It's been a few days since the highly anticipated iPhone by Apple was released to the masses. In true Apple fashion, the iPhone is supposed to offer the latest high-tech performance and user friendliness. However, in even truer Apple fashion, the iPhone is has its peculiarities in the areas of compatibility. Certainly compatible with all of Apple's other gadgets and software programs, in the world of PC's and PC software, Apple speaks another language.

The online gambling industry knows this all too well. Still waiting for the first fully downloadable Mac online casino, gaming operators are very aware of the potential loss of business from dedicated Mac user's.  Catering to Mac user's has always been a strategic focus of some online casinos, especially SlotLand, who since the early days of online gambling has successfully catered to Mac user's. In fact, SlotLand does not even offer a downloadable version of their software platform. All of their games are compatible with mobile phones, with the most recent being the iPhone.

Gearing up for the debut of iPhone, SlotLand was quick to announce their games would be compatible with the device considering there are hardly any other online casinos who can say the same. Since the iPhone does not support Flash technology nor permit third party applications, even Safari (Apple's web browser) can't be used as an intermediary to play Flash games. However, Safari can be used to access the online casinos themselves. Here is where SlotLand differs from the rest of the pack: Their proprietary mobile games are based on html and xhtml technology, which permits Web surfers using Safari on an iPhone to play the games directly in a rich graphical interface.

While Mac's can still access the Flash version of online casinos, the Flash platform does lack a few gaming options that the downloadable version usually offers, such as a wider selection of games. Perhaps this is what makes SlotLand so popular with both PC and Mac user's. Having a selection of thirteen casino games, including blackjack, video poker and slots, SlotLand keeps things simple. However, they also know how to treat their players. All of their slots are linked up as an in-house progressive, thus giving their players better odds than some of the expansive networked progressive jackpots maintained by large gaming software operators.