Playtech Casino

Playtech along with Microgaming are the two best known casino software providers in the world; founded in 1999 Playtech casino has since that time been working hard to provide many of the major online casinos with second to none software. 2003 was the first year of real notable progress although obviously much work was going on in the background long before this date but 2003 was the launch of both Playtech’s worldwide bingo network called Bingoland and the first to produce high quality video streaming of live dealer casino tables in real-time. This was followed in 2004 by the launch of the iPoker network and deals with major land based bookmakers such as Bet365 and BetFred to offer full online casino operations. In 2006 Playtech’s casino shares were successfully admitted to the AIM market of the London Stock Exchange and in the same year Playtech joined the RGA ( Remote Gambling Association) and reciced approval from the Channel Islands Alderney Gaming Control Commission.

The first years were surrounded with difficulty with the introduction of the Unlawful Internet Gaming Enforcement Act (UIGEA) which banned US players from the online casino world but the iPoker continued to flourish and by 2007 iPoker had become the largest online poker network in the world with over 30,000 real money players on line at certain times of the day. 2008 brought further developments with a deal with Paramount Digital Entertainment which enabled Playtech to offer slot games featuring well-known characters from the film world such as “Gladiator” and 2009 signalled the start of a joint venture with William Hill Online. Today Playtech casino continues to break new ground and now claims the largest online bingo network capable of supporting 7000 players at any one time.

Within the casino offering there is a range of games which are both multi-player and single player and include all the classic table and card games, scratch cards, video poker and of course the ever popular slots with multi line video slots as well as the traditional slots backed up by an impressive selection of progressive jackpots. Live games which bring truly live casino action to the player also feature in the Playtech casino software where both Asian and European dealers present a casino games in real time via high quality streaming. Playtech casino also offers an ability for players to personalise their gaming environment with a number of options including: a choice of screen mode, payment methods that include credit cards, e-checks and e-wallets and most important the choice of download or instant casinos on the same account. Another excellent feature is the ability of a player to have several windows open at the same time enabling simultaneous playing or more than one game.

The iPoker offering from Playtech has many different game possibilities including the ever popular Texas Hold’em along with Omaha and Stud games and includes some of the Asian games such as Big2 and all are offered with a good range of table stakes from small to large. Tournament play is also included with different types available such as Freeze outs, Sit ‘n go tournaments plus heads up and satellite tournaments to ECOOP (The European Championship of Online Poker).

The Bingo network of Playtech is, since the acquisition of Virtue Fusion Alderney, one of the largest in the industry with over 30,000 players on a daily basis and more than 100 chat moderators. When playing bingo at your favourite online casino you may have no idea that you are in fact playing at a Playtech casino site as all the visible banners will for the online casino you have chosen. For players who like to move things along a bit try the 90 ball speed bingo.

Not content with just the Western market Playtech casino gambling also has a range of what they refer to as Asian games which include casino games such as Pachinko which is a Japanese game involving steel balls dropping into holes and Mahjong which is probably the most popular game in the East but you do not have to be from Asia to enjoy or try either of these games.

Jackpot games are also a feature of the Playtech casino offering where multiple onine casinos who use this software join together and all contribute so that truly massive jackpots become a reality. Slots such as “Gold Rally” where jackpots regularly reach the $2,000,000 level and “Beach Life” which has paid out a single jackpot of over $4,500,000 are available alongside other progressive jackpots on video pokers and table games. Jackpots really mount up quickly when online casino use this type of linked system.
Without doubt Playtech casino software is one of the leaders in the industry and if your chosen online casino uses the Playtech software you can be sure of a safe and fair environment.