With more areas opening for online gaming in North America in the recent months and years, more and more people now have access to sports betting and online casino games. In this article we’ll focus more on the latter and describe what options are available for online players.
Overview of Casino Game Types
Let’s start with with how an online casino may list the options for games on their website. That way, you know exactly where to find the games you’re most interested in if playing online.
While there are many online casinos that cater to specific kinds of players, depending on their gaming preferences, some variants are available to most of them. The list could include online slots, video poker, table games and casual or speciality games. New games are added to the catalogue on a regular basis, so there will always be something new to play. Almost all newly releases titles are optimized for play on mobile devices, like smartphones and tablets.
Slots
Let’s take a look at some of the main variations of the online slots at most popular online casinos. Most of the time are the same variants that can be played at the land-based venues.
The list of available slots includes:
- Fruit machines
- 3D slots
- Progressive slots
- Single and multiple payline slots
- 3, 5, 7 reel machines
- Classic slots
As you can see slot games come in variations. Follow us for future articles where we get in more depth in looking at some of the more popular options.
Video Poker
Some common video poker variations you’ll find everywhere, while others are exclusive to a specific online casino or software provider.
- Bonus Deuces Wild
- Bonus Poker
- Deuces Wild
- Bonus Poker Deluxe
- Double Jackpot Poker
- Jacks or Better
- Joker Poker
Table Games
The list of table games includes most of the popular options available in the physical casinos:
- Roulette
- Table Poker
- Baccarat
- Blackjack
Each one of this category includes a slew of variants that each online casino offers to their players. Make sure you understand the differences between these variants before you try them out.
Other Games
This includes anything that doesn’t fit in the categories above, such as keno, scratch tickets, lottery games, and bingo.
You can say anything about online casinos in general but one thing that is clear is the huge variety of options each casino offers to its online visitors. Understanding the rules before playing is key. Fortunately we can help through our articles but we also note that many casinos attach the rules to each particular game and make them easy to access by anyone. Make sure you read them before playing a game the first time.