IGT casino games

Who is behind IGT casino games?

IGT, short for International Game Technology, is one of the oldest names in slot machines and is headquartered in Las Vegas, Nevada. For decades its cabinets have filled American casino floors, and many of the titles British players now find online were designed first for those machines. On 1 July 2025 the gaming business passed to funds managed by Apollo and was combined with Everi, another American gaming supplier. The combined company is organised into three units: Gaming, Digital and FinTech.

For online players the Digital unit matters most, because it adapts cabinet games for internet casinos and supplies them to operators. The name on the lobby tile is still IGT, and the games keep their familiar artwork and sounds. If you want to see how a supplier like this connects to the casino you actually play at, read our explainer on casino software providers or browse all studios on the providers hub.

From the Vegas floor to UK online casinos

IGT casino games carry their land-based roots in plain sight. Layouts are conventional, usually five reels with three or four rows. Paylines are fixed, often 20 or 40. Bonus rounds are built around free spins with a multiplier rather than elaborate pick-me games or collect mechanics. That simplicity is a big part of the appeal for players who first met these games in a casino or on holiday.

The cabinet heritage also shows in the release dates. Pharaoh's Fortune is listed as a 2006 game, while Da Vinci Diamonds came online in 2012 and Wolf Run in 2014, according to our records. Those dates are the online launches; the land-based originals are older still. If you prefer this unhurried style, our pages on classic slots and video slots explain how the two families differ.

What changes in the online version

The reels, symbols and paytables usually carry across, but the maths can be retuned for online play and each casino chooses a version. Online versions must also obey British design rules that land-based cabinets in the US never had, from the ban on autoplay to on-screen net position. We cover those rules further down.

Signature mechanics in IGT slots

• Tumbling reels. In Da Vinci Diamonds, winning symbols disappear and new ones drop into the gaps, giving another chance to win from the same stake. It was one of the earlier slots to use the idea that later became widespread as cascading reels.
• Stacked wilds. Wolf Run fills whole reel sections with wilds, so a single spin can connect several of its 40 lines at once.
• Free spins with a multiplier. Cleopatra's bonus round is the template: a run of free spins in which wins are multiplied. See slot multipliers explained.
• Both-ways pays. Siberian Storm uses a 3-4-5-4-3 reel shape giving 720 ways, paid left to right and right to left.
• Changing line counts. Pharaoh's Fortune runs 15 paylines in the base game and switches to 20 during free spins.

None of these is unusual today, but several IGT titles were among the first to bring them to a wide audience. If the vocabulary is new, the glossary entries on stacked and sticky wilds, ways to win and bonus rounds are short and practical.

Best-known IGT casino games: verified figures

We include only figures held in our verified slot records. Where a figure isn't listed, it is because we couldn't confirm it, not because it doesn't exist.

Three of IGT's most famous titles, Cleopatra, Da Vinci Diamonds and Wolf Run, have published RTPs just under or just over 95%. Newer titles and some later versions reach about 96%. The widest range belongs to Siberian Storm, where versions are reported from 92.52% to 96%.

What IGT RTPs mean per hour of play

RTP tells you the long-run return on everything you stake. Speed of play tells you how much you stake in a given time. Put them together and you get a useful number: the expected cost per hour. British rules set a minimum of 2.5 seconds per slot spin, which means at most 24 spins a minute. In practice, with pauses and bonus animations, most people spin far fewer.

Take a relaxed pace of 400 spins an hour at £1 a spin, or £400 staked. On Da Vinci Diamonds at 94.93%, the expected cost is £20.28 an hour. On a Siberian Storm version at 92.52% it would be £29.92. On Pharaoh's Fortune at its top 96.52% setting it falls to £13.92. The actual result of any hour can be a win or a much bigger loss, but the averages show how much the version matters.

IGT's 2025 ownership change: what it means for players

The move to Apollo-managed funds on 1 July 2025, and the combination with Everi, was a corporate change at the top of the business. For someone playing IGT casino games in Britain, it does not change how an individual game works, its RTP or the rules that apply. Those are fixed by the game's certified maths and by the Gambling Commission's standards.

What can change over time is the catalogue: which games are supplied, which are updated, and which are withdrawn. If you can't find an older title, that is more likely to reflect supply decisions than anything about fairness. The guide to how casino games are tested explains what has to happen before a game, or a new version of one, goes live in Britain.

UK rules that apply to IGT slots

Games built originally for American casino floors look and feel slightly different in their British online form, because UK law and the Commission's remote technical standards (opens in a new tab) set firm rules:

The Commission's stake limit guidance (opens in a new tab) describes how the caps apply to a whole game cycle. For more background, see the £5 slot stake limit page and our game design rules explainer.

Checking IGT's UK licence

Companies that make or supply gambling software for British customers need their own Gambling Commission licence. Following the 2025 ownership change, entity names may have shifted, and we haven't verified a current account number to quote. The dependable approach is to search 'IGT' or 'International Game Technology' on the public register of businesses (opens in a new tab) and read the status and activities shown for each match. Our walkthrough on how to check a casino licence uses the same tool.

How to find IGT casino games online in the UK

1. Sign in to a UK-licensed casino and finish any outstanding verification; age checks come before any play.
2. Go to the slots lobby and open the providers or studios filter.
3. Select IGT. If it isn't listed, search a title such as 'Cleopatra' to see whether the casino carries it and which studio it credits.
4. Open the game's paytable and help screen, and note the RTP for that version.
5. Pick a stake within the £5 or £2 cap and decide in advance how long you will play.
6. Use your account's deposit limit and reality check tools to keep spending in line with your budget.

Some IGT titles share names with sequels or spin-offs, such as Cleopatra variants. Each is a separate game with its own maths, so check the help screen of the exact one you open.

Where to play IGT casino games with a checked offer

We don't state which IGT games any casino currently lists, because lobbies change without notice. These three UKGC-licensed partners had their welcome offers checked on 5 October 2026, and none of the offers is limited to IGT titles. Coral gives 18+ new players 100 free spins at 10p each once they deposit and bet £10 on slots; the spins are on selected games, must be accepted within 48 hours and last 7 days, and their winnings carry no wagering.

Ladbrokes gives up to 500 free spins at 10p, as 50 a day for 10 days, after a £10 slots spend, with no wagering. PlayOJO offers 80 spins on Big Bass Bonanza with winnings paid as cash after a £10 first deposit, not available in Northern Ireland. Excluded payment methods apply at Coral and Ladbrokes, and full terms apply throughout. Our Coral vs Ladbrokes comparison sets the two Entain brands side by side.

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