EDeck Offers Online Sports Betting to Las Vegas Patrons

The latest effort by a hotel in Las Vegas called the M Resort and Spa Casino, which is the newest addition to the offerings on the Vegas strip will include a form of online gambling. The resort includes 92,000 sq. ft. of gaming, 1847 slots and video poker machines, 64 gaming tables and a live action poker room. Now the hotel will be offering it's patrons a handheld unit that will allow patrons to make sports wagers online. This innovation has made the gap smaller with the customer now accepting the use of online devices to make their bets. The portable units include table games such as baccarat and blackjack, and are permitted with the use of an established account to gamble throughout the casino from a remote location. The eDeck, gambling device, as it is named, brings some of the convenience of online gaming to casino customers.

EDecks offer in game sports betting, allowing players to add new bets or change existing bets as games progress. This instant, anywhere, wagering opportunity is not unique to the M resort and spa casino. They were first introduced by the Venetian Hotel in 2007. The mobile gaming units are an attempt by Las Vegas sports books to recapture the sports betting market. The Nevada Gaming Commission numbers show sports wagering revenues last year were only $125 million, just more than one percent of total gambling revenue, as online gambling sites are drawing patrons away from traditional casino sports books.

Sunny Tara of Cantor Gaming commented that, “The portable devices are sophisticated, but they really are just tools to access the real technology, which sits on the servers,” The process is virtually the same as mobile gambling on cell phones, which is not allowed by US phone carriers who are concerned they may violate the current USA gambling rules for the internet.