To finish off this week’s series on the various software platforms and mobile applications available for online casino gaming, it is appropriate to also discuss the use of proprietary software by some of the online casinos. Proprietary software means that the site has developed their own unique platform for their games rather than use an outside company’s software. There are both advantages and disadvantages to online casinos using proprietary software.
The main advantage of online casinos that develop their own platform is that their sites and games will be unique to them, unlike others found across the web. When a platform has hundreds of sites connected and using the same software, the feeling and atmosphere of all of those sites will be similar and can get rather dull. Casinos utilizing proprietary software will usually have games that cannot be found elsewhere.
This uniqueness also can pose a disadvantage in one way. Because the other software platforms have huge networks of sites, games with progressive jackpots can exist and grow huge. Even if a proprietary site has a progressive jackpot game, it won’t be able to grow into the fantastic amounts often seen by the bigger networks lately. As a consequence, the proprietary sites may have fewer members playing at any given time which also keeps pots low, especially with games such as poker.
Proprietary software also poses greater security risks, mainly from insiders gaming the system. That happened to one site not long ago and while the players affected were compensated, it hurt the company’s reputation severely. There is a much higher level of accountability within the large software makers as there are more levels within the company. Cheating would be discovered much more quickly, if it got started at all.
If you play at an online casino using proprietary software, look for a large company that has been around for a while and has a large, established member base. Some large online casinos developed their proprietary platforms before the makers were available and so have built up great reputations. One such site that operates on proprietary software would be 888 Casino.
