Cell Phone Poker

Thanks to the increased graphic capabilities of newer cell phones combined with increased Internet and wireless connections available on the new hand sets, the growth of cell phone poker is set to be one of the largest new growth markets of the gambling industry. Various reports on the gambling industry predict that betting through mobile devices could generate more than $19 billion in revenue by the year 2009 and given the fast pace of cell phone technology this figure could easily be reached before the target date mentioned.

What Are The Benefits of Cell Phone Poker?

The major problem cited by researchers of this new form of poker is in situations where either the user has limited access to decent cell phone reception, or the user has a number of people calling him on his cell phone. Apparently many current versions of the cell phone poker software automatically folds a hand if the user does not respond to the dealer within a specified amount of time, or if the user is “logged out” because he has just lost his cell phone reception. Most cell phone poker software downloads comes with warnings that the casino will not be held responsible for any losses incurred through inadequate cell phone signal, incoming calls disconnecting the player from the game, or any theft as a result of lost or stolen pin codes or cell phones. Most cell phone software downloads provide a notice to subscribers explaining that in the event of a cell phone being stolen or lost, the player can block access from his mobile to his stolen cell phone through either the sponsored website or the customer support available for the game.