In today’s world, with wireless and mobile devices multiplying rapidly, the next great frontier for online gaming will be mobile gaming—the fusion of mobile, wireless internet devices with online casinos. In fact, we’ve already begun to settle this frontier.
Devices like the Blackberry and iPod abound these days. Sometimes, it seems that they are becoming as ubiquitous as cell phones. As these devices grow smaller, more compact, and more powerful, it is inevitable that new versions of online gaming favorites will be made available for them, in only slightly pared-down form.
The biggest advantage to mobile gaming, for example, from an iPod, is its very portable nature. When you access online games through an iPod, you won’t need to be at your computer, or even at your laptop. Any location with a wi-fi hookup will do. With the small size of the iPod device, and the use of headphones, you’re gaming will be discreet and private, no matter where you are. Currently, the relatively limited choice in games is the only main drawback to mobile gaming. Within the narrow selection, however, are some great offerings.
The Major Millions progressive video slot is one of Microgaming’s most popular online games. A mobile version is available for play on iPod devices. In its mobile incarnation, Major Millions offers three reels and one payline, but options to play up to three coins per spin and to win the progressive jackpot.
Fans of more complex video slots will also find suitable offerings for their iPods. Tomb Raider and Major Millions are both available in mobile formats. Each of these games has 5 reels and 15 paylines of excitement, and players can wager up to 75 coins per spin. With wild and scatter symbols, a free spin game, and a bonus game, you can have all the frills of the traditional download casino slots no matter where you go.
There are also table games available for mobile online casinos. You’ll be able to play Blackjack and European Roulette in iPod-friendly versions. These perennial favorite games have been staples of casinos since long before the Internet, and now that mobile gaming has made the scene, they’ll reach a whole new audience.
The iPod device offers a new level of gaming, not just for a new audience, but for an established one, as well. Being new to the market, the iPod provides a new backdoor for existing online casino players who find that they are being locked out by new geographical gaming restrictions in the United States. Because it is a mobile device, the iPod is not subject to the same restrictions, and players with existing accounts can use the device to access the online casino.
So what are you waiting for? Check out mobile gaming today, and open up the excitement on your iPod.
