Online Casino Game Providers: Evolution to Microgaming

Online Casino Game Providers: Evolution to Microgaming

Online casino game providers are the studios that build the games you play on a casino site, while the casino operator only hosts them. This guide covers four well-known providers, Evolution, Pragmatic Play, Betsoft and Microgaming, and explains what each one is known for and which games to look for.

Logos of Evolution Gaming, Pragmatic Play, Betsoft and Microgaming on a navy Ugrado graphic titled The Most Popular Developers in the Online Gaming Industry

Online casino game providers at a glance

The table below gives a quick comparison. Open the slots and live casino guides to see how these game types work.

Provider Best known for Example games
Evolution Gaming Live casino with real dealers Live Roulette, Dream Catcher, Live Blackjack
Pragmatic Play Video slots and live games Wolf Gold, The Dog House
Betsoft 3D slot graphics The Golden Owl of Athena, Fruit Bat Crazy
Microgaming Progressive jackpot slots Mega Moolah

Evolution Gaming: live casino games

Evolution Gaming is a live casino provider. Its tables are run by real dealers who speak different languages, and the interface lets players adjust how they view the game.

Popular titles include Live Roulette, Dream Catcher and Live Blackjack.

Evolution Gaming summary card showing popular live casino games: Live Roulette, Dream Catcher, Live Blackjack and Live Casino Hold'em

Pragmatic Play: slots and live games

Pragmatic Play makes video slots and live games that run on both mobile and desktop.

Popular slots include Wolf Gold and The Dog House.

Pragmatic Play summary card showing popular slots Wolf Gold, The Dog House, Chilli Heat and Gold Party

Betsoft: 3D slot graphics

Betsoft is an iGaming software provider known for 3D graphics and story-led slots. It also supplies casino operators with promotional tools, and its certified and licensed presence in regulated markets is a testament to its commitment to quality.

Titles such as The Golden Owl of Athena and Fruit Bat Crazy show its style.

Betsoft summary card showing popular slots The Golden Owl of Athena, Fruit Bat Crazy and Take the Bank

Microgaming: progressive jackpot slots

Microgaming is one of the oldest names in online casino software and is known for progressive jackpot slots such as Mega Moolah. As founding members of eCOGRA and licensed by leading gambling jurisdictions, Microgaming’s reliability is unwavering. Its games are now distributed under the name Games Global.

Microgaming summary card showing the Mega Moolah progressive jackpot slot

Which online casino game provider should you look for?

If you like live tables, look for Evolution games. For video slots, Pragmatic Play and Betsoft have very different styles, and Microgaming is the name to look for in progressive jackpot slots. A game provider only supplies the games. Ugrado has not tested these providers, so check each casino on its own site before you play.

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About the Author

Nelson Tan, Senior iGaming Content Analyst and Reviewer at Ugrado
Nelson TanSenior iGaming Content Analyst & Reviewer

Nelson Tan is Ugrado's Senior iGaming Content Analyst and Reviewer, with six years of experience in the iGaming industry. Before joining Ugrado he worked in an online casino's risk control team, where he learned how deposit and withdrawal channels and game RTP work. At Ugrado he leads platform security checks, real withdrawal speed tests and the breakdown of bonus turnover terms. He has reviewed more than 200 online gambling platforms in depth, with one aim: independent reviews that are objective, accurate and free of bias.

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