The online gambling sector generates around $50 billion per year in revenue, a figure that is expected to treble by 2030. It is an industry that is hugely competitive and crowded with a mixture of long-standing names from the casino and sports betting world and all-new online brands.
It’s fair to say that if you place a bet online, whether it’s on a casino game or a wager on a sports event, you will most likely do so from your smartphone. It’s not just the future of online betting that is mobile; it is also the present. Choosing the right betting app can be a challenge.
Fortunately, there are independent reviewers like Gamble Online to help you find the best online gambling sites, and their reviews pay a lot of attention to the mobile offering. But just what is it that makes one mobile betting app better than another? Here are some points to consider.
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Native Apps Are Sleeker And Better
Some casino sites do not have a mobile app but instead are accessed through your mobile browser. There is nothing inherently wrong with this – after all, it is how you access the site from your desktop, and nobody thinks twice. However, native apps are as popular as they are for a reason.
A native app provides a superior gaming experience and is less likely to experience glitches at critical moments. Unless there are other compelling factors in its favor, you are generally best off ruling out the mobile casinos that only operate from a browser.
Variety Is The Spice Of Life
A couple of years ago, casinos and sports books operated in their own worlds with minimal intersection. That’s all beginning to change, with mobile sports books offering casino games and casinos providing sports books. The best mobile betting apps will do both and do them well.
Bear in mind that betting companies have to perform some due diligence checks on your identity and so on, so it can take a couple of days to get verified. If you can join one betting site instead of several, it makes sense – but only if the site offers a top-rated experience for both casino play and sports betting.
Customer Service Is A Crucial Factor
Before you agree to anything, make sure the betting app offers genuine customer support. That doesn’t mean a contact form or some anonymized email address that might or might not respond with condescension after a couple of days.
Good customer service means a real human person, either on the phone or via a chat window, available 24/7.
A Loyalty / Vip Program Brings Real Benefits
We’ve come so far without mentioning bonus offers. The point is every casino under the sun offers something for nothing in the form of free spins and similar offers for new members. That’s great as far as it goes, but those giveaways usually have all sorts of conditions attached, and in short, they are usually gone in no time.
Don’t get too hung up on the freebies. A good VIP program will bring better rewards in the long term.
Disclaimer: Never play for more than you can afford to lose. Gambling can lead to a serious addiction. Gamble responsibly.
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