SCRATCH CARDS MOVE ONLINE - Posted by KatA 

The newest trend in online gaming isn’t something new at all. Instead, it’s a digital twist on an old gambling favourite. I’m talking about scratch cards, one of the world’s most popular forms of gambling. They’re so popular that they come second in gaming revenue generation to only national lotteries. Until recently though, they’ve been a strictly offline activity. However, over the last few years online gaming giants have found a way to bring these old fashioned favourites online. Online scratch card sites offer players a choice of Web/Flash based games or downloadable versions. The web based games have proven more popular so far due to the fact that they’re easier to access, with no download required. Much like online slots, online scratch games have a very wide user base. They appeal to anyone from the average housewife to an online gaming fan who wants to mix things up a bit. There are a wide variety of scratch games and themes available for every demographic. One of the leading online scratch card websites Scratch2Cash has become quite popular with their 1:3 odds of winning. Those are better than the odds of traditional casino games, which has many people logging in and scratching off. The fact that there’s virtually no difference between the online and offline versions of the scratch games is also boosting their online popularity. Purchasing of online scratch cards has increased by over 26,000 % in the three and a half years since the first scratch card sites popped up. This has many people believing that online scratch cards may be the next big thing in online gaming.