About Microgaming
By SharpGambler on Mon, 26 May 2008 16:25:06 (142 Reads)
Almost everyone have tried a Microgaming casino at some point. In fact, Microgaming casinos dominate the online gambling scene, and that’s why I want all of you to know a little more about it.
Microgaming Software Systems Ltd. is a privately held company based on the Isle of Man. The company dedicates to the development of software and concentrates its efforts on the development of casino and poker systems. In 1994, Microgaming created the first online casino software and since then they developed a huge number of casino games that we can find at the well-known Microgaming powered casinos. At the time I’m writing this article, we can find at a Microgaming casino, more than 300 games, including slots, video poker, table games, special games, and more. It is a huge selection of games and no other software offers such a portfolio.
Since 1994, Microgaming has been introducing many improvements into the casino software. In 1998, the company introduced the first internet wide area progressive jackpot slot. They were able to create a big network of progressive games since then, with all Microgaming casinos participating in real time progressive games. Given the ever growing network of participating casinos, some games have paid prizes of over $5,000,000. To avoid large downloads, Microgaming introduced some flash games in 2000, and expanded the availability of those games to give all players a choice of a downloadable casino and a flash version, that we can find today on a vast majority of online casinos. More recently, the company expanded again their reach with the launch of mobile games that can be played directly from a mobile phone.
Besides introducing many new games every month, Microgaming paid special attention to software features and flexibility. What was an english casino in 1994, is now a multi-language casino offering players the opportunity to play games in their native language. Several tools were added to the casino software to give more transparency to the game, as is the case of the audit tools, allowing players to check every hand played and the final outcome.
Microgaming is much more than a software provider and although not running any casino by itself, there is a great participation in the online casino scene. Microgaming is a founding member of eCogra, an entity created to regulate and elevate the standards of online gaming, and it is also a founder of the Interactive Gaming Council (IGC).
During 14 years, Microgaming was able to provide us with excellent gambling games and to create a safe environment to play, always participating not only in the software development but also in the regulatory process seeking for elevated trade standards and fairness.
Microgaming has grown over the last decade, and now has a portfolio of more than 300 games, powers more than 120 online casinos and 40 poker rooms, with the largest progressive jackpot network.
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