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For both patrons and casinos alike, the name of the game is technology when it comes to staying ahead of the competition.  Some may argue that technology has almost spurred an escalation battle in the world of online gambling.  Patrons have used the latest technology to stay a step ahead of the online casinos and online casinos have utilized technology to stay ahead of each other.

The advent of the iPhone has been a big aid to both patrons and online casinos.  The iPhone is famous for having an easily downloadable application for every situation; this includes card counting.  This card counting device is more useful to players at home since many brick and mortar casinos have banned the use of iPhones on the gaming floor. 

There is very little that online casinos can do to stop the use of iPhones as a card counter, but most online casinos have decided that card counting online poker players are not that serious of a threat.  Even the most skill card counters – including those added by a machine – are not nearly guaranteed victory.  Online casinos welcome the idea that false confidence in a card counting application will draw more players.

However the iPhone does play an important role in the technology race between online casino and online casino.  The latest generation of smartphones, particularly the iPhone and the Blackberry, are just the technological leap that was needed to really kick start the mobile gaming race.  More and more companies are providing mobile downloads for their online casinos.  Interestingly enough this fuel the customer war between the iPhone and the Blackberry as the interface for their applications are not compatible, meaning online casinos have to chose for which smartphone they build their mobile platform.

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