The leading online gaming software developer Playtech offers one of the best collections of scratch cards. Like online slots, the scratch cards have different themes. Some of these have themes of romance, football and ancient Egypt. But there are Playtech scratch cards based on common online casino games and this aspect makes them more popular. What makes them even more interesting is that they have a structure different from normal scratch cards.

In Blackjack three blackjack hands are dealt to the player, but with one card face down and the other face up. A similar hand is dealt to the dealer. When the player scratches a hand the payout is revealed along with the face down card. The payout range is dependent on the stake. The player first scratches his three hands and then the dealer’s hand. The two card hand values are compared and for every hand that the player wins he receives the revealed payout. The usual Playtech scratch card features like ‘Scratch All’, ‘Auto Play’ and ‘Shuffle’ are available. The Auto Play allows players to play up to 99 hands at the same stake.

In Roulette the player has five games for the amount staked. As he scratches each game the number and the payout are revealed. The number corresponds to the number on the roulette wheel. After that the scene moves to the roulette wheel. When this wheel is scratched the ball appears against one of the numbers. If this number matches with any of the numbers on the scratch card then the player receives the corresponding payout. The stake ranges from 0.10 to 100.00. The maximum payout for a stake of 100.00 is 1 million. Playtech has missed a trick in the Roulette scratch card. If after scratching the wheel there would be a spinning animation then some visual appeal would have been added.

Classic Slots is the slots themed scratch card. The screen displays three lit up arcade styles classic three reel slot machines. When the scratch card is activated the payout for each machine is first revealed and then the symbols in the single payline. The symbols are the common classic slots symbols like lemons, melons, grapes, sevens, bells and bars. If the three symbols in any of the slot machines are the same then the displayed payout is won by the player.

Beetle Bingo, based on the 90 number bingo, is visually the most appealing of the Playtech casino games themed scratch cards. The bingo balls take the form of beetles that have the numbers marked on them. When the player shakes the jar the lid opens and the beetles come out one by one and line up below the scratch card displaying the numbers. The scratch card has three sets of five numbers covered by leaves. When the leaves are removed, all five numbers from a set have to match with the numbers on the beetles. If this happens then the player wins the payout indicated for that set of numbers. Clicking the Scratch All button first reveals the sets of numbers on the scratch card. Then the beetles come out of the jar. The card is marked and the player can see how many numbers are left for a win. This adds excitement to the game.

Playtech casino themed scratch cards can be played at online casinos like Bet365 and Paddy Power.