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The online casino gaming software company, Playtech Limited, began their franchise in the year 1999. It was founded by Teddy Sagi in the United Kingdom. Though they came relatively late in the industry, they quickly grew up into one of the world's largest online casino game developer and overtook the competition with their innovative thinking.Because of a high average percentage payout,video poker game(unlike free online poker games) has become more and more popular. Playtech offers three types of video poker games:single line games, multi line games and progressive jackpot games.
There are six single line video poker games offered by Playtech. These are 10s Or Better, Aces and Faces, Deuces Wild, 2 Ways Royal, Jacks Or Better and Joker Poker. Jacks Or Better is the standard no frills video poker game in which payouts begin with a pair of jacks. 10s Or Better offers the attraction of payouts beginning with a pair of 10s and of a much higher payout for a royal flush. But it takes away the advantage by offering lower payouts for full house and flush. Deuces Wild and Joker Poker are played with wild cards in which wild cards substitute for any other card that makes the highest winning combination. In Deuces Wild all the twos are wild cards whereas Joker Poker is played with a joker in the deck that acts like a wild card. Since Deuces Wild has four wild cards payouts begin with three of a kind. The payouts for Joker Poker begin with a pair of kings. Aces and Faces has different payouts for different four of a kind combinations.You can also have a try in Absolute Poker.
The unique Playtech offering in the single hand video poker games is 2 Ways Royal. There are two royal flush combinations. The usual royal flush combination consisting of ten, jack, queen, king and ace is called Hi Royal. The straight flush combination of two, three, four, five and six is called Lo Royal. Both Hi Royal and Lo Royal pay out at 250 to 1 (except when five coins are wagered). The other straight flush hands pay out at 50 to 1.
Playtech also powers a network of online poker room, known as iPoker. Sites that are members of this network share the same software and backend. However, each poker site offers a different and unique look and ambiance from the other member sites. Players enjoy the experience of real-life poker gaming, thanks to Playtech. Other variations of online poker are also available through Playtech, such as video poker, Pai Gow poker, Tequila Poker, and Caribbean Poker.
What's more,Playtech was known to be the first online casino gaming software to introduce cutting-edge features as VIP ratings, comps schemes, real-time access to game and transaction histories, tools to prevent fraud, and a unified platform technology, in which using only a single user account can access several gaming activities, such as playing multiple online casino games at once. Playtech technology also allows the operators to monitor the players' activities easily and provides support directly through a live chat system. Playtech also offers a live player video streaming, Random Number Generators, and as well as superb graphics and high quality sound effects. They also support separate accounts for playing with real money and play money.
