Australia’s main online gambling licensing body has effectively washed its hands of the controversy over its licensees’ efforts to circumvent the nationwide ban on online in-play wagering. Australia’s Interactive Gambling Act 2001 restricts in-play wagering to telephone or in-person bets at retail venues. But recent months have seen a trio of online gambling companies licensed by Australia’s Northern Territory Racing Commission (NTRC) release mobile apps designed to get around these restrictions. The apps – William Hill’s Click to Call, Ladbrokes’ Quickcall and Bet365’s betCall – work by using a mobile device’s voice recognition technology to confirm online in-play wagers without…

RGJ.com – From grocery stores to government agencies, there seems to be an app for nearly every entity. It comes as no surprise, then, that mobile apps are beginning to spill over into casino gaming. How far mobile gambling may go remains to be seen — and depends on state laws. According to the Nevada Gaming Control Board, poker and sports betting are the only forms of remote mobile app-based gambling currently legal in Nevada. For example, in Nevada, it’s possible to view the entire William Hill US sports book wagering menu on a mobile device and place bets from…