{"id":8723,"date":"2023-04-13T15:09:00","date_gmt":"2023-04-13T15:09:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.casino.com\/blog\/\/blog\/?p=8723"},"modified":"2025-03-10T15:09:44","modified_gmt":"2025-03-10T15:09:44","slug":"how-will-the-metaverse-affect-online-casinos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.casino.com\/blog\/2023\/04\/13\/how-will-the-metaverse-affect-online-casinos\/","title":{"rendered":"How Will the Metaverse Affect Online Casinos?"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
A metaverse refers to a highly immersive digital world focused on collective social interaction. The concept of a metaverse traces back to Neal Stephenson\u2019s 1992 science fiction novel Snow Crash. Gamers are familiar with this concept through popular titles like Minecraft and Roblox and moviegoers have been introduced to it\u00a0in recent films Free Guy and Ready Player One. In current pop culture, when the general populace discusses the metaverse, they are most likely referring to the virtual reality world proposed by Mark Zuckerberg and\u00a0his company, Meta (new\u00a0Facebook).\u00a0<\/p>\n
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Zuckerberg believes that there will be more than one billion people using the metaverse for work and play by 2030, which is a reasonable estimate if revenue projections for the technology are to be believed. With online casinos having always adapted alongside technology, the metaverse as a whole (not just Zuckerberg\u2019s arena) is sure to have a huge impact on the industry.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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The gameplay of online casino<\/a> games has traditionally evolved with technology, and there are some exciting\u00a0possibilities if Virtual Reality (VR) becomes mainstream. Companies like Microgaming<\/a> and NetEnt have\u00a0already provided tantalizing glimpses of what those advancements could look like.\u00a0<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Microgaming is credited with bringing VR technology<\/a> into the gambling space with its innovative display at the 2015 Game Developers Conference in San Francisco. Attendees were introduced to a virtual roulette table and a robot croupier in a digital outer space setting. The game was well-received, winning several industry awards over the next two years. VR tables like this could easily appear throughout the metaverse.\u00a0<\/p>\n <\/p>\nVR Games\u00a0<\/h2>\n