Monthly Archive: March 2016

I was having a pretty interesting discussion with a friend of mine the other day. We’re both gamblers, but he typically prefers playing in physical casinos while I’ve always been more of a fan of online casinos, since I’m pretty shy in real life and wouldn’t feel too comfortable being among so many people – at the very least, I wouldn’t be able to have fun. My friend, on the other hand, is really extroverted, so she often likes to talk up the dealers when she’s playing stuff like blackjack or roulette. She likes the idea that she’s not just dealing with a computer, she’s actually gambling together with other human beings, in the company and presence of a human being. That’s really the main reason why she has avoided online casino for so long, as well as any casino games that don’t have interactions with another human being, such as slots or video poker. For her, casino gaming is a social endeavour, and I completely understand that. So imagine my surprise when she told me that she has signed up for an online casino account!

Yep, at first my reaction was precisely what you might think – “Wait, seriously? But why?” She told me that yes, she’s still not interested in playing most of the games, but has recently discovered live roulette and would not stop playing it! For those of you who don’t know, live roulette is when a real life dealer is playing a real life table somewhere, and his image is being broadcast to gamblers across the globe. Players can place bets, obviously, but they can also interact with the dealer and with each other through the use of instant messaging. While it may seem like a novel concept, it’s actually pretty common – in fact, new ‘live’ casinos keep popping up all the time!

Naturally, my friend was absolutely ecstatic about her new discovery, and it only took a little bit of questioning from my part for me to learn everything I needed to know, and a lot of things that I didn’t. I learned, for example, that most of the tables are just your standard roulette fare, but there are a couple of special ones where dealers speak to you in a different language or talk about a subject, such as sports. She also told me that she learned about live casino in general from this guide on the best live roulette sites, which kind of made me feel a bit useless as her resident online casino expert, but whatever. What mattered was that my friend was happy, and by extension, so was I. Online casino really does have something for everyone, doesn’t it?