Recent reports from the chief executive of Ladbrokes have started finally to become more positive about their progress in competing with William Hill and others in the online casino and online sports betting market. It would appear that their decision to bring in the online casino software specialists, Playtech has finally borne fruit. It is also an excellent illustration of just how important the casino software is to the success of any online gambling site, and in particular any online casino site because it is the casino software supplier who designs most of the casino games on the site. Playtech now supply the online casino software to William Hill, Ladbrokes, Betfred and Bet365 making them the biggest and most influential of the casino software suppliers. Whilst we clearly recognise the importance of good secure online casino software, we are also grateful that there are other casino software companies in the market so that there remains a good choice of casino games for us to enjoy. Paddy Power for instance use Cayetano for their online casino software, and the All Irish casino have casino software supplied by Netent, both of which have proved successful, efficient and secure. These online casino sites therefore provide a different range of casino games for their customers to play, and offer the choice we all need. Playing casino games at an online casino is a very fast growing leisure activity in Ireland and elsewhere, but this growth will only be sustained if we the online gaming public are provided with the variety of games we need to maintain our interest, so we must encourage diversity in the online casino software sector by visiting different online casino sites.