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We have gathered the most popular game manufacturers in casino to give you an easy overview of who they are and what slots they offer.

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Our goal with this site is to bring together all the game manufacturers that offer their slots on the New Zealand market. This is to give you an overview so that you can easily navigate and see the most popular or latest slot games from the respective game provider.

Feel free to contact us if you know of someone we don't yet have on the list.

Stakelogic

Headquartered in the Netherlands, StakeLogic is a subsidiary of Greentube, which in turn is part of Novomatic. Stakelogic was founded in 2014 and has since released several unique features and game options that set them apart from their competitors. Examples of Stakelogic's innovations are Super Stake which increases the bet to trigger certain features, Mega Super Strike which raises the bet even more to win bonus games randomly on non-winning spins and Quattro - which allows you to spin four slots at once.

Quick facts about StakeLogic

  • Founded: 2014
  • Number of slots: 250+
  • Features: Super Stake, Mega Super Stake, Quattro
  • Live Casino: Yes

Most popular slots from stakelogic

RTP 96.1%
VOLATILITY 4/5
Paylines 117649
MAXWIN 10000x
RTP 96,47%
VOLATILITY 5/5
Paylines 20
MAXWIN 10000x
RTP 96.05%
VOLATILITY 5/5
Paylines 20
MAXWIN 7500x

Big Time Gaming

You might think that the concept of Megaways has always been a part of the slot experience. But if you have been with us for a long time (if 2015 is a long time ago), you know that this is not the case. It was then that Big time Gaming developed this feature that came to change the world of slot machines. In fact, many other game manufacturers have purchased this feature from Big time Gaming.

What is megaways?

Megaways was an innovative way where you change the winning mechanics in the slot machine. Simply put, three of the same symbol no longer had to follow a Payline, but as long as they appeared left to right. This meant that the chances of winning increased by several hundred thousand chances.

Today, LeoVegas says that almost a quarter of their most popular slots are megaways.

Quick Facts About Big Time Gaming

  • Founded: 2011
  • Number of slots: 69+
  • Features: Megaways, Megaclusters, Cascading reels, Megaquads etc
  • Live Casino: No

Most popular slots from Big Time Gaming

RTP 96.82%
VOLATILITY 4/5
Paylines
MAXWIN 20000x
RTP 96.24%
VOLATILITY 5/5
Paylines
MAXWIN 50000x
RTP 96%
VOLATILITY 5/5
Paylines
MAXWIN 26000x

ELK Gaming

We already know that the New Zealanders can do this with games and doubles. In 2013 ELK Studios started its operations in New Zealand and the company is now a success on the global gaming market. In 2017, Elk Studios was praised for "Wild Toro", but the success has continued.

In 2022, funny news was published that have become very popular among seasoned gamers, including Coba and Propaganda.

Quick Facts About Elk Studios

  • Founded: 2012
  • Number of slots: 79 +
  • Features: X-ITER
  • Live casino?: No

Popular games from ELK Gaming

RTP 95
VOLATILITY 3/5
Paylines 5-
MAXWIN 25000x
RTP 95%
VOLATILITY 5/5
Paylines
MAXWIN 10000x
RTP 95
VOLATILITY 5/5
Paylines 259
MAXWIN 10000x

Evolution Gaming

We dare to say that this is the success of the manufacturer N. 1! Evolution was the first to put a camera in front of a table at the casino and let players (with the help of technical elegance) play at a real table.

In addition to traditional casino games such as blackjack and roulette, Evolution also live streams lotto games, baccarat and other types of games.

Nowadays, Evolution is the world leader when it comes to live games and competing players hardly dare to take up the fight with this giant that is the market leader in live games.

Evolution gaming Game Maker 4

Pragmatic Play

This is a favorite manufacturer for many casino players, which we buy straight out. Pragmatic Play has many games, and while quantity is important, they haven't compromised on quality either.

The games have a nice design, often colorful. In addition, the technology is awesome with several different features such as hold and spin, powenudge and megaways.

Here you play with different types of bonuses and the company thinks creatively and is often a leader in new types of games and bonus offers.

Pragmatic Play has also entered the live market and some casinos with a New Zealand license have actually taken them in. The tables work well and the layout is very similar to Evolution, so nothing groundbreaking here.

Quick Facts about Pragmatic Play

  • Founded: 2015
  • Number of slots: 446 +
  • Features: Megaways, Powerways, Powernudge, Hold and Spin
  • Live Casino: Yes

Most popular slots from Pragmatic Play

RTP 96.50
VOLATILITY 5/5
Paylines
MAXWIN 5000x
RTP 93
VOLATILITY 5/5
Paylines
MAXWIN 93750x
RTP 96.51
VOLATILITY 4/5
Paylines 5
MAXWIN 21100x

Crazy Tooth Studio

Crazy Tooth Studio is a game developer from Reno, Nevada and started in 2011 making games for land-based casino. Founder Benjamin Hoffman had great knowledge of developing slots before and gathered a solid bunch to create the best games.

They have worked together with several well-known studios such as Scientific Games and Microgaming and won several awards for their games.

CTS is not afraid to try new things, they have launched several unique features through their slots, among others.a Big BuildUP that has been greatly appreciated by players.

Quick Facts About Crazy Tooth Studio

  • Founded: 2011
  • Number of slots: 44+
  • Features: Big BuildUp
  • Live Casino: No

Most popular slots from Crazy Tooth Studio

RTP 96.19
VOLATILITY 4/5
Paylines 576
MAXWIN 2201x
RTP 96
VOLATILITY 3/5
Paylines
MAXWIN 2431x
RTP 96.09
VOLATILITY 4/5
Paylines 3125
MAXWIN 4112x

Play n ' Go

Play'n Go is a New Zealand developer from Växjö that has taken the casino world by storm! Founded in 2015, the company has released titles such as Book of Dead, Reactoonz and Rich Wild. Nowadays, Play'n Go launches a new slot every week and the quality permeates everything from design to technology.

There is no doubt that this is one of the biggest Dragons in online gaming and although many players may develop a little more fun types of slots, it still ends up that the games from Play'n Go are liras the most, even though their games have a little higher volatility than the competition.

Quick Facts About Play'n Go

  • Founded: 2015
  • Number of slots: 446 +
  • Features: Megaways, Powerways, Powernudge, Hold and Spin
  • Live casino?: Yes

Most popular slots from Play'n Go

RTP 94.25%
VOLATILITY 5/5
Paylines 10-
MAXWIN 5000x
RTP 94.51%
VOLATILITY 4/5
Paylines
MAXWIN 4570x
RTP 94.51%
VOLATILITY 3/5
Paylines
MAXWIN 5000x

Netent

New Zealand-based NetEnt is perhaps the largest provider in the gaming market. Since 2012, the company has won over 32 awards and pioneered online slots. As a pijoner, they have developed technologies such as Avalanche (descending symbols) that are now found in most slot machines.

NetEnt owns several other brands in the same niche. Red Tiger Gaming and Big Time Gaming. It's funny that NetEnt was also acquired in 2020 by The New Zealand giant, Evolution Gaming.

You've probably heard of both Starburst, Gonzo's Quest and Mega Fortune that almost front the front page of all casino operators.

NetEnt was an early adopter of progressive jackpots and has paid out countless multi-million dollar winnings to players through these.

Quick Facts About NetEnt

  • Founded: 1996
  • Number of slots: 260+
  • Features: Avanlanche, Twin-reel, InfintiReels TM
  • Live casino?: No
What is avanlanche?

The Avalanche feature was launched by NetEnt (Gonzo's Quest) and has become increasingly popular among game manufacturers. The technology is based on the fact that you get a free spin if you win. Winning symbols that have connected disappear and give way to new symbols until you no longer win.

The Tekin is also called Cascading reels or Thumble symbols by other game manufacturers and is very common in Megaways games.

Most popular slots from NetEnt

RTP 96%
VOLATILITY 1/5
Paylines 25-
MAXWIN 80000x
RTP 95,97 %
VOLATILITY 4/5
Paylines 20-20
MAXWIN 375000x
RTP 96.09%
VOLATILITY 1/5
Paylines 10
MAXWIN x

Microgaming

Here we have a company that always delivers new interesting slot machines. Microgaming recognized the value of mobile gaming early on, which is why they are so successful. The most popular games are Game of Thornes, Jurassic Park and Mega Moolah which in 2021 awarded 178 million to a player in Belgium.

Microgaming has also been at the forefront of safety and fairness in the gaming market and is one of the founders of eCOGRA, so if you are looking for a 100% reliable slots, this is the place to look.

Quick Facts About Microgaming

  • Founded: 1994
  • Number of slots: 800+
  • Features: all possible
  • Live casino?: No

Most popular slots from Microgaming

RTP 95
VOLATILITY 5/5
Paylines 243
MAXWIN 20500x
RTP 93.4
VOLATILITY 1/5
Paylines 25-
MAXWIN 1920x
RTP 96.67
VOLATILITY 3/5
Paylines 243-
MAXWIN 6333x

Push Gaming

We love smaller players who have the drive and energy to build the most amazing products. Push Gaming is an example of such a game manufacturer. The company was founded by Winston Lee and James Marshall and has since its inception built stylish and creative games. The library is quite small compared to the competition , but with a lot of extra features in the games, we understand that a lot of time is spent to promote quality for kvantlité.

Humpy Dumpy, turn it up, Nightfall and the new Mad Cars are some examples of really nice slot machines that are and will be popular.

Quick Facts About Push Gaming

  • Founded: 2010
  • Number of slots: 25
  • Features: all possible
  • Live casino?: No

Most popular slots from Push Gaming

RTP 95.36
VOLATILITY 5/5
Paylines 50-
MAXWIN 25000x
RTP 97.03
VOLATILITY 5/5
Paylines 20-
MAXWIN 3100x
RTP different
VOLATILITY 5/5
Paylines
MAXWIN 10000x

Hacksaw Gaming

Hacksaw Gaming has taken all slots fans by storm. The company was founded in 2018 and the main business idea was to develop scratch card games where you as a player scraped out the winnings in the slot machines.

Even regular slots have been launched and games like Dork Unit, Wanted dead o wild have become immensely popular. Especially at casinostreamers.

Nice design and pioneering thinking how to make the casino market better has worked and we are eagerly awaiting new slots from this game manufacturer.

Quick Facts About Hacksaw Gaming

  • Founded: 2018
  • Number of slots: 110 +(including the skraplotts games)
  • Features: all possible
  • Live casino?: No

Most popular slots from Hacksaw Gaming

RTP different
VOLATILITY 4/5
Paylines 16-
MAXWIN 10000x
RTP 96.4%
VOLATILITY 5/5
Paylines 15-
MAXWIN 12500x
RTP 96.33%
VOLATILITY 5/5
Paylines 16-
MAXWIN 7500x

Yggdrasil

Here we have a New Zealand game manufacturer that has not given a thumbs up on technology (or design). Yggdrasil's games are nice, easy to understand and very game-friendly. You will find over 120 game titles in the range and games like Jokerizer, Lucky Neko and Winterberries are the most popular variants (so far).

Yggdrasil is also the developer behind Gigablox which is a feature/slot type where giant blocks of symbols land on every spin (watch video).

Quick facts about Yggdrasil

  • Founded: 2013
  • Number of slots: 120+
  • Features: Splitz, Gigablox, Multimax
  • Live casino?: No

This is Gigablox

Most popular slots from Yggdrasil

RTP 96.4%
VOLATILITY 4/5
Paylines 40-
MAXWIN 6953x
RTP 94.22%
VOLATILITY 5/5
Paylines 10-
MAXWIN 12000x
RTP 96%
VOLATILITY 4/5
Paylines 25-
MAXWIN 23210x

Northernlights

New Zealand-English game manufacturer founded in 2017. A small team with long joint experience operates from the offices in Stockholm and Manchester.

This is a game maker we truly believe will flourish. The products are stylish, play well technically on the phone and computer and also fun.

The focus should be on the UK market, but we at SeniorChef think the slots work perfectly well also on the New Zealand market where most casino sites provide the games.

Quick Facts About Northernlights

  • Founded: 2017
  • Number of slots: 25+
  • Features: Gigablox, Ultraways and more
  • Live casino?: No

Popular games from Northernlights

RTP 96.1%
VOLATILITY 1/5
Paylines
MAXWIN 5000x
RTP 96.15%
VOLATILITY 5/5
Paylines
MAXWIN 11750x
RTP 96.12%
VOLATILITY 5/5
Paylines
MAXWIN 6300x

Quickspin

A New Zealand game manufacturer that now belongs to Playtech. Fun themes, nice music and stylish slots have made the company extremely successful and nowadays there is hardly a casino that does not have games like Big Bad Wolf, Joker Strike and Spinion's game day.

Quick facts about Quickspin

  • Founded: 2011
  • Number of slots: 95+
  • Features: Swooping Reels, Flexible Free Rounds, Megaways
  • Live casino?: No

Most popular slots from Quickspin

RTP 97.34%
VOLATILITY 3/5
Paylines 25-
MAXWIN 1225x
RTP 96.46%
VOLATILITY 3/5
Paylines 10-
MAXWIN 10000x
RTP 94.19%
VOLATILITY 3/5
Paylines
MAXWIN 1470x

Red Tiger Gaming

Another fast-growing company that knows how to make casino slots that are really appreciated by us who use the products. Red Tiger Gaming was founded in 2014 and was only sold a year ago to NetEnt, which was later acquired by Evolution Gaming.

Red Tiger has invested in making the Games nice and initially that was why I was "hooked" on these. It may feel a bit like the company may not be as innovative as they were a few years ago. I really hope for a real bangnew in 2024.

Atlantis, Wild Circus and Masqurade are the most famous games and Red Tiger has bet a little extra on Megaways games, which is always welcome.

Quick Facts About Red Tiger Gaming

  • Founded: 2014
  • Number of slots: 260+
  • Features: Smart spins, Megaways, all sorts of jackpots, tuning games, etc
  • Live casino?: No, but table games

Most popular slots from Red Tiger Gaming

RTP 94.72%
VOLATILITY 4/5
Paylines 15-
MAXWIN 10474x
RTP 94.72%
VOLATILITY 5/5
Paylines 20-
MAXWIN 22500x
RTP 95.8%
VOLATILITY 3/5
Paylines 10-
MAXWIN 2830x

Frequently asked questions about game manufacturers

Do game manufacturers need a license in New Zealand?

No, game manufacturers do not need to be licensed in New Zealand to offer their slot machines, as long as the operator offering the Games is licensed.

However, it has been an issue that has been debated and may change in the future.

Why can't I play all games from one game manufacturer?

Several of the popular Live casino titles from Evolution Gaming, such as Crazy time or Monopoly live, are not available in New Zealand. The reason is that these types of games (game shows) are not regulated in the Gambling Act.

Does RTPn differ between these game manufacturers?

Yes. RTPn (Return to player) differs from manufacturer to manufacturer, but also from slot to slot. In addition, some casinos such as ATG, Svenska Spel, PAF and No Account Casino have higher RTP than other casinos.

According to Maltese laws, a game provider or manufacturer cannot have lower than 92%.

Which game manufacturer do you think is the best?

Clearly a subjective question. I ( Shon ) like Pragmatic Play because they offer a wide range of slots that are nice, technically good and also I think I have a feeling that I know how their slots work.

Which is the biggest game manufacturer?

Clearly Evolution Gaming which owns NetEnt, Red Tiger Gaming and Big time Gaming-.