Apple IPad Gets Blackjack
As far as online gambling goes, the iPad has tremendous potential. Its supreme connectivity, its large, hi-res screen, and its simple touch interface make it a perfect tool for internet blackjack, slots, and other online casino games. Unfortunately, not many iPad casino games are available. At least, not yet.
While there are several excellent iPhone casinos out there, these rely on mobile phone service to operate, so iPad caisnos need to be set up a little bit differently. Games will have to be of the no-download variety, but since the iPad does not like Flash, they will have to run on different technology.
A pair of free online blackjack games has recently been released for iPad users called Blackjack Free HD and Blackjack For iPad. The games highlight the potential of this device for internet gambling.
Blackjack Free HD looks incredible. The graphics are on par with the blackjack games offered by the best online casinos, and gameplay is as smooth and fluid as one could hope for. This is a play-for-fun blackjack game, so don’t expect to win any money with it. The app is available at the iTunes store, and while it costs nothing, it is ad-supported, so users will have to accept the fact that a banner advert is shown on the screen at all times.
Blackjack for iPad is equally impressive. Graphically it is similar, but its design seems to fit the iPad better, with larger buttons making it easier to play on the iPad’s touch screen – though this is partially due to the fact that Blackjack for iPad is also available on the iPhone, which is a much smaller device. This free blackjack app also adds enhanced support for gestures, giving players more ways to control the game.
Neither of these free iPad blackjack games is quite perfect yet, but they do a good job of getting players excited about what is to come. Soon, online casinos will be releasing iPad versions of their top casino games, letting players bet and win real money on the year’s hottest mobile device.
