Gambling online is any type of gambling conducted via the internet. This includes casinos, poker and sports betting among others. The earliest known online gambling site opened to the public, was ticketing for The Liechtenstein International Poker Tournament in 1994. The site quickly became popular and has continued to expand. Today there are many sites dedicated to the various types of gambling that can be done online, all of which offer an array of options for you to choose from.

Most online gambling sites offer games such as poker, bingo, blackjack and roulette among others. The internet allows the player to make their selections and win or lose by simply logging into the site and making a selection. There is no need to go to an actual land based casino. Online sports betting has become extremely popular over the last ten years and online casinos are finding that they can attract even more customers who wish to place bets on any number of sporting events including football, baseball, basketball, hockey, golf, tennis, racing and track and field.

In the past, many websites were not welcoming to many forms of online gambling. However, in recent years there have been an increasing number of online gambling websites that allow players to participate in various forms of internet gambling, whether it is through online casinos, sports betting, bingo and roulette amongst many others. These websites are becoming increasingly popular with the increase in popularity of social networking sites. As people spend more time on the internet social networking sites such as MySpace, Facebook and Yahoo! 360 are among the most popular websites on the web today.