nline Games Sector homes and Internet cafés, the
popularity of live interaction
The Internet is the with other people online is
fastest-growing market in the exploding.
history of the WORLD, but just
this one sector has been growing The speed of people's home
FOUR TIMES FASTER than the Internet connections is driving
Internet overall. People aren’t this market. In America, nearly
just using the web for 75% of Internet users had
information anymore; they now see broadband at home last year, up
it as a prime deliverer of from 57% just one year
entertainment. It’s even eating earlier…and Internet users in
into TV-viewing figures, and India increased by 54% in just
therefore also TV advertising one year.
revenue. Meanwhile, in-game
advertising is predicted to grow Alex Burmaster, European Internet
by 70% year-on-year, to be worth Analyst, Nielsen//NetRatings (a
USD billions in three years. It’s global leader in Internet media
no wonder that TV companies are and market research) said, “Take
scrambling for a piece of online the fact that the online games
games real estate – buying sector is growing at four times
companies, launching games the rate of overall Internet
platforms, and putting their growth together with the
content online in interactive increasing numbers…online and it
form. is easy to see why companies such
as MTV Networks are looking to
The potential reach of the get a piece of the action.”
Internet is staggering. With
broadband (and therefore quicker The online games sector has been
web access) reaching ever more identified as the next step in
the evolution of online named accordingly because the
entertainment, and people of all outcome of each competition is
ages, from all over the world, based on the players’ ability and
play in their millions. And performance, with any elements of
within this sector, “casual luck either eliminated. This is
skill-based games” rank as one of critical, in order to be legal
the most popular pastimes. and avoid falling under
anti-gambling statutes.
What are casual games of skill?
Casual games are familiar, fun People like to play these games
pastimes such as: on their computers for a fun
challenge. Playing them online
Board games like draughts, against someone else adds an
backgammon extra social, competitive
Sports games like pool, golf and element; and playing for cash
basketball prizes between USD$1 and $1,000
Puzzle games like jigsaws and upwards makes them even more
word games exciting and rewarding!
These are played online in a What does all of this mean? It
tournament format, with each means that online games are where
player paying a cash entry fee to the money is. People are willing
play, and with a cash or to pay to play, and they are
merchandise prize going to the doing it already. Interesting
winner or winners of the fact?
tournament. Skill-based games are
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