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Backgammon on the rise in Online Casinos

2006-10-20 09:10:00

The online casino is becoming the hub of an international backgammon comeback, according to Online Casino Reports.

The traditionally-recreational play offers a less intense alternative to chess games while being infinitely more challenging than basic checkers and is experiencing a resurge in popularity in online play.

The first internet backgammon server was developed in 1992- since then, it has evolved into network-capable Java and ActiveX hubs of play for people all over the world.

GamesGrid has announced that it will not be turning away US members from the online club it formed 11 years before the US recently banned online game financial transactions.

SkillGames, the original name for the online game club, was founded as an exclusive backgammon club and GamesGrid wishes to retain its backgammon heritage.

The recent US ban will likely have an effect on backgammon's increasing popularity as more and more gaming sites become closed to US customers.


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