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One reoccurring theme at this year’s Global Gaming Expo in Las Vegas was the future of gambling.  Many have recognized server based gambling, like online casinos and mobile casinos, will be around for quite some time.  That becomes increasingly clear as the credit freeze makes it almost important for brick and mortar casinos to secure capital for a building project.  Slot machines that allow players to play more than one game at a time also seem to have a long shelf life.

If the United States would like to stay in the gambling game at all, they will have to soon review their policy toward online casinos.  There are many games on the floor of brick and mortar casinos that require server access.  They may not be what comes to mind when one says ‘Internet gambling’, but these serve based games do require players to bet online.

Not so long ago, the American Gaming Association would not rest until online casinos were banned from the country.  Now, they have changed their tune and recognized that the fate of land based casinos and online casinos are linked.  The American Gaming Association suddenly stood in full support of legislation that legalizes and regulates online casinos.

The latest advances in land based slot machines are flashy enough to compete with the hottest virtual slots games found at online casinos.  On the other hand they are not so high-tech that the elderly crowd would be discouraged from giving them a go. 

Leading software developers, such as IGT, Bally Technologies, and WMS Gaming are all experimenting with server based slot machines.

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