For pioneering mobile gambling operator Slotland.com, news at the recent
3GSM mobile conference in Barcelona was all good. Developing technologies
are making it easier, cheaper and more fun to play casino games like slot
machines on mobile phones and that puts a smile on the face of John
Lancelet, Mobile Games Director at Slotland.com. There was a lot to take in
at the massive international exposition that covered everything mobile —
from hardware and handsets and telcom infrastructure to entertainment and
content. "The hottest topic in Barcelona was mobile video and mobile TV.
Everyone is excited about delivering music videos, short films and TV news
to mobile phones," said Lancelet. "What excites ME about that is that any
phone capable of handling video multimedia is also great for playing slot
machines and that means more players coming on board." Every year, mobile
phones get smarter and more capable of playing graphically rich games. "At
3GSM, all the new phones the handset manufacturers were showing off had
higher display resolution — 240 x 320 is becoming the standard," said
Lancelet. "That's just what you want for mobile games like our slot machines
and video poker games." No matter how cool phones get, or how many new
real-money games providers like Slotland.com/mobile develop, one barrier to
mobile gambling is still the cost of data transfer. Visiting a lot of WAP
sites on your phone's Internet browser can add up. Fortunately, Lancelet
observed a trend that will improve that too. "It seems more GSM network
operators are offering flat rate wireless data tariffs," observed Lancelet.
"That's good news for the mobile gambler too!" With nine unique slot
machines and video poker games on their web site and now five also available
on mobile phones and PDAs, Slotland.com is one of the world's most popular
and trusted online and mobile casinos.