Online vs. Land Based Slots

Land Based Slots

Classic slots have for decades been the premier attraction to many of the world's top casinos. In fact, there are very few games which come close to slots in terms of excitement and massive payouts.

The Rise of Online Slots

In the last decade, however, there has been a split in terms of slots with the rise in popularity of online casinos. Although the slots found in land based casinos generally use technology from a few decades ago, they are still the inspiration for the slots that you will find at online casinos.

There will always be a place for land based slots. Land based casinos offer gamblers a level of dynamism that cannot be emulated at online casinos. The reason for this is simple - people. When you gamble online you are lacking the interaction that you would have with other people at a physical bricks-and-mortar casino.

Closing the Gap

Although online casinos have closed this gap quite significantly with the introduction of things like live dealers, real time chat and realistic dice rolls, these additions do not apply to slots. Slots are more of a solitary game and perhaps this is why the change from land based to online slots for most people has been relatively seamless.

The Advantages of Online Slots

Online slots do have a lot of advantages. Firstly, nobody can argue that they do not offer complete convenience. You do not have to get in your car and find parking. You do not have to worry about smoke in your face. You can get up and go to the bathroom without returning to find someone sitting in your chair.

But this is all just on the surface. Online slots also pay out better and more often than land based casinos due to the sheer scale of the progressive jackpot networks. Land based casinos can bring dozens, maybe hundreds, of slots together for progressive jackpot. Online casinos can band together to link literally thousands of players into a progressive jackpot, thereby raising the prize pool quicker.

Technology Rules Supreme

Online slots also use the latest technology with more additions being added on almost a weekly basis. This is due to the fact that with thousands of online casinos vying for millions of online gamblers, online casinos have to offer their customers more than the next casino in order to maintain their customer base and attract new clients.

Location, Location, Location

Land based casinos do not generally have this problem, as they cater for the local population. It is a lot easier for online gamblers to log on to a new online casino than it is for a visitor to a land based casino to get into the car and drive to the next casino. Not all casinos are compacted into areas like Las Vegas.