{"id":195748,"date":"2017-05-30T14:59:06","date_gmt":"2017-05-30T18:59:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.euvolution.com\/prometheism-transhumanism-posthumanism\/will-online-gambling-ever-push-land-based-casinos-out-of-business-the-london-economic\/"},"modified":"2017-05-30T14:59:06","modified_gmt":"2017-05-30T18:59:06","slug":"will-online-gambling-ever-push-land-based-casinos-out-of-business-the-london-economic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.euvolution.com\/prometheism-transhumanism-posthumanism\/gambling\/will-online-gambling-ever-push-land-based-casinos-out-of-business-the-london-economic\/","title":{"rendered":"Will Online Gambling Ever Push Land-based Casinos Out of Business? &#8211; The London Economic"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><p>    The online gambling industry is huge. Currently, there are over    800 online casinos serving millions of players from all over    the world. In most countries, online gambling is a legit    business, operating under licenses and paying hefty taxes to    the state. There are others where, although not explicitly    banned, its frowned upon, having a questionable legal status    at best. Yet the need for online casinos is constant  people    are finding ways to circumvent the bans to play their favorite    games online. This leads to one question that couldnt be    answered during the two-decade history of online gambling: will    it ever lead to the disappearance of land-based casinos, as no    doubt many such operators fear?  <\/p>\n<p>    Both land-based venues and online establishments have their    strong points and weaknesses.  <\/p>\n<p>    Those who play casino games at Wild    Jack Mobile are not looking for the most comfortable place    to lose their money, as land-based players do, but the most    convenient place to play their favorite games. The difference    is subtle: most Wild Jack players are not looking for real    money entertainment but entertainment, with the    extra thrill of risking cash being the icing on the cake.    Online gaming venues have massive libraries of games  the Wild    Jack Mobile, for example, has over 100 titles for its players,    with over 600 more in its desktop versions  and their patrons    mostly play them casually, for fun  even with no real money    involved. This is what the average frequency of play (once    every two weeks) suggests.  <\/p>\n<p>    As opposed to the convenience and casual nature of playing at    the Wild Jack and its likes, land-based gambling establishments    have a distinct atmosphere. One does not simply walk into a    casino and play a few spins on a slot machine  at least not in    most settlements. And playing free at a land-based casino is    also not a possibility. Casinos were, in the past, meeting    places for the rich and powerful, and they have managed to    maintain at least part of this mythos to this day. Thus, when    people visit a land-based casino, they feel like being part of    something special, which makes gambling in a real-life casino    feel more mysterious and attractive.  <\/p>\n<p>    In Europe, land-based gambling coexists with online casinos    since the very beginning of the online gambling business.    European players are free to visit whichever option they wish.    Some cities  like Prague  have many gambling venues of    different sizes for their visitors and for the locals, others     like Monaco and Venice  have traditional destinations like the    Monte Carlo Casino or the Casin Venezia for gamblers to visit.    As you can see, land-based gambling was not pushed out of    business in Europe  convenience, it seems, still has a long    way to go before it can overcome tradition, flair, and    atmosphere.  <\/p>\n<p>    Unless the emerging virtual reality allows online gaming venues    to match the immersion and magic of land-based casinos, it will    most likely not push traditional casinos out of business.  <\/p>\n<p><!-- Auto Generated --><\/p>\n<p>More:<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/www.thelondoneconomic.com\/news\/business\/will-online-gambling-ever-push-land-based-casinos-business\/30\/05\/\" title=\"Will Online Gambling Ever Push Land-based Casinos Out of Business? - The London Economic\">Will Online Gambling Ever Push Land-based Casinos Out of Business? - The London Economic<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p> The online gambling industry is huge.  <a href=\"https:\/\/www.euvolution.com\/prometheism-transhumanism-posthumanism\/gambling\/will-online-gambling-ever-push-land-based-casinos-out-of-business-the-london-economic\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[187831],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-195748","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-gambling"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.euvolution.com\/prometheism-transhumanism-posthumanism\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/195748"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.euvolution.com\/prometheism-transhumanism-posthumanism\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.euvolution.com\/prometheism-transhumanism-posthumanism\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.euvolution.com\/prometheism-transhumanism-posthumanism\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.euvolution.com\/prometheism-transhumanism-posthumanism\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=195748"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.euvolution.com\/prometheism-transhumanism-posthumanism\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/195748\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.euvolution.com\/prometheism-transhumanism-posthumanism\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=195748"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.euvolution.com\/prometheism-transhumanism-posthumanism\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=195748"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.euvolution.com\/prometheism-transhumanism-posthumanism\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=195748"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}