There are approximately 38 online casino software developers that are worth really considering when you are trying to find out who provides the best all-round product. One good way of gauging a company’s performance is to look at how many awards they have won over the years.
There are several recognised industry award ceremonies that take place around the world and at each event various prizes are handed out for different categories. Some of these categories include Best New Casino, Innovation in Slot Provision, Best Casino Software Provider, New Site Concept, Editors Pick, Recommendable Casino, Reader’s Choice Awards, Best Customer Service, Top Casino, Best Slots Site, Best Full Service Site, Casino Operator of the Year, Mobile Operator of the Year, Payment Solutions Provider Company of the Year and various other awards.
Most of these prestigious awards are handed out at official events, but others are awarded by various online gambling portals (that are eCOGRA-approved) or by popular online gambling magazines that have a huge following of online gaming enthusiasts.
Some software developers provide just one gaming platform, but the stronger companies now have several different gaming platforms. This means that the software companies with more platforms can reach a much wider audience.
Microgaming has long been considered the number online casino software provider and they have notched up plenty of official industry awards, but more recently Playtech have been proving to be the dominant force, especially as this year’s eGaming Business to Business Awards (eGR B2B). This event took place at the Atrium in Wembley Arena, London and it was Playtech who managed to walk away with four awards.
Each player has a different perspective of certain online casino software. Some players may base this purely on the quality (or quantity) of the games. Other players may base this on how user-friendly the download client and interface is. Therefore it is difficult to tell from a player’s perspective which company is the best.
What you may personally consider to be a fantastic online casino game, your friend might totally disagree with you, so not one individual player can ever be ‘right’ on who the best casino software provider is.
There is one thing that we do know, which is that companies such as Playtech, Microgaming, Realtime Gaming, Rival Games, NetEntertainment, BetSoft, Cryptologic, WMS Gaming, WagerWorks and Dragonfish consistently rank amongst the top 10/15 of the best casino software providers in the world. This means that you can always count on a decent gaming experience when sampling any of their products. It is better for you to be the judge of who is the best because each company is unique and they are all quite different from one another. Just remember to have fun while trying them all out.
