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A Guide to Playtech's Vast Array iGaming Library

Playtech's iGaming Library

By Chrysty De GuzmanPublished 4 years ago 3 min read
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Most non-casino players, and perhaps many casual players, will never have heard of the software company Playtech. When it comes to casino games, we don’t always look under the hood of the website. Instead, we tend to look at the veneer – the casino sites hosting the games. That’s important, for sure, as you want to play with a brand that you trust. But a top casino site will need the biggest and best software developers to support them. And they don’t come bigger and better than Playtech.

Founded in 1999, Playtech is now the world’s largest supplier of online casino and betting software. It’s a huge company, listed on the London Stock Exchange and a constituent of the FTSE 250. Much of the work it does is unseen, i.e. providing the software to make a casino site tick. But we want to have a look at Playtech’s front-facing products – the casino games.

A massive range of gaming styles

Its role in that department ranges from providing classic arcade games online to running the world’s largest live dealer studio. Those classic games include titles like Pinball Roulette, Derby Day, Cash Blox, Pop Bingo and Around the World. Many of the titles are among Playtech’s releases in the early 2000s, but they have stood the test of time. They are good starting points for people who have not played at an online casino before.

Next up is Playtech’s huge number of virtual card and table games. You’ll find the standard versions of blackjack, roulette and baccarat that you would in a land-based casino, but there are lots of other variants that you wouldn’t find in a casino resort. Some of these, like Age of the Gods Roulette and Quantum Blackjack, are only possible due to technology. The former, for example, boasts a huge progressive jackpot that can be awarded randomly.

Arguably, Playtech’s strongest suit is its range of branded slot games. The company forged its reputation on the release of Marvel slots, with official games based on everyone from The Incredible Hulk to Iron Man. However, the licence agreement finished as Disney, who purchased Marvel in 2009, felt gambling products didn’t fit its brand. Yet, by that time, Playtech had become a global leader, and it soon struck a massive licencing deal with Warner Bros., allowing Playtech to release a new range of DC Superheroes games, including titles like Man of Steel and The Dark Knight Rises slots. Other popular branded games from Playtech include Gladiator, The Matrix and Grease.

Playtech creates brands from scratch

While Playtech is known for its branded games, it has also become proficient at creating franchises from scratch. The best examples of those are Age of the Gods and Kingdoms Rise games. Both series of games have become smash hits in the eyes of players, and Playtech treats the content in a similar way to an expanding comic book universe; so, players eagerly await the next instalment in the series to, in a sense, continue the story.

As we mentioned earlier, Playtech operates the world’s largest live dealer studio. The most important tech development in casino in recent years has been live casino games, which are real games streamed from the studio to your device. It means you can play roulette, blackjack, poker and countless other games with real dealers in an HD stream.

And, as for the future, Playtech is hard at work developing what might define casinos in the next decade – augmented reality. The roll-out of AR in the 2020s could be facilitated by new developments in headsets and things like Apple’s new smart glasses. Playtech is hedging its bets in that department, and players can’t wait to find out what the developer comes up with in a new era of online casino entertainment.

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