Providers
Casino Providers
Often heard and just as often misunderstood, an online casino provider (often called a software provider) falls into one of two categories when discussing online gambling. The first category is software that the casino itself runs on (either as a platform or back office system). Scientific Games, Microgaming, and Playtech are three of the top online casino software providers in the industry and continue to push technological boundaries to this day. The second category is populated by companies that produce games, called ‘software games providers’ and these are the studios that we’re focusing on right here. Software providers are responsible for creating games that you find at Unibet. They create mathematical models, form game features, tweak mechanics, and produce the aesthetics including design and soundtrack for games that are video slots, more often than not. Also, providers may double down on a certain vertical (such as casino, live casino, slingo, or poker) - live casino has always experienced unparalleled popularity and some of the most interesting gaming developments can be found on this vertical. So, whether you’re bonkers for Big Fish Bonanza or cuckoo for Crazy Time, these titles have travelled through a long and often stressful production process to entertain and delight players the world over.
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Software Providers - the Heavy Hitters
In the early days of online casino - and the internet - there were but just a few providers creating games for the burgeoning online gambling scene. Fast forward to today and there are now providers in the hundreds. Some of these operate from smaller boutique-style studios while others are huge corporations with thousands of employees, and others are somewhere in between.
The top 10 casino game providers are widely considered to be:
Play’n GO
Relax Gaming
NetEnt
Pragmatic Play
Microgaming
Evolution Gaming
Nolimit City
Red Tiger
Quikspin
Yggdrasil
Of course, these are the main players in the industry and you could find yourself cosying up to a provider that’s not listed. Due to the nature of the industry, it’s a level playing field for both experienced and emerging casino game providers who share one thing in common - they’re only as good as their most recent release. This attitude continues to encourage creative and tech innovation, ensuring Unibet players have access to the best online slot providers and more.
The Best Games by the Best Providers at Unibet
Taking our lineup of the 10 best providers, let’s focus on exactly what these gaming giants have produced - and what games you can enjoy at Unibet.
NetEnt is renowned for producing one of the most popular slots in the history of online casino gaming - Starburst. A classic fruity with a galactic twist, it’s an online casino mainstay for good reason.
Relax Gaming is one of the most productive providers in the industry and is responsible for a heap of blockbuster releases that includes Money Train, Ramses Revenge, Magnetz (exclusive to Unibet), and Caveman Bob.
Swedish games studio Play’n GO continues to roll out smash hit after smash hit and is known as the proud producer of slot titles including Book of Dead, Wild Blood, and Fire Joker.
Pragmatic Play is the forefather of some massive releases that are seeing huge swathes of players flock through the virtual casino doors directly to its games. Titles such as Sweet Bonanza, Gates of Olympus, Big Bass Bonanza, and Wolf Gold are just a few of the slots doing dream trade at casinos the world over.
Microgaming may be long in the tooth, but its games need little introduction. Creators of Mega Moolah, the most popular slot of all time, when they’re not making millionaires of players, they’re creating other hugely popular slots such as Immortal Romance, 9 Pots of Glod, and Thunderstruck. Microgaming is also players’ first choice for branded slots such as Jurassic Park, I’m a Celebrity, the Phantom of the Opera, and Game of Thrones.
Based in sunny Malta, Red Tiger has created slot releases that include Peggy Sweets, Bass Boss, Mystery Reels, and the Blood Suckers series.
The wild card in the deck is Evolution Gaming. While other providers create RNG-based titles, Evolution Gaming is a pioneer of the live dealer scene. Producer of games such as MONOPOLY Live, Mega Ball, Lightning Roulette, Deal Or No Deal Live, and Dream Catcher, it’s a wonder what these live casino game technicians will create next.
Coming from deep within the left field comes Nolimit City, yet another game studio based in Sweden. Nolimit City slots are characterised by their subversive nature and superb graphics. If you fancy a walk on the wild side you could do much worse than taking Punk Rocker, The Rave, Mental, El Paso Gunfight, or Book of Shadows for a spin.
Yggdrasil - named after the Nordic tree of life - has produced some crazily popular slots such as Valley of the Gods, Holmes and the Stolen Stones, Vikings Go Berzerk, and Orient Express.