Aggregator vs Game Aggregation Layer
What each means, how they relate, and when to use which.An aggregator is the company or service that gives an operator access to many game studios through one integration. The game aggregation layer is the technical platform, the API and infrastructure, that actually delivers those games. One is the commercial provider; the other is the software plumbing behind it.
A company that connects an online casino to many game studios through a single technical integration, so the operator can offer thousands of games without integrating each provider one by one.
Use it when Use aggregator for the provider that supplies many studios via one deal.
Full definition of Aggregator →A middle layer that connects an operator to many game studios through one integration, so the operator gets hundreds of games without integrating each provider separately.
Use it when Use game aggregation layer for the technical platform that delivers them.
Full definition of Game Aggregation Layer →The key distinction
- The aggregator is the business relationship; the aggregation layer is the technology.
- An operator contracts an aggregator; it integrates the aggregation layer.
- The layer routes games, sessions and reporting; the aggregator sources and manages the content.
Common questions
What's the difference between Aggregator and Game Aggregation Layer?
An aggregator is the company or service that gives an operator access to many game studios through one integration. The game aggregation layer is the technical platform, the API and infrastructure, that actually delivers those games. One is the commercial provider; the other is the software plumbing behind it.
What is Aggregator?
A company that connects an online casino to many game studios through a single technical integration, so the operator can offer thousands of games without integrating each provider one by one.
What is Game Aggregation Layer?
A middle layer that connects an operator to many game studios through one integration, so the operator gets hundreds of games without integrating each provider separately.
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Understanding, not advice. This explains how two terms differ so you can read the industry clearly. Nothing here treats gambling as a way to make money; the maths favours the house. 18+.