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=ONLINE GAMBLING= Online gambling is a general term for gambling using the Internet. The evolution of Information Technology (IT) has brought in a long list of online convenience, which includes online gaming or the internet casino.

There are many types of online gambling, such as:
 * Online poker
 * Online casinos
 * Online sports betting
 * Online bingo
 * Mobile gambling
 * Funds transfers

Online poker tables commonly offer Texas hold 'em, Omaha, Seven-card stud, razz, HORSE and other game types in both tournament and ring game structures. Players play against each other rather than the "house", with the card room making its money through "rake" and through tournament fees.Online poker is the game of poker played over the Internet. It has been partly responsible for a dramatic increase in the number of poker players worldwide.
 * Online poker**

There are a large number of online casinos, in which people can play casino games such as roulette, blackjack, pachinko, baccarat and many others. These games are played against the "house", which makes money due to the fact that the odds are in its favor. Online casinos, also known as virtual casinos or internet casinos, are online versions of traditional ("brick and mortar") casinos. Online casinos enable gamblers to play and wager on casino games through the Internet.
 * Online casinos**


 * Online sports betting**

Bookmakers, spread betting firms and betting exchanges offer a variety of ways to wager over the Internet on the results of sporting events, the most popular being fixed-odds gambling.Sports betting is the activity of predicting sports results by making a wager on the outcome of a sporting event.

There are a number of online bingo rooms offering games on the Internet. Online bingo is the game of bingo played on the Internet
 * Online bingo**


 * Mobile gambling**

Developments in the use of wireless, mobile devices to gamble follow in the wake of mainstream online gambling.Mobile gambling refers to gambling done on a remote wireless connected device. These devices can include wireless tablet PC's, mobile phones and other non traditional mid-level networked computing devices. Some online casinos and online poker card rooms offer mobile options.


 * Funds transfers**

Normally, gamblers upload funds to the online gambling company, make bets or play the games that it offers, and then cash out any winnings. Gamblers can often fund gambling accounts by credit card or debit card, and cash out winnings directly back to the card; most U.S. banks, however, prohibit the use of their cards for the purpose of Internet gambling, and attempts by Americans to use credit cards at Internet gambling sites are usually rejected. A number of electronic money services offer accounts with which online gambling can be funded; however, many top fund-transfer sites such as FirePay, Neteller & Moneybookers have discontinued service for U.S. residents. Payment by cheque and wire transfer is also common.


 * Authentication & Identification Issues**

Gamblers need to authenticate things about gambling providers, such as their claims to have a licence, to offer consumer protections, to be subject to specific complaints schemes and laws, and to be financially healthy.

Gambling providers need to authenticate things about gamblers, especially the quality of the value that they bring to the virtual gambling table. They may also be required to take reasonable steps to prevent gambling by people with particular attributes, such as minors, and persons who are currently precluded from gambling either by a legal authority or by the persons themselves.

The gambling world is based on driven by these technologies - websites, software, forums, tutorials, computer graphics, etc. **
 * Technology