Platform

The World Class Gaming Platform

The key architectural benefits of our platform are:

Scalable - network servers are dedicated to specific services enabling the network to balance the load across multiple redundant servers. This allows services to be scaled up independently to meet demand as network load increases. It also seamlessly provides transparent cutover in the event of hardware failures. The database is replicated across multiple servers allowing for high performance, real-time redundancy, and secure, offsite, live backups.

Availability - the scalable nature of the platform means it can remain available and responsive throughout load increases, hardware failures and traffic spikes. All gaming services are hosted in the Kahnawake Gaming Commissions secure data center. This is a fully secure, regulated, gaming-specific data center hosted in Canada. The network is dually monitored 24x7, 365 days a year by both the data center and the Merge Gaming network support team. Refer to the current YTD network availability report for 2008 for more information.

Integrity - the network is fully licensed, regulated and audited by the Kahnawake Gaming Commissions. Every event on the network is audited and the audit trail can be independently verified throughout the admin services. The network contains sophisticated anti-fraud measures and detailed network reports are delivered to operators and the gaming commission on a regular basis to ensure integrity. The gaming services use a secure random number generator that is seeded with a 4096 bit SHA1 key. This has been independently audited and verified by the Kahnawake Gaming Commission.

Security - all information passed between the client and the server is encrypted using industry standard 128 bit SSL encryption and all clients must authenticate before being allowed access to services on the network. All sensitive information is stored in a secure data centre that is also under 24x7 physical security. This ensures the privacy and integrity of all customer data remains secure and confidential.

Reusable - the platform can support multiple poker rooms concurrently on the same network and multiple independent networks concurrently. The gaming services are highly flexible and can support virtually any betting-related game. They can also be updated seamlessly in real time without any down time. The platform can support operator-hosted databases, merchant account processing, customer support, and web services or fully automated and integrated solutions. The platform provides a secure web services SOAP API for communicating with network partners in real-time. This allows virtually any admin service (including user authentication, cashier, and CRM-related services) to be invoked securely, quickly, and easily via an external network.

Easy To Use - the software client is a self-updating, self-diagnosing 32 bit windows executable that installs using an industry standard installer. It runs on all version of Microsoft Windows and allows players to connect from anywhere in the world. It uses Adobe Flash for the GUI layer providing a rich, immersive, easy to use graphical experience. It allows operators full control over the look and feel of their product to make modifications easily and quickly.

Easy To Manage - the network provides a fully featured, secure backend reporting and administration website for each operator to securely manage their players and review their own performance. This allows operators the choice of managing their own customer support or outsourcing it easily and quickly.

Merge Gaming Platform Architecture