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The Realtime Gaming software was launched in 1999. The software is licensed to online casino operators through Hastings International that operates from Curacao in the Netherlands Antilles. That is why most of the Realtime Gaming casinos are licensed in Curacao. Many of them have the software audited for fairness by Technical Systems Testing. To take advantage of the boom in the online casino industry Realtime Gaming upgraded its software to Version 6 in July 2006. Currently Realtime Gaming casinos offer over 120 games. When the UIGEA was passed in the United States, Realtime Gaming continued to allow its operators to take on American players.

Though Realtime Gaming software offers the complete range of online casino games, the focus is on the Real Series slot games. There are over 80 such games and almost all new additions are in this category. These are five reel video slots with all contemporary features like free spins, bonus games and animations. What is unique to Real Series Slots is the randomly triggered progressive jackpot. There is no need for an alignment of five like symbols on an active payline. This jackpot can hit after any spin. The jackpot amounts do not become very large, but this is because they hit frequently. In the latest Real Series slot games Realtime Gaming has started incorporating two independent randomly triggered jackpots. Realtime Gaming also offers slots game with the conventional type of progressive jackpots. These often run at above a million dollars. Aztecs Millions is the most popular of these.

Another game category that is popular at Realtime Gaming online casinos is video poker. Almost all variants are offered in multi hand formats, which include 52 hand and 100 hand games. The best part of Realtime Gaming video poker is that some unique variants are offered. These are Mystery Bonus Poker and Pick’em Poker. The scratch cards offered by Realtime Gaming are also different. Instead of matching symbols players have to beat the dealer hand in 5 Diamond Blackjack and roll 7 or 11 in Hot Dice. The other usual games like roulette, blackjack, baccarat, keno and casino poker games are also offered. The popular casino poker games include Caribbean Stud Poker, Tri Card Poker and Let It Ride.

All Realtime Gaming online casinos offer the software in the download and no download formats, giving the players a choice. The software is on par with the other online gaming software. Players can customize their playing environment to a fair degree. The players can enable or disable the sound and dealer voices as well as adjust the volume. In card games the card speed can be adjusted. Players can play the games in the smaller window mode or in the full screen mode. The window mode, however, has sufficient clarity in all games. A fairly comprehensive Auto Play feature is available in slots games. Unique to Realtime Gaming slot games is the Turbo Feature which stops all reels at the same time and quickly.

In the case of most software providers the different online casinos bear resemblances in the way the navigation through the web site is arranged. However Realtime Gaming gives more freedom to its operators than other software providers. Realtime Gaming also allows its operators leeway in establishing average payout percentages for the games they offer at their casinos. This makes the player’s own due diligence of Realtime Gaming online casinos before they wager there more critical. However Realtime Gaming takes customers concerns seriously. It has appointed CDS Corporation Ltd. to mediate with regards to players complaints in an independent manner. In fact players are encouraged to directly contact CDS with any issues they may have.