Founded in 1994, Isle of Men-based casino software developer Microgaming is the oldest software provider and with more than 100 casino clients one of the biggest in the industry. Microgaming licensees must provide a solid business plan and financial background, before they are granted a license.
Microgaming do not offer their own E-Cash service. Consequently, withdrawal processing speeds vary at different casinos. There are some casinos with outstanding customer service, while others should improve their support.
Most Microgaming casinos offer a downloadable version of the software (which is prefered by most players), some of them do also have an instant play flash casino. The download software is popular for the variety of multi-line slots as well as progressive jackpot games.
Many players love Microgaming software for the huge choice of excting single and (up to) 100-line video poker games, all offering the highest pay tables available on the net. Microgaming was the first casino developer offering an auto play feature, which plays pre-defined strategies for the player. For each auto-play session detailed statistics are available, which can be fully evaulated. The playcheck feature offered by all casinos gives players the opportunity to verify their whole game history.
Knowing well about the outstanding payout rates, Microgaming emphasizes on the fact, that most casinos are supervised by PricewaterhouseCoopers.
Since 2007, Microgaming has been offering live-dealer games. While observing tables and dealers via web cam live streams, players can gamble just like in a real casino.
The Microgaming bonus system is unique. Different games count different percentages to the wager requirements and bonuses are released in 10 chip increments. Players can decide to withdraw at any time by forfeiting their bonus. However some casinos have introduced terms which prevent players from doing so. At these casinos withdrawals are not possible, before the wager requirements have been fulfilled.
