It's the software developers that are the key figures in these early days of development. One making a great start is Lucky VR, whose mission statement reads .....
''Lucky VR develops immersive virtual reality experiences specializing in casino gaming content. We take traditional casino games like slots, poker and blackjack and make them into engaging virtual reality applications for the Oculus Rift and Samsung's Gear VR headsets. We're experts at getting your brand into virtual reality and creating something that people will love to play''
Lucky VR state that they can replicate every aspect of a real casino in virtual format, presenting a replica of a real environment that could go down to small details, with branding features to make a player really feel as if they were on a live casino floor.
All good stuff, and indications are that Lucky VR can deliver on the promise judging by their efforts on two early versions of virtual reality casinos - SlotsMillion VR and RiftSino
SlotsMillion VR
One of the first online casinos to offer a virtual reality experience alongside it's standard offering, SlotsMillion are well placed to capture an early share of the lucrative VR gaming market.
Using an Oculus Rift gaming headset, you'll enter a skyscraper based casino that offers an enticing range of over 40 slot games both in VR format or traditional games from software developers such as NetEnt and NextGen
In the virtual casino, immersion is the name of the game. The VR environment features an especially large slot gaming screen. Hit a big win and 3D graphics explode from the screen, with a multiplayer feature offering the ability to interact with other players.
RiftSino VR
RiftSino is a virtual reality casino that was designed exclusively to work with the Oculus Rift headset, and delivers gamers a realistic virtual casino environment that has the look and feel of a Las Vegas bricks and mortar establishment. The big difference though is you don't need to leave the confines of your own home in order to play the games.
Alternatives
If you don't have a virtual reality headset yet, there are plenty of alternatives if you want some casino action.
You can go to a land based casino of course, though many find them somewhat intimidating. Of course you can try out many different types of casino games at regular online casinos. But for an interesting option you could take a look at Dragons.tl, which looks to be the first platform to get anywhere close to delivering something even close to the promise of 'real' virtual reality without going the whole headset/true virtual reality experience.
At Dragons.tl, you don't actually use a headset to 'transport' yourself into the gaming environment - the platform delivers a mixture of skill and luck based challenges in a virtual island setting. Learn and conquer the secrets of the island and win Bitcoins as you go.
Enter the virtual world of trees, water features, and castles and interact with other players using avatars. Use your skills to unlock the secrets of the island, maybe seeking help from mentors along the way.
The term ' Virtual Reality Casinos' is somewhat of a misnomer, because of course all online casinos are virtual in the sense of they're not 'real live' establishments.
But here we're talking about the new breed of innovative casinos which are set to explode over coming years in the wake of recent developments in virtual reality gaming, or VR as it's sometimes known.
These casinos will offer the closest experience you can get to the real thing without leaving your home. Just don your VR headset, and you'll be transported into a virtual reality casino environment which is immersive and entertaining in a way never seen before.
On this page we'll be reviewing the new VR casinos as they go live.
As a taster of the type of realistic casino gaming we can expect to see when the VR devices become commonplace, take a look at the Spiderman slots video below.