Planet Ace (Gibraltar) Ltd. has received a clean bill of health and randomness on its Random Number Generator from the Australian test specialists iTech Labs Australia.
The certification is that the RNG used to shuffle cards by the companys PokerPages software has been independently examined and has passed inspection as at the date of test in January 2006. The company says that with a certified RNG, poker players know an unpredictable shuffle algorithm is being used, which is critical to a fair poker game as is provided at Bugsys Club
Tina Napolitano, Planet Ace co-Director remarked: “With certification of our RNG, players now have independent confirmation that they can trust the poker hands dealt by our PokerPages.com FreePlay and PokerSchoolOnline.com School sites, and in particular by Real-Money licensee BugsysClub.com.”
The independent Australian testing facility evaluated PokerPages’ Random Number Generator (RNG) for statistical randomness, unpredictability, non-repeatability, internal state of the RNG, seeding and background cycling. Correct operation of the RNG ensures that cards are statistically random and unpredictable, which is essential for fair card dealing and playing.
The company uses the Mersenne Twister pseudorandom number generator (PRNG) invented in 1997, claiming that this method is increasingly accepted as the random number generator of choice for statistical simulations and generative modeling, especially because it overcomes the shortcomings of prior pseudorandom number generators.
Napolitano said that RNG certification is not a one-time event, but includes ongoing monitoring. The certified RNG module is sealed, and very day a signature of the sealed RNG module is generated and sent to the monitoring station to ensure that it is not inadvertently or maliciously changed or replaced.