Alongside poker and other popular casino card games, rummy has earned its place in the online gaming gallery. When it was launched in 2007, no one was certain about the success of the game, but as RummyRoyal.com CEO Shachar Schalka says, "rummy is the closest product to poker from all of the multi player games available in the market, with the perfect combination of skill and luck." Online gaming has been given another boost with this new addition and new rummy rooms are sure to follow.

There is a theory that rummy developed from a game called whiskey poker which was a very fast version of poker popularly played in saloons in the 1800's. The prize for the winner was usually whiskey. From there games like rum poker and gin poker developed, each name denoting the winner's prize. Today of course most card games are part of the online gaming packages available at most online casinos and rummy is no exception.

Not only does RummyRoyal.com offer multi-player rummy games but play is also open to players of all levels. They offer exciting rummy tournaments the same as the popular poker tournaments.

Legendary figures like Stu Ungar first popularised gin rummy in casinos and one has to wonder what he would make of his beloved game now that it is part of online gaming.