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What is Bingo Software?

Article Created On Sunday, 22 March 2009 (22:02)

Sometimes we hear the word bingo software talked about on various sites. For example you might have seen a site quoting William Hill Bingo uses Virtue Fusion bingo software or Virtue Fusion powers William Hill Bingo, but for some people this may not actually mean much at all.

In this post we will look at exactly what is meant when they say bingo software and who exactly is behind this bingo software we talk about.

Firstly, let's look at a simplified definition of software taken from the ever helpful website Wikipedia:

"Computer software, or just software is a general term used to describe a collection of computer programs that perform some tasks on a computer system."

Imagine that one of those tasks was to play bingo. How would you go about playing a game of bingo on your computer? The first thing you would need to do is find a program or piece of 'software' that allowed you to do this. Luckily with advent of the internet, we can easily access hundreds of sites that allow us to play bingo.

But the bingo software doesn't make itself, and with the ever increasing competition in online bingo, the software is getting evermore sophisticated. So who creates this bingo software that we use? Well surprisingly it's very rarely the bingo operators themselves (Mecca Bingo, Foxy Bingo, William Hill Bingo, etc.).

Because of the complexity in developing and maintaining such bingo software, a bingo operator (such as Mecca Bingo) will usually look to a company to supply them with this software. It is then up to the bingo operator to to ensure they customise the bingo promotions and bingo schedules to ensure they can offer their users something unique.

So who provides the bingo software? Below we will look at the most recognised bingo software providers, and which bingo sites they currently supply their bingo software to.

 

Virtue Fusion
Site: http://www.virtuefusion.com/

Description (from Virtue Fusions website):
“The Virtue Fusion gaming network offers some of the largest bingo prizes to be found with peak traffic of over 6,000 concurrent players. The Group specializes in providing Bingo, networked games such as slots and scratch cards. “

Some Customers Include:

 

Gamesys
Site: http://www.gamesyscorporate.com/

Description (from Virtue Fusions website):
“The Gamesys Group owns www.jackpotjoy.com - the UK's leading online Instant Win and Bingo entertainment brand - and www.botemania.com - our Spanish language and player branded site. Incorporated in the UK, the Gamesys Group is one of the fastest growing businesses in the e-gaming sector.“

Customers Include:
Until recently Gamesys only developed bingo for their own gaming site jackpotjoy, but now supply the very popular sunbingo.co.uk

 

Playtech
Site: http://www.playtech.com/

Description (from Gamesys website):
Playtech, the world’s largest publicly traded online gaming software supplier, offers cutting edge, value-added solutions to the online gaming industry's top operators.“

Customers Include:

 

Parlay Group
Site: http://www.parlaygroup.com/

Description (from Parlay's website):
"Ten years ago, Parlay technology powered the world’s first online bingo site.  Today, we provide the software behind more than 100 online bingo rooms belonging to top tier companies such as Virgin, Paddy Power and Yahoo!"

Customers Include:

 

St. Minver
Site: http://www.stminverltd.com/

Description (from St. Minvers website):
“St Minver offers fully managed ‘white label’ gaming services for blue-chip media brands and integrated gaming solutions for European sportsbooks. Our offering is built upon solid foundations of robust technology, excellent customer service, a Gibraltar gaming license and Tier One banking arrangements.”

St. Minver however do not develop bingo software, but do provide many other games found on bingo sites. With regards to bingo games, st. Minver provides an aggregated bingo network and work in conjunction with Parlay Entertainment to provide customers their bingo experience.

Some Customers Include:

 

Proprietry

Description
When referring to 'propriety' software, this mean that the bingo operator develops and maintains their own bingo software. This has the advantage to the bingo operator in that their bingo product and experience can be unique to any other site. An example of a bingo operator offering proprietary software includes Gala Bingo (www.galabingo.co.uk)


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