There’s not many online casino, Poker and e-gaming platform developers based in Russia, but Connective Games is one of them and they have been gradually building up a good reputation since the company was founded in 2006. Their products can now be seen around the world, primarily at Poker sites such as Spartan Poker and Poker Mania, but also at a number of popular online casinos like Swiss Casinos and Spillehallen.dk. Some of their slots are also distributed by other developers, such as Betsoft and NYX Gaming, so even though you may not have heard of the company, chances are many players will be familiar with some of the Connective Games creations.
Tomsk is a city of 500,000 right in the heart of Russia, and it’s here that Connective Games calls home, although they also have registration in Malta, with all of their games licensed by the Malta Gaming Authority. There’s two distinct sides to the business, with the Poker service and casino games available separately, or clients can integrate them both together on the Connective Games platform.
Those who choose the whole platform will have access to comprehensive back up that can take them from total newcomers to launching their own Poker room or casino, with Connective Games handling as much or as little of the design and development as they wish. Their content can be adapted for playing on desktop and mobile devices and games are developed in HTML5 for the maximum flexibility.
Connective Games has been shortlisted for a number of prestigious awards, such as the EGR Business2Business award in 2017 and the EGR Mobile Poker 2016 prize, while winning the International Gaming Awards Online Poker Operator prize in 2017. Although Poker is a major part of what Connective Games are about, we shall take a closer look at their casino games, slots and what their e-gaming platform and services have to offer.
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A team of around 60 designers, mathematicians, quality assurance and development staff work at this Russian casino games company, which now has well over 10 years of experience in bringing out slots, table games, cards and dice games to the world. They promote themselves as being passionate about their products, so these all come from Russia with love from Connective Games.
Some examples of their range include the nostalgia-themed Retro Tech, the classic fruit machine style of Fire Balls and the beautiful beach-based Bikini Party game. A quick look at these reveals a range that’s varied, comes with high quality graphics and features popular bonus rounds.
Retro Tech for example, is filled with old-fashioned typewriters, TV’s, tape-to-tape machines and record players. If players land any 3 or more 1970’s style computers on the reels, they trigger a special RetRobot game, winning prizes as they design, develop, programme and manufacture robots, earning bonuses and multipliers at each stage. It also comes with free spins, wild symbols and a nice style which will appeal to a broad range of players.
This 3 reels and 5 paylines of Fire Balls are filled with single, double and triple-BAR icons, multicoloured 7’s and flaming meteorites that pay out the top prizes of up to 1000x the triggering bet. The classic style is emphasised by simple graphics and the fact that there are no real bonus features, but these games are designed for players who like to simply spin up winning combinations and it can certainly do that when the right ones appear.
Bikini Party sees 8 attractive women paying out the higher prizes when they land across any of the 30 paylines over 5 reels, while expanding wild symbols and free spins with multipliers should certainly heat things up a bit. There’s also a Bikini Bar bonus round where spinners pick bottles and mix cocktails for the ladies, earning win multipliers with ever correct mix. Other titles include the Reef Riches online slot, Giovanni's Cat, and Two-Faced Dragon.
Connective Games also has a range of Roulette, Baccarat, Craps and Blackjack on offer, plus of course, their extensive collection of Poker games, all adding up to a decent range which can be supplemented by bought-in titles by any operator who chooses to adopt their gaming platform.
Although they don’t heavily promote their e-gaming platform, the services provided by Connective Games seem pretty extensive and offer clients just about everything they need to get a reliable online casino or Poker site up and running with minimal fuss. They can provide a turnkey site where everything from the registration process, bonus system, banking facilities, player tracking and authentication is handled automatically.
While their own selection of games is fairly extensive, they are also able to integrate the Microgaming, Betsoft and Amaya Gaming ranges, which dramatically enhances the experience for players and will make it much easier for operators to attract new customers. There’s even a built-in affiliate programme which encourages website owners to promote sites across the internet, so operators can have much of the marketing done for them.
It’s all been developed in-house, so they offer a unique service that can be tailored to suit the different requirements of each client. Connective Games recognises that national differences mean a site won’t necessarily work across all territories. To this end, they can develop a Poker or casino site in multiple languages, or to accept a wide range of currencies, and say that if they haven’t made a site in any language before, or that accepts a particular currency, they will adapt their platform to accommodate it.
Multi-lingual customer support is available if requested by the client, so they can let Connective Games do most of the hard work, for a fee of course.
Although based in Russia, the Connected Games range can be played across many jurisdictions, or existing casinos can just add some or all of the games to their portfolios, allowing customers to play them alongside others, such as Merkur slots, Pro Wager Systems slots, and more. It’s a very flexible company that’s happy to listen to what clients are looking for and provide a tailored solution for them.
Their slots games are certainly an interesting collection and come with great features. We particularly liked the robot-building round of the Retro Tech video slot, which is something genuinely unique and can lead to some big rewards. Like all Connective Games slots, and indeed, their table games, Poker and so on, a license issued by the Malta Gaming Authority ensures that results are always fair and that on average, players will get high returns on their wagers.
With an e-gaming platform that provides everything a client needs to get their own online or mobile gambling site up and running, plus a range to attract the punters, Connective Games is a company worth taking a closer look at, while those of us who just want to enjoy the slots or other games should look out for their collection at a number of popular sites.
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