CasinoEuro’s Games Press Live discussion touched on a wide range of mobile gambling topics, including mobile slot machines, and how players might approach and enjoy them.
Here are a few of the most interesting topics covered during this discussion, including which technologies a mobile game developer might choose and why.
Tech jargon or what the French call “le cercle”?
According to the transcript, Steve Ritchie, slot online mobile head at International Game Technology, said a mobile slot game developer could choose the “technology trail” or the “tech noir.” And here’s why.
“When you look at the history of gambling, technology has always had an influence on the way it’s been offered,” Ritchie said. “For example, a bookmaker would be the first to offer betting on horse races. In France, for example, they call this ‘le cercle,’ which is an actual term, ‘le cercle du baccarat’, which is the gambling circle.”
“So they started off offering bets on horse races, and then they added bets on the roulette wheel. So, you can see how the technology influence gambling, and then it trickled down.”
The mobile gaming sector is a huge one. The global mobile gaming industry was worth an estimated $16 billion in 2016, according to Juniper Research. This is a massive market. And, as Ritchie says, it’s not just about the mobile gaming market. It’s about mobile technology and the impact it’s had on the gaming industry as a whole.
“The tech trail is a technology that’s been developed by a company to give you a quick and easy way of getting something out into the market,” Ritchie said. “So, for example, you might be an iPhone developer and you want to create a mobile game, but you don’t have a graphics guy. So, slot online you might use the tech trail, where you get something quick and easy and put it out into the market.”
“Then, once you’ve tested it, you go back and tweak it.”
What’s the tech trail?
“The tech trail is a technology that’s been developed by a company to give you a quick and easy way of getting something out into the market,” Ritchie said. “So, for example, you might be an iPhone developer and you want to create a mobile game, but you don’t have a graphics guy. So, you might use the tech trail, where you get something quick and easy and put it out into the market.”
