Online Casino Software

About Online Casino Software
Unlike the gaming facilities found at live casinos where table games are operated by dealers and croupiers and many of the slot machines still function by electro-mechanical means, online casinos are totally dependent upon complex specialist software for their operation.
The software is not only required to determine the outcomes of the sites numerous games but must also carry out many of the management or, so-called, back-end functions that would normally be undertaken by individual employees with personal computers in a bricks and mortar establishment.
The main requirements of an online casino software platform are...

Game Generation:
All online casino games are presented to your PC screen by individually written programmes designed to render the graphics and sounds whilst integrating with a random number generation to determine the final outcome of each spinning reel, card shuffle and deal or throw of a dice.

Account Processing:
Players must make cash transfers and withdrawals between their personal bank accounts, their online casino account and the current playing account for the game in progress. Not only must the software effect these transactions on demand but it must maintain individual account histories accessible only to the owner.

Security:
The financial transactions alone create a demand for an exceptional level of security which is provided by the joint use of advanced multiple firewall technology and 128-bit encryption techniques similar to those employed by the military and security services. These functions also serve to protect players personal data stored within the casino’s server system. More advanced security programmes may be able to detect attempted fraudulent practices such as collusion in poker games or use of multiple accounts.

Other Functions:
Online casinos tend to run promotions far more frequently than their land-based counterparts. To do so they need control over certain aspects of the gaming software that enables them to oversee such promotions. This may, for instance, involve removing certain games from routine play and re-configuring them to function on a tournament basis for a one off buy-in rather than multiple cash wagers. In other instances, where online casinos offer spot prizes to members found playing a particular game at a particular time, the oversight facility will make this possible.

Software Developers:
There are probably hundreds of smaller companies and one-man operations involved in the development of online gaming software and, initially, even the industry leaders where small start-up operations. However there are really only a few companies that are widely recognised as heading the field in this rather specialised arena. These include Microgaming, Playtech, Real Time Gaming, Party Gaming, Rival Gaming and Vegas Technology. In addition many online casinos employ perfectly good proprietary software written to their own specifications.