Costa Rica-based online casino operator GPS Global has announced that it is currently beta testing its new Live Dealer Elimination Blackjack offering with plans to add it to its existing games inventory in the next three weeks.

GPS already offers Live Dealer software for blackjack, roulette, sic bo and three-card poker at its TheLiveDealerCasino.com alongside LazerWager.com and Deal4RealCasino.com.

"This is going to set a new standard in the industry," said Lawrence Davis, Director of Casino Operations for GPS.

"Live Dealer casino games are relatively new to this industry and the feedback from our players has been tremendous. Our players feel more comfortable seeing the cards shuffled and dealt in front of their own eyes as opposed to a computer randomly dealing the cards.

'Having Live Dealer Elimination Blackjack tournaments was the next logical step and we're proud to be one of the first companies to offer this. We strive to be the leader in this industry and, after offering the largest variety of Live Dealer casino games, five right now and seven more near completion, we are very excited to launch this new product."

GPS stated that it is one of the few firms to offer the latest developments in live dealer software and video streaming, which allows players to participate in games in a real-time environment beamed from a studio via the Internet.

"Elimination Blackjack tournaments are taking the world by storm in much the same way poker has exploded in the last decade," said Davis.

"The sport is still growing in popularity and that fact is proven by the number of players that enter these online tournaments every day."