#Boris Ruban "Casino, slots, roulette"

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ok-s-s-s where did we stop here? )))) let's continue talking about licenses //////////////////////////////// International providers of gaming platforms. Over time, garage craftsmen began to understand that the era of primitive one-armed bandits and crooked sites has passed, and users are waiting for really high-quality offers. This is how serious game development studios appeared, the main goal of which was the creation and maintenance of high-class slot machines (slots). Gradually, they united into gaming platforms, restructured and formed as international providers. In other words, today there are a number of generally recognized gaming platforms on the Internet that have passed certification, licensing and audit. Each platform includes a wide range of games (there are even studio games with live dealers), provides all the technical side of the work, original mathematics and security. Companies that own gaming platforms are called providers, let's look at some of the most popular ones. In order not to inflate the volume of the book with standard reviews and stories of providers, I will limit myself to short references. MICROGAMING One of the giants of the industry, which began working in the niche of casino games at the dawn of the Internet. The first to introduce the concept of "progressive jackpot" and with the help of video broadcasts of games of "live" casino conveyed the atmosphere of a land-based gambling establishment online. The company's products are distinguished by interesting mathematics with a declared return of 96-98%, high-quality graphics and sound, but most importantly - an extensive list of original slots developed over the years. More than 1200 current games, some of which work through the faster subsidiary platform Qickfair. Among the disadvantages, one can note the "heaviness" of some games, which manifests itself in the slowdown of animation. • Players note the high dispersion of winnings, which has long been the signature style of Microgaming slots. Here, at any moment, a win from x100 x1000 to the total bet can come. PLAYTECH Playtech opened 5 years after its main competitor - Microgaming, but was quickly able to catch up. The Estonian company Playtech is one of the three largest global providers. Thanks to exclusive agreements with Marvel (the contract was terminated in 2017), NBC and HBO have released many branded games based on films and comics. Five impressive progressive jackpots with a minimum fund of 2 million euros (Marvel Jackpot, Beach Life Jackpot, Everybody's Jackpot, Gold Rally Jackpot and Holy Grail Jackpot) make playing Playtech slots even more attractive to players. Today, the company employs about 6,000 people. Offices are located in many countries around the world, including Latvia, Cyprus, Russia, Ukraine, Israel and others. The largest bookmakers in the world cooperate exclusively with Playtech, thanks to the availability of a single comprehensive solution: sports betting, casino, poker room, bingo, lotteries, live games, arcades and much more. NETENT ENTERTAINMENT (NETENT) The development team of the Swedish company NetEnt is responsible for the release of each of its new products. Often, slot machines are dedicated to the latest blockbusters, have a fascinating storyline and a number of pleasant surprises for the player. • Players note the obvious periodicity of the generosity of NetEnt games. You can spin their slots for a month and come across rare bonuses with coefficients of x10 x30, or you can multiply your entire deposit several times in a day in the same game. QUICKSPIN Quickspin was founded in 2011 in Sweden by three friends. Daniel Lindberg worked for NetEnt for 5 years as a sales director. Mats Westerlund was the head of slot development at NetEnt and worked at Electronic Arts. Joachim Timmermans was one of the managers at Unibet Group for 7 years. The most popular slots in the Quickspin portfolio are Big Bad Wolf, Goldilocks, The Wild Chase, Sindbad, Second Strike. In 2016, Playtech acquired Quickspin, but the games that many people love continue to work in many casinos. IGT IGT owns 80% of the cabinet slot machine market in the USA. Back in 1986, their Megabucks machine gave out the largest progressive jackpot at that time in the amount of $1'000'000. Games for online casinos are produced by the IGT Interactive division, headquartered in San Francisco. Relatively recently, the company began releasing games for mobile gadgets and the first of them were: Cats, Da Vinci Diamonds, Elvis - A Little More Action and Treasures of Troy. EVOLUTION GAMING Live games are essentially a land-based casino in your home. Users tend to trust videos with live dealers more than cartoonish, drawn games. For those who value the atmosphere of real casinos, live games are considered the only alternative. Unlike land-based casinos, live studio dealers do not calculate payouts to players - this work is done automatically using various sensors and computer processing of all bets. The live games segment has been developed by the Latvian company Evolution Gaming since 2006: blackjack, roulette, casino hold'em, baccarat, three-card poker. • High rollers appreciate the red VIP room, where games are played at maximum stakes. Players with "diamond" and "platinum" VIP status are allowed here. But remember that winning a large sum is only half the battle. The winnings will be paid out by the cash desk of the casino through which you entered the evolution games. AMATIC (AMANET) In addition to gaming software, the Austrian company Amatic Industries produces cabinet slot machines, multiplayer systems, video lottery terminals, video poker equipment, sports betting machines, multi-user touch roulettes. Since 2011, a special division of Amatic, Amanet, has been developing video slots and other games for online casinos. More than 100 games have been released that have proven themselves well among players, the most popular are Casanova, Admiral Nelson, Arising Phoenix and Dragon's Pearl. NOVOMATIC (GREENTUBE) NGC (Novomatic Group of Companies) is a large group of companies specializing in the creation of slot machines for land-based casinos and gaming software for online casinos. It has branches in all European countries, South America and Africa. Novomatic is the most recognizable brand in the gambling industry, since more than 232,000 of their slot machines operate in Europe alone. Everything that is marked Greentube, Admiral, Gaminator can be safely attributed to NGC. • Don't fall for the tricks of Russian marketers who put 50 terrible scripts online, specifically calling the casino "Admiral" so that players think that there is a licensed Novomatic. Greentube is a subsidiary of the famous Novomatic AG. It was Greentube that developed Pharaoh's Way, Book of Ra, Columbus, Lady Charm, Sizzling Hot and many other masterpieces. • Novomatic is so popular that for many years they have been counterfeited by everyone - from all sorts of Vulcan online casinos to the Ukrainian National Lottery. ENDORPHINA A Czech company that uses the latest technology and successful global experience in developing gaming software. The products are distinguished by high quality, diverse themes, reliability and safety. • Players note that in many cases it is Endorphina machines that become a favorable turn on the path to success. An unexpected bonus game can make up for losses in other slots over the past few hours. YGGDRASIL In Scandinavian mythology, Yggdrasil is a sacred tree at the intersection of several worlds. The developers chose such a name for their young company as a symbol of the fact that in their products they are trying to embody all the best features of their competitors' slot machines. • In Yggdrasil slots, a player can unexpectedly win free spins with an excellent level multiplier, but the average payout of 96% will even everything out in the long run. NYX More than 600 games from NYX Gaming/NYX Interactive have long been included in the range of online casinos. The percentage of return varies within 96%. A very long cycle of return of bets gives a huge dispersion of payments. The option to get a win of $10,000 on a bet of $1 is just in the spirit of NYX. • A little practice and you will understand how to open and use additional, unusual slot functions: SuperBet, A-Play, Auto Wild, Up Wild. It was the developers of NYX Interactive who created their own platform called NYX OGS (Open Gaming System) in opposition to the large monopolists entrenched in the market. This platform gave smaller providers (NYX, ELK Studios, 1x2 Gaming, IGT, Thunderkick) the opportunity to join forces to promote their products. The company's headquarters are in Las Vegas, and its staff includes more than 1,100 employees in 14 countries in Europe, Asia, North America and Australia. THUNDERKICK Today, the portfolio of the Swedish company Thunderkick contains about 20 relevant slot machines. The trick of Thunderkick is that they take a bright theme, create stunning images (with excellent 3D animation and sound), add a little humor there. Play Magicious, Birds On A Wire, 1429 Uncharted Seas and you will understand the quirkiness and fun of the ideas. Moreover, Thunderkick destroys the classic ideas about slot mechanics. For example, the Fruit Warp slot machine has no reels, no paylines - only fruit symbols that change places. • The philosophy of Thunderkick is to create one unique game within six months, rather than change the design and stamp out copies every month. PLAY'N GO The Swedish company Play'n Go has about 100 current games in its portfolio. They are so optimized for mobile devices that they can be displayed as a banner on any website or even inserted into email messages. Dragon Ship, Pearl Lagoon, Cops'n'Robbers, Space Race, Myth - the best Play'n Go slots, which pale in popularity in comparison with the video pokers that players love: Jacks or Better, Joker Poker, Deuces Wild, Tens or Better, Jackpot Poker. ELK The Swedish company Elk Studios was founded in 2012 and in the first 4 years of work created only 7 slot machines, the most famous Poltava. The special feature of ELK games is the advanced autoplay capabilities. In fact, the player can set and customize his strategy for raising and lowering bets over the distance: Optimizer, Jumper, Leveler and Booster. BETSOFT Strange 3D cartoons, inconvenient interface. The developers got stuck in time somewhere 10 years ago and stubbornly continue their line, considering it very original. • Players note the excessive "gluttony" of BetSoft slots. If the machine does not hold your balance for the first 10-20 spins, then it will eventually eat up all your money - there is no way to change the hopelessness of losing your entire credit. There are quite a lot of game providers, because the gambling industry is filled with money. Each company is trying to become the best in the competitive struggle - for what? In fact, the provider company offers to rent the games they have developed for a certain fee - royalty . Thus, modern online casinos are mostly intermediaries who re-list games rented from different providers on their website showcase. The direct work of online casinos is more financial and administrative.

Scripted online casinos. At the dawn of the industry, everyone wrote programs for online casinos. Basically, they replicated the well-known earthly slot machines: video poker, Mega Jack and Novomatic. They added a standard set of casino games - poker, blackjack and roulette. An unpretentious site was designed with player registration functions, the ability to make a deposit and withdraw money. Nobody cared about the quality of services. The management was more interested in the administrative panel. It was here that the casino director set the main operating parameters for each game: the game bank, the percentage of return, the frequency of bonus games. Casinos with such self-written programs and local settings for game parameters are called "scripted" - everything depends on the generosity and mood of the managing administrator. Features of playing in a scripted casino: • In demo mode, casino games can be very generous. • Welcome bonuses and deposit bonuses can be higher than the generally accepted level. • Playing for real money is characterized by long periods of "unbridled greed." When the director needs money, with a flick of the wrist, the game banks are reset, 30-40% return is set, and bonus games are turned off. • Very few clients play in such casinos (mostly inexperienced newbies), so significant amounts take a very long time to collect. This is a huge risk factor for any win - they can delay payments or refuse to pay you money at all and block your account under a far-fetched pretext. • Since the casino management makes all the settings manually, the "big win" itself is often an impossible event in principle. If a few years ago it was enough to go to the website of an online casino and determine in five minutes that it is scripted, today everything is not so simple and we will return to this issue.