If you have ever had a casino and wish that you could place bets straight from the comfort of your own bed, you might be in luck. A casino recently announced that they are going to be giving that exact feature to patrons of their casino and hotel. It was announced that at The Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa, patrons of the hotel are going to be able to place bets from the comfort of their bed, utilizing their remote control and television set, starting on 18 February. This casino will allow guests with players cards to set up electronic accounts, and that up to $2500 per day, from the comfort of their hotel room. There will be slots available to them, as well is four different types of video poker, as the first games offered, and the company is expected to expand their offerings at some point in the near future. The casino also said that in the future they would like to expand their offerings to include handheld devices which would allow the patrons of the hotel to continue to gamble while they are walking around the location. It is not that this will give the patrons of the casino more opportunity to gamble, and the casino itself the ability to attract new business to the area on a more regular basis.
“This puts us in a position to leverage the technology into true mobile gaming and Internet betting later on,” said Tom Balance, the Borgata’s president and chief operating officer. “We’re moving forward with the future of gaming, and this is that first step.”
John Forelli, who is the casino’s vice president of information technology, stated that the technology had been design not only as an added amenity, but one that they thought could become a core marketing point for the company. They are preparing for the day when Internet wagering, and online gambling becomes acceptable, after either the states begin to pass their own legislation, or the federal authorities begin to pass their own as well. He went on to say that he did not expect the in room gambling to completely do away with the in person gambling at the physical locations.
Recently, the governor of New Jersey, Chris Christie vetoed an Internet gambling bill, but went on to say that he would be willing to sign another one that came across his desk of some moderate changes to the bill was made. It will be interesting to see if online gambling becomes the norm over the course of the next decade, with many different companies scrambling to offer their own online solutions. With The Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa in Atlantic City developing their own hotel room gambling solutions and handheld devices, you can expect to see the space continue to grow over the course of the next two years and offer a high-quality service to many different people.
The Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa in Atlantic City is establishing their presence, as they prepare for online gambling to come to New Jersey, likely when the next bill reaches Gov. Chris Christie’s desk.