Great news for players looking for mobile gambling and gaming operators alike: Google seems to be taking a U-turn and is changing its no gambling and betting apps allowed policy! According to a statement, beginning August 2017, “Google will accept applications for the distribution of gambling apps within the Play store in the UK, France and the Republic of Ireland,” with more countries and regions following suit after a thorough revision.
Degree 53, UK based app developer, revealed on July 11th, that it will be offering its services to gaming operators in an effort to help them reach new Google standards and “be able to take advantage of the latest Android features.”
Andrew Daniels, Degree 53's managing director, comments: “Upon submission, developers will be required to provide documentation for the apps, including licences for the countries they’re looking to target. This process will likely be similar to Apple’s, taking slightly longer to approve to make sure everything is done correctly and legally. This is a huge opportunity for gaming operators to grow their Android app portfolio and user base. It’s worth keeping in mind that Android apps need to follow their own specific design and development guidelines, as well as being slightly different to iOS.”
The news comes suddenly after what seemed like a determined stance by Google, but could be explained by the company's need to fare better on certain markets and combat the rising domination of Apple's iPhone in places like the UK, which is traditionally very active gambling-wise. The return to gambling and betting sector should be good news for Android who could use a hand in the British market, where Apple scored a 9% rise.
Also, this will make life much easier for game and app suppliers who had to find alternate ways to reach Android users. Google's anti-gambling regulations applying to their app store were (and still are, until a revision is made) quite strict, only allowing certain types of ads that adhere to laws of responsible gambling, with an emphasis on the age verification of its users.
Google's official statement on this is still pending. While we wait for it, how excited are you for gambling apps on Android devices? Let us know in our comments section.
norman222
7 years ago
Sr. Newbie
Cant wait for this feature to come to android phones. Makes me wonder if just being on google store also means kind of guarantee that it is officialy licensed and no issues casino... really looking forward. I hope it will be soon and aslo that right after start there will be many options.
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Joe Wrinkle
7 years ago
Full Member
i wish America was able to get in on this action. Maybe trump will change the current state of affairs but i dont see it happening soon. Only shot we have is the fact that he is close to some politicians from new jersey that are trying to get him to avor the market but no word either way of his feelings on the subject....
i wish America was able to get in on this action. Maybe trump will change the current state of affairs but i dont see it happening soon. Only shot we have is the fact that he is close to some politicians from new jersey that are trying to get him to avor the market but no word either way of his feelings on the subject. I think everyone needs to start writing the local politicians and make some things happen then maybe i can use this google play money i have no clue how to use on some quality gambling :)
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coolsongss
7 years ago
Hero Member
I don't know,,, if the Gambling apps like casino, sports betting, etc are available in the countries where the gambling is legal and strictly controlled for a long time, the google's decision wouldn't be a problem. It will be just one more good application on the phone for gamblers... But, frankly, it would make gambling...
I don't know,,, if the Gambling apps like casino, sports betting, etc are available in the countries where the gambling is legal and strictly controlled for a long time, the google's decision wouldn't be a problem. It will be just one more good application on the phone for gamblers... But, frankly, it would make gambling too easy to access...
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Poporthecat
7 years ago
Sr. Newbie
I hope in the future this gambling app at google store will be ready in all regions. Because its hard for many people who cant gamble in real but also cant gamble online too because there\s no trustworthy application to run gambling application..
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jade
7 years ago
Super Hero
Great news for "UK, France and the Republic of Ireland,” as well as the other "countries and regions following suit" and I'm sure it will be many! Gambling online is not only here to stay, it's growing exponentially and the resources required for the continued expansion of mobile gambling are going to come from somewhere....
Great news for "UK, France and the Republic of Ireland,” as well as the other "countries and regions following suit" and I'm sure it will be many! Gambling online is not only here to stay, it's growing exponentially and the resources required for the continued expansion of mobile gambling are going to come from somewhere. Google knows that, I'm sure they've always known...........
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Mil E Na
7 years ago
Full Member
This sure sounds like a great news! Everything is much easier with apps nowadays and this applies to playing online casino games, as well! Hope these apps will be available for the rest of the world soon!
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