Casino games don’t just make themselves. Someone has to be beavering away in the background to create them, and that someone is a clever games developer. It’s big business, with a wide number of firms dedicated to creating games for the online casinos.

It’s this software that determines the look and feel of the games, how they’re presented, the graphics, and of course the gameplay itself. The task of the software developers is to deliver them in a way that recreates the feel of being in a real casino and making the games easily playable, visually appealing, and wildly entertaining.

It’s not just the games either. Software determines what deposit and withdrawal options the casino delivers, security mechanisms, how you can get support, and how promotional offers like bonuses are run.

And in an era where we want to be able to play games wherever and whenever we like, it determines what the experience will be like on mobile devices- iPhones, iPads, tablets, and other smartphones. And how it performs on Mac devices too.

HTML5, 3D, live dealer gaming, and virtual reality all come into the mix too, illustrating how the industry can never stand still and must continually innovate to survive.