The kind of online casino players who enjoy placing bets on sporting events without having to leave their house, and those players who live in the state of Nevada have received good news about a special little something that’s currently in the making. The Nevada Gaming Commission has approved a smartphone application that will allow players to engage in sports betting using their mobile phones. In the future, other smartphone applications will cater to the needs of those players who enjoy free online casino games such as slots and blackjack.
This new phone application was designed by the Leroy Group and will let Nevada residents place sports bets on their Blackberry phone. This is the only phone application that has been approved thus far since the key roadblock for this types of approvals was a strong need to convince the Gaming Commission that the application’s technology was more than enough to verify that the player using the phone was actually physically located within the state of Nevada when placing the bet.
One of the most important key facts when dealing with these new technological advances is the fact that online gambling has been banned in most US states. The Interstate Wire Act of 1961 makes it illegal for players to use a phone or any other form of “wire communication facility” to place an interstate or international bet on any sporting event or other contest. This means that online sports betting is illegal if it crosses state lines, because that would make it subject to the federal “interstate” law. However, with the phone application activity confined to Nevada’s borders the federal Wire Act lacks jurisdiction in Nevada. However, online casino fans are hopeful that these new applications will pave the way for Nevada to allow all forms of online betting including casino games and sports events.



