If you ever wanted to find out where the headquarters of the online casinos that you often visit are located, you will discover that most of them are located in the Caribbean – specifically on the islands of Antigua and Barbuda. Nowadays, numerous countries are facing the facts about the attractive business of online casinos. This is a completely new way to boost their local economies and to capitalize on the craze. The online casinos doesn’t only regulate enormous amount of money via tax revenues, but these online casino industry also provides huge job opportunity in whatever geographical areas it establish. For instance, consider the situation in Antigua-Barbuda. 30% of their total residents are currently employed by the online casino establishments.
It is the high incentives which attracted the British government to enact new legislation that will encourage the establishment of more online casinos throughout the country. Supported by a huge 53% of British voters, the newly enacted Bill will remove the old slot machines from around 6,000 different places of UK. They will be replaced by new online casinos with extended hours of operation. This sort of legislation may coax the existing online gaming casinos to relocate their bases to Britain. Many analysts and observers believe this will lead to other supportive measure that is aimed at online casino gambling.
Meanwhile, the French people gamble 2 times more and at least 3 times longer than the British people. French citizens have been enjoying online gambling for years. Many citizens of France believe that, the huge popularity of the online casinos is the main reason of the skyrocketing demand for the high-speed, broadband internet service in France.
Australian government is also getting into the action. They are granting a license for the online casinos to open their own customer service center in Tasmania State. Recruiting procedure has already begun, and more than 300 jobs will be created there.
The growing interest in online gambling in Asia has led this as one of the most popular pastimes in China. The 4,000-year-old card game Mahjong is being offered as multiplayer online casino game in China. About 45% of Chinese people play Mahjong seriously for earning money. Whether the Chinese government allows online gambling or not, players coming through the Internet will gather in any site that offers this famous online game.
A campaign to legalize online gambling in Japan also happened recently. Supported by the Liberal Democratic Party of the country, this cause is getting increasing attention there.