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Microgaming To Release Android Poker App

Poker Network Follows Others Into Hot Real Money Poker Market

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HTC DesireHot on the heels of yesterday’s announcement that bwin was launching an iPhone app, online poker network Microgaming today announced it would launch a real money mobile poker app on the rival Android platform later this quarter.

The real money app would be available to all operators on the network and Lydia melton, head of poker at Microgaming said, “For years now, industry experts have speculated on the mobile market’s possibilities for gaming, and every year has proven disappointing in terms of customer uptake and variety of software, particularly for poker; that is about to change.

“The technology is ready, the software is ready, and we believe the players are ready as well. The future is here. We are extremely excited about this release.”

The Android platform is hosted on popular mobile devices such as the HTC Desire smartphone and Samsung Galaxy tablet.