Table Game Engines
Card and Dice Engines for Live Casino Platforms

A table game engine is the core server-side software that powers classic casino card and dice games. Unlike slot engines that rely on reel strips and symbol math, table game engines implement the actual rules of games like blackjack, roulette, baccarat, craps, and dragon tiger. Every card deal, dice roll, and bet resolution is computed on the server, making the outcome fully deterministic and tamper-proof from the player side.

At the heart of every table game engine is a rules engine. In blackjack, this means implementing dealer hit/stand logic, split and double-down mechanics, insurance bets, and shoe management across multiple decks. In baccarat, the engine must enforce the precise third-card drawing rules that govern when the Player and Banker hands receive additional cards. Roulette engines simulate wheel physics and validate complex bet types from straight-up numbers to neighbor bet combinations. Craps engines track the point, manage shooter rotation, and settle the full spectrum of pass, come, place, field, and proposition bets.

Server-side authority is what separates a professional table game engine from a simple frontend simulation. When the engine runs entirely on your server, every game action is logged, every outcome is reproducible, and every payout is mathematically verified before it reaches the player. This is critical for regulatory compliance, audit trails, and preventing fraud. RTPDeck table game engines are built in TypeScript on Node.js, ship as Docker containers, and expose clean REST APIs that integrate with any frontend or Remote Gaming Server (RGS) platform.

Each engine in our table games catalog handles a complete game lifecycle. A blackjack round begins with bet placement, proceeds through deal, player decisions (hit, stand, split, double), dealer resolution, and settlement. The engine tracks every state transition and exposes it through the API, so your frontend can animate each step in real time. Baccarat follows a similar pattern with the added complexity of road map tracking for Big Road, Big Eye Boy, Small Road, and Cockroach Pig displays that Asian market players expect.

Dragon tiger is the simplest table game engine in our catalog, built for high-frequency rounds. A single card is drawn for each side, the higher card wins. Despite its simplicity, the engine supports side bets including Tie, Suited Tie, and Big/Small, with road map tracking and statistical history. This makes it popular for live casino platforms targeting markets in Asia where speed and volume matter more than complexity.

All RTPDeck table game engines share a common architecture. They run on Node.js with TypeScript, deploy via Docker, and communicate through REST APIs. This means you can run blackjack, roulette, baccarat, craps, and dragon tiger on the same infrastructure, using the same deployment pipeline, monitoring stack, and integration patterns. Each engine is a standalone module that manages its own game state, bet validation, and round settlement independently.