PokerStars Releases Play Money Client for iOS Devices

PokerStars released it's first mobile client ever - at the moment only available to Italian players, and offers play money games only. Italians can already download it for free through iTunes.

PokerStars [3] released two iOS applications in the past, PokerStars TV and the PokerStars Clock. Now they decided it's time to release an official client for their poker service. However, the software is very limited at the time, it is only available to the Italian market, and only offers play money ring games and tournaments.

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The Italian market seems an obvious chice; according to research conducted by H2 Gambling Capital in 2010 34% of the Italian population uses a smartphone, which is a European record, and there are 1,5 mobile phones for every person in Italy, whic is again a European record.

The application runs on iPhone 3GS, iPhone 4, iPhone 4S, iPad, iPad and iPod Touch 4 devices.

According to rumours, Italy will be followed by France, where PokerStars will release its mobile client, this will make way for the global unveiling, which is not yet announced.