Introduction
Gambling was always considered a fun ordeal for a lot of people in the UK, throughout its history. The first gambling house dates back to the 1690s and it is surely considered the first real gambling establishment of the United Kingdom. Like everywhere, gambling in the UK came in many forms and almost nothing was safe against its fair share of chance. Since those days, people were optimistic in finding new and more easier ways to gamble, which went hand in hand with the rapid improvements in technology. Not long after, the industry started introducing innovations such as the electronic slot machine, electronic roulette and last but not even remotely least – online gambling services.
Brief history
As to the rapid improvements in a (then) new technology, the internet, gambling found its way to the private screens of an ever-growing player base of online gambling fans. The first standalone casino introduced on the internet was InterCasino back in 1996. As is custom even today, InterCasino bought its software from a gaming software developer that just so happened to be Waterlogic, the subsidiary of CryptoLogic. Upon its launch, InterCasino offered 18 games, which was pretty impressive back in the day. By the start of the new millennia, there were hundreds upon hundreds of online casinos that offer a multitude of games, and they were directly inspired by the pioneers of the newly found industry.Read More
