The Best Game and Gambling Providers at Online Casinos In 2023

There are hundreds of game providers making pokies and other games offered at Australian online casinos. Here, we look at some of the hottest providers in 2023, and find out just what it is that makes them so unique. Let’s dive in!

Big Time Gaming – the Father of Megaways™

Call us biased, but we have to start off with Big Time Gaming. This is the most notable Australian game and gambling software provider. They have in recent years been acquired by the industry-giant Evolution, but still, we count them as native Aussies.

The invention that really put Big Time Gaming, or BTG, on the casino map is the Megaways™ mechanic. This started in the pokie Bonanza Megaways™ where each column with symbols can have between 2 and 7 symbols. Add to it the bonus reel at the top of the six reels, and you can get 117,649 winning combinations in one single spin.

The success of this game mechanic enabled Big Time Gaming to licence out this game feature to other game and software providers as well. Now in 2023, you can find hundreds of Megaways™ slots at most online casinos. These games are so popular that many casinos have even added them all into one dedicated game category.

Pragmatic Play – the Success of Bonus Buy

Pragmatic Play is one of the fastest-growing game providers in the world. They have only been around since 2015, but have already got a good grip on a fairly large market share. Not least thanks to their live games portfolio.

Live dealer games put aside, the biggest success we’ve seen take off from Pragmatic Play is the Bonus Buy feature. Given, they were not the inventors of this, nevertheless, they were the first ones to really make a success out of it. Not least thanks to the cooperation they’ve had with multiple slot streamers.

Bonus Buy features allow players to pay to start the bonus game, instead of waiting for it to trigger in the game organically. Typically, it will cost somewhere around 100x your bet to buy the bonus. The most successful Pragmatic Play pokies with this feature include Gates of Olympus, Sweet Bonanza, Starlight Princess, and Big Bass Bonanza.

Spribe – the #1 Crash Game Provider

Seldom, if ever, have we seen a game provider achieve the level of success that Spribe has with only one game. It was back in 2019 that the game Aviator launched, and that was the first most people ever heard about Spribe. And, even in 2023, Spribe tends to equal the Aviator game for most people working within the iGaming industry.

Aviator was the first truly big success for a crash game at online casinos. We’ve since seen many more crash games being released, but no one can compete with Aviator. The core of their success lies in allowing the players to have an impact on the game result, unlike what’s the case in normal slot machines.

The crash game Aviator has become such a success that it’s almost a must for most casinos to offer it. And, players absolutely love it. This is not least evident that it’s one of the casino games people all over the world Google the most. “Aviator strategy” and “Aviator predictor” have become very popular search terms – clearly showing player engagement.

Evolution – the King of Live Casino

We can’t possibly list all the best online casino software providers and game studios without mentioning Evolution. This company has taken over a huge market share, and it’s almost unthinkable for any casino to not cooperate with them. This especially became the case after Big Time Gaming, NetEnt, and Red Tiger Gaming fell under their umbrella through some major acquisitions.

However, pokies through their acquired companies are not what Evolution is known for, at least not among players. What most Aussie players associate Evolution with are live dealer games. In fact, it’s only on these games they use their branding.

There are hundreds upon hundreds of live dealer games, covering roulette, blackjack, baccarat, poker, and other table games. But, what really makes Evolution the best game studio is their portfolio of game show games. The Lightning games (roulette, blackjack, baccarat, dice) are ever-popular, but so are Monopoly Live, Dream Catcher, and Deal or No Deal. These are just a few of the game shows worth mentioning, and new titles are released with an astounding frequency.

The Hottest Game Mechanic Trends In 2023

The inventions and success stories above all have one thing in common – they offer a new gambling experience. Gone are the days when a game or gambling software provider could just spit out one game after another, with nothing new happening. Modern-day players want more excitement than just pushing a spin button.

Games have to be innovative, engaging, and the thrill level has to be through the roof. This has also meant that casino games are becoming more and more volatile. The chance of winning 100x your bet is no longer exciting players as much as it did. We now want to be able to win thousands of times our bets and we want hundreds of ways to win. Not least, we want to be able to impact our own winning chances.

With this, we’re dying to know what the next trend in online casino games will be, and not least which game provider it will be that makes a go of it.

To be continued…