Play'n GO: the Swedish slot maker
Play'n GO is a Swedish company that makes online slots and table games and sells them to licensed casinos. It lists more licences than most, including seven U.S. states. Here is what it says about itself, and where it says it.
Where it comes from
Play'n GO's careers page says the company has its main headquarters in Växjö, Sweden, and that "in 1997 we developed the first gaming solution, acting as a sub contractor to one of today's competitors". Its own site doesn't give a founding year. Its about page names Johan Törnqvist as chief executive and co-founder, and says nothing about who owns the company, so I won't either.
The licensed companies are in Malta and Gibraltar. The homepage footer gives Play'n GO Malta in Valletta and Play'n GO (Gibraltar) Limited, and those are the names on the licences below.
What it makes
The about page counts "more than 400 premium titles" delivered "to regulated casino operators in more than 35 jurisdictions worldwide". Nearly all of it is slots. The homepage groups them into series such as Reactoonz, Rise of Olympus, Legion Gold and Sweet Alchemy, and shows newer releases like Wrappin' Gold, Beasts of Fire Inferno and Triple Tumblin' Totems. It also lists table games, a social casino line and land-based games.
I'd treat a series name as a family name: the games share a look and often a feature, so if you liked how one played you may like the next. It won't pay any better for being related.
The thing I'd check on any Play'n GO slot, or anyone's, is the return in its help screen before the first spin. The RTP guide explains what the figure means and doesn't mean, and the slots guide covers why no machine is ever due.
Testing and technology
Play'n GO's licences and certification page says its products are certified by "accredited test laboratories including GLI, BMM and Quinel". Those are the labs that test a game's random number generator and its stated return for a regulator. The site doesn't describe its technology in more detail than that, and I'd rather leave it there than fill the gap from somewhere else.
Licences it lists
The licences page lists 25 licences and approvals. Three come with numbers or dates on the homepage or that page:
| Regulator | What Play'n GO lists |
|---|---|
| Malta Gaming Authority | Play'n GO Malta, licence MGA/B2B/225/2012, issued 1 August 2018 |
| Gibraltar Licensing Authority | Play'n GO (Gibraltar) Limited, RGL No. 131, issued 22 March 2022 |
| UK Gambling Commission | Play'n GO Malta Limited, account 55949 |
The UK one we checked at the regulator. The Gambling Commission's register shows Play'n GO Malta Limited, account 55949, with active licences for gambling software and gaming machine software, and as a remote casino game host.
The others are listed by name. In the U.S. it lists Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Michigan, New Jersey, Pennsylvania and West Virginia; in Canada, Alberta, Ontario and Quebec; and in Europe, among others, Belgium, Denmark, Greece, Romania, Spain and Sweden. Florida's is listed as a slot machine business licence, which by its name is about machines, not online casino play. That's a good example of why I read what each licence is for, not just the state's name next to it.
Where you'll find it
Of the casinos we have reviewed, Bookie.ag Casino shows Play'n GO games among its own. A supplier licence in a state lets the company sell games to casinos licensed there. It doesn't make playing legal where you live, and that is yours to check first. If the games stop being fun, the responsible gambling page says where to get help.