Whenever we read of the impact of the internet on the more traditional high street retail outlets we hear that they are struggling to compete. Even the high street gambling sector has been seriously affected, with betting shops attracting less custom because of online sports gambling and of course the bingo clubs suffering for many reasons including perhaps the availability of casino games online. In the midst of all this however the real casinos do not appear to have been seriously affected by the introduction of online casinos. When online casinos first became available there is little doubt that most of their customers were experienced casino games enthusiasts attracted by the huge range of casino games they could now play at an online casino, but many quickly found that playing casino games at an online casino sat at home was not the same. They missed the buzz of a real casino, the interaction with the dealers and with their fellow players and quickly returned to their regular night out at the casino. That is not to say that they stopped playing casino games online, most still enjoy the range of casino games provided by the online casinos as well as their visit to the casino. There was also another factor associated with the early days of online casinos, and that was a degree of dislike of some of the graphics associated with playing casino games online, particularly the roulette wheel. It did not take long however for the online casino operators to sense a potential source of dissatisfaction with playing casino games online, and the concept of a Live online casino option was born. Almost all the major online casinos now offer a Live casino option on particular games such as roulette and blackjack, enabling players to enjoy playing with real dealers and a real roulette wheel. Most online casinos offer this option by screening the games from a remote studio somewhere in eastern Europe, but the latest version of the Live online casino option, offered by the All Irish casino actually streams the games from a real casino in Malta.