UK Online Casino offers first genuinely live Play
Written by Mel Dunkin Wednesday, 18 August 2010 12:27
It seems that ever since online casino operators became aware that its customers had recovered from the brand new thrill of simulated casino play in cyberspace, they have devoted much of their time to creating a playing experience closer to that of the live casino.
Technological advances within the industry have proceeded in leaps and bounds to bring us first lifelike, 3-D images and, not long after, streaming video with live dealers and croupiers to add even more realism.
Innovative as these technologies may be, the reality remains that they are still mere simulations and even the recent introduction of a mechanical shuffler that employs genuine packs of cards rather than computer generated images has not really captured the bricks and mortar atmosphere any more completely.
To make that long sought-after transition complete, online players actually need the opportunity to compete right alongside live players at the very same tables in a land-based casino. Now, incredibly, one online casino in the United Kingdom appears to have achieved just that!
The Palace Casino, in Great Yarmouth has introduced a brand new technology, the first of its kind anywhere in the world that completes the illusion seating players from the virtual domain next to those playing in the Palace Casino itself. Operating in concert with Hermes-Softlab, the Casino has successfully developed streaming software that renders the activities within a land-based casino to perfection.
This unique operation was made possible, not merely as a result of the technological advances, but also because Palace Casino is unusual among UK operators in holding a licence to operate an online outlet on British soil while the majority of competing venues have located their sites offshore. Only this shared location has made the attachment of the online operation to the live casino possible.
Both the software developers and the casino operators appear thrilled with their achievement and appear confident in their claim that the sensation for online punters will be indistinguishable from that of their land-based customers. That's a bold claim indeed and one that only the punters themselves will ultimately confirm or deny.
It seems certain that we should not have too long to wait to uncover the truth of these claims. The ribbon was finally cut on this interesting new facility just yesterday, 17th August, 2010 and the final comment from the casino’s Managing Director, Patrick Duffy, was that he expected a house packed with punters all eager to sample this remarkable new live online gambling experience.