Vegas looking at mobile gambling
August 8th, 2006‘The Venetian’ will begin trials of mobile gaming this year. The Venetian will be using hand-held gadgets that will enable their guests to play video slots, poker, blackjack and roulette from almost anywhere on the property.
The gamblers will not be able to use these devices in hotel rooms and parking garages because all gambling in Nevada is supposed to occur in public spaces.
Joseph Asher, managing director with Cantor Gaming, said the first wave of the devices will be converted PDAs with 3-by-2-inch color screens, the brand of which he declined to disclose. Gamblers will have to show proof that they’re over 21 and put a security deposit down via credit card, but any money wagered must come from either cash or from a line of credit with the hotel, per Nevada law forbidding charges to credit cards for gambling funds.
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