Mobile Phones Featuring Casino Games

Published March 30, 2005 by OCR Editor

Phones were once used solely for the purpose of communication but today they are first and foremost used as a form of entertainment. Today, you can use cellular phones not only to make phone calls but also to play games, listen to MP3s, surf the net, and

The casinos have traditionally been played on the internet but they have recently made a few lateral moves such as a foray into WebTV as well as the mobile units. The point of having a mobile unit is to be able to carry it around with you and so now that you can play online casino games on a mobile phone, you can also carry that form of entertainment around with you as well to play whenever you wish.

A recent alliance between the well known online casino, BeTheDealer and cellular programmers TBR Entertainment will allow online casino players in Japan to play all their favorite casino games on their mobile units. ArkCasino's cellular games are part of an Asian online casino that offers secure, real money wagering using a mobile phone and it's the first of it's kind. There are 7.2 Million owners of the Domoco mobile phones in Japan and they have been playing the slot games on the mobile online casino since February with great success.

Shmuel Ephron, CEO of BeTheDealer Casino recently commented: The technological advances in our cellular product will lead the way into a new realm of gaming and casino entertainment. While other software companies are developing and promising a dynamic cellular future, we have already delivered a higher quality product to an excited and enthusiastic audience.

Hiroshi Aoyama of TBR Entertainment also commented on the situation and merger by saying: Modern Japanese culture has always been on the cutting edge of technology, which is why we are proud to bring our outstanding product to Japan's marketplace first. As global distribution of new cellular technologies advances, so will the world's ability to enjoy our cellular gaming platform.

The cellular version of the online casino BeTheDealer currently offers three variations of BTD's 3-reel multi-line progressive jackpots slots. There are plans to include video poker and blackjack to the roster of online casino games in the near future.