Abiro Introduces A New Mobile Game

Abiro (provider of mobile multimedia and news services) has introduced a new casino game called Fortune Teller, which combines giving you your horoscope, while every spin of the reels offers the chance to win money with an accumulator function.

"With the introduction of Fortune Teller we are rounding out an already broad and exciting suite of casino games and other information and entertainment services", says Anders Borg, CEO of Abiro. "We are intrigued to see whether Fortune Teller will become as popular as the other games."

Abiro's Mobile Casino is growing quickly in popularity, and the outlook is very promising for 2005.

"Gambling (including casinos, lotteries and betting) via mobile phones is clearly on the rise, and might very well become the major mobile information service revenue-wise in the not so distant future", Anders Borg concludes.

The user gets access to the casino by simply sending an SMS with 'play away' to 80160. The free-of-charge Java application is then downloaded and installed on the phone. Selection of game, playing etc is all done via that application.

Abiro Mobile Casino currently provides Fortune Teller, Nudge7, Slots, Roulette, Hi-Lo, Blackjack and Poker.

It applies rigorous controls of age (18+ only), daily payments (max £15/day) and fraud, to ensure that things don't get out of hand.

Other unique features of note: Nintendo-style one-button play (hence no learning curve), games are not lost when connection is interrupted, extensive customer support, win up to 250 times your stake, and 90% average payout and hit rate as high as 1 in 3.

This service is a partnership between Abiro and MobVision. As of yet it's only available in the UK.