Mobile Casinos in Taiwan
As online gambling in Taiwan is effectively banned, there have been no casino licenses issued since the advent of the internet. This means that local players must turn to foreign mobile casinos if they wish to wager.
This country of 23 million inhabitants has three large mobile network operators and several small ones, as well as around 28 million subscribers. Chunghwa Telecom serves around 38% of them, while Taiwan Mobile and FarEasTone have just about 29% each.
The number of mobile internet users passed the 6 million mark in 2012, which is a third of the mobile phone subscribers. According to operator forecasts, every other phone in use in the country will be a smartphone by the end of 2013.
The Taiwanese market portable device market is far from saturation and the next couple of years will see continuous growth. This also means that the number of Taiwanese gamblers visiting foreign mobile casinos will also grow for years to come. Some of their favorite destinations include the Royal Vegas Mobile Casino, the Platinum Play Mobile Casino and the Bella Vegas Mobile Casino.