Services

Poker System Testing and Certification

Introduction

iTech labs is an ISO/IEC 17025 certified testing laboratory. Our clients include some of the largest in the online gaming industry. Our testing ensures that the games comply with the relevant standards, they are fair and the system is reliable and resilient.

Our Experience

iTech Labs consultants have tested and certified all types of POKER GAMES & TOURNAMENTS on a wide range of online gaming platforms (including some of the LARGEST POKER systems in the world) during the past 12+ years. Our Principals and Senior consultants have a combined experience of over 40 years in testing and certifying POKER GAMES & TOURNAMENTS for customers worldwide. We also ensure that collusion detection and prevention mechanisms are correctly implemented.

Poker System Testing

The main areas covered for multiplayer Poker testing are the following:

• RNG testing to confirm that cards are random and fair (see more details about RNG testing in the page for RNG Testing & Certification)
• Game rules are evaluated to verify that gameplay corresponds to the rules of the game
• Functional testing of games and tournaments - includes testing for correct game operation, controlled testing of games and tournaments, verification of game logs, testing of game interruptions etc.
• Evaluation of collusion detection and prevention mechanisms
• Verification of essential system reports – performance reports for games and tournaments, player reports, payment reports

What are the deliverables for Poker system testing?

While testing is in progress

• Weekly or bi-weekly progress reports with percentage progress for each module and details about any issues holding up or delaying testing
• Weekly or bi-weekly defect reports including screen shots, steps to reproduce, detailed explanation, customer comments and priorities to indicate problem severity

On completion of testing

• A report outlining the evaluation conducted and the results of that evaluation
• A certification logo to be placed on the gaming site, and
• A linked certificate indicating compliance with the tests carried out. A hot linked original certificate is maintained on the iTech Labs web site for verification of authenticity

Examples of evaluations conducted by Tech Labs

• Random Number Generators (RNG) – hardware and pseudo (software)

Casino & Multiplayer games testing

• Casino games (Slots, Video poker, Poker, Blackjack, Baccarat, Roulette, Keno, Dice games etc)
• Maths evaluations - theoretical Return To Player (RTP) calculations
• Mobile games
• Multi-lingual evaluation of gaming site content
• Multiplayer Backgammon games and tournaments
• Multiplayer Bingo games and tournaments
• Multiplayer Blackjack games and tournaments
• Multiplayer Poker games and tournaments
• Virtual racing games

Sports betting, Pari-mutuel wagering & Financial market games

• Financial market games
• Pari-mutuel wagering
• Sports betting

RTP/RNG output audits

• RNG output audits of real money games (applicable to card, dice, ball games)
• RTP audits of real money games (applicable to all casino games)

Non-Game specific testing

• Computer system controls (as required by the jurisdiction)
• Customer registration, verification and payment systems
• Network and Communications
• Player protection
• Security - Application, Network and Host level
• Technical due diligence (e.g. when purchasing a gaming system)