Wednesday 8th December 2021
In the UK, the likes of Microgaming, Playtech, NetEnt, and William Hill were some of the first brands to change the way we gamble.
They hit the internet with online casinos, poker, and sports betting in the early 90s and 2,000, and since then have taken us on a special journey.
From desktop apps to mobile apps and now web browsers with HTML5 casino games and sports books accessible from just about any device that has an internet browser and a GUI, gambling tech has evolved super-fast.
You can gamble from the comfort of your home, on the train or bus to work, while eating your breakfast or lunch at a cafe, or whilst sitting in a bar, either with friends or while having a quiet beer on your own. With the 'internet of things' you can get online just about anywhere, and just once you are online, you have access to the world of online gambling.
Let's take a look at the tech behind this world of easy online gambling access in the UK and how it supports the gambling industry in the UK as a whole.
Online Casino and Sportsbooks Platforms
The systems that allow us to sign up and play online casino games or place sports bets using Sterling (GB£) are amazingly flexible.
You don't even need to download any software to access the casino platform because it is all there on the World Wide Web. Your web browser can literally pull down an entire online casino into the browser and effectively become your casino app. The casino platform controls everything, including promotions for slots.
Check out wink slots promo code for an example of a great place to play HTML5 slots from any device and claim bonus deals either via a no deposit bonus or through a welcome bonus when you make your first deposit.
Communications Infrastructure
Thanks to the UK's fast-growing communications infrastructure and competitive mobile-phone with 3G/4G/5G contracts as well as excellent internet packages, the country is hooked up to the internet with high-speed connections.
It means we can hook up to our high-speed router at home and play casino games, hook our tablets or smartphone up to Wi-Fi routers connected to high-speed routers, and with an affordable high-speed data plan for your smartphone, you can hook up to high speed 3G/4G/5G networks while on the move giving you super-fast online slots, table games, and even clear live dealer casino gaming.
Live Dealer Gaming
On the subject of live dealer gaming, this is one of the fastest growing iGaming verticals on the market today.
It now has over a 30% market share of all iGaming bets placed. And the tech behind these live dealer studios are something to behold.
Players can sign up to an online casino and visit the live casinos section where UK Gambling Commission licensed and approved brands like Playtech live, Evolution, Authentic Gaming, BetGames, BetConstruct, and Pragmatic Play operate.
The table games have real life dealers and croupiers on games like blackjack, roulette, and baccarat, all streamed via a webcam feed. Players bet their virtual chips on sophisticated betting software.
Random Number Generators
Another piece of tech that allows the online casino industry to succeed - video slots in particular are the RNGs (Random Number Generators).
These complex strings of code are built of every possible reel combination possible, then this is multiplied several million times. While you are playing a slot, that algorithm is in a constant spin mode, sifting through the multiplex of reel combination results. The only time it stops on a combination is when you press play or via the auto-play countdown timer.
Once it stops on a combination, the reels then spin just for show and produce the reel result the RNG stopped on when you pressed spin.
These RNGs are fully tested under strict laws and governance, while every RNG game must produce 'payout percentage results' to the UKGC to ensure randomness.
Pretty Amazing!
It is all pretty amazing tech that backs up the UK industry.
The key components are the software platforms taking the bets and hosting the games.
The communication infrastructure that allows us to connect using high-speed internet connections streamlined throughout smartphones, tablets, laptops, desktops and even game consoles - it is also a part of the industry that creates plenty of engineering jobs.
Then the games themselves and how they produce results like naturally non-computer generated results via live casino games, and then RNGs that make it possible to produce random results on the slots.
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