Angelo Dalli, chief executive and co-founder of Bit8, considers how a need to improve the player experience is driving the smartphone and tablet gaming sector.

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THE rapid pace of consumer-led innovation in devices such as mobiles and tablets and the rise of better ways of providing good player experience, such as HTML5 and adaptive websites, has forced the industry to start moving away from legacy platforms towards more innovative and disruptive technology.

The next two years are predicted to see the large growth in mobile and tablet gaming to consolidate and give an even larger boost to the overall market share when compared to traditional desktop delivery. Mobile betting, slots and card games seem to be leading the way in fuelling growth in this area, with mobile poker and lottery showing promising early results.

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