Anyone who goes online to play games will have seen significant changes in the past few years. Online betting sites now include games that come from live studios, and they have proved to be extremely popular with customers.
Companies such as Evolution, Playtech, Pragmatic Play, and Microgaming are behind this revolution, and the innovation shows no sign of slowing down. Let’s examine this growing gaming phenomenon and why it makes online gaming so exciting.
Evolution Gaming
This company made its name by bringing live casinos to online gambling sites. Although gamblers loved going to a land-based casino, it’s not really something you can do every day. Evolution began opening studios that could be used to transmit live casino action. Live dealers run the games, and players can interact with them. It was as close as you could get to playing in your local casino.
These new studio-based games had already become hugely popular when the pandemic began. They then were used more when land-based casinos temporarily closed. More studios opened up, and global expansion began.
Another innovation was to use those studios to create live game shows. Games such as Deal or No Deal were given a new lease of life. The company continues to expand with new games aplenty, with overseas markets, including the US, opening up. Evolution, which grew out of Sweden, now offers a large selection of live games that will keep you on the edge of your seat for hours.
Playtech
For decades, Playtech has been delivering the goods when it comes to top-level games for online gambling sites. It, too, has been moving with the times and producing live studio games.
Playtech is often the first company they approach when sites want new games. Playtech is continually signing new deals with companies all over the world. 2022 has seen it launch exciting new products such as ‘Well Well Well (Live) for Entain and Safari Riches Live for 888casino.
Playtech’s live studio in Riga, Latvia, is very busy indeed. Its live offerings are becoming ever more complex and popular. It’s all part of a desire to create “new and engaging content” for customers.
Pragmatic Play
Pragmatic Play might not be as well-known as the other companies on this list. However, it is doing everything it can to change that. It is a company that has spent the past few years producing excellent games and expanding worldwide, especially in Latin America.
The company has seen how popular the live casinos on gambling sites have become. Its live studio was opened in Bucharest three years ago and has proved to be a great success. 2022 has seen it launch a dedicated live casino with the online gambling site Betway. This follows similar ventures with Unibet, M88, and stake.com
If you love playing blackjack, then trying to get 21 at one of Pragmatic Play’s live casinos is going to be right up your street. Game shows are also a major part of their portfolio, alongside the six new slots games released each month. Games such as Sweet Bonanza Candyland and Andar Bahar are proving very successful.
Microgaming
Going to an online gambling site and seeing the name Microgaming is always good news. It’s 18 years since it became the first developer to launch mobile software. The industry has changed dramatically since then, but Microgaming has always kept up with the times.
In 2006, they first began releasing live dealer games with a Philippines-based live studio. Since then, it has produced a seemingly endless stream of successful games and continues to be a major player.
Whether you want to play baccarat, poker, roulette, or even Rock, Paper, Scissors, Microgaming allows you to do so with live dealers.
2022 has been an important year for online gambling in Ontario, Canada. Private companies were able to launch in the province. Those doing so needed top games to entice customers to register them. Cue deals being signed with Microgaming to do just that, including live offerings and top slot games.
You can see, therefore, that online gaming has seen many changes in recent years. With the metaverse on its way, the future will be very interesting. You can bet that the companies we’ve looked at will be working all out to deliver more live games and casinos in the future.