NetEnt Slots & Slot Sites

NetEnt is arguably the world’s most famous online casino software developer, known worldwide for making hundreds of incredibly high-quality online slot games for a multitude of operators.

The industry giant was founded in 1996 by Swede, Pountus Lindwall, a man whose father was synonymous with the casino landscape before him, having created Scandanavian casino brand Cherry that rose to great success in the 1970s and 80s, and are still going strong today.

After experimenting with casino software early on, NetEnt opted to release their own online casino during the first widespread mainstream boom of the internet in 2002. 

In 2005, the same year they received a Malta Gaming license, NetEnt opted to close their casino and turn their focus back to providing casino software to operators in licensed jurisdictions, mainly focusing on providing them with their bespoke casino module.

Such was the early success of the module, it was quickly voted amongst the top 20 in the world, and has since grown from strength to strength. If you wanted proof of just how successful NetEnt have become, they’ve won multiple awards every single year for the past decade.

NetEnt dominates the online slots industry

Whilst NetEnt has produced hundreds of classic casino games ranging from blackjack, roulette, craps, baccarat (and even a number of popular live casino table games), the company’s real strength lies in their incredibly diverse and hugely successful online slots portfolio.

NetEnt slots are known for their incredible quality and attention to detail, if you’re playing an online slot developed by NetEnt then you can be 100% sure that it’s well worth playing. 

There aren’t many slot developers out there that could be trusted with handling the intellectual property of huge mainstream brands, but NetEnt are one of the notable exceptions. 

Over the years NetEnt has developed online slots themed around famous musicians such as Guns n’ Roses, Motörhead, Jimi Hendrix and Ozzy Osbourne. Hollywood has also given NetEnt their seal of approval, allowing the industry giants to create games based on movies and TV shows such as Planet of the Apes, Jumanji, Narcos and Scarface.

Acquisitions and mergers - The future of NetEnt

In 2019 NetEnt made a huge splash in the iGaming world by acquiring fledgeling slot game developers Red Tiger Gaming for £200 million. The acquisition was seen as a real statement of intent from NetEnt who vowed to use the acquisition as a way to grow exponentially and continue their dominance within the online casino sector. 

Just as NetEnt looked to be comfortably settling into place at the top of the tree the online casino world was once again rocked, this time with the news that Live Casino giants Evolution had tabled a staggering €1.9 billion offer for NetEnt, one that was accepted and will see both companies merge to create the most powerful iGaming company the industry has ever seen.