Microgaming has long been a pioneer in bringing us the best in online casino games, including the most innovative slots. The first Microgaming casino was released in 1995 and by 1997 the three-line slot game Fantastic Sevens had achieved widespread popularity. Microgaming launched Cash Splash in 1998. It was the Internet’s first wide area progressive jackpot slot, which allowed players at different online casinos to vie for the same progressive jackpot. In 2000 Microgaming launched instant play versions of some of their popular games, allowing players to play the games without downloading them.
Microgaming would begin setting records for online jackpot wins in 2002, with many more to come. In 2003 Microgaming upgraded it’s software to Viper and with this came the extremely popular game Thunderstruck, as well as the Mega Spin slots. In 2004 Microgaming brought us Double Magic, a slot game developed for mobile phones.
2005 saw the launch of the first branded online slot game in the industry, Tomb Raider, which was developed with the help of video game manufacturers Eidos Interactive. In 2008 Microgaming released MySlot, one of the most innovative slots games ever, which allows players to personalize the game by uploading their own images.
In 2009 Microgaming released its 400th game, The Great Galaxy Grab, which had interactive bonus rounds
There have always been slots tournaments at Microgaming online casinos. In 2009 the Grand Slam of Slots, which allowed participation from all Microgaming casinos, was introduced. This tournament had a $1 million prize for the first place winner, the biggest ever in the history of online slots.