Back at the turn of century, you could have asked members of the public for their thoughts on iGaming and chances are, you would have been met with a confused face. The iGaming industry has come along way since then but even over the last decade, we have witnessed some major changes to the industry.
If you were to walk through any city centre or sit on a bus today, you will see people using their mobile phones to play games. This has perhaps been the one biggest change to the way people have been gaming over the past decade. Mobile gaming has taken off over the last ten years and that is thanks in no small part to the development in technology. Not only have the devices been designed to cope with graphic hungry games but the internet connections have improved to make it possible to play online using a mobile device.
Online casinos is one sector of the iGaming industry that has benefitted greatly from the improvement in mobile internet connections. To play at an online casino for real money, you must be online. It does not matter if you are playing a slots game or a live game of poker with a real dealer, you must have a good and reliable internet connection to participate. Casumo’s casino game selection is a good example of what is available in the mobile iGaming world and they even have a dedicated mobile app for gamers.
Staying with Casumo as an example, they have designed a dedicated mobile app for both Android and iOS devices. This can be installed in a matter of seconds and all the games on the app have been created with the small screen in mind. You do not have to scroll because part of the slot is missing from the screen, everything is perfect and it is the ultimate mobile iGaming experience.
As with any industry, advertising is important for iGaming companies and many of them feature on television and in sport. Television shows are being sponsored by iGaming companies and football teams are also setting up sponsorship deals with iGaming brands. It is big business and we are sure to see more, big money advertising deals being struck in the next decade which are going to be worth huge sums for all concerned.
As iGaming involves betting, making deposits and withdrawals is an important part of the process. There are several big name companies battling it out to become the number one iGaming payment method but over the past 5 years, cryptocurrency has emerged. The digital currency means it is possible to play games online, including casino games, without having to give up any personal information. As people are becoming more concerned about what companies are doing with their data, cryptocurrency has become a viable alternative to the more traditional payment methods. We have already seen the rise of dedicated cryptocurrency casinos over the past few years and that is set to continue throughout the next decade.
