Playtech

Playtech Slot Machines Playtech is a gaming software company that was founded in 1999 and quickly rose to be one of the industry's leading online operators. They are one of the largest publicly traded online gaming software suppliers for online casinos, online poker rooms, bingo, mobile gaming, land-based kiosk networks, and online fixed-odds arcade-style games. Playtech develops unified platforms for the gambling industry.

They try to target online clients that want to upgrade their operating systems, sportsbooks seeking to branch out, and land-based casinos that wish to launch their own website. Playtech software is fully intercompatible and can also act as stand alone applications. Since its founding, Playtech has grown to over 550 personnel. The company has offices scattered across the glob and over eighty percent of its staff is dedicated to research and development of new games and technologies. Playtech is incorporated in the British Virgin Islands with its company headquarters located on the Isle of Man. Other countries that have major company operations include Bulgaria, Estonia, Israel, and the Philippines.

A year after the company was formed, Playtech launched Club Dice Casino, which featured the version 1.1 of their client software. The software's features included comp points system, VIP player clubs, real time gaming, multi-platform compatibility, and multiplayer modes. The server connections were fast so the games moved quickly with no lag time. By using tracking programs, clients could track players which enabled them to learn player's habits, likes, and game preferences. Club Dice Casino quickly rose in popularity and was voted as one of the top ten online casinos by Jupiter Media Metrix. The same year, Playtech launched other casinos such as City Club Casino, Swiss Casino, and Brandy Casino, which was released in partnership with a group of land-based Russian casino operators.

In 2002, Playtech launched another successful casino, Casino Solei, the first full licensed European land-based casino to go online. Casino Solei is located in Umag, Croatia. They were the first country within Eastern Europe's Communist block to legalize casino gambling. Around this time, other casinos are opened up, including Tropez casino, Gold Gate Casino, Kiwi Casino, and Sterling House Casino. Also in 2002, Playtech made industry news when they signed up with Sunny Group and Intercontinental Casinos, both leading online operators. The two groups had previously been with third party software providers before switching to the Playtech platform. The transfer and integration of not one but two such huge operations simultaneously was an enormous task but Playtech pulled it off without a hitch.

Playtech is known for its online bingo software. They launched their first bingo operations, Ruby Bingo, in 2003. The software did a good job of preserving the community aspect of the game. It also offered a new interface that allowed players to purchase additional cards at any time with greater card turn-over and bigger prizes than previous online bingo rooms.

In 2004, Playtech released a new multiplayer poker software on the iPoker network. The software was the first to feature a choice of both 2D top-view and 3D side-view of the cards and table. It also featured multiple tournament options, animated avatars, and advanced player collusion prevention among other tools. By 2005, Playtech has received the official Certificate of RNG Evaluation from TST, the Accredited Testing Facility which was one of the first to be accredited by the AGCC.

In March of 2006, Playtech appeared on London's Alternative Investment Market (AIM) which made it the world's largest publicly traded online gaming supplier. The company was valued at 548 million British pounds. The company was drawing a lot of investment interest from each side of the Atlantic Ocean.

Playtech has an exclusive deal with Hard Rock Casinos and Hotels. There are 120 hard Rock Cafes and 13 Hard Rock Casinos and Hotels in more than 40 countries throughout the world. It is an easily recognized product and Playtech has helped launched Hard Rock's online website, HardRockCasino.com.

Playtech has received a Certificate of Prior Approval from the Alderney Gaming Control Commission (AGCC), one of the world's highest regulated gaming jurisdictions. The AGCC makes sure that its certificate holders meet their strict standards on an international level.

Playtech's platform is capable of being integrated with other existing operating systems. This allows clients to move their entire databases over to the new platform or use Playtech's system to run in tandem with their existing software. When a client signs up with Playtech, they have the option of choosing to handle the day-to-day running of the software for their site or they can turn over those duties, such as maintenance and 24 hour Customer Support, to Playtech's affiliated third parties.

Playtech continues to offer a unique selection of games that meet the diverse gaming habits of people all across the globe. Players can choose between online RNG games or live, video-streamed games where a player can interact in real time with live dealers whom the player can see and chat with, and even tip. The company has also developed software for Mobile devices that allow online gaming for real money. All of Playtech's products support different forms of currency and are available in multiple languages. Playtech has excluded all United States players from its properties, due to the U.S. Congress enacting new anti-gambling laws for the Internet. Some of the companies that use Playtech software are Rits Club Online, Bet365, GoldenPalace.com, ToteSport, Titan Poker, Centrebet, and Europa Casino.