Playing Poker on a Mobile Phone - How to Play Mobile Poker
It is now possible to play all your favorite poker games on your mobile phone, which gives you even more freedom to play wherever and whenever you like.
How to Play
You can now play various casino games on your mobile, including Slots, Poker, Blackjack and roulette, to just mention a few. You will need internet access on your mobile phone and you will have to access a website that provides mobile casino games. You will find all the mobile game rules on the website where you download the software or access the flash games. All you have to do is choose a game and then to click on a button that will say something like ‘How to Play.’
The great thing about mobile phone poker is that you will find games that you can play for free or for money. This is especially good news because most Java games charge players cash to play. Your mobile phone service provider will, however, charge your account with its standard data fee for the time that it takes to download the mobile poker game.
Technicalities
WAP-Enabled mobile handsets give you the opportunity to download Java applications to your phone. It is quite easy to download mobile games and you can do this from a website or via SMS. If you choose to get the games on the website, you will usually access it directly or enter your phone number with international dialing code. You will then usually click on a ‘download’ button. The website will then send a text message to your mobile handset, with instructions on how to download the game software. Follow the directions in order to download the mobile poker game.
It is also quite simple to download the software by simply SMSing the mobile poker game company of your choice. Start by texting ‘Casino’ or the specified keyword to the correct number for your country. It is important to spell the word correctly but you can choose whether you prefer to use upper or lower case.
Real Money Games
Some mobile game websites will allow players to play games for real money when they are connected via a 3G or GPRS network. This allows you to either play for real money or to disconnect from the network, when you just want to play for fun.
The good news is that your mobile casino transactions are usually safe and secure, as long as you use a reputable company. Good companies use industry standard data encryption services that make sure that all your personal info stays private and protected while you play mobile poker. You are able to make deposits and withdrawals directly via your mobile phone. All you need is a credit or debit cards, or access to an alternative payment company account. Winnings can be withdrawn to the credit or debit card you used to make the deposit with.