888 Holdings – This is one of the most popular of all bingo software providers since having begun operations in 1997. Known as 888 to most, the company does an enormous amount of business and operates worldwide out of its headquarters in the country of Gibraltar. Not only has it made a major name for itself as an online bingo provider, the company additionally offers a range of different casino game sites, as well. By 2007, 888 Holdings had bought up, for the price of $43 million, a rival company named Globalcom Limited. This was one of the online gaming industry’s largest acquisitions in its short history. The 888 Ladies brand is now the flagship site for the company, run under their Cassava sub division. Offering both 75 and 90 ball bingo games since its establishment in 2008, 888 Ladies is now one of the web’s most popular sites for bingo players.
Boss Media – Proving that online bingo is international in scope, Boss Media first began in 1996 out of the town of Vaxjo, Sweden. They started out offering a casino site they developed called Gold Club Casino and were approached by numerous investors who took favor on the idea. This lead them to creating software for other gaming sites, particularly packages which could be offered to clients. Their custom made solutions would become their specialty and bingo sites would be able to bear any brand name. This solution gave Boss Media an edge in the online bingo world as the makers of some of the first network solution bingo sites.
Chartwell Technology – Chartwell is a Canadian company that has its headquarters located in the city of Calgary. However, the company also operates branches in Malta and the United Kingdom. They design and implement various websites’ bingo software packages to help those sites deliver the bingo experience their brand is known for. Betfair and Bwin are two well known examples of sites using Chartwell solutions. They focus on the graphics and visual presentation of these sites and have given themselves a strong reputation due to this fact.
Gamesys – This is one of the strongest companies in the UK, a fairly recent arrival in the online bingo world, Gamesys began operations in 2001. However, they are the team that runs Jackpot Joy, a site that has already given out over 75 million pounds in prizes and has revealed that it awards a new winner at bingo every few seconds of every day, 24 hours per day. This is a massive position and has given Gamesys a leading edge factor in the bingo market. The company offers browser based games that require no download, a fact that has substantially increased their market share. By offering white label solutions, the company has further expanded their reach into the bingo industry and given smaller companies the chance to award much larger prizes.
Microgaming – From the Isle of Man comes Microgaming, established in 1994 which just may be the net’s earliest casino. They offer hundreds of games to various casinos around the world that are powered by Adobe’s Flash technology.
Parlay Entertainment – It is said by many experts that Parlay invented online bingo itself and today they power thousands of sites to do big business. Their clients are also high end, including such huge networks as Virgin, AOL, MSN and Yahoo.
Playtech – Bingoland Network is operated by Playtech, a newer arrival on the scene of the online bingo industry that first came out in 1999 and is hugely popular already. They develop packages for a large number of smaller sites through white label solutions.
