Pragmatic Play games

Provider versus operator

Pragmatic Play is a game provider: it designs the game, sets the random number generator and paytable, and has the game certified by test laboratories. An operator (a betting site, for example) offers the game on its own site and manages your account and money. The same game can appear at dozens of operators; the provider offers several RTP configurations for some games and the operator picks one. That is why the RTP on the official page may differ from the one where you play.

What is Pragmatic Play?

According to its own site, Pragmatic Play is a content provider headquartered in Gibraltar, led by CEO Julian Jarvis and owned by a private group of investors led by Veridian (Gibraltar) Limited. The company states that it is certified or licensed in over 30 jurisdictions and that its games are available in 33 languages. Regulators named include the UK Gambling Commission and Romania's National Gambling Office; testing bodies named include Gaming Laboratories International, Quinel and Gaming Associates. The founding year and total number of games are not on the About page, so they are not given here.

What does it develop?

The company's product headings include slots, live casino, bingo, virtual sports, crash games, arcade games, jackpot games and the "Drops & Wins" network tournaments. This site reviews slot games only.

Mechanics that stand out in Pragmatic Play slots

• Pays anywhere: payment by the total number of matching symbols on screen rather than by paylines. In the Gates of Olympus and Sweet Bonanza series 8 or more matching symbols suffice.
• Tumble: winning symbols are removed and new ones fall from above; consecutive wins in one spin are possible.
• Cluster pays: in the Sugar Rush series 5 or more adjacent symbols form a win.
• Multiplier symbols and multiplier spots: random multipliers apply to the total win; the "1000" editions state a 1,000x cap.
• Free spins and bonus buy: bonus rounds triggered by scatters; some games let you buy the bonus outright.

What these mechanics mean is explained in the RTP and volatility guides.

"1000" editions versus originals

Pragmatic Play released "1000" editions of popular games with a raised multiplier cap. According to the official pages, multiplier symbols reach 500x in the original Gates of Olympus and 1,000x in Gates of Olympus 1000; Sweet Bonanza's 100x cap becomes 1,000x in Sweet Bonanza 1000. RTP values also differ slightly by edition. Each game page lists these differences separately.

Pragmatic Play jackpots: Drops & Wins, Jackpot Play, Power Jackpot

• Drops & Wins: a network promotion of daily tournaments and weekly wheel drops; the company calls it the industry's largest provider-funded prize pool. The operator must take part for players to join.
• Jackpot Play: a four-tier local progressive jackpot operators host across selected games.
• Power Jackpot: a network progressive on Wolf Gold with Mini, Minor, Major and Power tiers.
• Fixed jackpots: in-game jackpots that pay a predetermined multiple of the total bet.

Jackpot types and how they drop are explained in the jackpot guide.

Can you play demos?

Games listed in Pragmatic Play's official catalogue can be played as demos on the company's own site. This site does not host demos and does not route demo buttons to a registration link. Every game page links directly to the official page.

Are these games available at Virusbet?

We have not verified whether any specific game is offered at Virusbet, so the game pages make no such claim. Our observations about the operator's casino section are in the Virusbet review.