Fifty Shades of Poker Interface

The interface of poker platforms is always worked upon to give players an easy and seamless platform to grind on. Here, we take a quick look at some of the leading poker platforms and their tech deliverables to offer the players a hassle-free game. By Manthra Koliyer

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Tvibrant one that offers an unending adrenaline rush. With millions in prize money transferred every day, and a very large number of interactions, poker is everything you know and everything you do not know. What you see on the surface is high-value tournaments and an industry that maximizes rewards at all times, but have you wondered how poker platforms were designed? What is the software integration that makes the perfect platform?

Technical platforms offer labeled datasets by field experts along with the hard and expensive labour of humans. With massive computational resources, the interface of poker platforms is worked upon to give players an easy and seamless platform to grind on.

Placing bets is quite an easy task as you no longer require to travel to a casino physically and can do it on reliable and hassle-free platforms from the comfort of your home. One can seamlessly play on any online poker platform that provides credible and authorised security measures in place. If you are looking to take your poker game to the next level, it is crucial to have a solid and credible grinding station that makes all the differences.

The all-new PokerBaazi app brought brand new tech innovation to deliver a better design structure and user interface with the introduction of Next-Gen Graphics, Minimal Design Language, High-res Gaming, Haptic Feedback, State Segregation, and Navigational Cards. The Smoother UI/UX design has also allowed the team to incorporate Faster Navigation, Category Filtering, Scrolling, Notification System, and Tournament Detail Visualisation, making the entire gaming experience faster and smoother the users.

PokerBaazi’s technological advancements improved critical performance-related features such as Reduced Battery Consumption, Automatic App Updates, and Lower RAM consumptions. So much has been their upgradation that the players can play poker with just one hand and not spend time on navigation. This was made possible with the help of the Intuitive AI system.

Connective Games, an online poker and casino game development company, designed Spartan Poker. Among the hundreds of features outlined on the Spartan Poker platform, a few stand out are multi-tabling, one-handed and one-thumb play.Sergey Mukhanov, CEO, Connective Games, adds, “Our mobile poker platform allows operators to offer such features so that players can enjoy a few hands of poker no matter where they are or what they are doing.”

What started as a way of making poker more accessible and a game that can be played anytime and anywhere has now captured the hearts of thousands in the country. Connective Games has localised and tailored products as

per the needs of the operators. This coincides with that of Spartan Poker’s motto, which always prioritises its users.

Natural8’s Smart Bet system uses a machine-learning for real-time clustering of all betting data from every player per game type. It gives you the perfect betting suggestion for a specific situation, and once the algorithm reaches the end of the tunnel, it will be able to learn your preferences on the spot, and you will be able to bet in any given situation with just one tab.

One of the critical aspects of Natural8 seamless experience is PokerCraft add which keeps track of your entire poker journey in its database, where the game can be replayed and analysed. PokerCraft visualises the set of hands in various exciting ways, providing insights into your play that the raw data alone won’t show, and is accessible from both Natural8’s mobile and desktop apps.

The invasion of technology has opened doors to a next-gen experience, but its downside is bot farms and how it is a major concern for poker platforms.

Mukhanov from Connective Games, while taking us through the checking mechanisms put in place to ensure the bots do not interfere with their application, says, “Connective Games is constantly developing and improving algorithms for checking and detecting patterns of bots. Unfortunately, it will exist so long as online poker is around. So, the difficulty here is that for every attempt to find an algorithm to combat bots, bots find a new way to bypass said algorithm by mimicking an ordinary player.”

Blocking a bot on the platform is an evolving process. Elisha Ruth Parmar, CEO/Founder, Digital Crew, India, says, “We use multiple scripts to detect the bot on the platform, and sometimes it also involves the human in the loop to check the behaviour of the suspicious account.”

All operators must keep their game fraud control systems and the details surrounding these a secret for obvious reasons. Connective Games provide the operator partners with all of the data and insight they need to identify bots, combined with automatic systems, manual analysis, and information from players, allowing them to take the necessary action.

The primary aspects of poker have not changed through the advancement of technology— however, the accessibility and financial opportunities related to the game evolved forever. However, in between all these USPs, there is a looming threat of cybercrime. Curbing the invasion of hazardous technology could be one of the problems that brands like Connective Games are battling with, cybercrime is yet another elephant in the room. Breaking down the challenges along with facing the evolving and ever-advancing technology, Mukhanov says, “Connective Games, operators, and the wider poker community are all committed to fair and safe play. That is why we invest significant resources into providing it.”

Cyber Crime is not only on poker, but it is everywhere on the internet. The best way to stop cybercrime, as Parmar suggests, are to educate and encourage users to: 1. Use strong passwords 2. Secure wireless network 3. Protect e-identity 4. Call the right person for help on the platform.

Although the challenges and threats related to cyber-security cannot be entirely overcome, one continues to develop technologies, systems, and processes, which can further mitigate the risk and deliver a safe and secure environment for players to enjoy their passion – playing poker online.

Over the years, as the internet speed grew multifold, robust technology up-gradation caught up and became more flexible and resilient. As poker altogether went through a digital makeover, cutting-edge tools provide hours of entertainment with reliable security features and trusted gameplay. It is just a matter of time before we may find ourselves talking about another mammoth of poker technology.