I’ve been around this business since the beginning. I am what most people would consider an industry veteran. I’ve watched the evolution of casino games as the years went by. While the games were a bit rough in the beginning, there is no doubt that they were game-changing for the internet.

Early casino game software was only available for download. Internet speeds were not like they were today, so it sometimes took a while to get them onto your computer. Once they were installed, the games (mostly blackjack, video poker and slots) would play efficiently with only minor hiccups depending on your internet connection. For a number of years, downloading software was the only way to play casino games online.

In the early 2000’s Flash software by Adobe started to really take hold and affect the way websites interacted with visitors. Around this time you started seeing Flash technology casinos taking off and becoming popular. Flash casinos were popular because they could be played right in the browser with no need to download software. This also meant people who used Apple Macintosh products could also play no download casino games as most of the software was for PC’s only. And so the new era of no download casino games was born.

In the early 2000’s I remember hearing rumblings about playing casino games on your phone or mobile device. At the time, smart phones were not around so, while it was a cool concept, the mass technology required for this had not advanced enough for it to make much sense. With Flash games and the ability to play inside a browser, the technology was available when the first smart phones hit the mass market with the iphone in 2007.

However, with the popularity of the iphone, and the inability of running Flash on the device, the technology was limited until HTML5 came along. Now it is possible to run all casino games on all devices.

Mobile technology is really taking off in the online casino world. Being able to play no download casino games on your phone, while you’re riding the bus or waiting in line at the supermarket has changed the igaming industry forever. Now it is possible to really enjoy playing cross-platform games of all kinds anywhere you want.