The last few months has seen a substantial increase in the number of mobile phone gambling and betting games with the iPhone the latest to join the party. However, there is a growing debate as to whether the mobile phone industry has a major part to play in the gambling sector of the future or whether it will be rejected by the traditional gambling community.
In truth the reliability of systems is not quite there yet but the onset of mobile broadband will improve this particular area of the sector. However, this then opens up the argument as to whether mobile gambling can ever give the same kick and experience as traditional online and offline services. Are mobile phone screens large enough to support the speed and precision often required? What would happen if the mobile phone link went down in the middle of a major poker game?
While there are more and more gambling based games being released into the mobile phone industry the potential for real money games is limited at the moment. The area of mobile betting is a little different because the time constraints are not as severe, but playing poker online and losing your link could prove very costly.
The last few months has seen a substantial increase in the number of mobile phone gambling and betting games with the iPhone the latest to join the party. However, there is a growing debate as to whether the mobile phone industry has a major part to play in the gambling sector of the future or whether it will be rejected by the traditional gambling community.