🏛️ Early Development of Online Casinos (1994 – 2000)

• 📅 1994: The Birth of Online Gambling

  Event	Description
  Introduction of the First Online Casino	The first online casino, Microgaming, launched the first fully functional casino software.

• 📅 1996: Online Gambling Legislation

  Event	Description
  Introduction of Legal Framework	The Kahnawake Gaming Commission in Canada began regulating online gambling.

• 📅 1999: Mobile Gambling Innovations

  Event	Description
  Launch of Mobile Casinos	Start of mobile gambling platforms, setting the stage for mobile casino development.

🧭 Expansion and Regulation (2001 – 2010)

• 📅 2006: UIGEA Implementation

  Event	Description
  Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act	This US law restricted banks from processing payments to gambling sites.

• 📅 2008: Emergence of Live Dealer Casinos

  Event	Description
  Introduction of Live Dealer Games	Combining online play with real dealers through live streaming technology.

• 📅 2010: Regulation in the UK

  Event	Description
  UK Gambling Commission Established	Creation of a regulatory body to oversee online gambling in the UK.

🚀 Modern Era of Online Casinos (2011 – Present)

• 📅 2013: New Jersey Legalizes Online Gambling

  Event	Description
  Online Gaming in New Jersey	The state became one of the first in the US to legalize online casinos.

• 📅 2018: PASPA Repeal

  Event	Description
  End of Sports Betting Ban	The US Supreme Court’s decision allowed states to legalize sports betting.

• 📅 2020: Growth of Cryptocurrency Casinos

  Event	Description
  Adoption of Cryptocurrencies	Online casinos started accepting Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies as payment methods.