Hold the Phone on Mobile Gambling 

mCasino technology is intended to give casinos a way to keep customers happy -- read: playing and betting -- even when they're away from the tables, reports Daniel Terdiman for Wired.

mCasinom developed by Casino Phone Technologies has the know-how, "but there are some details in the way. Like laws".

"Nevada Gaming Control Board member Scott Scherer says wireless gaming technologies such as that proposed by Casino Phone Technologies fall under the federal Wire Act. That means, according to the Department of Justice, that interstate gambling transactions conducted via telephone or the Internet are illegal."

emily | 5:51 PM | SMS and Gaming |
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