Prominent online casino, Vegas24.com, has announced that it will be making its first foray into the offline casino market with the launch of several land based casinos in key locations throughout the UK.

The group will become the first online gaming business to offer bricks and mortar casinos in the UK, giving it a competitive edge in the marketplace.

Akin to other online gambling sites Vegas24.com have targeted the UK as an area where they belive they can recoup losses incurred as a result of the ban on online gaming in the United States.

Licenced and regulated by the government of Curacao the company are expected to strategically locate these casinos to capatilise on the Britsih appetite for gambling.

While the company have not as yet declared where in the UK they plan to set up business its believed they are looking in London and across the South East of England for possible venues.

A company spokesperson for Vegas24 said: ‘This strategic business expansion demonstrates that we are a serious player in the online gaming industry. It has always been our intention to become a driving force within the industry and this development heralds a new era of gaming for casino fans in the UK.’

“The planned opening of the Vegas24.com casinos is a milestone in both the company and industry development. As many businesses look to move online, Vegas24.com is transferring its online knowledge to a physical space and will closely link the two mediums with a series of exciting features and innovations.”

Gaming experts believe more and more online gaming giants may move to enter the UK land based market in the coming months catching the tail end of the gambling revolution spreading across the country.