Is Backgammon the Next Big Online Gambling Craze?

PartyGaming, the people that brought us PartyPoker which dominates the online poker market has decided to see if backgammon is going to be the next big gambling hit online. Last year, PartyGaming make their company public, creating the single biggest IPO to debut on the London Stock Exchange in 2005.

The backgammon product, which will be called PartyGammon.com is expected to be an enormous hit with player. Backgammon is known as the 'game of kings' and requires skills of strategy, timing, calculation to win. It is one of the world's oldest games and has experienced periods of being the most popular game as well. Backgammon and its variations date back over 5,000 years.

Mitch Garber, CEO of PartyGaming said he was very pleased to announce the addition of this game to their portfolio. He feels this is the next natural evolutionary step in the PartyGaming strategy to become the world-wide gaming portal of choice.

PartyGammon.com offers games to play at no charge or games to play for cash prizes and includes a variety of gammon-type games such as Hypergammon and Nackgammon. There will be customer support provided 24 hours a day, seven days a week for questions about getting started or about using the products. The software application that operates the games was developed by PartyGaming and is not commercial off-the-shelf software. It includes state of the art technology.

Historically, backgammon has come and gone in popularity. In the Middle East and Asia, it has always been quite popular but over the remainder of the world, its popularity has experienced ups and downs. During the 1920s and 1970s it was extremely popular.

Will PartyGammon be a long-running hit or will it be a flash in the pan? That remains to be seen and only time will tell. It is almost certain that players that enjoy backgammon will flock to the website to see what it has to offer.