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This one’s actually not for our U.S. readers — at least not at the moment — but it’s important nevertheless. According to Juniper Research, thanks to the increasing deployment of multiple mobile payment technologies and liberalisation of remote gambling legislation in key markets, mobile gambling wagers will approach $12 billion by 2010. Of that amount, mobile lotteries will lead the pack and will account for $380 million.
Juniper’s report also discovers that the global gross win from mobile gambling services will rise from just $106m in 2007 to $3.2bn in 2012. In addition, it is predicted that while at the moment UK is the largest single market for mobile gambling service, it will be overhauled by the US by 2012.
There you have it. Like it or not, mobile gambling is here to stay…
About The Author
Dusan Belic
Dusan has been using smartphones since their introduction and is now following the latest trends in the industry. The "convergence" is what he's most excited about, and writing about it is the next logical thing to do. He thinks that using a smartphone is what everyone who cares about their time should do. In addition to his interests in mobile phones, Dusan also loves to experiment with the latest web and mobile 2.0 services. The idea of accessing and managing your information from any device no matter where you are simply amazes him. Whether it's an online to-do list, note taking service or a video sharing social network, he's there to try it out. He admits though, he's still searching for the ultimate web-based organizational tool, which "sings" perfectly with the mobile PIM application. Dusan used to run SymbianWatch.com which later became part of IntoMobile. He lives in Serbia, South-East Europe, from where he edits the site on a daily basis.
