Though it shouldn't come as a surprise to anybody remotely familiar with the online gambling industry, the mobile gaming craze is on the verge of exploding globally. What would immediately come to most people's minds is that, what's holding the mobile gaming biz back from making major strides is not the unavailability of games or gaming operators keen on providing mobile betting services, but rather the lack of compatible cell phone handsets. Nothing could be further from the truth. Well, perhaps Pinocchio, but that's another story.
Compatible Handsets is the Name of the Game
Compatibility is obviously a prerequisite when it comes to playing online poker, roulette, baccarat, craps, slots, video poker, or any of the more than 100 games currently available to online gambling enthusiasts. But leave it to the online gambling industry to pioneer yet more new ways for ordinary folks to enjoy their leisure time (and supposed working hours) in extraordinary ways. The age of wagering money on any of your favourite betting games from virtually anywhere in the world - whenever you want - is indeed here, there and everywhere.
Introducing Today's Mobile Gaming Handsets
At the time of writing this article our staff counted 337 cell phone models compatible with industry giant Casino Tropez's games alone. For your convenience we've listed the lucky winners below:
| Phone Manufacturer | No. of Compatible Handsets |
| Sony Ericsson | 47 |
| Nokia | 93 |
| Motorola | 49 |
| LG | 33 |
| Panasonic | 4 |
| Sagem | 7 |
| Samsung | 83 |
| Sendo | 2 |
| Sharp | 6 |
| Siemens | 13 |
| Total | 337 |
Granted, Casino Tropez is just one of the many online casinos providing mobile games thus early in the mobile gaming game. Other major players include Golden Palace, 888, William Hill, and Ladbrokes, just to mention a few. But if you're having a hard time finding a website truly worthy of your patronage, or unable to accommodate your handsets, we recommend Tropez, or any of its famous sister sites like Europa Casino, Del Rio, Cameo Casino, and of course the almighty Titan Poker.
The more popular mobile handsets in use today are Sony Ericsson's K series, including the K700i and K800, plus the W300i model.
Nokia's ‘N series' models are also among the more popular handsets on the market and include the N73, N82, N95, N5700, N6102, as well as the E65.
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