Real Time Gaming, aka RTG, has been around since the early days of online gambling, and as such, now has many online casinos licensing it's platform (approximately 100 in operation currently). What sets Real Time Gaming apart from other innovative software platforms is that RTG does not offer a white label solution, meaning that RTG neither provides centralized support, nor operates any of the online casinos it powers. RTG simply licenses their software to third parties, most of whom have their doors open to U.S. players.
This is one reason why RTG has become as popular as it has with casino operators. RTG's willingness to separate itself from the activities of the casino operators licensing the software, some of which have been given buyout rights to change the source code, has amounted to some very dodgy casinos in the past. Of course this isn't to say that all RTG powered casinos are worthy of rogue status. It just means that players should exercise due diligence when researching an RTG online casino to wager real money with.
Furthermore, RTG has since launched a moderation service called Central Disputes System. What CDS does is provide a channel of communication for players seeking to lodge a dispute against an RTG licensed online casino. At the time of this review, there were only twenty RTG casinos listed to lodge a complaint with. What about the other 70+ sites you ask? Well, herein lies the rub. These are the casinos which RTG has given source code rights to, and thus they do not have to answer to RTG. This is precisely why it is important to ensure the RTG casino you are playing at is licensed in a reputable gaming jurisdiction, and consequently, being audited on a regular basis to ensure fair odds are being paid. In effect, Real Time Gaming-powered online casinos need to be considered on a case-by-case basis.
Aside from their unwillingness to take a more active role dealing with ALL of their online casino licensees, RTG has been active promoting and upholding high standards of operator conduct through their memberships with the Interactive Gaming Council (IGC) and the Interactive Gaming, Gambling and Betting Association (iGGBA).
The RTG software platform by itself has been deemed inherently fair and in proper working order by the reputable third-party testing lab, Technical Systems Testing (TST). TST's Core RNG Certification for Real Time Gaming is an outcome distribution test, non-predictability assessment and General RNG Analysis that includes (and not limited to) a software source code read. The final outcome of said testing (according to documents published in February, 2009) is that Real Time Gaming Software's Core RNG distributes numbers (hand outcomes) with fair distribution, has a lack of bias for particular outcomes (large bets), and has sufficient non-predictability.
As for the games themselves, Real Time Gaming has over 100 casino games available for high-speed download and a smaller but more-than-adequate selection of games in the no-download Flash mode. Gaining the most attention (at least since 2008) has been RTG's Real Series of online slot machines, which offer a random progressive jackpot. RTG's standard wide area progressive jackpot has fast become one of the largest on the Web for US players, consistently racking up $1 million+ jackpots on games like Jackpot Pinatas, Shopping Spree, Mid-Life Crisis and Aztec's Millions.
