FirstWin88 - Online Gambling's Popularity Explosion

The next major development in the online gambling world was probably the establishment of the Kahnawake Gaming Commission, in Canada. This was actually a Mohawk Indian tribal commission that was established to issue gaming
licenses. The first online casino was also opened in this same year of 1996. There is some disagreement as to which site was the first. Most sources suggest this was InterCasino. However, a few sources think that GamingClub (built by Microgaming) beat them to the punch, opening in late 1995. Throughout the late 1990's, the popularity of online gambling began to explode. No matter who you think was the first to make it to the web, by the end of 1996 there were approximately 15 similar sites. By 1997, this has exploded to more than 200 online casinos. Revenues from this surging industry also reached more than $830 million just in 1998.