{"id":10122,"date":"2019-09-23T09:15:10","date_gmt":"2019-09-23T13:15:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/armchairarcade.com\/perspectives\/?p=10122"},"modified":"2020-03-28T13:49:27","modified_gmt":"2020-03-28T17:49:27","slug":"how-mobile-phones-are-disrupting-the-sports-betting-industry","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/armchairarcade.com\/perspectives\/2019\/09\/23\/how-mobile-phones-are-disrupting-the-sports-betting-industry\/","title":{"rendered":"How mobile phones are disrupting the sports betting industry"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Something that was unimaginable and was in\nthe domain of science fiction not too long ago, has become the main\ncharacteristic of sports betting today. Mobile devices have led to rapid\nstrides in online sports industry in the past one decade.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For this special feature on sports betting, we teamed up with Canadasportsbetting.ca and also studied their detailed <a href=\"https:\/\/www.canadasportsbetting.ca\/online-sportsbook-reviews\/sports-interaction\/\">Sports Interaction review<\/a> and the mobile betting features offered by that platform to understand how mobile phones are disrupting the sports betting industry of today. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/VKExh5Nh1u0\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen=\"\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It\u2019s no news that digital technology is\nconstantly changing the sports betting industry of the present times. Mobile\ngambling in particular is expected to contribute half of all the online gambling\nbusiness world over. For instance, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/articles\/mobile-sports-betting-is-the-moneymaker-as-more-states-legalize-11567445689\">mobile sports betting is emerging as the main money maker<\/a>\nas more and more US states legalize sports betting. Let\u2019s understand how and\nwhy mobile phones are constantly disrupting the sports betting industry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Convenience first<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>We no longer live in an era when you had to\nfollow the tiring process of booting up your desktop computer, connect to the\nInternet and access the bookmaker\u2019s website to place your bets. While that used\nto be the fastest method of placing a wager at one point of time, it has become\nquite obsolete today owing to the mobile revolution.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The launch of new age mobile devices resulted\nin all kinds of novel channels and platforms that took betting to an entire new\nlevel of convenience. The modern day mobile technology has made sports betting\nand the financial transactions associated with it extremely fast and easy. This\ntechnology is presently playing a very important role in attracting new sports\nbettors and retaining them for the long term. Simply put, quick access and\nmobility are couple of the biggest advantages offered by mobile betting today.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Multiple options<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The constantly increasing use of mobile\ndevices for placing sports bets has resulted in both developers and operators\nthinking out of the box and providing all kinds of new options for maintaining\nthe thrill of online betting. These entities are constantly reinventing themselves\nand their services, and the most challenging markets like online gaming today.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The in-<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bettingsites24.com\/blog\/online-sports-betting-with-paypal\/\">play and live sports betting option that is available on mobile devices<\/a> today has completely transformed the way in which people used to perceive bookmaking. Sports betting is a far more immersive experience than it has ever been. Players today are given the opportunity to get directly involved in the sport, with live streaming services on mobile phones further enhancing the entire betting experience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/armchairarcade.com\/perspectives\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/mobile_02.jpg?resize=960%2C640&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10124\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/armchairarcade.com\/perspectives\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/mobile_02.jpg?w=960&amp;ssl=1 960w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/armchairarcade.com\/perspectives\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/mobile_02.jpg?resize=150%2C100&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/armchairarcade.com\/perspectives\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/mobile_02.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/armchairarcade.com\/perspectives\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/mobile_02.jpg?resize=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Final Word<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>To conclude, the speed at which mobile\ntechnology is evolving today, we can only speculate about the future of sports\nbetting. It is inevitable that we will make a gradual technological crossover\nfrom the regular mobile environment into the virtual reality (VR) and augmented\nreality (AR) world in the times to come. When that happens, we will be opening\na new door, leading to an entirely unexplored universe of possibilities!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Something that was unimaginable and was in the domain of science fiction not too long ago, has become the main characteristic of sports betting today. Mobile devices have led to rapid strides in online sports industry in the past one decade. 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