How blockchain games work
A blockchain game is a casino game whose logic is deployed as a smart contract on a blockchain network. When you place a bet, the contract receives the bet, pulls a random value from an on-chain oracle (Chainlink VRF is the most widely-used), runs the game logic, and pays out the winning amount — all without operator intervention. Because the contract code is publicly readable, the house edge is not a marketing claim — it is encoded in the contract.
Provably-fair vs blockchain — what is the difference
Provably-fair RNG (used by BGAMING and others) lets you verify after each round that the outcome was determined by a cryptographic seed. The casino still controls the game server, the payout logic, and the bankroll. Blockchain games go further: the game logic itself runs on-chain. You can read the smart contract code on a block explorer like Etherscan to see exactly how the game pays out, what the house edge is, and how the RNG is integrated. There is no server-side discretion.
Performance trade-offs
Blockchain games are slightly slower than traditional online casino because each round must be confirmed on the blockchain. Polygon and other layer-2 networks reduce this latency significantly — most blockchain dice and crash games on Polygon resolve in under 5 seconds. Higher-latency on-chain settlement is the trade-off for the fairness guarantee. Most players find the wait acceptable; some prefer traditional fast games.
Available blockchain titles at Gamting
Our catalogue includes blockchain Color Game (VIA), blockchain Dragon Tiger (VIA), blockchain Tai Xiu (VIA), and several smaller smart-contract dice and crash games. VIA pioneered Asian-themed blockchain casino games for the Indonesian, Vietnamese and Filipino markets where crypto adoption is mature enough to value the fairness guarantee.