It's already finished the era of the physical casinos?

Estoril, Montecarlo, Macao… and of course, The Vegas. There are casinos very famous in the world, and cities very tied to these places. During a lot of years, mainly from the years 60, the big casinos turned into some of the places of leisure more popular of the world. All the world wanted to happen at least a pair of nights in The Vegas.

To the heat of the popularity of these big casinos, arose also cientos of small casinos in a lot of cities. They were replies that could not compete (neither wanted to) with the most glamourous casinos of the world, although they served so that a lot of players happened there a good while.

This period has happened, because now a lot of players prefer to play on-line. Internet has changed the access to the games of chance and this shows in the growth that is experiencing the sector: the GGR (Gross gaming revenue) of the on-line game in Spain was of 748,24 million euros in 2019, 7,04% more than in the previous year, according to the Report of the Market of the State On-line Game 2019 (the last enclosed annual report), that recopila the four quarterly reports of on-line game published by the General Direction of Ordination of the Game. In 2019 there was a total of 1.370.288 on-line players.

The last quarterly figures, published the past 30 December, show that the upward trend keeps . The GGR quarterly was of 197,17 million euros, 2,83% more than in the same quarter of 2019. So it fits to do a question: it has finish the era of the physical casinos?

Advantages and disadvantages of the on-line casinos

The question is legitimate because there is a new player in the table, and this player has some letters that can decant the game. If they had asked us fifteen years ago, it is likely that anybody had anticipated that it could play to the roulette, to the tragaperras, to the bingo or to the póker in front of a screen of computer, with possible equal gains or higher that in a physical casino. To play it was necessary to go to the casino or to the living room of games nearer. Which advantages have the on-line casinos?

- Avoid trips. This, in a context of pandemia like which alas are living, is important. Like this, the physical casinos have had to close during several stretches during the last year. The enclosed spaces can facilitate the transmission of the virus. Now we can play in a casino from the security of house.

- Access to a boundless quantity of games. By my big that was a physical casino, any can offer the infinite variety of games and possibilities that exists in Internet. There are tens of on-line casinos authorised, with all type of proposals for all type of public.

- Greater controls of security: the on-line casinos authorised have to fulfil with the rule of supervision and control approved by the General Direction of Ordination of the Game, that demands to the operators the establishment of guidelines of responsible game, protecting to the participants, particularly lower and vulnerable groups.

At the same time, it is true that the on-line casinos can not provide some things that yes have the physical casinos:

- Some surroundings for the socialisation. The physical casinos allow to happen a watched pleasant in company of friends.

- Complementary activities: in a lot of occasions, the casinos offer shows and another type of shows.