Backgammon

Backgammon by TVBET turns the classic board game into a live betting product. The match is played around the clock between virtual players, while a host in the studio moves the white and black checkers and rolls the dice for them according to the rules. Viewers bet on the outcome rather than playing the moves themselves.

White always moves first, and the game ends when one side has brought all of its checkers into its home board and borne them off. Odds are dynamic rather than fixed, which sets it apart from the fixed paytables of most live games. Stakes run from 0.1 € to 1000 €. It is an unusual addition for lobbies that want live games beyond cards and wheels, available on desktop and mobile.

Set your stake with the controls at the bottom of the screen, anywhere from 0.10 to 1000, before the match starts. The host then plays the game on behalf of the two virtual players, rolling the dice and moving the pieces, with white moving first. The winner is the side that first moves every checker into its home board and bears them off.

Backgammon does not use a fixed paytable: its odds are dynamic.

The host and the board are filmed in a dedicated TVBET studio and streamed in high quality. One camera follows the host and the board, another shows the result, and optical character recognition tracks the game so that wins appear on screen immediately. There is no slow-motion replay; the history of previous games is available through the settings button. Native-speaking hosts are available for a wide range of languages.

The game runs on mobile, tablet and desktop, on Android and iOS. Desktop players get a wider view and bet with the mouse, while phone and tablet players use touch controls.