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Virtual Reality Casinos to Drastically Change Online Gambling

The world of gaming and the world of online gambling often seem like two worlds apart although they share a few things in common. The gaming market is estimated to be worth around $80 billion while online gambling is close to $40 billion. Just when both industries expecting things to normalize, virtual reality came along and disrupted everything. Virtual reality (VR) is just transforming everything in it’s path from real estate, tourism, gambling and of course videogames. Whether we are dealing with representing a real experience or creating something completely new, it just seems like it is an industry that’s been created out of thin air and all we needed was the imagination and the headset. For those of you that do gamble, it has certainly opened up a new world of opportunities and it’s making the experience of online casinos that much more intriguing. Although the list of virtual reality casinos is slim, all the major casino software makers have already developed their VR games and we can expect more VR casinos in 2016 and 2017.

At the moment there is only one VR casino on the market and that is SlotsMillion casino. They were one of the first to experiment with virtual reality and create their own casino room which real players can navigate and connect with real slot games and play for real money. In order to play their VR casino players will need a VR ready computer and an Oculus Rift headset. You can connect a game controller to control your character or use your keyboard. In this case it is easier to signup on your computer in advance and you can login when inside the VR casino after. Once inside, you’ll probably spend the first few minutes exploring the casino floor which is perched up high in a tall building where you can go up to the windows to explore the world outside with impressive detail. This is really just the start of the VR casino experience. Eventually you’ll have worlds that exceed this first casino room where anything is possible. If you think about mega gaming locations like Las Vegas and Macau, you’ll realize that these virtual casino worlds will be created in just as much detail but not cost the hundreds of billions that went into creating those casinos and resorts.

The first Virtual Reality Slot game

While SlotsMillion has setup the first VR casino, Microgaming has created a VR roulette game and Net Entertainment is creating the first virtual reality slot game making the slot far more unique and imaginative than ever before. The slot game is Jack and the Beanstalk by NetEnt software The slot itself almost compares to a movie and a videogame and it has added another dimension to game that users normally play on their computer or mobile phone.

Augmented Reality

Now the next question is will augmented reality also influence online gambling the way it is already doing that with breakout games like Pokémon GO. At least with a mobile phone you’ll be able to play games anywhere you want, you can turn your phone into a VR headset and it is probably only a matter of time before augmented reality finds a way to turn any environment into a casino.

So just how big is VR and how much bigger can it get?

It has been predicted that VR will bring in more revenue than TVs do within 10 years according to an article in Business Insider. Although it might not fully take over how online casinos are played, VR will certainly be one of the important new platforms for players to connect. In the videogame world it seems the fight between the giants of PlayStation and Xbox are just beginning as well. If you are a gamer then you’ll probably want to stick to your consoles. If you like to gamble you might be more inclined to use a PC where you can download the various programs and connect with.