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Why betting on your mobile is becoming popular

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Today, we all run our lives using our mobiles. Whether we’re paying the bills, keeping track of our diary or checking out the latest news on Facebook or Twitter, there’s no easier way to stay on top of everything than by using your mobile.

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The same goes for entertainment, too, with a huge range of gaming apps available. So it stands to reason that we’ll do our sports betting on the mobile too. With all the bookmakers offering mobile betting apps, it’s never been simpler to get a bet on a sports event, wherever you are.

The real benefit of online and mobile betting is that you can now place in-play bets, so wherever you’re watching a game of tennis, a footie match or the golf, you can place live in-play bets within a couple of taps.

So what makes the best betting app? Of course, the starting point is compatibility with your mobile device – whether you’ve got Android, Blackberry or an iPhone. Pretty much all the betting apps are compatible with all three operating systems, but it’s worth checking out the reviews to see how people rate an app you’re considering using.

The other thing to look out for is whether any security issues are highlighted in the reviews. When you’re using an app to move your cash around, you want to be able to rely on it. Check out the user interface, too. Some of the betting apps are a lot more user-friendly than others. The speed with which you can place a bet is obviously crucial for live in-play betting.

You may want the betting app for putting money on particular sports fixtures but if you can use it for other gaming options it’s a bonus. A lot of the betting apps also give you access to casino games, bingo and the like. See what an app has to offer in terms of variety.

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There are lots of incentives available when you sign up to a betting site via your mobile. You’ll get the same deal as you would signing up on online at a pc or laptop. For example, if you join bet365 you’ll qualify for a 100% bonus bet when you first place a bet using your mobile. You don’t have to claim the bet; you’ll be emailed a promo code as soon as you’ve placed that first bet. All the betting sites offer similar kinds of perks for choosing to use their app.

As the industry is so competitive, there are always further offers to cash in on if you use a mobile betting app. That’s probably why many people install more than one betting app on their phones – when the sites are giving away free bets, why wouldn’t we take them up on it? However, if you bet on a regular basis, you may be better off sticking with one particular app – you’ll accrue more loyalty points that way. It’s also easier to keep track of your gambling spends if you only use one mobile betting app.

Mobile casino gaming on the increase

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It’s not so long ago that if you wanted to play casino games online, you’d have to download the software and take up space on your hard drive. But now, of course, with so many online casino sites offering instant play few people bother downloading the casino software. Maybe if you’re a poker player, it’s worth doing, but for most recreational gamblers, the instant play selection is fine.

Now, things are moving on again, and we’re seeing more and more people choosing to play on their mobile rather than on a pc or laptop. This makes sense; we organise most of our lives through the mobile – why not be entertained there too? Of course, mobile gaming apps are nothing new, but it seems that more people are switching to cash games now. Obviously there’s an added level of interest in a game if it can win you a heap of cash!

Even though the number of people playing cash games like roulette, blackjack and slots on their mobiles has increased, that doesn’t necessarily mean that we’re all playing those games on the move. A recent survey into UK mobile gaming by market research group comScore showed that 20 million people played games on their mobile and 6 million of those played on a daily basis. However, nearly two-thirds of those mobile gamers play in their living room, 45% play in bed and around 20% play in the bathroom. This makes a lot of sense when you think part of the reason many people choose to play games is to relax. Sitting in front of your pc doesn’t seem like the most relaxing place to play when you could be playing on the sofa instead.

You’d imagine that the most mobile gaming would take place on a commuter journey, as it would be a great way to while away the time, but only a third of mobile gamers in the UK actually play on the way to and from work. Meanwhile, 27% take a bit of time out at work to play games on their mobile.

The British aren’t alone in their appetite for games on their mobiles. Mobile gaming revenue in the States is predicted to reach USD3 billion by 2016 and it’s anticipated that the global mobile games market will be worth around UDS9 billion by the end of this year.

Added to these stats, Juniper Research has predicted that 64.1bn mobile games will be downloaded onto mobiles or tablets by 2017, triple the amount downloaded in 2012. More and more people will opt to play on their mobiles as game choice widens and functionality of playing on a small screen improves.

At the moment, the most widely available games from online casinos like 32red are those that are best suited to play on a smaller screen. Hence you get a wide choice of slots, as well as some variants of blackjack and roulette. And there are lots of promos available for playing these games on your mobile – every site wants to win over customer loyalty while the market is in its growth phase!