Despite what Marvel is trying to tell us, we aren’t living in the age of Ultron (that was more like a week of Ultron anyway) – we’re living in the age of Apple, the age of Samsung, the age of LG, the age of insert mobile phone manufacturer here (and no, the age of BlackBerry was never a thing and will never be a thing, let it go). We’ve evolved into a sci-fi society which literally can not function without our phones by our sides. Think about it – the idea of a world where everybody owns a device for instant communication which also contains the entirety of information currently known to humanity as a whole wouldn’t be out of place in, say, “Minority Report” (hell, that movie already predicted tablets and touch-screen technology anyway, but that’s another subject entirely). What my needlessly complicated brain is trying to say is that, in 2015, we’ve grown way too attached to our phones, and with good reason – there isn’t a single thing you can’t do from that tiny device in your pocket.
Wanna check out the security cameras in your home? Go for it! Wanna track that package you’re expecting? Awesome! Need to open up a videogame-style minimap in order to find your way around? Any phone can do that! Speaking of videogames, maybe you’d like to play some? Some mobile games, such as the excellent “Dead Space”, replicate a console experience almost flawlessly! And in the near future, thanks to advancements in technology, we’re getting even more awesome features, such as instant translation and other AR (augmented reality) goodness. But I’m not here to talk about the future – there’s other blogs that can predict that, with varying results. I’m here to talk about the present, and in particular – my own present. Because, let’s face it – other people’s presents just suck!
As you may or may not know, I’ve always enjoyed a good gamble. I used to frequent casinos a lot when I was a little younger (around 18-19), though I mostly played blackjack and slots. “But Elliot”, I hear you saying over the Internet because that’s how I roll, “Slots are for people who don’t really know how to gamble!” And yeah, you’re sorta right – playing slots falls strictly into the “high risk, high reward, low skill” category, but I’ve always found it sort of relaxing. It’s probably got to do with the smooth motions of the reels or something along those lines, I don’t know, but I’ve always liked it. So, now you might be asking yourselves what exactly this had to do with the whole “age of mobile phones” thingie a paragraph earlier? I’m glad you asked, dear reader!
The thing is, while many of them can be played on a computer or a laptop, Online Casinos can be played on most modern Smartphones as well! Just think about that for a second – we, as a species, have evolved so much and have developed our technology in such a way so that we can now gamble money literally from any point in the world with a 3G signal! That absolutely blows my mind! Only 20 years ago, if you wanted to play casino games in a professional manner, you had to specifically go to a casino and spend a substantial amount of money there. The concept of a “quick spin” was just non-existent – you couldn’t walk into a casino, spin a slot machine 2-3 times and then leave, that’s just not how it went! But in the modern day of online casinos literally in our pockets, such behaviour isn’t only allowed – it’s encouraged.
Considering the aforementioned online revolution, online casinos have had to keep up or keep out. There was no middle ground – with as much as 15-20% of all online casino bets being placed through a mobile phone or a tablet (according to data from 2014 – I’m fairly certain that this number will increase to at least 30% by 2016 and will keep on growing), if a certain online casino doesn’t have a decent mobile versions, chances are that the more mobile-savvy users will simply leave it in favour of a counterpart which can satisfy their needs. In addition, a very strong online casino, such as LeoVegas (which offers more than 300 games readily available on mobile at this very moment, with more being added every month), will undoubtedly end up attracting those who would have otherwise shown no interest in online casinos in the first place! I mean, think about it – if you’re a young person who’s used to fiddling around with his or her phone, but has no time or energy to use an actual computer for too long, wouldn’t you be more likely to try an online casino?
It truly is the age of the mobile phone, ladies and gentlemen, and here, there is no “okay” or “alright”. You’re either “the best” or “the rest”. While an average user can be playing multiple games (I myself try 3-4 new games every week, though on average gamers tend to try about 2, maybe 3 new games a month), the overwhelming majority of them will only play on a single online casino at a time, which means that if you don’t win them over and keep them, they WILL move onto something else… Or they will quit the world of online gambling altogether. And in an industry which so desperately needs fresh blood, this simply can’t be allowed to happen. Bottom line – if you own an online casino, please have a decent mobile version. It may not seem like a very profitable option now, but take my word for it – it will be soon enough.