Las Vegas Hotel Room Gaming

For decades, the Las Vegas gaming scene basically came down to this: you play games on the casino floor, and you stay the night in your hotel room. And why would things be any different? Well for starters, the Nevada Gaming Commission has approved the matter of allowing casinos to offer mobile gaming in hotel rooms. And this decision looks to open up a whole new world of possibilities in the Sin City gaming scene. But there are still a few hurdles to overcome before people are officially placing bets in their hotel rooms, and here is a deeper look at the matter.

The whole idea behind mobile gaming in hotel rooms is that people won’t have to always make a special trip to the casino floor just to place wagers. Instead, they’ll have the opportunity to play casino games through a special mobile device that’s issued in their room. Everything from roulette to blackjack will be offered on these devices, which will make them very similar to what’s seen at online casinos. But the nice thing is that players will get a different experience because they’re using small handheld devices.

What’s interesting about the mobile gaming proposal by the Nevada Gaming Commission is that people won’t just be restricted to playing in their hotel rooms. That’s because people will also have the opportunity to place bets in restaurants, parking garages and around swimming pools – permitted a casino has licensing to offer this type of betting. This means players who are issued handheld devices will basically have free range when it comes to making bets.

After years of keeping mobile betting on the backburner, many people are wondering why the state of Nevada is so interested in this measure now. And the simple fact of the matter is that, after several years of seeing casino revenue drop, the state is looking for ways to help Las Vegas and other casino destinations make money again. Sure mobile gaming may not be the savior of the Las Vegas casino industry, but it will definitely provide a boost to overall revenue, and prove as something interesting to potential visitors. The only question left is who will be getting the licensing deals.

Just because the Nevada Gaming Commission has approved mobile gaming does not mean that every casino can just run out and start offering this service. Instead, each casino will have to undergo a thorough process, and be approved to run mobile casino games on their property. The chief element to attaining a license for casinos will be proving that they can keep their mobile devices out of the hands of minors. Furthermore, the Nevada Gaming Commission wants casinos to prove there is some sort of safety feature on their handheld devices that won’t allow people under the age of 21 to place wagers. This is certainly no easy task, but a few companies might be able to solve this issue.

Casinos are already commissioning various companies to help them with the matter of keeping mobile casino devices minor-proof. A couple of ideas that are being thrown out there right now are password protection systems and biometric identification. With the password system, people would be issued a special password that they’d type in to access the mobile casino. The biometric identification system would be more complicated since it usually involves fingertip recognition. However, it would also be considered safer because minors wouldn’t be able to simply steal a password and start playing.

Fortunately, there’s not expected to be much of a problem with any of the aforementioned safety routes, so a variety of Las Vegas casinos should be offering mobile betting on their properties soon.