Playtech Software
Company Information
Playtech is a privately owned company founded in 1999
in Cypress by a group of ecommerce, multimedia experts
and real land based casino owners. They offer innovative
games in a responsible environment. In 2002 they launched
a compulsive gambling prevention tool, helping gamers
keep their gaming in perspective. Playtech uses their
brick and mortar casino experience to create a realistic
immersive environment to their games.
Accountability
Honest and reliable, Playtech has their system and RNG
(random number generator) reviewed by BMM International.
BMM confirmed that the outcomes of their games were
fair and not predictable, and that their RNG results
were uniformly distributed and statistically independent.
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Priding themselves on fairness and accountability, Playtech
has taken things one step further and are the first
online gaming software provider to implement a compulsive
gambling prevention tool into their casinos.
Gaming Software
Playtech has a unified gaming platform that can incorporate
their online casino, bingo, poker, fixed-odds games,
live gaming, and land based kiosk networks in a stand
alone application. They are on the cutting edge of casino
gaming and have pioneered the way with video streamed
games featuring real human dealers and progressive games
with interactive, animated bonus stages.
Playtech is known for their innovative games. In 2003
Live Gaming was launched. For the first time online
you can play and chat with a live dealer. They have
also dipped their interests into the lucrative sportsbook
market. By having the choice to play multi-hand, private,
or multiplayer Playtech gives more control to the punter.
They offer immersive 3D graphics, realistic sound, handsomely
textured game screens, and smooth action Interactive
features. Players control the gameplay speed, sounds
effects, and card size. Operators also have the option
of connecting to their "WinAJackpot.com" which
features several different jackpots, hundreds of thousands
of dollars in prize money and games with 3D interactive,
animated bonus stages, and is available across the product
range.
More features that illustrate how Playtech gives control
to the punter are the famous "Blackjack Switch"
and their multi-player poker. The concept of Blackjack
Switch is simple, the player plays 2 hands and places
2 identical bets and is able to switch the second card
if it would be better for his/her hand. All doubling
and splitting is allowed as in regular Blackjack. Of
course, as this gives a tremendous advantage to the
player the casino enacts some additional rules to compensate.
The dealer will 'push' players' hands on a dealer's
total of 22 ('Blackjacks' will still win). 'Blackjacks'
pay even money and dealers hit on 'Soft 17'. Playtech
offers a multiplayer Poker that features a choice of
2D top-view and 3D side-view playing modes in a single
application, multiple tournament options, and with animated
avatar technology.
Business Software
Playtech offers a fully integrated backend system known
as the Admin. This tool allows operators to manage all
aspects of maintenance, configuration and administration
from a single interface. Every banner click, signup,
session, deposit, game & hand played, win/loss,
and all correspondence with the casino is logged in
real time. The operator can automatically award bonuses
to players according to multiple parameters and receive
detailed bonus reports which analyze the effectiveness
of each promotional campaign. In addition the Admin
offers a plethora of search possibilities such as game
& traffic statistics, player value analysis, transaction
tracking, accounting reports, and advertiser reports.
The operator can even change the configuration settings
per player at a VIP level, everything from deposit and
table limits to Comp Point conversion rates and payout
surcharges.
Playtech protects the operator from fraud through advanced
detection tools and user banning technology combined
to help keep unwanted entities at bay. They increase
their customer retention with a sophisticated alert
system which informs the operator of certain player
actions that might require customer support. If that
customer does need support they can receive it immediately
through the casino itself, no need to exit the casino
to ask a question.
Operators
Playtech is famous for being the choice of several already
established online casinos who wished to switch software
companies. ICC and Sunny Group switched from Boss Media
to Playtech in 2002. The land based casino groups Christchurch
Casinos and Action Online Group have also chosen Playtech
as their online equivalent.
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