To begin with, cryptocurrency is the latest “fame”, and it's become somewhat of a standard for online casinos to support major coins like Bitcoin, Ethereum, Doge, Luna, Litecoin etc…

Crypto is set up to dominate the gambling world because of its security and as well as anonymity. The blockchain admits player anonymity, and naturally, players prefer this type of transaction.

We will talk more about cryptocurrency later in this article.

Virtual reality or VR games have received both positive and negative responses from the gambling community. It's a mixed feeling for players, but if you seem to enjoy it, you probably won't go back to regular games.

Online casinos mimic real casinos, and with VR, it's almost a one-to-one replica. It's the closest feeling you'll get apart from going to an actual casino.

VR is coming, and it's coming fast. As technology improves, owning VR equipment will probably be a must sooner or later.

So we're likely to see virtual reality affect online gambling in the upcoming period and new online casinos supplying games in order not to fall behind.

As of late, we've seen live dealer games spike in popularity. Nowadays, almost 32% of all games played online are live casino games.

This is a huge increase, taking quite a big chunk of the online casino industry. Naturally, game providers would want to cater to such an audience and spend more recourses on live dealer games rather than RNG games.

It's not like we won't see slots in new online casinos; there will always be a demand for RNG games, period. But the development focus may switch to live dealer games in the upcoming period.

Smartphones and smartwatches come hand in hand, so if you're one of those people who has a smartwatch on your wrist, it's likely you also have a smartphone in your pocket as well.

So, why not use your phone anyway?

Well, this is true for the most part; however, people do tend to work 9 to 5 jobs where smartphones aren't necessarily allowed. So how would you get your daily free spins?

This is where smartwatches come into play, and it's very convenient to sneak a few free spins, and nobody will bet an eye. It's quick and easy!

Besides, let's say you use the commute to get around on a daily basis. Sometimes fast and crowded places are not ideal for having your phone out. It's much easier to ingest your daily dose of dopamine on your smartwatch in these scenarios.

While you are limited in terms of screen real estate, game providers are trying their best to fit in everything you need in that tiny bit of screen on your watch. And so far, so good!

Especially if your watch has one of those swivel buttons, it makes a ton of difference when you need to scroll through options.

Keep in mind games are stripped down to the bare minimum in order to provide the user with an experience optimal for smartwatches.

Smartwatches in iGaming are not yet to the point where it needs to be, so we can easily recommend it; however, as it further develops, chances are it will be a hot topic in the upcoming period.

Different online casinos have different regulations. Some casinos are unavailable in certain regions, and some countries even have restrictions or bans in place for general online gambling.

Since this is regulated by law most of the time, there's not much a player can do to bypass this issue. Enter – crypto.

Now players don't have to have their personal information attached to digital currency, so many players from around the world that didn't have access to online gambling now have the opportunity to enjoy online casinos.

A big percentage of new online casinos support crypto, so it's inherent that this will bring in a new wave of players.

And no, we didn't forget about VPNs. Even if you do use VPN to make your device connect from an IP address located in a non-restricted country, you still have to use your personal information in order to make transactions. So if you don't have a 2nd credit card with a different name on it, you would still have to share vulnerable information so you can play.

We went through what a new online casino can bring to the table, so now, let's take a look at what they take off the table.

To begin with, the global pandemic had a big influence on how we regularly do things. Every business either closed down or had to improvise and adapt to the circumstances, meaning to offer their services via the web.

Online casino sites got a huge boost during the lockdown and curfew periods because a lot of players didn't have the privilege of going to an actual casino. Most of them closed down anyway.

So, naturally, players turned to online casinos, and most of them seem to prefer the online experience rather than the real-life one.

Regardless of the situation, online casinos were on the rise anyway because they do have a lot of stuff to offer compared to land-based casinos.

Online casinos offer a more intimate and private experience. Besides, online games have regular updates to enhance the gaming aspect further, whereas the online slots you find in casinos probably haven't had an update in quite some time.

The vast majority of games found in an online casino are nowhere near the number of games you can find in land-based casinos.

Plus, you are not spending time and money on gas, and you can dedicate those couple of bucks toward your deposit bonus.

Land-based casinos simply can't keep up.