Online gambling is any type of gambling conducted via the internet. This includes casinos, live casinos, poker and online sports betting. The first online gambling site opened for the public, was ticket selling for the first ever Liechtenstein International Poker Tournament in October 1994. Online gambling has grown in popularity in recent years and in fact online casinos are legal in many countries worldwide, including the USA, UK, France and Sweden. It has also been estimated that online gambling contributes a sizeable percentage of the global revenue of some of the biggest international casinos such as the Paradise Poker Club, the Bellagio Resort and the Paradise Gaming Complex, which host some of the biggest poker tournaments in the world.

Many individuals in India and around the world have found that online gambling is a convenient and safe way of earning money. In India the government has approved the use of internet gambling and has begun to regulate its activities. There are several rules and regulations that an individual interested in taking part in online gambling must adhere to in order to be legal. There are various companies that provide internet gambling software which enable individuals to make winning bets from their computers on a daily basis.

An individual interested in internet gambling online should be aware of the various risk factors involved. These include high costs associated with gambling online, particularly in case of large wagers. There are also many fraudulent individuals who pose as legitimate web sites but conduct illegal transactions through the web. Before making any Internet gambling online transactions it is important to carry out proper research, as there are a large number of companies and individuals posing as internet gambling sites and offering fraudulent services.