The best software Providers
Before the widespread spread of the Internet, slot machines were only playable on specially made machines. The effort with the physical machines was expensive for the manufacturers and therefore there were not as many as today. Today, most of the casino and gaming action takes place on the Internet and the majority of the slots exist only in software form in online casinos. Therefore, there are now thousands of software development companies that have specialized as developers and providers of high-quality slot software. Some of the most famous manufacturers today are Betsoft, Playtech, Pragmatic Play, Yggdrasil, Quickspin, Big Time Gaming and many more.
The competition between companies is so fierce that it is difficult to say which manufacturers can be considered the best. In the competition, the slots are becoming more and more creative: they are full of bonus features such as free spins, and modern mobile gaming no longer has to be downloaded to the computer or mobile phone.
Novoline
Novoline is a brand of
Novomatic
Gruppe, a huge Austrian gaming company that has existed since the 1970s and is now considered one of the most important gaming providers in the whole world. It became famous as a manufacturer of slot machines and as an operator of terrestrial casinos and has developed some of the most legendary casino games for slot machines, such as the forefather of Egypt slots, Book of Ra, but also Sizzling Hot and Lord of the Ocean. Even as slot machines in software form became more and more important for online casinos due to the advent of the Internet, Novoline adapted and, together with slot software provider Greentube, became one of the top developers of online slots, which could now be played not only on the slot machine, but also in the browser and as mobile games.
At the beginning of 2017, however, Novoline withdrew from the online gaming market in New Zealand due to legal complications and has since then mainly taken care of the still very popular land-based Novoline casinos. Until the legal situation in New Zealand on the subject of gaming on the Internet is completely clarified, Novoline will probably continue to do so – much to the disappointment of the players, who sorely miss the Novoline Games in the selection of online slots.
Mercury
Also affected by the ambiguities in the New Zealand legal situation regarding online gaming was the most recent of all New Zealand slot machine manufacturers, Merkur. The company with the yellow sun belongs to the Gauselmann Group, which is even older than Novomatic and has established itself over the decades as a leading New Zealand provider of casinos, slot machines and gaming software. Well-known slot machine titles from Merkur, which were also very popular as online games, are for example Triple Chance, Jokers Cap and Eye of Horus.
So all these games can only be played with play money on the Internet, but the competition was not lazy after the withdrawal of the two giant companies and soon developed slots that are very similar to the missing games. Even if these games are never real
Mercury
due to good graphics, sound effects and bonus features such as free spins, they have won a place in the vacated gap in the Internet gaming market and get a good rating from some ex Merkur players as an alternative. You can often tell by similar names that they were inspired by the Merkur software: Jolly's Cap, Fancy Fruits, Book of Dead.
NetEnt
Not only since the withdrawal of Novoline and Merkur, but since 1996 there is the Swedish gaming software developer NetEnt. So experienced in the gaming industry, this software manufacturer has specialized in the online casino market and has released some of today's most popular slot games: Starburst, Gonzo s Quest, Dead or Alive and the progressive jackpot Mega Fortune. Since the online spell of Merkur and Novoline games, these slot machines have become one of the most important player magnets for all good online casinos. Hardly any gaming provider of slots today can afford not to bring the slot machine provider NetEnt on board.
However, NetEnt is not only developing slot software, but is also one of the leading live casino providers. In addition to slot machine software, NetEnt also offers live casino games. Professional live dealers play classic casino games such as roulette, poker and blackjack in the specially set up NetEnt Studios, which are then broadcast live to countless online casinos.
Microgaming
The biggest competitor in the online gaming market is probably Microgaming. Similar to NetEnt, this game provider and its gaming software is so popular at the online casinos dollarpas and the world that you almost have to include Microgaming slots in the games selection of a good online casino.
Microgaming was founded in 1994 and is therefore also considered very experienced. In total, over 120 online casinos belong to the micrograming network, which is controlled by the company's headquarters on the Isle of Man. Among the more than 800 Microgaming slots, there is a game for pretty much every player that suits his taste – and the quality in terms of graphics, sound, innovation, and software in general is always exceptionally high. Famous slot machines are Mega Moolah, Mermaid Million, Thunderstruck, Immortal Romance, Avalon, Break da Bank again, as well as themed slots such as Game of Thrones and Jurassic Park.
