I guess you could be forgiven for thinking if it isn’t broke, why fix it? If you already enjoy gambling at a local betting shop and have had no problems then you can probably see no reason to change this. However there are a number of benefits to betting online as opposed to using a betting shop.
For a start you get flexibility. You don’t have to rush to the betting shop for fear of it being closed, or think it might be too busy to bet if you go at lunch. By betting online you can bet when you want at absolutely any time of the day. This means that if there is an international sporting event you decide you want to bet on, you don’t have to miss out just because it happens to be 4AM where you are!
Don’t forget also that you are not even leaving the house. No one is going to see you so you don’t have to give any consideration to what you look like. Stumble straight out of bed and bet if you want, it doesn’t matter.
Also many sites when you join offer up new player bonuses and loyalty points if you continue to use them. This means that are effectively getting free money. This is something that you wouldn’t usually get at an actual betting shop.
Don’t worry too much about taking a leap into the great unknown, lots of the major shops offer up betting on their websites, so you can even play with a company you already know!