Microgaming is one of the
major names in software
development and distribution
to online casinos and poker
rooms. Currently, the company
powers more than 120 internet
casino websites and 40 poker
rooms. For more than a decade,
Microgaming has been privately
owned and has earned with few
exceptions a solid reputation
for excellent games- priding
themselves on the best
graphics, sounds, and bonus
options that the industry has
to offer. Their main offices
and licensing are based out of
the Isle of Man, interesting
because it’s the same home to
competitors Playtech.
Microgaming is unique not only
in their longevity, but also
in their development of
‘networks.’ Because they host
so many online clients,
they’ve developed a networking
system among like websites
that appeal to the game of
poker, and slots. For example,
their Poker Networks allows
players from all over the
world to connect with one
another for poker tournaments;
the size and availability
ensure that no matter the time
of day, a game will always be
at the ready for the avid
poker enthusiast. Similarly,
Microgaming’s Progressive
Jackpot Network supports 21
different slots games that
pull their monies from a
multitude of websites- getting
the grand jackpots higher,
faster. That means when you
win, you win MORE. More than
$250 million has been paid out
in this program since its
development.
Microgaming boasts that their
corporate structure allows
them to stay ahead of the
game, not easy in an industry
that moves so quickly.
According to their website,
the speed at which their
research and development teams
move allow them to not only
compete, but remain ahead of
the competition when it comes
to the best, biggest, newest
software changes. Proof of
this could be found in the
fact that Microgaming averages
the production of four new
games a month. This speed, and
their dedication to being the
best, has also made
Microgaming the largest. They
have provided casino websites
with more than 300 casino and
poker games in addition to
such specialty programs as
LiveDealer, Mahjong and Bingo.
They’ve developed Mobile
Gaming to host GameWire, the
most popular and most secure
option for playing casino
games over your mobile phone.
You can link into the
Microgaming networks from
Nokia, Sony, Motorola,
Samsung, Siemens, and other
cell phones. They’ve
specialized the security for
the mobile gaming, and
copyrighted the technology
SpinLoc, so you can play the
graphic-rich, wide variety
games anywhere, whether
progressive jackpots or poker
are your choice.
They
are also inherently dedicated
to fair-gaming practices,
having co-founded eCOGRA,
e-Commerce and Online Gaming
Regulation and Assurance. It’s
a not-for-profit organization
designed to provide regulation
to online casinos all around
the world. (For more details,
see the eCOGRA article.)
Microgaming was also a
founding member in the
establishment of IGC, the
Interactive Gaming Council,
also a non-profit trade
association that encourages
communication in the gambling
industry, and strives for
solutions to issues and
challenges, all in the light
of secure, fair, and
responsible gaming. Mostly
simply said, Microgaming is
the biggest provider of
software for online gaming
available.
