Thanks to faster connections that could (almost) keep up with the transfer rate of streaming data, casino players could now play in real-time. It was Planet Poker that would be the first to release a live casino platform for public use in 1998.
The first interactive live casino platforms were developed once online casino game developers had a firm framework from which to start. Thankfully, the speed and reliability of Internet services improved greatly since the launch of broadband in the latter half of the 1990s. Things began to move swiftly after this breakthrough, but early websites, especially online casinos, were hindered by poor and unpredictable connection speeds. It was only after Cryptologic came out with a secure online transaction platform a year later that people were able to play with real money. Gambling online at a real money casino was not even possible when Microgaming’s first online casino launched in 1995 since safe internet financial transfers weren’t widely available. It’s safe to say that the iGaming industry has come a long way before reaching this point.
