A Concise History of Online Poker

Here is a short history of online poker.

Poker has been played by centuries now, and at present, poker is being enjoyed by people of all sorts - businessmen, workers and celebrities alike. Indeed, poker can be considered a phenomenon, and another phenomenon is on the rise. It is what we know now as Online poker. You can see more and more people logging on online poker rooms at the comfort of their very home.

When did online poker start? Planet Poker, was the first ever online poker room. It was launched in 1998. It was the only online poker room available at that period, so it enjoyed undivided attention by poker enthusiasts. However, years passed, and Planet Poker was being replaced by other online poker rooms. But still, the rake structure of Planet Poker was adapted by the other online poker rooms. In fact, it is still being used up to the present.

Then, in 1999, another online poker room became the leader in online poker world. Its name was Poker Paradise. A year after that, Poker Spot was launched. Poker Spot was the first to hold online poker tournaments. It proved to be a brilliant idea, but Poker Spot entered a scandal. Poker Spot was unable to collect the player deposits. Because of this, Poker Spot could not pay the winnings of the players.

Fortunately, this kind of problem has never occurred again. This is because of e-cash. Poker Stars and Poker Party joined the industry and became the two leading online poker rooms in the year 2001. Poker Stars and Poker Party invested in advertising to market their rooms. However, it was proven that nothing could beat a success story in online poker in promoting online poker. Slowly, people realized that they could win lots of money in online poker, just like in live poker.

In the year of 2003, www.pokertips.org was launched. It was launched to assist online poker and poker beginners and players. The online poker industry flourished in the succeeding year. Now, there are more online poker rooms, such as Full Tilt Poker and Noble Poker.

Online poker is a promising industry for businessmen and a new venue for poker enthusiasts to hone their skills and win money. Improvements are made to online poker everyday to ensure better service for the enjoyment of its clients. Certainly, it can be said that online poker is a good and wise addition to the poker world.