Are pure online casinos slowly becoming outdated?

[uneng]

Yes, casinos which don't adapt themselves to the new tendencies of the market become outdated and obsolete after a while. It has already happened with pure dice platforms we had a decade ago, so the same could be said now regards pure table games casinos.

Actually, even sports betting are going to get outdated in a year or so... The next thing in this industry is predictions market. I guess we will start seeing casinos implementing that concept of gambling too in order to remain competitive in gambling scene.

[Fiasem20]

Although,there are still many online casinos that don’t have sportsbooks been added to their platforms and they are making progress.Though it may look outdated but what matters in a business is;are your customers comfortable with your platform?In my own perspective and view,pure casinos aren’t becoming outdated,there are several factors that makes a business(online gambling) outdated and not including sportsbooks feature may be the least.Just like some casinos are mainly built/designed for poker games and tournaments and majority of poker players prefer such casino due it the setting.

[Salahmu]

I saw a lot of casinos that didn't have a sportbook before but now they have it so actually what could convince them into it is competition so that they would give full gambling view to their users, casinos doesn't just continue going without going to the public to see what is trending for the gamblers because is how they would keep making the money if they have everything. If you check the feedback of people on a casino that doesn't have sports, it will be the first thing they would want to no, so since other casinos has sports the non sports ones would want to join so that they wouldn't be on the low, so actually is not about casino games being outdated but is about having a complete package.

[Dogedegen]

Based on what i’ve been noticing lately, a lot of online casinos are starting to add sportsbook into their platforms

So i’m kinda wondering, do you guys think this is mainly just to keep up with competition? like, all-in-one platforms seem more attractive now since players can switch between casino games and sports betting in one place

curious what others think about this, is this really the direction the industry is going or just a temporary phase?

They are for sure not being outdated, it is called expansion and you are confusing concepts. When a big company such as Samsung starts another division and opens a new product line, are you saying that the company has become outdated and that is why they are doing it? That would not make any sense. As competition heats up and there are good and easy ways to add sportsbooks, why would not casinos add it? It provides room for new customers and more revenue. In a similar way you will see this happen with prediction markets and other gambling related concepts. If there is a demand for something, why should they not add it?

You need to look at this from several sides not just a limited perspective. There may be users who actually do not want this, because when you open some of these websites you are attacked by a lot of information, they have too many options and things. It is quite distracting if you just want to play some slots casually. But the problem is that we do not know how big this group of users is or if they represent a large amount of revenue. From the side of the business, unless this group is their core business group they are going to continue expanding to seek out more users and to compete with others. Usually what happens is that one important player adopts something new and then others do the same so that they can stay competitive.

[Russlenat]

personally i don’t see any reason why adding sportsbook to an online casino is a negative thing for the industry

it’s an online space and if a platform can offer everyone everything then that makes them competitive and ahead of other competitors though i don’t think that all casinos are hopping on this trend. there are still some who prefer to stick with casino games.

It would require additional expenses as well, and increased social responsibility and regulatory risk. And there will be chances for potential reduced revenue from high-margin slot machines and other in demand casino games.

But I think that's how business are, you need to take some risk to stay on the edge of business. But maybe for now, some casinos are closed to that kind of changes.

[acroman08]

So i’m kinda wondering, do you guys think this is mainly just to keep up with competition? like, all-in-one platforms seem more attractive now since players can switch between casino games and sports betting in one place

It is to keep up with competition, and with how popular sports betting is, it is a smart move for a casino to integrate sportsbooks on its website. I mean, apart from being able to compete with other casinos since they both offer sports betting, it also widens their target audience, which could increase their traffic and gain regular gamblers, which could also increase overall revenue. In short, it's a win win situation for them to do it.

Also, with the rise in popularity of prediction markets, casinos might also start integrating them on their websites. So far, I've seen two casinos have prediction markets on their websites.

[EarnOnVictor]

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curious what others think about this, is this really the direction the industry is going or just a temporary phase?

I have three thoughts towards this: 1. Casinos/sportsbooks are doing that to have the same branch iyf gambling under the same platform. Think of it as an opportunity to achieve one goal through two opportunities, and I see nothing bad about this.

2. People are getting smarter about casinos. The truth is, the fairness you would enjoy/guarantee in sports betting, you can't guarantee it in casinos better because the house rules. This mindset alone scare some people and will always make the number of sports bettors be more higher than casino games bettor. So what do you expect?

3. Even if you do not want to gambling on casino games, seeing it once in a way alongside sportsbook could tempt you, which is a strategy.

[Lostbtc05]

I also thinking the same pure online casino games are slowly becoming outdated because recent days people know gambling and trading both are almost same but in gambling there are some limits how much you can earn in a single shot but if you see this from trading angel you can see clearly that in trading there is no limits how much profit you can make. In my view yes online casinos are becoming outdated

[Sammye3]

It would be evil to send the fact that the sportsbook has gained more publicity than casinos in recent times, given the complexity of the casino and unfamiliar engagement. The sportsbook is more friendly and easy to understand compared to the casinos so it’s a bit understanding.

But I still want to believe that they are pure casinos out there, maybe not online but physical casinos that play strictly on casino games. Preferably, I would pick the sportsbook over casinos as it's more like a bet I would relate with and bet with love and passion.

[asriloni]

Following the trend has become one of most important strategy to keep survive in this economy. If a casino is still stubborn to keeo work as a pure casino only, and they abandon to follow the trend. They will be slowly, but surely abandoned.

This time the sport book is gaining the trend, and there will be a huge growth to happen from 2025 - 2030 based on the latest research. So those casino who only act as a pure casino will be slowly, but surely abandoned.

People are jumping to the all in one casino that can give them various features to keep up with.

[yhiaali3]

Following the trend has become one of most important strategy to keep survive in this economy. If a casino is still stubborn to keeo work as a pure casino only, and they abandon to follow the trend. They will be slowly, but surely abandoned.

This time the sport book is gaining the trend, and there will be a huge growth to happen from 2025 - 2030 based on the latest research. So those casino who only act as a pure casino will be slowly, but surely abandoned.

People are jumping to the all in one casino that can give them various features to keep up with.

I don't know what the basis of this study is, but it seems very optimistic because the expected increase from 2025 to 2030 is about $100 billion, 10.5%, and this is a very large number in just a few years.

The study does not show the percentage of pure casinos compared to all-inclusive casinos, but I read elsewhere that the percentage of traditional casinos does not exceed 30-40% and is constantly decreasing. This indicates that most casinos are developing their services to become all in one.

[Tetu100]

I think it's just another way to make a profit, not because they're outdated. There are gamblers who prefer casino games, like me; I even bet on sports, but it's not my priority. So, for me, I don't even care about having a sportsbook in the casino.

That is just the thing, it is just an additional way the casinos  intend making more money for themselves. Though even in the casino house or online  their are still some players that love sport betting so that's is just the easiest way for the casinos owners to collect both side for their self. Moreover, every business owner owe his self the responsibility of thinking out a more  better and convinent way of adding to his source of income than depending on a single stream of income.

[ruykeri]

Following the trend has become one of most important strategy to keep survive in this economy. If a casino is still stubborn to keeo work as a pure casino only, and they abandon to follow the trend. They will be slowly, but surely abandoned.

This time the sport book is gaining the trend, and there will be a huge growth to happen from 2025 - 2030 based on the latest research. So those casino who only act as a pure casino will be slowly, but surely abandoned.

People are jumping to the all in one casino that can give them various features to keep up with.

There are enough reasons for the increasing popularity of sports betting today. Because now I myself  also observing that most people now want to bet responsibly. And for this reason, to reduce losses, most people bet in the sports section. Here, the amount of losses is at least a little bit  under control. In the future, the number of users in sports betting will increase. The more people become aware, the more people will get out from casino games and they will be interested in sports betting. That is why sportsbooks are allowing adding betting facilities.

[Synchronice]

Based on what i’ve been noticing lately, a lot of online casinos are starting to add sportsbook into their platforms

So i’m kinda wondering, do you guys think this is mainly just to keep up with competition? like, all-in-one platforms seem more attractive now since players can switch between casino games and sports betting in one place

and for those casinos that still stick to pure casino only, do you think they’re slowly becoming outdated? or maybe they still have their own solid market and don’t really need to change

personally i feel like if the trend continues, sooner or later they might be forced to add sportsbook just to keep their users from moving to more complete platforms

curious what others think about this, is this really the direction the industry is going or just a temporary phase?

There are platforms that offer only casino products, there are platforms that offer only sportsbook and there are majority of platforms that offer both experience in the same place.
For the most optimal results, it's better to have both products in the same place because this way you attract and maintain casino users and sportsbook users. Also, at the same time, there is a big chance to benefit from each part, I mean, casino user might try sportsbook and sportsbook user might try casino, which can leave more profit for the gambling website in the end.

[Webutxo]

Based on what i’ve been noticing lately, a lot of online casinos are starting to add sportsbook into their platforms

So i’m kinda wondering, do you guys think this is mainly just to keep up with competition? like, all-in-one platforms seem more attractive now since players can switch between casino games and sports betting in one place

and for those casinos that still stick to pure casino only, do you think they’re slowly becoming outdated? or maybe they still have their own solid market and don’t really need to change

personally i feel like if the trend continues, sooner or later they might be forced to add sportsbook just to keep their users from moving to more complete platforms

curious what others think about this, is this really the direction the industry is going or just a temporary phase?

People move to where there is money and I can't tell you for free that the people you thought are actually leaving casino where never there before. A true casino gamer doesn't have any reason to leave unless they don't have time to gamble like before. Some people that are even gambling today are doing it because where they make money isn't no longer profitable anymore. You can imagine how it was when some people that were traders now gamblers.

Look at what is happening to crypto market right now, alt at no pumping, no quick profits like those days again so people are porting to available options that is why you see that prediction market is the next thing now. Everyone want to make quick money, they prefer to gamble on politics, war, events and many more. The surge in this activity has made it become where everyone want to be and that's why the old gambling style is not having that attention like before but people that like it are still doing it.

[Obim34]

There are platforms that offer only casino products, there are platforms that offer only sportsbook and there are majority of platforms that offer both experience in the same place.
For the most optimal results, it's better to have both products in the same place because this way you attract and maintain casino users and sportsbook users. Also, at the same time, there is a big chance to benefit from each part, I mean, casino user might try sportsbook and sportsbook user might try casino, which can leave more profit for the gambling website in the end.

The gambling industry is meant to evolve, I also don't think only online casinos are becoming outdated, there is competition in the industry, and extra features, including evolving updates to attract more players, are the aim of the casino.

No casino wants to lose customers, if it takes going against the original plan of only casino games, for the sake of retaining their customers, they deem it important to include a sportsbook on their platform.

[GiftedMAN]

The gambling industry is meant to evolve, I also don't think only online casinos are becoming outdated, there is competition in the industry, and extra features, including evolving updates to attract more players, are the aim of the casino.

No casino wants to lose customers, if it takes going against the original plan of only casino games, for the sake of retaining their customers, they deem it important to include a sportsbook on their platform.

Sure, the gambling business is ever evolving and anyone in the business who refuses to tag along and join the moving train would definitely be left behind. I even heard that some centralized exchanges has even started adopted the polymarket into their exchanges, some are talking against it but i sincerely see this as part of evolution, and if time isn't taken, many more CEXs would join the queue.

[barbara44]

It's surely because of the competition, and there is nothing wrong with that as long as they can manage both.

A casino with only casino games and no sportsbook will surely have a smaller user base in the long run than a casino that also has a sportsbook because there is a huge fan base of sports betting in this industry, some of them are not even interested that much in casino games, so they will only join platforms that have a sportsbook so that they can make their bets seamlessly on a crypto gambling platform without having to use a traditional platform that only supports fiat deposits and withdrawals.

If a casino chooses to only be a casino and don't add a sportsbook, it's their choice, and they might still have some players if their services are good, but we have to admit that platforms with both things available at one place will have more demand, which is the reason why almost every new platform tries to have both, a casino and a sportsbook, so that, as you said, their don't lose gamblers that are also interested in sports betting, because if they join another platform for sportsbetting, they will surely do their casino gambling there as well and won't be making deposits in two different casinos when they get everything in one place.

[KTChampions]

Based on what i’ve been noticing lately, a lot of online casinos are starting to add sportsbook into their platforms

So i’m kinda wondering, do you guys think this is mainly just to keep up with competition? like, all-in-one platforms seem more attractive now since players can switch between casino games and sports betting in one place

and for those casinos that still stick to pure casino only, do you think they’re slowly becoming outdated? or maybe they still have their own solid market and don’t really need to change

personally i feel like if the trend continues, sooner or later they might be forced to add sportsbook just to keep their users from moving to more complete platforms

curious what others think about this, is this really the direction the industry is going or just a temporary phase?

Maybe expanding your business isn't as expensive as offline, so it happens faster online? If you already have a trusted brand, why not branch out into a new area? Especially considering it's quite straightforward—quotation providers will be happy to sell you everything you need. I think the universalization of everything is a natural process. Exchanges are opening separate prediction markets, prediction markets are taking audiences away from bookmakers, and so on.

[Dogedegen]

It would require additional expenses as well, and increased social responsibility and regulatory risk. And there will be chances for potential reduced revenue from high-margin slot machines and other in demand casino games.

But I think that's how business are, you need to take some risk to stay on the edge of business. But maybe for now, some casinos are closed to that kind of changes.

I would question the claims about these games being high demand games, because they are available everywhere in all sorts of forms and there is increasing popularity with other ways of gambling such as prediction markets. Unless you mean to say that all the increase in players comes from either people who are now playing more and more things at the same time or completely new people, I just don't see how any game could sustain being high demand in the long run. Playing slots frequently seems to be quite boring unless you are addicted to it. Switching between games is the balanced play if you want to entertain yourself and not build an addiction. Sticking to a single gambling game and playing it over and over again is a sure way to build an addiction.

Following the trend has become one of most important strategy to keep survive in this economy. If a casino is still stubborn to keeo work as a pure casino only, and they abandon to follow the trend. They will be slowly, but surely abandoned.

This time the sport book is gaining the trend, and there will be a huge growth to happen from 2025 - 2030 based on the latest research. So those casino who only act as a pure casino will be slowly, but surely abandoned.

People are jumping to the all in one casino that can give them various features to keep up with.

I am glad that you have brought some data because many users here write whatever and their statements often do not align with basic data that can be found easily. Despite your data, I disagree with your conclusion because take a look at what a search on CAGR for slots brings up. This is a quote from the search engine AI.

The slots market is projected to grow at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 12.2% from 2025 to 2030. This growth is driven by increasing smartphone penetration and the expansion of digital gambling platforms.

So it seems to me that gambling things are growing strongly, it is not limited to sportsbook. This data point makes your CAGR data point less impactful than it seems on first glance. Actually it is even growing slower than slots, look what the same AI is saying.

The global sports betting market is projected to grow at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 10.54% from 2025 to 2030, reaching USD 256.515 billion by 2030. This growth is driven by factors such as the increasing legalization of sports betting, the proliferation of smartphones, and advancements in digital infrastructure.

So it would be wrong to include that the sportbooks is being extremely popular all of a sudden. It is just businesses that want to tap into all sorts of revenue streams, because why would they not do that if they can do it?