A GUIDE TO MOBILE
CASINO: HOW MOBILE CASINO WORKS
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A BRIEF HISTORY
Since the internet’s ubiquitous nature became part of modern life, many if not all brick and mortar businesses have had to set up shop online as well. The casino business is no exception,
The first iteration of an online gambling platform sprang up
in 1994 and within a decade, mobile based casinos games came to existence. This
innovation was made possible by widespread internet enabled mobile devices and growth
in network coverage infrastructure.
WHAT IS MOBILE CASINO?
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These are online platforms made possible through the ability
afforded to the world today to have access to traditional casino games through their
mobile devices. These can either be via any
phone with internet access or any tablet
computer with internet access.
WHY PLAY ON A MOBILE
DEVICE
The growth of internet infrastructure has made it possible
for online growth over larger areas in many countries other than urban
metropolises only.
This means that a market segment that wasn’t yet tapped, now
has access to have a go at a casino game without ever having the need to find a
casino in the real world and having to own a stationary desktop at home.
It also enables one to space out their time whilst playing
and not have to stay restrictively glued to a casino game for hours on end
because of the option of logging in and logging out at one’s convenience.
In this aspect, both the house and player win.
TECHNOLOGICAL SPECTS
OF MOBILE CASINO GAMES
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MOBILE GAMING
COMPATIBLE DEVICES
These would include devices
which are primarily within the
v
Android
v
iOS
v HarmonyOS –Chinese operating system made during the android ban in China –platforms of operating systems.
The devices within the “ecosystems” mentioned above all have
internet access capabilities built into them and include hardware within the
smartphone and tablet ranges.
Honourable mention
has to be given to Nokia’s SymbianOS,
Blackberry
and Windows
phone devices over the last decade also enabled one to be able to
access mobile casino sites.
The usage of those three had slowly faded and now we
primarily have Goolge’s Android and Apple’s iOS as the two dominant players in
the online mobility market.
INTERNET CONNECTIONS
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As mobile casinos began in early 2000s, the existing mobile casino
platforms back then had to operate with the relatively slower 2G internet Speeds.
Mobile internet service providers these days have had
improved internet speeds by setting up 3G, 4G LTE and 5G network infrastructures.
This has been spread out over vast geographical areas for the ISPs to make sure
they get as many subscribers to their services as possible.
This has enabled mobile casinos to make much needed
improvements. Players have real-time view of cash balances they hold instead of
having to reload pages.
Higher internet bandwidth speeds mean higher quality
immersive in-play graphics and a better play experience overall.
INSTANT PLAY
Since many mobile casino platforms evolved from a more
traditional PC based casino website, Players find it easily adaptable to
migrate or play within either platform. This of course has to be enabled with
an easy-to-use Mobile friendly user interface.
Many mobile based
HTML5 browsers accommodate the ‘mobile version’ of a desktop site easily
without much of a learning curve for the user. Higher internet speeds have made
this also viable.
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We also have to note that the graphics and interactive touch
UI wouldn’t be as smooth on a browser as it would have been on an exclusive app
built by a mobile casino platform itself. The browser software itself is prone
to lag and sometimes crash whilst a game is live.
A specialized exclusive phone app would also be advantageous
for the mobile casino because flaws would be easy to note and relevant tweaks
and updates made much faster from their end.
For the sites which do not have a mobile app yet, there are
tips to make shortcuts of the sites’ home screens with their favicons as app
icons on the mobile home screens for eased access.
Bookmarking from the browser to the mobile homes screen does
the trick.
iOS vs ANDROID
Since these two are the world’s largest platforms, many Mobile
Casinos in the market tend to pitch a tent on both of these platforms.
A notable difference with these two is basically the fact
that android has a larger global footprint due to this OS running on devices/hardware
manufactured by a wide variety of tech companies.
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On the other hand, iOS Appstore
has more approved casino apps on its Appstore
than there are available on the Playstore
Android provides more in terms of volume and iOS in terms of
value because apple devices tend to be owned by marginally wealthier people.
HOW TO START GAMBLING IN A MOBILE CASINO
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First of all, anybody who wants to engage in a mobile casino
needs to make sure that their funds are secure and won’t be diverted elsewhere.
So looking ups trustworthy mobile casino sites is important
to begin with. For one to find a listing of reputable and disreputable sites to
avoid; this site is a great place
to begin.
After you’ve selected the site(S) that appeal to you:
o
Create an account – by following the sign up steps presented on the landing
page.
o
Read before clicking on Agree - since it involves your tangible finances,
ensure you read through the EULA-
End User Licence Agreement -of the platform before clicking on “agree” or “accept”
o
Ascertain Credentials – Make sure you have your
username and password working by logging in again.
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Familiarization – play around with the UI - User interface - to see where
their menus and other user options appear.
Once you’ve got that done, you can go ahead to test out the
offerings that the site of your choice has. These include
·
Free playing options without using real money.
·
Free bonus cash provided by the platform for you
to try out the games they have.
It’s advisable for
any potential player to put in their real money only after they’ve built enough
confidence with the algorithm and the UI is comfortable for them to use.
DIFFERENCES BETWEEN
MOBILE CASINO AND DESKTOP CASINOS
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Most online casino players who have been accustomed to
playing using a desktop will find the smaller UI somehow cumbersome at first.
Luckily most – if not all – of the major reputable desktop
casino sites have corresponding mobile sites which are adjusted for the smaller
screens. This has been necessitated with the higher and ever growing number of
mobile internet access usage all over the world.
The unrestrictive convenience is also markedly higher on
mobile than on desktop.
There’s however more relative broadband stability when it
comes to desktop casinos as compared to their mobile counterparts which tend to
have fluctuating internet speeds from one geographical locale to another.
MOBILE CASINOS VS
TRADITIONAL CASINOS
Example of traditional casino from Casino Royale
Mobile casinos tend to lack that ‘human touch’ due to the
fact for there being no human dealers in card games and such. Many mobile
casinos are just run on automated algorithms.
Mobile casinos however do not have the necessity of one’s physical
presence at a casino for one to have fun. Time is also not a limiting factor
with mobile casinos as well because access to the games is around the clock all
days of the week.
Mobile casinos have little to no distracting ambient noises –
this is relative/subjective because notification sounds and/or pop ups from
other apps. This as compared to traditional casinos would make it easier for
the player to focus more on the bets their placing.
ARE MOBILE CASINOS
LEGAL?
This varies from one country to another. In some countries
these mobile casino site are blocked and one has to use a VPN in order to
access such a site.
One can also look up whether online gambling is legal within
their nation’s jurisdiction.
Since there are legal casino desktop sites in existence and
a corresponding mobile version as a matter of course. It only makes sense that
they too be legal.
This matter is also covered all of their iron clad End User Licence Agreements.
Another important thing about the legalities of such a
platform is the fact that in most jurisdictions, as long as a gambling
addiction warning ever present on the app or site and the hosting mobile casino
platform meeting its tax obligation, its legality is
assured.
GAME OFFERS AND
SOFTWARE PROVIDERS
It’s also important to know which games are available within
which platforms of which mobile device(s). So that you can make some
traditional to desktop to mobile casino experience where necessary.
Even if you just want
to try it out. You’d find that some traditionally well known casino games have
some variants as well so that you do not give up on a platform altogether.
The rules and gameplay get some very slight changes made on
them in order to avoid copyright lawsuits and for the player, it is easy to
just from one to the other’s offerings also.
Some few examples of variations include (BUT NOT LIMITED TO):
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VIDEO POKER variant(S) DOUCES WILD and JOKERS
WILD
Ø
SLOTS variant(s) THREE REELS CLASSICS, MULTI
SLOTS and VIDEO SLOTS
Ø BACCARAT variants(S) PUNTO BANCO
The list above isn’t exhaustive at all of course but those
are some of the most popular names in traditional casinos whose variations can
be found online. You can get a more exhaustive list of those traditional big
names here .
There’s also some more offerings on these mobile casinos
which break away from the traditionally
recognizable listings such as;
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Playtech
Ø
Netent
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Betsoft
These platforms have extensive offerings in the mobile
casino segment and more players in this sector are yet to be mentioned.
For a summation on strategies of how to win in mobile casino
games and online casinos as a whole, you can find a brief list on this site.
SAFETY AND SECURITY
OF MOBILE CASINOS
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Mobile casinos have done their homework in making sure that
theirs and their customers’ security is up to par.
Most legitimate Mobile casino sites do this using 128-bit
SSL bit end-to-end encryption.
This makes it harder for hackers to intercept the vital data
between the users and hosting platforms.
Once a potential player has done extensive background check
and legitimacy of the platform of choice, this should be not be an issue.
For more on the security tips and finding out the legitimacy
of a mobile casino site, this
article here would be of help .
WITHDRAWAL OPTIONS
& SUPPORT
If you have signed up
and joined a legitimate online casino platform operator, you’d find that these
platforms have undergone vigorous third party checks.
Most of these legitimate sites will have their third party
licences displayed at the bottom of the pages on the screen displays.
There are two types of withdrawals within most of the
platforms
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Cashout-
in case of a change of mind mid play (these forms of withdrawals are however
not instantaneous because the operators have to check on claim’s legitimacy)
o
Withdrawal
of winnings- This the usual way of a player to obtain the money won. Some major
payment processors such Paypal, Skrill, Credit and Debit cards and preferred secure
mobile wallets and in some cases Crypto wallets are the main means used during
the sign up and are the ones used by the players to withdraw their money.
These mobile casino operators also provide a “SUPPORT”
button within the platform where a user can get real-time assistance via a chat
pop-up window whenever the need arises.
SUMMARY
The options are limitless when it comes to the evolution of
the casino industry these days. Specifically with mobile gambling, we have a
multiple platforms and a very wide
The transition from PC and to mobile is has become much
easier because people tend to use both platforms to undertake different tasks concurrently.
In the cases of missing an app on the google playstore and
having it available on the iOS platforms, one simply has to create a bookmarked
short cut to the home screen of the android device.
Mobile casinos are here to stay and however mobile internet
access advances in the years to come. They will adapt into those technologies too.
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FAQs
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Can I use
the same accounts as on my PC?
Yes. The platform operators offer access on
both their desktop and mobile platforms with the same credentials for a user.
o
Will I
get a welcome bonus when I play on mobile?
This is par for the course these days with
all the mobile operators for a first-time sign up due to the competitive nature
of the sector.
o
Can you
play for real money on mobile casinos?
As long as this is allowed within a
jurisdiction of a country, then yes. Some countries have however forbidden this
and some legislation to cap the amount of money players can wager has been
passed in other countries.
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Research
and more FAQs
You can find more Frequently Asked Questions
with brief answers; here
, here and also here .
