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Mobile Casino Trends of 2011

Mobile casinos are rapidly becoming a new trend in spending time and money. The end of the last decade perhaps marked the beginning of the whole new era of non-traditional gambling. The emergence of new mobile devices and convergence of mobile technology with social networking could not possibly leave gambling industry unaffected.

First professional punters were offered an opportunity to play casino games at home. Very soon most of them realized that downloading casino software wasn’t a rocket science – some basic knowledge of computer and Internet access were enough. Despite some conservatives’ skepticism online casinos have become a huge success.

But that was yesterday. Mobile casinos are now overtaking all other types of casinos. It is hardly surprising as most of us rarely part with our mobile devices. The more sophisticated our gadgets become, the more opportunities for entertainment mobile casino operators can offer.

If you still use some vintage monochrome mobile phone, but want to play at the mobile casino, you will need to invest into something more functional. Don’t worry, online casino developers are also investing heavily in the investigation of their mobile options. As iPad2 and HTML5 coding language will not keep us waiting for too long, mobile casinos will get even more eye-pleasing and realistic graphics as well as better usability.

Some industry specialists also predict that Android will strengthen its position in 2011. Whether it will really take over the majority of the market share from Apple or not, this tendency means that many mobile casino developers will pay more attention to this operation system. However you can choose any mobile device and rest assured that in any case you will be offered an enormous variety of options for playing mobile roulette, poker or blackjack.

Another mobile casino trend to look out for is it’s convergence with social networking. Depending on your privacy settings you will provide your mobile casino operator with some data. This also should contribute greatly to the development of new games and improvement of old ones. Developers never stop researching the market in order to bring us their best mobile products. After creating a more accurate social portrait of their customers, they can adjust to their needs and satisfy their demands. So don’t get all-scared – it’s not another proof that Big Brother is watching you.

You probably know that GPS (Global Positioning System) receivers are now integrated in many mobile phones. This means that location of many mobile casino players can be easily tracked. It surely also depends on which security and privacy options you choose, but isn’t it great to get something nice from your casino operator? You may get a chance of winning a shopping voucher or a free dinner at some fancy restaurant just because you live in your hometown.

Mobile casinos with PlayTech software. (Page 1 of 2)

The same as with the Microgaming, PlayTech is a large company, online casinos software supplier. Perhaps, they rank second after Microgaming in terms of reputation and number of online casinos. The Company was valued 1 billion USD, which speaks about its high reputation and trust level. As far as I could find in the net, there are not so many mobile casinos using PlayTech software so far, but this company has always been distinguished by its active development, that is why I am sure that their quantity will increase sooner than later. Three mobile casinos can be found with the PlayTech software so far: Golden Palace, Tropez Mobile Casino, XXL Club Casino.

XXL Club Casino is the best casino from the point of view of support. One more pleasant detail is that visiting the online casino site I found a pop-up banner, promising 10USD no deposit mobile casino bonus. In a minute I got my bonus but lost it in slots as quickly as received (betting 2USD per spin, so, this is not a wonder). After that, as I usually do in PlayTech casinos, I rejected the bonuses (mobile casino support was happy to handle my request), made a deposit and started playing my favourite mobile casino games. I have to say that the registration and the casino deposit were made via online casino website, though it is possible also via the phone.

Mobile casino wagering results: I started playing with black jack. The minimum stake, as it is in Microgaming software mobile casinos is rather high – two USD, so I had no choice but to playing this stake. The results were very interesting: 57 gains (!), 38 losses and 5 pushes. A rather obvious distortion in my favor, which gave me the gain of 33 USD. I must note that there were three losses at a time and 8 gains (with the only push deal in the middle). The number of blackjacks was within the norm, it was four. With doubling the results were not very impressive – I won only two out of seven deals (the probability of the gain at doubling is over 50%). Generally, it is an ambiguous result: on one side I have won a lot, on the other side – I have won too much as for testing the casino. There is also something wrong with the doublings (perhaps, it is for compensation?).

Videopoker was the second mobile casino game for the testing. The game was the standard “Jack or better” with a normal payment table 6/9. Playtech mobile casinos have wider the range of stakes than it is in Microgaming mobile casinos – coins from 0.05 USD to 5 USD. I played five coins of USD 0.25. The results were again odd: 14 pairs, 15 – two pairs, 12 treys, not a single street or flash and three fulls. In some fantastic way my pairs turned into treys and full-houses, there is no other way to explain such statistics. With such a cut of cards the gain of 10 USD is not a wonder. The doubles sprawled in equal parts – the half was a gain, the half was a loss. The PlayTech has also one more opportunity to double just a half of the gain in the videopoker.