In the year to March 2022, the British iGaming and offline gambling industry took in a total of £14.1 billion combined. The UK iGaming scene is one of the most mature in the global iGaming industry, with a well-regulated jurisdiction overseen by the UK Gambling Commission (UKGC).
Although there’s less room for growth in the British iGaming market than in other new emerging markets like North America and Latin America, the UKGC’s stringent regulatory framework ensures iGaming studios can only supply the best table games and slots to British players – especially the classic wheel-based game of roulette.
The UK-licensed iGaming software providers listed below give first-time iGamers a true flavour of RNG-powered and live dealer roulette. European-style roulette, with the most competitive house edge and basic in-game statistics, is a good starting point for beginners. These sites also specialise in live dealer variants which may carry bigger house edges but with the opportunity to land bigger payouts like Lightning Roulette – more on this game shortly.
Evolution Gaming
No article about groundbreaking live casino software would be credible without a nod to Evolution Gaming. In fact, these guys are way out in front as the number-one pioneers of live dealer games, including an ever-increasing suite of live roulette action.
We’ve already mentioned the popular variant of Lightning Roulette. This variant has taken the online roulette UK scene by storm, featuring prominently in many established casino game libraries. The premise of the game is that it can multiply up to five numbers on the roulette wheel, entirely at random, once all bets are placed. This can multiply potential payouts on selected numbers by much more than the conventional 35/1 returns. The game is broadcast in a gameshow-style studio, which further serves to heighten the drama.
The Evolution Gaming Group originated in Sweden and was founded in 2006 around the dawn of the iGaming boom. It was only a few short years later that the emergence of HTML5 technology would enable Evolution to offer fully responsive live-streamed table games direct to the smartphones and tablets of players in licensed regions. The firm now has world-class live casino studios in Riga, Latvia and Malta, not to mention a string of studios in US states like Michigan and Connecticut.
Pragmatic Play
The Malta-based studio of Pragmatic Play is fast becoming the leading competitor of Evolution Gaming. Its multi-product portfolio of live casino games extended to several live dealer roulette games, most of which are offered across 33 languages and in 20+ regulated regions.
Mega Roulette is Pragmatic Play’s attempt to rival the success of Evolution’s Lightning Roulette title. This single-zero roulette game also multiplies between one and five numbers awarding multipliers worth between 50x and 500x.
There’s also PowerUP Roulette that’s well worth consideration. The difference maker in this title is the PowerUP bonus round, which can multiply potential wins by up to 8,000x.
NetEnt
NetEnt Live is another cutting-edge provider of live roulette games in authentic and immersive gaming environments. Streamed live in high-definition (HD) quality, NetEnt’s live roulette titles are also comparable with those from Evolution and Pragmatic Play.
In fact, the similarities with Evolution don’t stop there. Evolution acquired NetEnt in June 2020, assuming full control of the Swedish company by the end of that year. NetEnt Live specialises in live dealer roulette tables which look and play like a casino floor experience. Instead of innovative variants, their remit is to deliver a classic, no-frills environment for roulette players.
Given the success of roulette titles from all three of these studios at leading online casinos, it’s clear this trio of providers will continue to deliver best-in-class roulette gaming environments for years to come.
