IGT is another developer of land-based slots machines that ventured into the world of online gambling. The software developer is based in Nevada and considered by many to be one of the real heavyweights of the industry. Its origins goes as far back as the 1950s. But it wasn’t until the late 1980s that it started developing state-of-the-art video poker games. IGT is the creator of the Nevada Megabucks progressive slots machine. At the time it boasted a jackpot payout of $1 million. In 1989 it was awarded with the U.S Senate Productivity Award. A year later IGT released the first themed slot machines titled Red White&Blue

During the 1980s the gaming developer designed some of the best slots machines and brought gaming innovations to the table that were unique in more ways then one. For one, it excelled in the area of designing and developing progressive jackpot slot machines. Incidentally during the early 1990s it develop the most popular progressive slots of all time: Wheel of Fortune.

With the success of this game under its belt, IGT decided to brave new waters and ventured into the European gambling market. Since then it forged a close-knit partnership with numerous Native American casinos and became a strong contender in the European market.  In 2010 it received the coveted award for the ‘Best Slot Manufacturer’.

BusinessWeek magazine’s named IGT as one of the Top 50 Companies. In 2007, the largest amount ever won on a penny slots machine was $18.8 million. Not satisfied with its current success, IGT decided to push the envelope even further. This time round it entered the internet gambling market. In 2005 it purchased WagerWorks and in 2010 it launched IGT Interactive. Industry experts consider the company a market leader when it comes to innovative online casino and mobile games. As if this is not enough, IGT created the Player’s Edge video poker machine the S-Slot. I’m not going to list all the achievements IGT accomplished. If I do I’ll need to write a book.

Online Game Library

When it comes to web-based casino games IGT powered operators offer holistic game play. Presently there are more than 130 games that can be played. Be it mobile games, 80 slot machines, a table game variety like craps, baccarat, roulette and 9 video pokers. Customers are serviced in 15 different languages.

The game graphics and animations have that classic look but if compared to NetEnt and to Microgaming they might look a bit dated. The software interface is browser-based only. When it comes to its progressive jackpot network IGT is a very strong contender. It does not offer many progressives but they offer jackpot payouts in excess of one million dollars plus. Current progressive jackpots worth mentioning are Cluedo, Cleopatra and Monopoly. If a player wins the jackpot it’s reset to $1.5 million. Making it the largest minimum payout reset in the industry.