To convert money into credits, coins, chips or whatever is an old strategy used by casinos. The reason may be to confuse the player. Players will probably much easier be caught up in the game when betting with "money-replacements". Players can relate to loosing $200, but to loose 200 coins/credits will just not give the same feeling. Coins/credits etc will contribute to lose track of how much a player really has won or lost. Especially confusing is it when 5 coins is a dollar etc.
There are in my opinion, no good reasons why a casino/ casino provider should use this method when it comes to online gambling. But yes, they might use a "coin/credit-system" as an addition to a clear reference to how much "real" money being betted/won/lost etc (this together with the correct currency).
I think it is a shame that Microgaming is still using the old outdated "coin/credit"-trick. For example Playtech, Net Entertainment or 3Dice does not have this practice (as I have seen) .
Microgaming: Coins
Microgaming: Credits
3Dice:
NetEnt:
Playtech:
There are in my opinion, no good reasons why a casino/ casino provider should use this method when it comes to online gambling. But yes, they might use a "coin/credit-system" as an addition to a clear reference to how much "real" money being betted/won/lost etc (this together with the correct currency).
I think it is a shame that Microgaming is still using the old outdated "coin/credit"-trick. For example Playtech, Net Entertainment or 3Dice does not have this practice (as I have seen) .
Microgaming: Coins
Microgaming: Credits
3Dice:
NetEnt:
Playtech:
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