Welcome to the WINNERonline.co.uk Beginner's Guide to Internet Gambling
by Max Drayman, winneronline.co.uk
May 10, 2006

Our purpose here it to introduce you to the internet gambling scene, answer some of the most common questions and concerns that new players like yourself have and to set you on the right path to enjoying your online gaming experience.

Internet gambling started in 1997 when the first sites started offering gambling services over the web. Things got off to a slow start at first. There was very little information available about the internet casinos, no one knew what to expect and it was difficult to find out where or how to get started. But by the time WINNERonline.com began in the summer of 1999 things were starting to heat up. It was our aim to provide all the information a player would need to make informed decisions and avoid any unpleasant surprises.

A lot has changed in the past six years. Casinos have come and gone, the industry has experienced years of explosive growth followed by a more mature period of consolidation and stabilization, and many of the countries of the world have reacted and adjusted to this new industry by introducing the necessary licensing and legislative initiatives.

Today internet gambling is enjoying an extended period of stability and growth. It's now a several billion a year industry. Many of the major players in the industry --casinos, information portals like our own WINNERonline.com, player community forums, government lawmakers and so forth-- have acquired years of experience by meeting, serving and satisfying millions of online players from around the world. For all these reasons, and more that you'll discover as you read on, now is a very good time to introduce yourself to the world of internet gambling.