Internet Backgammon in the 2000s

In 2001, Oasya SA of Switzerland, creators of the well-known AI program called Snowie Professional, launched a new server called TrueMoneyGames. It was the first server to have various deposit methods to play for real money online and they charged a rake for each money game played to make a profit and keep the server running. The owners of TrueMoneyGames were well-known live tournament players and thus could market their fellow players in the real world to come and play online. It was once a very popular site for money play but has fizzled out since.

Besides, the thousands that played on fun sites like MSN, Yahoo and Pogo, no real money play server has ever had ever seen much more than 1,000 players simultaneously connected. However all the records are broken in 2003 when an Israeli company called InterLogic launches of a superb new interface named Play65.com.

Through very ambitious and intelligent online and offline marketing campaigns, Play65 amass a player base of more than five million registered members around the world with software available in almost 20 different languages. They have become the biggest backgammon server on the Internet and maintain a platform that supports thousands of players simultaneously, with servers located near London, England. At low times of the day one can see three to four thousand players connected and a peak times often more than 17 to 18 thousand, many of which play for money. You can always find a game on these two servers, and many a good player sustain a living from playing on them for money.