Computers and the Internet are probably the fastest growing field of technology, so in the nature of things, casinos and poker rooms try to take advantage of the pace and use the new technologies that became available recently whenever. possible.
The first online casinos were created in plain HTML, but since the arrival of the Java language and with the expansion of flash technology, online casinos began to use these technologies. Over time, offline casinos have improved graphics and sound and added new games. The advent of online casinos had become the first considered achievement in online gambling along with the development of broadband access. In these casinos, it is not played against a computer dealer, but against real dealers who play on the real team and the player can receive the video record of the course of this game. Roulette had become the first online game as it is easily streamed online and any number of players can bet on a table because there is no need to make any decisions.
Bets are placed on a virtual table and then the actual spin is made; all players receive a final number and payouts corresponding to their bets. By the way, if there are many players in a casino, it becomes unprofitable and almost impossible for the latter to cheat and that increases the appeal of the game. Baccarat soon became online as well: the player does not make any decisions during the game and the dealing of cards is done following a standard pattern. But in the case of another popular game, blackjack had appeared some difficulties. Many players cannot play simultaneously at a table because they decide to take or not take the card and these decisions can be different, so the dealer cannot execute them simultaneously. That is why online blackjack, as well as real blackjack, is played by a dealer against a few players simultaneously. As a result, this game usually has quite high stakes.
Currently, there are many online casinos that offer the three games mentioned above (for example, these games are usually offered in casinos with Playtech software), but currently there is no video poker, although there is talk of its promotion. There is an idea to propose to the players to use their webcams: each player will record himself during the game and transmit the data to a server that will distribute this data among other players. As a result, one can see the opponent’s face during the game and that will add new options, especially for experts in player psychology. Of course, these proposals are not made today, but when they do, Internet poker will become quite similar to offline poker.
Another novelty that is used in games of chance is 3D graphics. Some years ago, Intercasino had announced the arrival of a new version of software: “the first casino in 3D”, although, in fact, there were some portraits of players in static 3D. Since then, many casinos and some poker rooms had produced so-called 3D software; Usually there were completely static pre-rendered images of people and tables that had little in common with “real 3D”. But in general, the three-dimensionality in the casino is not very interesting: the 3D table or even a dealer will not be a revolution, although the 3D effect of poker has become quite revolutionary. PKR had become the first true 3D poker room: it had only opened a year ago and during this short period it had become one of the leaders in visitation statistics (more than 5000 players at a time, although some of they play for love), even despite the absence of Americans and the option of a board game.
PKR offers the option of looking at the table from different points of view, as well as choosing the unique appearance of the player, and this is the case: there are many types of faces, hairstyles, hair colors, clothes, shoes and accessories, so it is almost impossible to find two similar players not only at one table but in the entire room. The standard appearance and clothing can be obtained free of charge, although expensive costumes or accessories must be purchased for points (which are easily and quickly collected), and the player can digitize their own face so that their poker avatar is their perfect copy. Players do not stand still, they actually move dibs, look at cards (your cards are not displayed all the time, you need to press the special button and the player will look at them), express emotions (some standard emotions – from pleasure to mockery), play tricks with dibs (some tricks are free and others are bought for points), pronounce their actions and it is possible to choose the player’s accent. In general, all gamers agree that PKR is the most realistic of all computer rooms. Unfortunately, you will have to pay for all that beauty: firstly, the game runs a bit slower than other rooms, secondly, you can only play at a table, thirdly, the game is resource-intensive and on a PC slow runs slower. And finally, this game is recommended only to owners of unlimited Internet access (as well as online casinos, however), because it requires quite a lot of traffic. Its installation alone requires more than 600 Mb, and during the game the room consumes almost 10 Mb per hour.
No one knows the future outcome of the combination of gambling and technology; Perhaps in a few tens of years the presence effect will be reached, although now we can play real roulette by means of video transmission and the 3D graphics make a computer game almost real. We will wait for new interesting decisions that will make the game even more convenient and enjoyable.