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Popular iPhone Blackjack App Gets Update

RockLive updated its iPhone blackjack app. This report places the release alongside the developer's other celebrity-linked games.

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Illustrated apps & devices archive card for 16 October 2012
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The App Store has scores of new apps and updates, and quite of few of them will interest blackjack players who appreciate the idea of playing their favorite game on the move. Blackjack players can now play blackjack on their iPhones thanks to BlackJack Version 1.2, developed by RockLive.

Blackjack players who are acquainted with RockLive are aware that RockLive gets into partnership deals with celebrities for fabulous game titles such as Cristiano Ronaldo’s iOS Game, Mike Tyson Main Event, and Usain Bolt’s Bolt. One of its most popular titles BlackJack Version 1.2 recently got updated, which means tons of great features for blackjack fans.

The latest update enables blackjack players to collect extra free chips. Besides enhancing the mobile blackjack gaming experience for players, it also fixes a number of bugs in the previous version.

According to the developer, celebrities such as Mike Tyson, Floyd Mayweather, Justin Bieber, and others use this app to play blackjack with their fans.

Blackjack players might also be interested in another app that was recently released into the App Store—FIFA Soccer 13: EA. Players can download this app onto their iPhones for only $6.99 and enjoy great features such as “save tournament games on iCloud.”

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