The rising popularity of online casinos undoubtedly indicates that this thrilling activity is also a booming business field, and where hi-tech and money are involved you can bet on rich innovations and surprises. The developmental stages of casino software were naturally intertwined with technological advancement, both on the side of software providers as well as on the user’s end. In this review of the short but exciting history of internet casino software, we will explore how thanks to progress in hardware no-download casino software the formal dark-horse of the industry turned out to be the winner of the race to the online player’s heart and computer screen.
The evolution of casino software can be categorized in four primary stages. In the beginning there were low quality downloadable software that took over three hours to download, offered a small choice of games, and poor graphics. The available no-download software of the time were not much better. Later on a breakthrough gave downloadable software an edge: the software was divided to too a light installation package that downloaded quickly, and a game suite from which the player could choose to...