Hold the Phone on Mobile Gambling
♣ Hold the Phone on Mobile Gambling ♣
A Nevada company is hoping to win the business of gaming operators around the world with a new technology it says could port casino games onto mobile phones.
The so-called m Casino technology is intended to give casinos a way to keep customers happy -- read: playing and betting -- even when they're away from the tables.
"It's a simple concept when you think about it," says Peter French, communications director at Casino Phone Technologies the company developing m Casino, "and what makes it fly is that both the casino industry and casino users want the product."
♣ But Casino Phone Technologies shouldn't expect to see its m Casino products operating in the United States any time soon, say those familiar with the technology and current federal legislation....
"It's an excellent idea," says Mark Balestra, vice president of publishing for the River City Group a clearinghouse for gaming industry information. "They would make a lot of money doing it, but it's subject to approval, and I don't see it getting approved."
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