Now that apps are being so readily accessed by smartphones it is no surprise that the gambling industry has taken advantage of the vast market that is available for mobile gambling. After Apple’s announcement in April 2009 on the success of the huge number of smartphone users downloading apps from their website it appears that over two billion were obtained in less than two years!
Poker players with smartphones no longer have to be apart from their favourite game as more and more online poker sites and developers are designing a wide variety of poker games available as apps. The trend will increase in the future, too, as poker apps continue to be one of the most popular apps for a wide range of smartphones and operating systems.
Not only can you get apps that let you play poker (including games against multiple players on a shared network as well as against computer opponents) but as well as these mobile poker apps there is a huge variety of poker utility apps. These include poker training tools to sharpen your game, odds calculators, and other utility programs for running and managing poker games and tournaments.
Online poker sites are also developing and rolling out their own Windows Mobile poker apps, which enable players to use the same account they play on PCs and laptops to play poker from their mobile devices for real money. While the look and feel of the graphics are slightly different and optimised for mobile devices, the basic game play is very much the same, enabling players to enjoy their favourite poker site anywhere in the world.
