Cryptologic Casinos
Casinos that run on Cryptologic software are known as Cryptologic casinos. Cryptologic has been providing gambling software to online casinos since 1995 through its wholly owned subsidiary WagerLogic. Currently USA players are not allowed to wager at any cryptologic casino, hopefully this will change in the near future.
There are certain areas in which Cryptologic casinos score over other online casinos. In the first instance they offer games both in the download version and the instant play Java version. The instant play version has two advantages.
The first is that it enables players who use operating systems other than Windows to play these games.
The second is that it enables players to try out the games without downloading them. The casinos powered by Cryptologic were the first to offer multi player games. These replicated land casino environments more accurately so that players could experience the thrill of playing in land casinos.
Cryptologic casinos offer better deposit bonuses. The deposit bonus is offered not only once on the fist deposit made by the player but also on the first deposit made every month. This provides an incentive to the players for staying with the online casino. These casinos value the players’ funds and hence have incorporated additional safety features. After a player opens a real money account the casino sends a PIN number via postal mail, which has to be keyed in while withdrawing funds. This is a protection against online identity theft.
Cryptologic casinos offer the complete range of games offered by other software providers. There are table games such as blackjack, roulette, baccarat and craps; there are 3 reel and 5 reel single and multiple payline slot machines and video poker games with many variations.
The best aspect of Cryptologic games is that they have the lowest house edges in the industry. Blackjack is played with the following rules: the dealer stands on soft 17, players can double on any first two cards and doubling after splitting is permitted. These rules lower the house edge and offer an advantage to the players.
The video poker games are on full pay machines. For example the Jacks or Better games offer the 9/6 pay table, which have a 100% return, and not the 8/5 pay table offered by many other online casinos and which have a return of only 97%. In Roulette the French version is offered. In this version half the bet on even money bets is paid back if the ball lands on zero or double zero. This reduces the house edge to a nominal 1.35%.
Cryptologic casinos are also very upfront in providing information. Most online casinos provide average payout percentages for all slots games taken together. Cryptologic provides payout percentages for individual slot games, which goes a long way in helping players to choose the best games to play.
This does not imply that Cryptologic casinos offer games that are dull. There is a constant up gradation of software and constant introduction of new games. Cryptologic recent licensing deal with Marvel Comics has resulted in the new and highly popular Marvel Comic slots games. It is no wonder then that some of the best online casinos have chosen Cryptologic as their software provider.