IGT

About IGT

International Game Technology (IGT) is one of the oldest and largest gambling-technology companies in the world. Founded in Reno, Nevada in 1975 as a slot-machine manufacturer, IGT spent decades dominating the land-based casino floor before pivoting hard into online gaming through a series of acquisitions in the 2000s and 2010s. Today the company is dual-headquartered in London and Las Vegas and supplies content, lottery systems, and sports-betting technology to operators on six continents. IGT's online jackpot offering is anchored by the MegaJackpots network, which includes some of the most recognisable slot brands in the business: Cleopatra, Wheel of Fortune, Siberian Storm, Pixies of the Forest, and Da Vinci Diamonds. Each title funnels into a multi-state wide-area progressive, with the headline Mega tier on Cleopatra MegaJackpots seeding at $1 million and routinely climbing into the $5–10 million range before being claimed. IGT MegaJackpots have paid out more than $750 million over the past decade. The defining feature of an IGT MegaJackpot is its presence in regulated US states. While many international jackpot networks are blocked in New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and Michigan due to licensing restrictions, IGT operates fully licensed servers in each — meaning American players can hit the same headline pots that European players can. This regulated footprint also means IGT publishes verified hit histories, giving us unusually clean data to score and forecast on. For players, IGT progressives behave differently from Microgaming's: cycles are longer (often 6+ months on the Mega tier), individual hits are larger on average, and the base-game RTPs are generally higher because the jackpot contribution is smaller per spin.

Quick Facts

Founded

1975

Headquarters

London, UK & Las Vegas, USA

Notable Games

Cleopatra MegaJackpotsWheel of FortuneSiberian StormPixies of the ForestDa Vinci DiamondsCrown of Egypt