Mobile Online Casino Games
Nowadays hardly anybody will be surprised at online games. But the technology forges ahead, now you can play not only at home, but almost in any point of the world. I am talking about mobile casino games. Everybody has a mobile phone (smartphone, PDA, Palmtop Computers), the coverage is increasing, so the possibilities for playing are impressive. Let us have a look at what mobile casinos and mobile poker rooms offer us.
Mobile casinos entered the market of mobile games earlier, therefore, there is much more variety here now. Mobile casino games are offered by gambling technology specialists Spin3 (a company that is associated with major casino games software provider "Microgaming"), as well as "Play Tech". So far only a limited number of online casinos with the software of these companies offer mobile casino games, but their number is gradually growing. There are a number of mobile casinos with their proprietary software affiliated to large online gaming companies, as well as independent mobile casinos. It should be stated at once that it is better to play in mobile casinos, which are represented by famous and well-known online casinos: it is more reputable, more convenient, more depositing and winning withdrawal options, reliable customer support etc.
Starting to play mobile casino games a player has to open an account in a corresponding online casino. Sometimes it is possible to do it through a mobile phone, but it is more convenient to do it through a computer, the internet and mobile account are the same as a rule. The majority of deposit methods, in particular, all the electronic payment systems, will also work only through a computer client, though, the player can make a deposit from a card directly by means of a mobile phone. Downloading your favorite casino games on a mobile it is also convenient to have a computer at hand - complete a special registration form on the casino web site, enter your phone number, select a country and a game and receive an SMS- message on your phone with the direct link for downloading.
Again, in principle, it is possible to open a WAP version of the casino using the mobile and download games directly from there, but it is less convenient. In contrast to an online casino where you can download the whole package of games, games are downloaded here one by one, and the choice is not so wide, approximately ten games: black jack, baccarat, roulette, video poker, keno and various slots. The games are not very big, about 200-300 Kb. It is not difficult to guess that there are certain requirements for your mobile phone. As a matter of fact, the majority of contemporary phones meet the mobile casinos requirements. On the sites of mobile casinos, it is possible to check whether they will work on your phone.
The game is downloaded, you have a login and a password, the money is on the account and you can start playing. I will only make a remark that for safety purposes in contrast to online casinos in mobile phones it is impossible to record the password, therefore, if you lose a phone, casino money will not be lost.
From my point of view, the most convenient interface is in mobile casinos using "Microgaming" software - easy handling action buttons (which is particularly helpful playing video poker), there is no need to make extra touches to make a bet and start a new game, pleasant graphics. Speaking about honesty of the mobile casinos games, then the casinos I played in, and these were casinos of repute, in most cases with famous software, my results were good. In the majority of casinos, I managed to win, that is the results were even better than they should have been in theory. On the whole, I would quite recommend playing in mobile casinos.
Concerning mobile poker rooms, it is a little more problematic. Firstly, there may be problems with players themselves - connection problems. In many situations, especially if a phone is on the move or in some "dead spots" with no network coverage, there may be connection drops. Secondly, there appears a problem with the screen size. Actually, a small screen of a mobile phone cannot fit ten people with cards, therefore, as a rule, only half of the table is displayed, there is both manual and automatic scrolling. Even after this, card sizes and card faces appear to be very small, but in principle, everything is readable, it is possible to play.
At present there are not many mobile rooms. One of them was "Ultimate Bet" a mobile poker room within the "On game" network. Though, in case of "Ultimate Bet" players of a mobile version can play only cash games and they are only low limit. There are three types of games offered: real money games, ultimate points and free games. The "mobile" tables are separate from the normal tables so you cannot play the same tables you can from a PC. On game soft networks are much better - you get an opportunity to play at the same tables that online poker players do. At present only Hold'Em, cash games limited and unlimited are offered. There are long, short and face to face tables (in this case everything is on the screen without scrolling) options.
To select a table, you have an opportunity to apply filters as regards each of the parameters, after that you receive the list of available tables. Having chosen the name of the table, below you will find standard information on the table: flop view, medium bank, the number of players etc. Unfortunately, in contrast to the online version it is impossible to enter the waiting list - a poker player can only join the table with a vacancy (though, many can watch any one). Finally sitting down at the poker table, you will discover that it is a reduced copy of the On game tables with the same avatars of players. There are no flags of prior action option, the decision is taken by pressing buttons 1-3, with the unlimited Hold'Em after a bet/raise there appears a window, where one can enter the amount of your bet.
On the whole, it is rather convenient to play, especially limited poker, though, you will not manage to play at several tables, therefore, I think that it is better to play face to face: a dynamic game and the image is big, no need to scroll. Also I would recommend testing your poker skills at Bwin mobile poker room, as well as at a rather popular EuroPoker room. By the way, the traffic while playing is quite low - not higher than in a mobile casino. If you have any doubts about your competence in poker techniques try to play off-line for the practicing purposes.
If you often find yourself a passenger, have to wait in a queue or simply wish to entertain yourself while on Holidays, then mobile casino games are not a bad choice.