Online Casino Software: Microgaming

Mircogaming was founded in the Isle of Man in 1994 and powered the world’s first online casino. With this history and longevity in the market it has inevitably become one of the biggest software providers in the industry. It has one of the largest suites of games, with over six hundred unique titles available as well as more than a thousand game variants. It has become well known for its Progressive Jackpots technology, linking many casino sites across the internet thus allowing it to reach some eye-wateringly large jackpots. This system was responsible for one of the biggest jackpots in gaming history, at a staggering 6.37 million euro. In 2003 Microgaming released their Viper software which has become one of the most popular software platforms in use in casino websites.

Playing Features

Having been launched before many of its current competitors has meant that Microgaming has had the time to build up one of the largest and most diverse collections of games available, with over 600 games available on their download casino and over 300 games available on their Flash casino. It is known for its superior great graphics and sound and is a favourite amongst players for this reason. It has different game speeds available in different modes so can be customised to suit the needs of the player, and the software also allows easy access to game statistics and strategies to aid the player.

Games

With its expertise in slots with truly impressive progressive jackpots it is no surprise that Microgaming is very well known for its slots. Some of the brands that it has licenced for its slot games include The Dark Knight, Hellboy and Lara Croft. Microgaming is also very well known for its video poker and has over fifty variations of the game available, including Jacks or Better and Double Double Bonus Poker. As well as these video games Microgaming produces all the classic table and card games like Roulette and Blackjack. Utilising its expertise in slot jackpots which are run across a number of operators Microgaming also specialises in multi-player games, with table-game and slot tournaments which can be run by a single operator or between a number of operators.

Other major online casino software providers include Playtech, Cryptologic and IGT/Wagerworks.