Playtech: Slots, Live Casino and Poker Software

Playtech has been building gambling software since 1999. Over that time it has released more than 700 titles across slots, table games and live dealer formats. The company holds 30 licences in regulated jurisdictions and, counting every market-level permit, around 170 gambling licences worldwide. Its shares trade on the London Stock Exchange, and about 6,400 employees work from offices in 24 countries.

The online catalogue keeps growing in every vertical: casino, poker, bingo, sports betting and live games, with titles that feature in thousands of online casinos. Playtech is also known for pushing new technology into the industry.

Responsible gambling

In 2017 Playtech bought BetBuddy, an analytics platform that uses machine learning to spot risky gambling patterns and reach out to players before problems develop.

A bigger bet on live casino

From 2023 the company invested heavily in Playtech Live, releasing a stream of live titles based on TV formats such as Family Feud. Adventures Beyond Wonderland was named Product of the Year at an American Gaming Association award in 2023.

Two and a half decades of growth, from an Estonian start-up to a listed group:

Playtech is a public company. Founder Teddy Sagi still holds about 5% of the shares. A board of directors oversees the business, with Claire Milne as Interim Chairman and Mor Weizer as CEO.

Revenue for 2020 came in at around €1.078 billion, slightly below the 2019 figure, and net profit for 2020 was €297.4 million.

The Playtech catalogue spans 700+ games: slots, live dealer tables, virtual sports, betting software, poker, bingo and more, built for both online and land-based operators. The studio is famous for premium branded slots such as The Dark Knight, Gladiator and Robocop, and for franchises including Age of the Gods and Jackpot Giant.

iPoker

Playtech spent a full year rebuilding its iPoker product, which now has a new lobby, new game views, a home tab and fresh software with several promotional tools. The offer includes:

• Cash games in Texas Hold ’em, Omaha, Omaha High/Low and 6-Plus Hold ’em, with stakes from €0.01/€0.02 to €5/€10
• Multi-table tournaments in freeze-out, re-buy and knockout formats with different starting stacks
• Sit & Go games and freerolls

The product is designed with recreational and new players in mind. It plays in landscape and portrait mode, with one or two hands. Themed games such as Age of the Gods, Wild Twister and Football Stars bring casino-style progressive jackpots and gamification into poker, and the Age of the Gods Twister game can pay out large prizes. The poker solution is licensed in 14 jurisdictions and translated into 25 languages, including English, German, Russian and Spanish.

Live casino

Playtech is now one of the global leaders in live dealer entertainment, with studios across Europe, the USA and Latin America that support its growth in regulated markets. The content mixes original games with major brand tie-ins such as Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?, Deal or No Deal, The Money Drop and Jumanji™. In 2023 alone the company added more than 65 new live casino brands internationally.

The flagship facilities are in Latvia, with further studios in Romania, Spain, Peru and the USA, including Michigan, New Jersey and Pennsylvania. Trivia Show Live, a free-to-play hosted quiz that can be themed for events and games, gives operators an extra engagement and retention tool.

All Playtech content is licensed and regulated by the UK Gambling Commission and the Malta Gaming Authority. The games run on desktops, smartphones, tablets and even Apple Watch.

Many Playtech titles have become staples of online casino lobbies. Five that show the range:

Playtech has a long record of leading on technology. Its multi-channel delivery system lets players open the same games on any type of device, wherever they are. HTML5 is the core development platform, and it is what makes this omni-channel distribution work so smoothly.

The company also uses AI-based software and other recent technology to protect players.

Mobile has been a focus since 2013. Playtech games support Android, iOS and Windows devices, and because they are built in HTML5 they play on smartphones, tablets and even smartwatches.

Plenty of online casinos build their welcome offers, free spins and bonus cash around Playtech games. If you connect Playtech through our platform, you can pair it with our standalone Bonus System to run VIP loyalty schemes, daily and weekly tournaments and other retention campaigns.

Security is a priority for Playtech. Its Playtech Protect platform protects sensitive player data and keeps responsible gaming principles in place. The company is licensed in 30 regulated gambling jurisdictions, and each regulator tested its security measures in detail before granting a licence.

Licences from top-tier regulators such as the UKGC and the MGA confirm that the RNG behind Playtech games is fair and its outcomes are random. Those licences, together with a long track record, have earned the company the trust of operators and players alike.

Playtech has collected many industry awards over the years, including:

Playtech content is live at many established brands, among them:

• Mr. Green
• Betsson
• Party Casino
• William Hill Casino
• Bet365
• BGO

Playtech publishes open-source work on its GitHub profile: github.com/Playtech

Playtech brings more than 700 games to a lobby, from branded slots to live game shows. The quickest and safest way to add them is our casino API: one integration delivers the Playtech titles you choose and opens the rest of our games catalogue, with 3,600+ games from 170+ game providers.