The emergence of the lucrative “fantasy gaming” industry has inspired the rise of mobile gaming applications throughout the world
Online gaming applications could be poised to generate billions of dollars worth of revenue in forthcoming years, suggest the latest reports. Consumers throughout the world are increasingly taking advantage of services allowing them to manage their own play rosters – leading to the rise of what industry members are now calling “fantasy gaming”. A number of applications are currently on offer to mobile phone users – enabling downloads containing all the data, statistics and information for sports betting enthusiasts.
Fantasy football represents one of the most popular developments of recent years. Estimated to be worth an astounding $800 million, the activity is now the most prominent of sports betting pastimes in the US – overtaking baseball as the leading betting pursuit in the country. Such services have also been responsible for inspiring a fresh enthusiasm for the sport itself as more individuals than ever before tune in to keep up to date with the latest developments. Fans are also able to take advantage of a number of additional apps – products which the National Football team neither proscribes nor endorses.
A string of new companies, meanwhile, have also been springing up in an effort to take advantage of a rapidly expanding application market. A total of 400,000 free ‘apps’ are currently accessible to mobile device holders – making the sector one of the most important forces in the industry at large. Commenting on the state of affairs, a representative of the online store, Appitalism.com, forecast a promising future for mobile applications. “Mobile rights will be worth billions five years from now”, said company CEO Simon Buckingham.
