Splashedwater

Hi, I'm looking to start my own casino site, just for the practice(of programming) and fun, although in the future I may want to charge. I've been looking at other online casinos but can't tell what programming languages and programs they are using to create their games. I've thought about trying fllash, but is that secure enough if I decide to take credit cards in the future? I would also need the program to be able to start up where the user left off if they are disconnected (so they can't cheat the system). I just need some general direction, what would you guys recommend? Thanks in advance!

CrAzY_J

uh.....Flash or Java i guess

coldblue

I would say flash i've done alot of programming in flash and it is good for that type of thing

to check if it is flash just right click on wot u want to no is flash and if it says anything like play or setteings or anything with macromdeia on it it should mean it's flash

Kami

The animations are usually done in Flash, but be warned ... do not deal with the credit information yourself. There are some serious lawsuits that could arise. Of all the professional web developers I know, they all outsource the payment retrieval to a company that deals specifically in that area.

But, if you did feel like taking the risk, I'd recommend using PHP/MySQL for retrieving credit information. It's relatively easy to learn and, if done right, can provide decent security. However, like I said before, unless you have had experience with online security in the past, don't risk it. Set up a free casino for now, do lots of research, and if you feel it's worth the risk, add the money part later.

Chris Weimer

Java, one would think. Flash would work to, I guess.

Splashedwater

Thanks for the advice guys. I've actually work a little with php/mysql at work, but I still dont know if I would be brave enough to chance it, I may have to outsource that part. Have any of you had any experience with programming in C# and ASP.net technology? Would that work well for this?

Edit: Most online casinos have a flash verision (I did the right click thing), and then a downloadable version. Every casinos download version is very, very similar I just can't quite figure out what they are using, but whatever it is, it seems universal.

Kami

It can be argued that everything you can do with ASP.NET can be done in PHP. The big advantage is that ASPX let's you use other languages (VB.NET or C#), which a lot of people prefer, myself included.

Would it work well? Yes. Would it be better than PHP? It really just comes down to which language do you prefer. However, if you do want to have a downloadable version, doing it in C# would probably be best because it would then allow you to use the same code for both the web and downloadable versions.

DaWei

If you do it in C# or .NET, you're limiting yourself to the Windows market (granted, a very large one). I did a casino about 5-6 years ago. Keno could be handled by Javascript. You have to make a round-trip to the server every play, so using the Javascript didn't keep things entirely client-side. The bulk of the actual game procedure was client-side, however, reducing server-load to essentially accounting. Javascript didn't have the speed to make a decent slot machine. I had to use a Java applet for that and for the card games. Bear in mind that processor speeds and internet transfer speeds were a LOT slower back then. Browsers were largely incompatible and a lot of today's languages had yet to be born.

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