Safe transactions became viable; this led to the first online casinos in 1994. 1996 saw the establishment of the Kahnawake Gaming Commission, which regulated online gaming activity from the Mohawk Territory of Kahnawake and issues gaming licences to many of the world's online casinos and poker rooms.

Online casinos' popularity has continued to grow since 1994. There were 15 internet casinos by 1996, and by 1997 there were 200. By the 1990s' close, it was obvious that internet gambling was enormously popular and here to stay. The fierce market rivalry was what caused the number of sites to soar.