Poker on mobiles has gone through many ups and downs. From dropped connections to issues around player numbers and liquidity and a lack of product uniformity, the vertical has had its fair share of critics over the past few years. The rise of wi-fi, 3G and 4G networks however has been a boost for the sector along with the slow but happening regulation of the US market continues, even if that promise has yet to turn into real revenues. 

Possibly even more so than on the internet, payments are the key to success for mobile gambling companies. In this extract from the Mobile Report she wrote for iGaming Business, Aideen Shortt provides an introduction to the payment options available to mgaming firms and looks at the size of an m-commerce market which looks likely to grow massively in the next few years.