Odds look good for Australian online punting with smart phones

Cairns – Gambling games for smartphones and tablets are being hailed as the future for many worldwide gaming companies. Mobile online gambling is growing as smartphones and tablets become more popular and affordable, process more information and present higher quality images and sounds. Juniper Research, a UK mobile commerce analysis firm, says the deregulation of online gambling in the US and Europe and the development of the Chinese market will push annual wagers on mobile gambling platforms to more than $US100 billion in 2017. The most rapid growth in mobile gambling is expected to come from casino games: roulette, blackjack,…