The dark side of Pragmatic Play: the path from scandals to world hits
The dark side of Pragmatic Play: the path from scandals to world hits
Today, Pragmatic Play is at the top: Olympus, Bonanza, and their other hits are known to everyone who has opened an online casino at least once. But the provider's road to fame was far from divine. According to rumors, it all started with much murkier stories.
Ghost Jackpots
In 2007, a certain David Barzilai founded TopGame. A couple of years later, their slots became notorious: the code simply did not contain wild symbols on the first and fifth reels. And without them, it was mathematically impossible to win the jackpot.
Players have been honestly "feeding" the jackpot fund for several years, dreaming of bringing in the entire cutlet. But – surprise – no one ever saw it.
The appetite of the creators grew, and soon TopGame deployed a whole white-label platform, allowing other casinos to use their "genius". The result was the same - no one hit a single jackpot.
In 2013, T.G. Services, a company associated with TopGame, was flooded with lawsuits for extortion. The owner is the same Barzilai. And it was also through this structure, according to rumors, that an impressive stake in the future Pragmatic Play was held. All coincidences, of course, are accidental.
Changing shoes
In 2015, TopGame suddenly disappeared from the radar and turned into Pragmatic Play. And what happened to the accumulated jackpots? That's right, they evaporated. Curtain.
The new brand desperately tried to erase the past: the media sent out requests to remove any mention of ties with TopGame. Judging by the fact that you are reading this text now, the "clean slate" operation was not completely successful.
Present Days
Today, Pragmatic Play is one of the undisputed market leaders. In each highlight of streamers, their "dogs", "Zeus vs Hades" and other slots flash. The company is consistently at the top of the world charts.
Julian Jarvis is now at the helm, who assures that Pragmatic works honestly and transparently, and their priorities are "quality and responsibility." However, the past reminds us that it takes more than one year to build a reputation.
