The casino games available at the major online casino sites accessed in Ireland and the UK are generally categorised as games of pure chance or skill games. Amongst the casino games recognised as requiring a certain degree of skill and experience to be successful, the game of Backgammon is probably the least well known, even though Backgammon has been played for thousands of years and is probably still one of the most popular café games in the Middle East. Backgammon is played on a board with 24 positions on which 15 checkers are moved directed by the throw of two dice. It is a casino game for two players so that even when played at an online casino you do not play against the house, you play against another online opponent. The initial stakes are fixed, and can be as high or low as you feel comfortable with, but bear in mind that as with poker the stakes can be raised during the game so you lose more than you originally staked. We have provided more detailed information on the game of Backgammon in our casino games pages, and would recommend that you read them before playing for real, but even then there is no substitute for experience. The fact that the game is played with the throw of two dice means that an element of luck is clearly involved in Backgammon, but there is no doubt that the player best versed in the strategies of how to move the checkers around the board will eventually come out on top, so if you are a novice at this casino game you would be well advised to keep your stakes low until you have gained some experience. If you enjoy playing casino games online which require an element of skill, Backgammon could well be a casino game which satisfies all the necessary criteria, so give it a go and see what you think. Backgammon is available at most of our recommended sites and is a fascinating and exciting online casino game.