Betfair is introducing the primary online gambling application for iPhones, just in time to take sports betting at the World Cup.

After many rejections by the exclusive and thoroughly watched application process at Apple, the primary official app featuring online gambling is now coming to the iPhone system. While mobile gaming is nothing new, Apple have been careful to weed out gambling applications, until now.

The new app was developed by Betfair, and can allow users to position sports bets and other wagers from their iPhones. The Betfair gaming will only be made available to residents of the uk and Ireland.

The application will employ the self-contained GPS within the iPhone to figure out the player's location. Attempts to put bets from locations outside the presecribed area could be blocked.

The application was pushed during the vetting process to be available in time for next month's World Cup event. Gambling in this year's World Cup is expected to set international records on volume and amounts wagered.

US players are barred from using mobile gaming devices, and US telecommunications companies won't authorize devices to allow gambling applications. US residents trying to entertain themselves can have a glimmer of hope, in that mobile gaming policies may likely change if and when US regulation of online gambling begins.

Published on May 24, 2010 by PrestonLewis

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