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Nevada Company Offers Mobile Phone Gambling

NEVADA – As reported by Wired News: "A Nevada company is hoping to win the business of gaming operators around the world with a new technology it says could port casino games onto mobile phones.

"The so-called mCasino technology is intended to give casinos a way to keep customers happy -- read: playing and betting -- even when they're away from the tables.

"'It's a simple concept when you think about it,' says Peter French, communications director at Casino Phone Technologies, the company developing mCasino, 'and what makes it fly is that both the casino industry and casino users want the product.'

"It remains to be seen if casinos will truly get on board, as French notes that the company doesn't yet have any publicly named partners. But it's easy to imagine why operators would want such technology: It could effectively extend casinos' games from the floor to restaurants, hotels and possibly anywhere else a mobile phone can go.

"…He says Casino Phone Technologies has already conducted a trial in Cambodia and hopes to eventually partner with operators in countries all across Europe and Asia, as well as with Nevada and Native American casinos.

"Still, French admits it may take some time before any government gives the green light…"

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