Microgaming Software Systems Ltd is a privately held Isle of Man based software development company which claims to have released the first genuine online casino in 1994. The Isle of Man (Ellan Vannin ˈɛlʲən ˈvanɪn or Mann (Mannin) is a self-governing Crown dependency, located in the Irish Sea at the geographical Online casinos, also known as virtual casinos or internet casinos, are online versions of traditional (" Brick and mortar " Casinos [1][2] The company is one of the leading software providers to the online gambling industry, with just under 100 casinos listed on its website. [3] Online casino operators such as the Carmen Media Group, Fortune Lounge Group, Ladbrokes, 32Red, Fairground Gaming, Vegas Partner Lounge and Golden Star Lounge are among those who use Microgaming's software. Carmen Media Group is a global gaming and entertainment group licensed in Gibraltar, operating seven Online casinos Online poker rooms and an online sportsbook Fortune Lounge Group is a UK company which owns Online casinos and Online poker rooms using Microgaming Software. Ladbrokes plc ( is a British based Gambling company It is based in Rayners Lane in Harrow London. 32Red is a British company licensed by the government of Gibraltar that runs an Online casino. Fairground Gaming was an online gaming company traded on the Alternative Investment Market of the London Stock Exchange as FGH
The standard online casino powered by Microgaming has approximately three hundred games including slots, video poker, blackjack and roulette. Video poker is a Casino game based on Five-card draw Poker. It is played on a computerized console similar in size to a Slot machine. Blackjack (also known as Twenty-one, Vingt-et-un (French for Twenty-one or Pontoon) is the most widely played casino banking Roulette is a Casino and Gambling game named after the French word meaning "small wheel" [4] The company also offers progressive jackpots through their interlinked network of casino operators. Some of these games are developed by Derivco, a South African based software development subsidiary company.
Microgaming also has an online poker subsidiary called Microgaming Poker. Online poker is the game of Poker played over the Internet. It has been partly responsible for a dramatic increase in the number of poker players worldwide Formerly known as Prima Poker, the software allows players to play multiplayer poker games such as Texas hold 'em and five and seven card stud poker against real people in real-time. Texas hold 'em (also hold'em, holdem) is the most popular Poker game in the casinos and poker card rooms across North America and Europe Stud poker is any of a number of Poker variants in which each player receives a mix of face-down and face-up cards dealt in multiple betting rounds
In late February 2008, twenty-seven Microgaming-powered poker rooms closed when their licensee Tusk Investment Corporation Limited went into insolvent liquidation, leaving all players who had funds in those rooms to claim as unsecured creditors in the liquidation. [5] It is not yet known whether players will recover any of their money. [6]
While still known as Prima Poker, Microgaming Poker previously sponsored the Monte Carlo Millions poker tournament. The Monte Carlo Millions was the first ever Poker tournament to be staged in the city-state of Monaco.
Notes
- ^ Microgaming.com: History
- ^ Isle of Man Government Case Studies: Microgaming
- ^ Microgaming.com: Our Casino Clients
- ^ Microgaming.com: Portfolio
- ^ :Microgaming Press Release
- ^ Sims Partners
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