Iphone Blackjack requires little on-device processing

ACCORDING TO Probability's CEO, Charles Cohen, the solution to putting gambling games onto the Iphone is to take the client/server approach. There's very little onboard processing involved.

Cohen revealed that using the little technical information provided by Apple itself, his software engineers were still able to work out how to put run a Blackjack game inside the Safari browser.

Next in line will probably be roulette but as Cohen pointed out, the technique is no good for shoot-em-up style games which have to run on the device itself.

Probability isn't planning to license the technology but may produce custom version for major clients such as Blue Square.
The good news is that Probability’s secure gambling servers based in Alderney, UK are accessible via the Iphone’s mobile or Wi-fi connexions.

Nonetheless, being an Iphone application, the game benefits from the phone’s touch-driven interface.

For example, tapping twice on the screen zooms the player into seeing the cards close up, and the player can drag and scroll the whole game experience with a fingertip. Further interaction is achieved by tapping virtual buttons on the Iphone's screen.

Iphone addicts can watch a demo of the game being played on Youtube here. µ

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