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The rise of smartphones has revolutionized\nlarge parts of our lives. Indeed, so swift and disruptive has this change been\nthat many of us haven\u2019t had time to stop and take stock of where we\u2019ve come in\na short space of time. It\u2019s now about a dozen years since the first iPhone was\nlaunched and in that period about 2.5 billion have invested in a device that\ngoes far beyond being a mere communications device. How many of us now couldn\u2019t\nbe without our devices for a day? Do we even remember what it was like not to have\nall of the joys of the internet available at the touch of a button?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The rise of smartphones – and ever-better\nmobile internet speeds \u2013 in that period has opened up great opportunities for\ngambling providers. Where you once had to make a special effort to go to what\u2019s\nnow known as a \u2018land-based casino\u2019 \u2013 and probably had to live in a big town or\ncity or travel to one \u2013 the power of the smartphone has removed those physical\nbarriers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Gambling websites now offer users a portal into a world of casino\ngames<\/a> that can all be accessed within a few clicks. Slot games can now be\nenjoyed on demand \u2013 making the casino experience possible on the bus on the way\nto work, in a caf\u00e9 on your lunch break or even, heaven forbid, on the toilet.\nIt\u2019s the same trend that drives the rise in social gaming \u2013 with Facebook apps\nand interactive games proving an attractive way to spend time on mobiles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Interestingly, while men still tend to be\nmore likely to be gamblers than women, the rise of mobiles has paved the way\nfor increasing numbers of women to gamble. Indeed, Canada is the only country\nin the world in which women\noutnumber men<\/a> when it comes to online gambling. Whether it\u2019s the ease and\nconvenience of online gambling that attracts women \u2013 or that they\u2019re put off by\nthe traditional land-based casinos \u2013 it\u2019s clear that gambling is increasingly\nbeing enjoyed by both sexes and this change shouldn\u2019t go unnoticed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Technology may well have provided the\nmeans, but consumers have shown that there\u2019s a demand for providers to meet\ntoo. That\u2019s a heady combination that is predicted to power the online gambling\nmarket from being worth $45.8 billion in 2017 to an expected\n$94.4 billion<\/a> in 2024. That\u2019s certainly reflected in Canada \u2013 where 18.6\nmillion people are now said to be active gamblers and the industry brings in\nbillions of dollars. The numbers are incredible and the serve as a dramatic\nresult of the smartphone revolution.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Yet we shouldn\u2019t now look back and consider\nourselves to be at the end of the story. Further technological advances have\nthe power to continue growth \u2013 with virtual\nreality in particular<\/a> likely to be able to fuse the worlds of on and\noffline and giving users the chance to recreate the buzz of the casino. As long\nas technology moves forward, online gaming will too. The last decade-and-a-bit\nhas shown that \u2013 and we should all be braced for further change. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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