Best Online Casino Software Providers 2026

Software providers make the games you find at the best online casinos. They develop new slots, table and live games, update older ones and license them to casino sites for a fee. There are hundreds of providers, and many have been in the market for more than 20 years.

Microgaming became one of the best-known names in casino software. Its game portfolio and distribution were taken over by Games Global in 2022 (Games Global about page), so some casinos now list these titles under Games Global. The Microgaming brand itself has since relaunched as a separate game provider, as the Microgaming about page explains. Our Microgaming guide covers both.

Key facts:

• Number of games: Games Global lists 1,300+ titles; the relaunched Microgaming brand lists 500+;
• RTP: varies by game.

Popular classic Microgaming titles, now published by Games Global, include:

• Mega Moolah;
• Thunderstruck II;
• Immortal Romance.

NetEnt is another of the largest slot providers. It has been in the market for 30 years (since 1996) and has been part of Evolution since December 2020 (Evolution's NetEnt page). Games from NetEnt can be found at many casinos around the world.

Key facts:

• Start of business: 1996;
• Owner: Evolution (since 2020).

Popular NetEnt games include:

• Starburst;
• Mega Fortune;
• Dead or Alive II;
• Vikings;
• Jumanji;
• Jack and the Beanstalk;
• Divine Fortune;
• Twin Spin.

Pragmatic Play was founded in 2015 and grew quickly into one of the largest game providers. Pragmatic Play is best known for its slots, but it also makes table games and runs live casino studios.

Key facts:

• Year Established: 2015;
• Headquarters: Gibraltar, according to the Pragmatic Play company profile.

Its most played games include:

• Madame Destiny;
• Fruit Party;
• John Hunter and the Book of Tut;
• The Dog House;
• Mustang Gold;
• Great Rhino;
• Sweet Bonanza;
• Wild Wild Riches.

Playtech is another long-running provider. According to the Playtech about page, it has offices in 20 countries and works in over 40 regulated jurisdictions. It also makes branded slots, including DC Comics titles under a 2017 deal with Warner Bros. (Wikipedia's Playtech article). Playtech games are found at most casinos.

Key facts:

• Start of operations: 1999;
• Number of available games: a portfolio of over 1,000 games, according to the Playtech casino products page;
• RTP: varies by game.

Popular Playtech games include:

• Great Blue;
• Frankie Dettori's Magic Seven;
• White King;
• Jackpot Giant;
• Halloween Fortune;
• Legacy of the Wild;
• Age of the Gods;
• Gladiator Jackpot.

NextGen is a legacy slot brand within Light & Wonder (formerly Scientific Games, renamed in 2022). The Light & Wonder iGaming site no longer lists NextGen as a separate studio, but older NextGen slots can still be found at some casinos.

Its titles include:

• 300 Shields;
• Medusa;
• Foxin' Wins.

Spribe entered the market in 2018 with games that work differently from standard slots; the Spribe games list shows 13 titles. The UK Gambling Commission suspended Spribe's licence from October 2025 to 30 March 2026, and Spribe is in a legal dispute with Aviator LLC over the Aviator game (see our news on the Aviator trademark dispute).

Key facts:

• Started operations: 2018;
• Portfolio: 13 games listed on spribe.co;
• RTP: 97% on each game listed on spribe.co.

Its most popular games are:

• Aviator;
• Hilo;
• Dice;
• Mines.

Real-Time Gaming (RTG) is one of the oldest online casino software providers and was founded in 1998. The company is known for its progressive jackpots.

Key facts about Real Time Gaming:

• Date of entry into the gambling market: 1998;
• RTP of games: varies by game.

Its best-known games include:

• Blackjack;
• Jacks or Better;
• Naughty or Nice;
• Cash Bandits 2;
• Achilles;
• Lucha Libre;
• Panda Magic;
• Bubble Bubble.

Betsoft has been in the casino software market for 20 years (it was founded in 2006, according to the Betsoft about page) and has developed hundreds of games. It is best known for cinematic 3D slots with detailed animation and characters.

Key facts about Betsoft:

• Founded: 2006;
• Number of games in the portfolio: over 200.

Its biggest hits include:

• Good Girl, Bad Girl;
• Giovanni's Gems;
• Faerie Spells;
• Sugar Pop 2: Double Dipped;
• The Slotfather;
• Stampede;
• Charms & Clovers;
• Rook's Revenge.

Evolution (called Evolution Gaming until 2020) started making games in 2006 and specialises in live casino. Its studios stream professional dealers in high quality, and it also owns several slot brands. Our Evolution guide covers its live tables and game shows.

Key facts:

• Start of business: 2006;
• Number of games: over 2,000 live tables (Evolution locations page), plus slots from NetEnt, Red Tiger, Big Time Gaming and Nolimit City (Evolution brands page).

Its most popular games include:

• Lightning Roulette;
• Monopoly Live;
• Blackjack Party;
• Deal or No Deal Live;
• Infinite Blackjack;
• Baccarat Squeeze;
• Mega Ball;
• Immersive Roulette;
• Crazy Time.

BGaming launched as a brand in 2018, according to the BGaming about page. Its games support both regular and crypto currencies, and its themes range from dark adventures to light-hearted fairy tales.

Key facts:

• Date of Creation: 2018;
• Game portfolio: 250+ games;
• RTP: varies by game, about 94.5–98% (e.g. 94.56% for Avalon and 98% for Merge Up 2, per the BGaming Avalon page and the BGaming Merge Up 2 page).

Its best-known games include:

• Avalon: The Lost Kingdom;
• Book of Cats;
• Lucky Lady's Clover;
• Platinum Lightning Deluxe;
• Elvis Frog in Vegas;
• Johnny Cash;
• Deep Sea;
• Spin and Spell.

Amatic is the oldest company on our list. It makes land-based slot machines and has offered online games since 2015, according to the Amatic online gaming page, so many of its games have a retro style. It holds a UK Gambling Commission software licence (Amatic's UKGC register entry) and says it is available in 15+ regulated jurisdictions.

Key facts:

• Provider registration date: 1993;
• Number of products developed: 250+ online games.

Amatic has been around for over 30 years. Its website names these online titles:

• Lucky Joker;
• Hot Fruits;
• Lucky Piggies.

Boongo games work equally well on phones and computers and are available in many languages. Its catalogue (Sun of Egypt, 15 Dragon Pearls and others) is now distributed by 3 Oaks Gaming, which launched in 2021 (3 Oaks Gaming about page).

Key facts:

• Current distributor: 3 Oaks Gaming;
• Number of games: the 3 Oaks catalogue lists about 100 titles.

Popular Boongo games include:

• Aztec Sun;
• Scarab Temple;
• Book of Sun: Multichance;
• Sun of Egypt;
• Moon Sisters;
• 15 Dragon Pearls.

Amusnet Interactive, formerly EGT Interactive, was founded in 2016. Amusnet offers over 300 games, including slots, table games and live casino, adds new titles regularly and works with some of the largest online casinos.

Key facts:

• Year of foundation: 2016;
• Number of games: Over 300 titles, including slots, table games, and live casino;
• RTP of games: varies by game.

The most popular Amusnet games include:

• 20 Super Hot;
• Shining Crown;
• Diamond Plus;
• Amazons' Battle;
• Great 27;
• Burning Hot.

1spin4win is a young studio, founded in 2021, that releases new slots often. Its games have distinctive graphics, relatively high RTPs and big multipliers, and some large online casinos already carry them.

Key facts:

• Established in: 2021;
• Number of available games: 200+ slots, according to the 1spin4win website;
• Average RTP of games: about 97.1–97.2% on featured games.

Notable titles by 1spin4win include:

• Lucky Robbery;
• Lucky Sakura;
• Golden Joker 243;
• Wolf Spins 243.

Play’n GO supplies many licensed online casinos and has won numerous industry awards, which has made it one of the best-known slot providers. Its video slots have bright graphics and story-led themes, from books and Egypt to sci-fi, animals and gods, and it also makes some table games.

Key facts:

• Time in the gambling market: over two decades, according to the Play'n GO about page;
• Portfolio: more than 400 premium titles, including video slots and table games;
• RTP rate: varies by game.

Its best-known games include:

• Book of Dead;
• Reactoonz;
• Gemix;
• Moon Princess;
• Tome of Madness;
• Sweet Alchemy 100.

Push Gaming is known for colourful slots with distinctive characters and feature-rich bonus rounds, and its games are offered by over 200 casinos. Since 1 September 2023 it has been majority-owned by LeoVegas Group, part of MGM Resorts (LeoVegas Group acquisition announcement).

Key facts:

• Owner: LeoVegas Group (majority stake since 2023);
• Number of products developed: about 90 games, according to the Push Gaming games list;
• Average RTP of games: varies by game.

Popular Push Gaming games include:

• Big Bamboo;
• Razor Shark;
• Fat Santa;
• Bison Battle;
• Giga Jar;
• Generous Jack;
• Boss Bear.

Nolimit City was founded in 2014 and has been owned by Evolution since 2022 (Evolution's Nolimit City page). It is known for dark themes and very high-volatility slots, some rated "extreme" or "insane", with mechanics such as bonus buys, bonus spins and boosters.

Key facts:

• Founded in: 2014;
• Owner: Evolution (since 2022);
• Typical RTP: varies by game.

Its most popular games include:

• Skate or Die;
• Outsourced;
• Loner;
• Punk Rocker 2;
• Stockholm Syndrome;
• Jingle Balls;
• San Quentin 2.

Slots are the biggest category at most casinos, often with more than 1,000 titles. The main subtypes are:

• Classic slots. Usually 3 reels and a few symbols, which makes them a good start for beginners.
• Video slots. The most common type today, with up to 7 reels, many paylines and bonus features.
• Progressive slots. Part of every bet goes into a jackpot that keeps growing until someone wins it; then it resets to a starting amount.
• Cascading slots. Winning symbols disappear and new ones fall into their place, so one spin can produce a chain of wins.

Table games are played at a virtual or live table, and most are card games. The most popular are:

• Poker. Each player gets 2 cards, and 5 shared cards are dealt on the table during the round. Players bet between deals, and the best five-card hand wins.
• Blackjack. The aim is to get as close to 21 points as possible. The hand closer to 21 wins, but a hand over 21 loses at once.
• Dice. You bet on the result of a dice roll, with several bet types that have different chances of winning.

Live casino games are streamed in real time with a real dealer, which many players find more engaging than software games. The main types are:

• Live Roulette. You place a bet, the dealer spins the wheel and drops the ball, and you win if it stops on a number or sector you bet on.
• Live Baccarat. You bet on the Player or Banker hand, or a tie. The hand whose total is closest to 9 wins, and only the last digit of a total counts.
• Game Show. Show-style games with a presenter, a big wheel or board and their own rules, for players who want something different from classic table games.

Instant win games have very short rounds, usually a minute or two at most. The main types are:

• Scratch cards. You scratch off the coating to see whether you have won. Depending on the game, prizes can be money, bonus moves or extra prizes.
• Wheel of Fortune. You spin a wheel divided into prize sectors and win the prize the pointer stops on.
• Instant Keno. You pick numbers from a set, a draw follows, and you win if the drawn numbers match yours.

Some casinos make their own games, often called "originals". They usually come with special conditions, such as their own promotions, and casinos try to make them different from what other sites offer.

There are hundreds of providers, and not all of them make good games. A provider gets into this guide only if it meets all of the criteria below, and you can use the same list to judge a provider yourself. These criteria are for game studios; casinos are scored separately, with the method on how we rate casinos.

• Security. The provider must be licensed or certified in at least one country, which shows that its games are tested for fairness.
• Range of games. It should offer at least 20 games.
• RTP. If a provider's games have an RTP of 90% or lower, skip it: RTP is the share of all stakes a game pays back over the long run.
• Reputation and reviews. Read reviews of the provider's games to get a better idea of the company.
• Multi-platform games. Its games should work on both computers and smartphones.
• Demo versions of games. Reputable providers let players try a game for free, so you can learn its rules and symbols without spending money.

The quality of the games at a casino depends on the providers it works with. Use the criteria above to compare providers, and check a casino's lobby to see which studios it actually carries. A well-known provider does not make a casino reliable. Online gambling is a criminal offence in Bangladesh under the Gambling Prevention Act 2026, whatever licence a casino or provider holds.