Online Casino Software Providers

casino software providersIn this article, we’re going to take a look at some of the online casino software providers that power your favourite casino games. The business is a competitive one and there are new players entering it regularly. Here at www.bestonlinecasinogames.net, we are always on the lookout for new games and new operators. In fact, there are only about 6 or 7 providers that power almost the whole industry. Instead of developing their own games, many sites just use these games under license from the developers, so you might see some familiar games as you make your way around the internet’s casinos.

There are lots of sites out there that review the graphics and sounds but seriously, do you care? It’s 2013, of course the graphics are going to be good everywhere, and as long as they haven’t replaced the sound of chips being bet with a screaming baby I don’t really mind what the sound is like, so below I’ve tried to give you a bit more of a feel for the variety of games on offer and the differences between the software providers. So, let’s start with the big guns:

Biggest Casino Software Providers

Playtech are based in Israel and power a huge amount of online casinos. Site like Casino Tropez, Mansion Casino, and Paddy Power use this software. Playtech are also responsible for the iPoker network, which is one of the most popular in the world. Though I’m not a big fan of the poker software, the casino offering is a lot better. They also have a mobile casino app, but for the moment there are only a few games available in it. They have a wide variety of roulette and blackjack as you’d expect, as well as the Gladiator slot where the jackpot regularly tops €1M. You’ve also got a range of video poker games, as well as Caribbean Stud, Pai Gow, keno, and even scratchcards. Playtech offer a huge choice and there existing games are good with fast deals in the card games and good intuitive game play, but they rarely release new games.

Microgaming are the other big name in online casino software, powering dozens of casinos in 24 different languages with over 600 games. They offer all of the games you’d expect and have a wider range of slots than Playtech.  The graphics are better in my opinion and I’m a big fan of their retro-style blue screen video poker! They hold licensed branding for a lot of their slots The Dark Night being a popular one, and the Tomb Raider slot being probably the best known online slot game of all time. At any one time, Microgaming jackpot slots offer up to €4M in progressive jackpots.  Their mobile casino is also much better than Playtech’s, with far more games on offer. Microgaming plays host to casinos like 32 Red, Jackpot City, Spin Palace, and Royal Vegas.

Real Time Gaming is the main provider for casinos that serve American customers. They power casinos like Bovada, Win Palace, Casino Titan, Manhattan Slots. Real Time is a decent software provider but they’ve had their fair share of controversy over the years and have often been the choice of rogue operators so do your homework before playing at a Real Time site, or just trust us to steer you right. They give their operators a lot of freedom and even allow them to set custom payout percentages on slot games. Their software is functional and there’s a decent selection of games, but there’s not really much more to say about it. If you’re in the US, it’s pretty much your only option!

Cryptologic is the last of what I would consider the major casino software providers and in fact they’ve kind of fallen off in recent years.  They’ve been around in some form since 1996 and used to be a reasonably well known name in online poker until they merged with Boss Media in 2009. Nowadays they power a few casinos such as Intercasino, Playboy, and Littlewoods.  Probably the most novel thing about them is the wide range of games, and pretty big progressive jackpots for what is essentially a small site.

Last on our list of interesting casino software providers is IGT Gaming. They’re an interesting one because they came from the real world. They were the company who provided Vegas with all of its slots games for years, then in 2005 they bought online gaming provider WagerWorks to break into the online market. Nowadays they provide additional slots games to nearly EVERY big online casino. They usually show up under the ‘games’ tab as is the case at Paddy Power and even though I said it was pointless to talk about graphics, they’re actually really good! Note that these games are all played in your browser, and aren’t accessible in the download version of any of the casinos.

So there you have it. If you want to play at an online casino, chances are it’s going to be powered by one of the providers in this article. A little background is always nice!