Poker Game Development
Built for Real-Time Play

We develop the full spectrum of poker variants for online casino and gaming platforms — Texas Hold'em, Omaha, Omaha Hi-Lo, Seven-Card Stud, Seven-Card Stud Hi-Lo, Razz, Five-Card Draw, Short Deck Poker (also known as 6+ Hold'em), and Pineapple. Each variant is built with its own dedicated rules engine, betting structure, and hand evaluation logic — not a modified copy of another variant's codebase. We also develop mixed-game formats such as H.O.R.S.E. and custom rotation tables for operators who want to offer a full poker room rather than a single game type.

Texas Hold'em uses two hole cards and five community cards, making it the most straightforward variant to build and the most widely understood by players. Omaha deals four hole cards, with players required to use exactly two of them — which changes the hand evaluation logic significantly and increases the complexity of pot-limit and hi-lo split calculations. Omaha Hi-Lo adds a split-pot mechanic where the pot is divided between the highest and lowest qualifying hands, requiring a separate low-hand ranking engine running in parallel. When operators ask us about starting with one variant, we typically recommend Texas Hold'em for speed to market, then layer in Omaha or Hi-Lo as a second phase once the platform is stable.

Seven-Card Stud and Razz are street-based variants — players receive cards individually across multiple betting rounds rather than acting on community cards. This changes the entire multiplayer architecture: the server must manage individual card visibility (some cards are face-up, others face-down), per-player bring-in logic, and a betting structure that shifts across streets rather than pre-flop/flop/turn/river. Razz uses the same street structure but ranks hands in reverse — the lowest hand wins — which requires a completely separate hand-ranking module. Seven-Card Stud Hi-Lo combines both ranking systems simultaneously. These variants take longer to develop and test than Hold'em or Omaha, and we scope them accordingly in the project timeline.

Short Deck Poker removes all cards below a six from the deck, which shrinks the deck to 36 cards and fundamentally changes hand probabilities. Flushes beat full houses in most Short Deck rule sets, and three-of-a-kind outranks a straight — meaning the hand-ranking engine cannot be reused from a standard Hold'em build. The ante structure also replaces traditional blinds in most formats. We develop Short Deck with its own isolated hand-ranking logic and configurable rule sets, since different operators run different Short Deck rule variants. If you already have a Texas Hold'em platform and want to add Short Deck, we scope it as a module addition rather than a full rebuild.

Yes. We develop standard Pineapple, Crazy Pineapple, and Lazy Pineapple. All three deal three hole cards instead of two, with the discard rule varying by variant — in standard Pineapple the third card is discarded before the flop, in Crazy Pineapple after the flop, and in Lazy Pineapple at showdown. The discard timing changes the betting round sequencing and the UI flow for card selection, which we build as configurable parameters rather than hardcoded logic. This means operators can run multiple Pineapple formats on the same platform without separate builds.

Timeline depends on scope and variant count. A white-label Texas Hold'em platform — covering cash games, Sit & Go, and basic tournament modes — typically deploys in 8 to 12 weeks from requirement sign-off. A custom multi-variant poker room with four or more variants, a branded lobby, tournament bracket management, and crypto wallet integration runs 16 to 24 weeks. Adding complex variants like Seven-Card Stud, Razz, or Short Deck to an existing platform is typically scoped at 6 to 10 weeks per variant depending on the integration depth. We provide a detailed week-by-week delivery plan during the requirement analysis phase so operators know exactly what is being built and when.

Cost is determined by variant count, platform complexity, multiplayer scale, and whether you're building from scratch or integrating into an existing casino backend. A white-label single-variant poker solution is the most cost-efficient entry point. A fully custom multi-variant poker platform with dedicated tournament infrastructure, custom UI, back-office reporting, and ongoing SLA support sits at a higher investment level. We provide transparent, scope-based pricing after an initial consultation — no retainers, no ambiguous hourly rates. Contact our team to receive a cost estimate tailored to your platform requirements.

We work under NDA with the majority of our operator clients, which is standard practice in B2B iGaming development. What we can confirm: our poker platforms have been deployed for online casino operators, crypto gaming platforms, and sweepstakes gaming companies across regulated markets in Europe, Latin America, and Asia. Our poker engine has supported cash game and tournament operations with concurrent multiplayer tables running at production scale. If you want to discuss specific technical delivery experience relevant to your market or platform type, we're happy to share relevant case details under a mutual NDA during the consultation process.

Yes. Our poker module is built for third-party integration and connects to existing player account management (PAM) systems, wallet infrastructure, game lobby APIs, and back-office reporting via documented REST and WebSocket APIs. We have integrated poker engines into custom-built casino backends, licensed platform providers, and RGS environments. The integration scope — including authentication, session management, transaction handling, and reporting — is mapped during the requirement analysis phase so there are no surprises during deployment.

Our poker engine is built and documented to support independent RNG certification by accredited testing bodies including GLI (Gaming Laboratories International), BMM Testlabs, and equivalent labs recognised in your target jurisdiction. The card shuffling algorithm, deck management logic, and game outcome records are structured to meet the technical requirements of a certification audit. We provide the technical documentation and game math files required for the submission process. Certification itself is obtained by the operator or their licensing body — we support the process end to end.