Integration of game providers into the platform
Introduction
Connecting third-party gaming providers is a key step in creating a competitive online casino platform. Proper integration provides a single user interface, centralized accounting of bets and winnings, online content updates and full compliance.
1. Provider types and interaction formats
API providers (REST/JSON, SOAP): universal exchange of data on available games, RTP, bets, round results.
SDK solutions (JavaScript, Unity, Native C++): embedded libraries for running graphic game engines inside a portal or mobile application.
Web clients (iframe, WebComponent): demonstration of games through an isolated container without direct access to the DOM structure of the page.
2. Provider connection process
1. Preliminary evaluation
Verification of provider compliance with certificates (GLI, eCOGRA, ISO-series).
Analysis of SLA (uptime, latency), scalability requirements.
2. Technical documentation
Studying the API specification: endpoints '/games', '/spin ', '/balance', '/payout '.
Overview of SDK libraries: supported platforms, dependencies, methods and callbacks.
3. Setting up the environment
Deploying a test bench (Sandbox) with accounts and tokens.
URL callback configuration for round result notifications.
4. Prototyping
Implementation of CRUD operations: requesting a list of games, initiating spin, getting a result.
Checking the correctness of win calculations, rendering the interface and error handling.
5. Testing and auditing
Functional testing: boundary rates, fault tolerance when the provider API is unavailable.
Load testing: simulating simultaneous '/spin 'queries from thousands of users.
Security: check for injections, interception of tokens, DDoS simulations.
3. Metadata normalization and content management
Game format unification:
Connecting third-party gaming providers is a key step in creating a competitive online casino platform. Proper integration provides a single user interface, centralized accounting of bets and winnings, online content updates and full compliance.
1. Provider types and interaction formats
API providers (REST/JSON, SOAP): universal exchange of data on available games, RTP, bets, round results.
SDK solutions (JavaScript, Unity, Native C++): embedded libraries for running graphic game engines inside a portal or mobile application.
Web clients (iframe, WebComponent): demonstration of games through an isolated container without direct access to the DOM structure of the page.
2. Provider connection process
1. Preliminary evaluation
Verification of provider compliance with certificates (GLI, eCOGRA, ISO-series).
Analysis of SLA (uptime, latency), scalability requirements.
2. Technical documentation
Studying the API specification: endpoints '/games', '/spin ', '/balance', '/payout '.
Overview of SDK libraries: supported platforms, dependencies, methods and callbacks.
3. Setting up the environment
Deploying a test bench (Sandbox) with accounts and tokens.
URL callback configuration for round result notifications.
4. Prototyping
Implementation of CRUD operations: requesting a list of games, initiating spin, getting a result.
Checking the correctness of win calculations, rendering the interface and error handling.
5. Testing and auditing
Functional testing: boundary rates, fault tolerance when the provider API is unavailable.
Load testing: simulating simultaneous '/spin 'queries from thousands of users.
Security: check for injections, interception of tokens, DDoS simulations.
3. Metadata normalization and content management
Game format unification:
- Bringing names, identifiers, RTP and volatility to a common JSON template.
- Categorization by genre, provider, and language localization. Caching and synchronization:
- Periodic polling of endpoint '/games/list 'with update of local storage (Redis).
- Soft and hard-refresh mechanism for artifacts (images, descriptions, rules). Dynamic deployment:
- Fichegating new games through launch flags in Feature Toggle Service.
- Horizontal scaling of game session containers under load.
- Use JWT or HMAC signatures for all API calls to the provider.
- Secret storage of keys in the Vault (HashiCorp Vault). Anti-fraud modules:
- Validation of '/spin 'query frequency and bet amounts.
- Geo-blocking by IP addresses and VPN/Proxy verification. Encryption and certificates:
- TLS 1. 3 on all communication channels (HTTPS, WSS).
- Regular rotation of certificates and keys.
4. Session and security management
Request tokenization:
5. Transaction Accounting and Reporting
Single Source of Truth
All requests and responses of providers are logged into a centralized queue (Kafka).
The TransactionService microservice decodes events and writes them to the relational database.
User balance
Atomic operations: atomic reservation of the bet, calculation of winnings, return/debiting of funds.
CQRS approach: commands to change the balance, projections for quick reading.
Reports and Analytics
Export to the BI system (Looker, Tableau) via the ETL pipeline.
Monitoring of key metrics: GGR, TGM, average rate.
6. Post-integration quality control
SLA monitoring
Provider API response time sensors ('/health ', '/ping').
Alerts when exceeding latency thresholds and 5xx errors.
Periodic regression testing
Running automated tests (Playwright, JMeter) on each version of the platform.
Control of compliance of round results with provider reference data.
Periodic re-audit
Verification of provider certificates in accordance with changes in regulatory requirements.
Updating SDK libraries to the latest stable versions.
Conclusion
Integration of game providers requires a clear process: from selecting certified suppliers and studying their API/SDK to normalizing data, setting up secure communication channels and organizing reliable transaction accounting. Complying with these steps ensures a single, scalable and secure gaming ecosystem within the online casino platform, ready to quickly add new providers and adapt to market demands.
