iPhone apps are definitely something consumers want to have at their disposal, but beware, some apps might get u busted. It has been recently reported that an iPhone app, available on the App Store, is a blackjack card-counting program.

 

The Las Vegas Review-Journal  reported on Sunday that California authorities are already looking into the matter, even though counting cards isn’t illegal in Nevada casinos. However, it is illegal to use a card-counting device.

 

Randy Sayre, Gaming Control Board member, said they wanted to put the industry on notice that such a device is out there.

 

The program calculates the true count and does it significantly more accurately, the Gaming Control Board wrote in a memorandum, according to the same source.

 

The application appears to cost $3.99, but it seems to be capable of returning this investment on a much higher scale. The phone can apparently be used to count cards while conveniently holding it into a pocket.

 

Authorities have been alerted by operators at the Northern California Indian casino that customers were using the program, which uses a ‘stealth mode’ (the screen is turned off) and has four modes of operation.

 

Last year, state gaming regulators have lifted a ban on the use of cell phones inside casinos, so it basically becomes the casinos’ responsibility to establish their own rules regarding the use of cell phones or other devices at gaming tables.

 

It still remains unclear what is going to happen with the application itself, and whether this will draw stricter rules from the Gaming Control Board.