IGT Casinos

IGT Interactive began its history in 1981 as a supplier of land-based gaming terminals. As internet gaming took hold in 1995, the company naturally made its products available for online casino operators. It has since included mobile games and poker in its growing list of innovative products.

The company is based in the UK but maintains offices worldwide, including Nevada, Rhode Island, and Rome. It employs over 12000 people and operates in over 100 countries.  As a publicly traded company on the New York Stock Exchange and one of the largest producers of land-based slot machines, their goal is to be a leader in the gaming industry. It is focused on supporting the gaming industry while delivering a product that respects both the environment and people with one that is innovative and entertaining.

In 2005, IGT entered into an agreement that saw the purchase of Wagerworks. This allowed the company to further their online presence and bring products to the market online. This brought IGT a large amount of success online due to the popularity of their gaming content within land-based casinos, which allowed the company to expand and add additional products such as instant win and video poker games. To date, the IGT portfolio includes mobile gaming content, video slots (both online and land-based), video poker games, instant win, table games and lottery games. 

The company is constantly investing in new business opportunities to further their strength within the gaming community to ensure their success and remaining its goal to stay at the top of their game. This includes new business acquisitions to strengthen their online presence, a growing IGT segment. While IGT may not release new gaming content aggressively, they have produced some of the most popular, both online and with land-based casinos such as Pixies Of The Forest Slot, Family Guys Slot, Siberian Storm Slot, Treasures of The Pyramids Slot, Day of The Dead Slot, Cleopatra Slot, Coyote Moon and Da Vinci Diamonds Slot.

IGT's Market Share

IGT has a strong market presence; its share is evident whenever it enters a casino. While although faced by stiff competition, the company continues to see its market share evident online with over 150 online casinos offering their gaming content. This is expected to grow due to new markets emerging even though others are closing, such as Australia, Canada and the United States. IGT has seen its growth online increase yearly and, at one point, maintained a 70% market domination for its land-based terminals. While that domination has reduced substantially, they still hold a significant presence, and that will not change at any time shortly.  

IGT's Markets Regulated Markets

IGT only operates in regulated markets. As the software IGT operates is offered in almost 20 languages and multiple currencies, it is evident that the company’s intentions are to meet the expectations and requirements needed to operate only in those markets. This is no small accomplishment when you consider the landscape is constantly changing as new countries adjust to the online market and put regulations in place pertaining to issuing licenses to companies such as IGT.

It means adjusting existing platforms and games that fall under them to comply with those regulations for each market. This can further relate to self-exclusion and underage gambling.  The software is available on multiple platforms and includes communication systems and tools to prevent fraud. It is easy to see IGT’s dedication to ensuring the product that they offer meets all requirements and does so with strategic partnerships with other Egaming suppliers such as iSoftbet, which allowed IGT to enter the Italian market. 

Awards and Accolades

IGT, as a company, has a long history of awards, and with the inclusion of the online market, this has only increased and allowed the company to celebrate its successes on a different level.

 The awards include many notable achievements relating to specific games and company operations. Recent awards include: