What different kinds of online casinos are there?

There are over 1500 casinos operating on the Internet. However, they basically come in one of three forms. The first is via a software download and is probably the most common. Certainly where casinos offer a choice of playing interface, the download version is usually the one to opt for in terms of game choice and features. Often a download casino is presented via an installer program whereby an initial file is downloaded from the Internet which then obtains further files for installation. It should be noted that for a full casino installation a large number of files are required from the internet and similarly a large amount of disc space can be taken up. As such, for those on slower connections it is advisable to order free software CDs from the casino if they offer the option. At present, the vast majority of download software is only available for Windows PC users. Casinos also come in no-download formats. These utilise web plug-ins such as Flash and Java to allow a player to ...  more

Even though there are thousands of online casinos they can be divided into groups - there is the casinos where you have to download the casino program before you can play and there is the no-download casinos.  more