Backgammon enjoys quite a huge following in gaming casinos, with people religiously visiting backgammon tables during their trips to favorite casinos. It is one of the oldest games in casinos, and has already been played by gentlemen and ordinary people alike for centuries.

In recent years, however, that popularity has spilled over to the backgammon that is played in online casino gaming rooms. Next to online casino staples like Poker, Slots Machines, and their derivatives, backgammon enjoys one of the biggest communities of players in the Internet. The popularity boom has never been more pronounced as in the last few years as more and more gaming sites included it in their featured games roster and an increasing number of people learn to love the game.

Apparently, backgammon's popularity took a backseat to that of other online games' fame because it was not as well-advertised in gaming sites. Thus, few fans of the real-life game knew that backgammon can be played in online gaming sites. Fortunately for the game, the frenzy of backgammon players has finally made it surface again in game rooms, consequently introducing it to players who otherwise would have known nothing about it. Backgammon, quite simple, has become more easily accessible to more people.

The good thing with backgammon which probably contributed to its rising popularity is that it is an intrinsically attractive game. Why is this so? For one, the statistics of winning in backgammon is pretty high-at 50%, since it is best played one-on-one between just two players. Although this means that pay-outs may not be as high as those in other games, it also significantly lowers the risk of losing money in a game. That, for many players, is a good reason to indulge in backgammon.

Backgammon is also quite interesting because winning it relies mostly on a player's skills and strategies rather on lady luck. The game essentially gives over control to players, which makes them more comfortable about playing backgammon. In effect, online players know that they have a fighting chance at winning in this game, and that their money will not be snatched off by a single hand because ofPG SLOT luck's fickle whims.

Connected to this is the fact that people gravitate towards backgammon because it is the opposite of mindless. It is as tension-filled as other games, but it also requires preparation, strategies, cool logic and nerves of steel to be won. Now, both old-time aficionados of the game plus new batches of players flock to online casinos in order to test their mettle, play against others from around the world, and to harden their game skills.

Lastly, the popularity of backgammon in online casinos is peaking now because of the new mobile and online game versions of the game. It can now be played as match play or money play-the first one geared towards creating scoring records and the other towards earning money. This means that people with different motivations for playing can always be satisfied.