Lucky Streak Mobile Live Blackjack

LuckyStreak has recently gone live with a mobile version of their Live Blackjack.

While I applaud the initiative I’m a bit disappointed in how it’s been adapted for players on mobile devices.

It actually feels like players haven’t been consulted, because the result is a miniature version of what you get on the desktop, rather than something designed with a mobile player at heart.

It’s difficult not to be negative and I don’t mean to be. I want to be constructive as that is the way to get products like this improved.

So what did I find?

The game can be played on any sized mobile devices. However there are some restrictions as my Android Tablet and rather old iPad, just plain refused to load up the games.

The game is optimised to play in landscape mode only, which is a pain when you’re using a phone. I very rarely hold my phone in landscape unless I’m forced to.

The Positives

The Cons

The Opportunities

I think it’s a good thing that LuckyStreak has invested in getting live Blackjack mobile. Quite often providers will stop at Roulette and forget about card players.

I really like their desktop product and would like the mobile version to be just as good. Unfortunately it falls short in a number of areas, which will impact the take up they get.

However some small changes would make a world of difference.

So here’s a list of improvements that would turn a very average playing interface into something much more player focused.

Summary

While it appears I’ve been quite negative about the Lucky Streak mobile live blackjack, I like to think I’m being constructive.

Firstly, I played on my mobile phone, so this probably the harshest test and something even the big software providers struggle with.

I love using my mobile and it’s obvious when a design has been made for the mobile device and user first.

This feels like they taken the desktop implementation and just adjusted it for mobile play. They missed out the middle bit.

I can understand and sympathise as it’s more cost effective that way.

But I’m here to give my opinion as a Player first and someone experienced with all sorts of live casino software solutions.

Fortunately LuckyStreak are one of the software providers that listens to player feedback, so I’m hopeful they’ll see this review and take another look at the playing interface.

Evolution, Playtech and NetEnt have pretty good mobile options for Live Blackjack, so they could do worse that have a look at those.