The versatility of online casinos has given operators the chance to do something that would be far more difficult for owners of land based casinos, and that is to tailor their casinos to specific markets.

 

 

Many online casinos have games or even whole software platforms devoted to Asian and Russian markets, while even small tweaks, such as JackpotCity pokies online can make a site more appealing to a specific country, in this case Australia. Some countries, or local governments within those countries go one step further and open their own online casino. These are generally used in the same way as state lotteries and are often under the control of the lottery commissions. British Columbia attempted opening such a casino recently, but met with disastrous results. A server error caused players to suddenly start playing with each other’s money instead of their own. Not only this, but in some cases, players could even see one another’s personal information. Obviously, with such a gigantic security problem, the casino was immediately shut down again. They error has been fixed, but it goes without saying that residents of British Columbia have had their confidence in this new casino shaken. The lottery commission will now have to work extra hard to bring back those players that they lost as a result of this problem. It won’t be easy, but it’s something they’re confident they can do.