CryptoLogic’s Quest to Success |
| Written by Justice |
| Friday, 16 October 2009 06:19 |
Coming from a build-from-the-ground up story similar to Google’s, CryptoLogic has now become one of the leading manufacturers of online casino games and more. Brothers Andrew Rivkin and Mark Rivkin made the foundation of CryptoLogic from the basement of their parent’s house way back in 1995. The year after, they became the first software manufacturer to place in a multi-player slot in their casino games. In 1996 also, CryptoLogic opened their first online casino, InterCasino, which offers monthly bonuses to their players. The same goes for their other casinos which includes The Sands of the Caribbean and Omni Casino. They release their games through their fully owned subsidiary, WagerLogic, handling all processes like licensing of the software, gaming support and payment processing. Since their start, CryptoLogic has made deals with several businessmen, offering their technology in the UK and US. One deal involves a reputable bookmaker in London, William Hill plc. He also became the first brick-and-mortar casino operator to open and online version. CryptoLogic has been known to impose strict rules on their licensees with the highest standard of values and ethics as they can muster. Some of its licensees even offer individual gaming payback percentages to over 98% at times. It is said to be even better than typical brick-and-mortar casinos found in Las Vegas and Atlantic City. To date, CryptoLogic has 26 licensees in the online casino market. They have been improving their technology and adding to their casino family. 2 casinos have been added in 2009 alone. Given that they pioneered the multi-player slot in their games, CryptoLogic today is the leading gaming manufacturer for live games and some java games as well, with an excellent reputation fairness and ethics. While their graphics is a little behind those of online casino favorites, Playtech and Microgaming, CryptoLogic casinos are very playable and enjoyable. This company is also well known for their table games and Roulette but it also features all the basic casino games like Blackjack, Baccarat, craps and slot machines. Their Roulette offers half the player’s money back on even money bets when the ball lands on zero and double zero. CryptoLogic also offers online poker and bingo games for the masses. Aside from that, CryptoLogic has collaborated with Marvel Comics to make the Marvel Comics slot machine. The most popular game from this manufacturer though is their online video Poker. The player can choose from two kinds, the normal Video Poker and Video Poker- Bonus. The main difference is in the set of rules. It also comes with a set of features not found in the Video Poker game. The player doesn’t have to exit a poker game in order to select another poker game care of the “Choose Game” button on the left corner of the screen. The player can also choose the number of hands in single and multi-hand games. The player can choose 1,3, 5, 10,25,50 or 100 hands. The Bonus feature can be found in all CryptoLogic Online Casinos. |