Cryptologic Slots

Cryptologic was established in 1996 and is therefore one of the longest running software developers. This may not seem like very long time ago, but in an industry that has only been around since the late 90s, this is a world of experience. Cryptologic managed to weather the dot com crash and came out stronger after numerous companies fell by the way.

Commercial interaction on the web never ceases because the Internet works on a global scale and therefore does not adhere to time zones. With so much money exchanging hands electronically every second of the day, customers need to know that their money is secure. More than $20 billion has been transferred so far using Cryptologic’s transfer software, WagerLogic. The software therefore has to be of an incredibly high standard in order to keep fraudsters out.

WagerLogic is used in more than 80 blue chip online casinos and this is still growing. The service is offered in English, French, Chinese, Japanese, Italian, German and Spanish. Cryptologic has also identified China as a high income yielder and with China’s year-on-year economic growth of almost 11%, Cryptologic has managed to increase the usage of its online slots and corner a very lucrative part of the emerging market. Because slots are the most widely used games on the web, a lot of capital and manpower has been invested in the development of new slots games by Cryptologic. This is to ensure that they maintain their dominance in the East.

Cryptologic’s selling points are fast secure online funds transfer, fantastic graphics and its taking the high ground in the regulation of online gaming. Although these regulations are the same as those experienced by land-based casinos, they are much harder to enforce due to the fact that the web is borderless. By being a lead player in this market, CryptoLogic ensures that it has the trust of the online casinos, online gamblers and the online regulatory watchdogs.

The key to Cryptologic’s success has been a combination of old business principles with cutting edge technology. This is best demonstrated in Cryptologic’s recent joint venture with Marvel Comics. After so many of the Marvel heroes were brought to live by Hollywood film makers, these characters enjoyed a lot of publicity. One area where these heroes are searched for is on the web. By creating a series of slots games based on these Marvel heroes like X-Men, Daredevil, The Hulk and Blade, Cryptologic not only ensured that their games would yield many more hits on the Internet but also allow them to enjoy the spoils of Marvel Comic’s new success. These slots games employ a progressive jackpot which allows the gamers across the whole Marvel slots range access to this prize. This shows Cryptologic’s ability to read the market and offer the consumer what is popular at the time.

Cryptologic is also the developer of other popular games such as Mad Professor rapid fire slots and the Rags to Riches series which cater for a very broad market from novice fun-finders who prefer the single line slots to more serious gamers who look for the high yield multi-line slots with progressive jackpots and bonuses.

A downside to Cryptologic’s games is that they are only Windows compatible and therefore do not cater for the Apple Mac market. Game downloads are often as large as 11MB but there is a 4MB “Lite” version available. Alternatively, players can request a CD-ROM, but this takes away the charm of wanting to play immediately and being able to do so.