Play Blackjack in Real-Time From Hop-on’s Android OS Streaming Video at CES 2009

Hop-on nnounced today that they will demo live, Interactive Gaming in real-time from its Android OS phone at the CES 2009 in Las Vegas in January. Players will be able to interact with live dealers in real-time. Hop-on will be licensing this technology to companies abroad.
Recently, online video viewers reached more than 119 million people, more than 8.5 billion streams, and nearly 3 hours of viewing per user in the U.S. alone, according to Nielsen Online.
Notably, the number of streams increased dramatically from less than 6 billion streams, and the time spent viewing increased by 33% per viewer since January. Additionally, according to ABI Research, the number of U.S. consumers watching video streamed through a browser nearly doubled between September 2007 and September 2008, growing from 32% to 63%.
Peter Michaels, President and CEO of Hop-on, stated, “Players can play with real dealers, in real-time utilizing streaming technology and our backend Oracle Database software for the ultimate gaming experience. Cards will be shuffled in front of players with Vegas-style machines.
This technology allows Hop-on to take advantage of the growing mobile gaming industry by giving the players more visual entertainment while adding value to their products and being at the forefront of the gaming race.”
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