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Client seed

Your own input into the round's result. Without it the provably fair check is not complete.

The client seed is a value you supply that goes into the round's result calculation together with the server seed. In most games you can enter it yourself; in some it is generated automatically, but it must be changeable.

Why it is needed

Without your input the result would be decided by the casino alone. Even if it is honest, you could not prove it. The client seed makes the result a joint decision of two parties: neither can choose the outcome on its own.

In practice it also protects against a long-term pattern — the casino cannot pick a sequence of server seeds that works against your particular bets, because your seed is unknown to it.

How to use it

Enter something you chose yourself — any text will do. Change it from time to time: a rotation closes the old seed pair, reveals the server seed and lets you complete the check. See the verification steps described under hash.

Warning

If a game does not allow the client seed to be changed, it is not a complete provably fair scheme. The badge may be on the page, but the check cannot be finished — and that is exactly what most players never check.

Guide

The client seed and what it does not cover

Changing the client seed proves one thing: the casino could not change the round's result after your bet. It does not prove that the house edge is fair, that a withdrawal will come or that the account will stay open after a big win. Those are separate risks and we measure them separately.

The practical recommendation is to change the seed before a larger series. A change closes the old pair, reveals the server seed and gives you a verifiable block. Anyone who never does it can prove nothing later.

At a casino with an Estonian licence that mechanism is not needed, because randomness is audited by supervision. Alternatives with an Estonian licence are gathered in the pangakasiinod.ee and freespin.ee comparisons. On the crypto side the check is in your hands — and only when you use it.