poker, although there is talk on its promotion. There is 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 may distribute this data among other players. As a result for several see the opponent’s face through the game and which will add new options, especially for players’ psychology experts. Bear in mind, these proposals are not realized nowadays but when they will be realized the Internet-poker will become quite much like offline poker.

Another latest thing that is utilized in gambling is 3D graphics. Some years ago Intercasino had announced the creation of new version 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, additional reading pre-rendered pictures of men and women and table which had little in common with «real 3D». Nonetheless, generally speaking, tridimensionality in casino is not very interesting — 3D table or even 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 over a year ago and during this short-run it had become among-the leaders on visiting statistics (more 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 choice to look-at the table from different views and additionally to pick the unique appearance of player, which is the case: there are many of types of faces, hair styles, hair colors, clothes, footwear and accessories, so it is impossible to meet two similar players not only at one table but in all of the room. Appearance and standard clothes are possible to acquire cost-free, although expensive suit or accessories are to be purchased for points (that are collected conveniently 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 on a regular basis, it truly 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 totally free and other are to be purchased for points), pronounce their actions and it is possible to pick the player’s accent. In general, all players agree, that PKR is most realistic of all computer rooms. Unfortunately, you will have to pay for all that beauty: firstly, the game runs a little bit slower than in other rooms, secondly, you may play only at one table, thirdly, the game is resource-hungry as well as on slow PC it runs slower. And finally this game is recommended only to owners of unlimited Internet access (and additionally online casinos, however), since it requires quite a whole lot of traffic. Only its installation requires more than 600 Mb, and through the game the room eats away nearly 10 Mb per hour.

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