The providers
The providers at Rivo
A casino does not write its own slots: it licenses the catalogues of specialist studios. At Rivo, around fifteen providers share the sections, and eight more run the live tables. Knowing who signed a game tells you a great deal about what you will find in it.
The widest sections
Our 4 favourite providers
Play’n GO
The book slot studio, where a single symbol expands across the whole reel during free spins. Book of Dead founded the genre and is still the most played title at Rivo. Reactoonz and Legacy of Dead complete the top three.
Microgaming
The oldest catalogue on the market, and the deepest at Rivo. Thunderstruck and Immortal Romance have been running for more than fifteen years without ever leaving the shelves, alongside newer series such as 9 Pots of Gold.
Playson
Almost the whole hold and win section comes through this studio. The coins lock in place, reset the counter, and the grids end up filling completely. Coin Strike, Diamonds Power and Royal Coins 2 are the go-to titles here.
Hacksaw Gaming
The studio for tense sessions: few paylines, very high win caps and art direction you recognise from the first screen. Wanted Dead or a Wild and Le Bandit are among the most volatile titles in the catalogue.
The rest of the catalogue
Our other providers
3 Oaks Gaming
Hold and winThe second pillar of the locking coin section, with a strong Asian identity. 15 Dragon Pearls, Super China Pots and Space Coins sit here alongside fixed jackpot grids.
Blueprint Gaming
MegawaysHolder of the Megaways licence on several hit series. The Fishing Frenzy franchise alone takes up a good part of the shifting reels section.
Amusnet (EGT)
ClassicsBulgarian fruit reels, familiar from the land based halls of Eastern Europe. Shining Crown and More Dice and Roll hold down the summer heat section.
Novomatic
ClassicsThe Austrian giant of land based venues, online through its series Cash Connection. Simple mechanics, contained volatility, minimum stakes right at the floor.
Wazdan
Adjustable volatilityThe only studio in the catalogue that lets you choose your volatility level before you spin. Hot 777 and Fenix Play 27 Deluxe show how it works.
Relax Gaming
CascadesGrids that collapse and rebuild, often with multipliers climbing spin after spin. Temple Tumble Megaways remains its calling card.
Rubyplay
Hybrid gridsA tighter catalogue but a very recognisable one, sitting between hold and win and the cascade. Medusa Money and Assassin Moon are its most played entries.
Habanero
Mythology themesPlenty of dragons, gods and temples, with free spins that are generous in multipliers. Zeus Rush Fever and Dragoness cover both registers.
Merkur
Ancient EgyptGerman studio that came out of the land based arcades. Eye of Horus is its best known title and one of the few Egyptian classics still holding the top of the section.
IGT
HeritageThe American studio behind Cleopatra, a slot picked up by almost every casino in the world since the 1990s. Deliberately plain mechanics.
Scientific Games
HeritageOwner of the franchise Rainbow Riches, a mainstay of the British arcades. Wheel and trail bonuses rather than cascading grids.
Live studios
The live casino studios
A live table is not a piece of software but a real table, with a dealer, cameras and a control room. Each provider has its own studio style, its own pace of play and its own variants.
| Studio | What it brings | Key tables at Rivo |
|---|---|---|
| Iconic21 | Seven seat blackjack, bonus baccarat | Blackjack 7 Nova, Gravity Blackjack, Grand Bonus Baccarat |
| Winfinity Live | Heavily dressed studio roulettes | Cabaret Roulette, Sakura Roulette, Bar Blackjack 3 |
| 7Mojos Live | Multiplier roulettes, Asian card games | 500x Cyber Auto Roulette, Dragon Tiger, Sic Bo |
| Xpg | Classic roulettes on a continuous stream | Cosmic Roulette, Imperial Roulette |
| LuckyStreak | Classic tables, fast pace | Fast Roulette, Classic Baccarat, Live Poker |
| Vimplay Live | Roulettes with a replay of the spin | Replay Roulette, Portomaso Casino Roulette 2 |
| JackTop | VIP tables and crash style formats | VIP Vault Roulette, Crash Live, Stairpong |
| TvBet | TV style formats, a draw every 2 to 5 minutes | Coin Flip, Top Card, Marbles, The Kickoff |
English-speaking dealers cover the great majority of the tables across the eight providers, so language is rarely an issue. Picture quality is rated good in player feedback, even on a shared mobile connection.
Certification and return to player
What a laboratory label really guarantees
The studios present at Rivo have their random number generators tested by third party laboratories, eCOGRA, iTech Labs or GLI depending on the case. The test covers the game, not the operator: it checks that the draw really is random and that the published return to player matches how the machine behaves over millions of spins.
Across the titles in the catalogue, that rate generally sits between 95% and 96.5%. It is a long term statistical average, not a promise for one session: a slot at 96% can perfectly well return 0% over a hundred spins. The figure is there to compare games with each other, never to predict a result.
- The return to player is shown on the information sheet of every slot.
- Volatility tells you the gap between wins, not how often they land.
- A progressive jackpot takes a share of the published rate to feed the pot.
Why our providers matter
On a casino home page, every game looks alike: square thumbnails, bright colours, catchy names. The studio signature is often the only piece of information that really predicts anything. It tells you the pace of a session, the gap between wins, and even the way the bonus is triggered.
A concrete example: opening Le Bandit by Hacksaw and Shining Crown by Amusnet with the same balance does not give anything like the same experience. The first can stay silent for two hundred spins then pay several thousand times the stake. The second hands out small wins almost continuously, without ever climbing very high. Neither is better: they simply do not serve the same purpose, and that information sits in the studio name.
What the presence of one studio or another says about a catalogue
The make up of the Rivo catalogue is fairly easy to read. The joint presence of Playson and 3 Oaks points to a clear investment in hold and win, the most in demand mechanic in continental Europe over the past few years. The presence of Microgaming and IGT signals a solid back catalogue, the kind kept for players attached to the classics. Hacksaw and Relax Gaming cover the high volatility segment, and Novomatic, Merkur and Amusnet bring in the repertoire of the European land based halls.
What is missing is worth noting too: neither Pragmatic Play nor NetEnt appears in the catalogue, two absences that players coming from other platforms will spot. In exchange, central European studios are covered more widely here than the UK market average.
Thousands of games, one click away
No studio is reserved for one type of player: the whole catalogue is open from sign up, with tier 1 at 200% up to £500 and 10x wagering.
Open my Rivo accountFrequently asked questions
FAQ
How many studios supply the Rivo Casino catalogue?
Around fifteen providers for the slots: Play’n GO, Microgaming, Playson, 3 Oaks, Hacksaw, Blueprint Gaming, Amusnet (EGT), Novomatic, Wazdan, Rubyplay, Relax Gaming, Habanero, Merkur, IGT and Scientific Games. Eight further studios share the live tables between them.
Which studio has the most titles at Rivo?
Microgaming and Play’n GO fill the widest sections, with several hundred titles each, partly because their back catalogues are the oldest on the market. Playson and 3 Oaks come next, almost entirely on the hold and win mechanic.
Are the games tested by an independent body?
The studios present at Rivo have their random number generators certified by third party laboratories such as eCOGRA, iTech Labs or GLI. Certification covers the game itself, not the operator: it guarantees that the published return to player matches how the machine actually behaves over a very large number of spins.
Can you filter the catalogue by studio?
Yes. The catalogue offers a filter by provider on top of the eight themed sections. It is the quickest way to find a particular series, for example the book slots from Play’n GO or the hold and win games from Playson.
Who runs the live tables at Rivo Casino?
Eight providers in rotation: Iconic21 for the Blackjack 7 series and baccarat, Winfinity Live and Xpg for the dressed studio roulettes, 7Mojos Live for the multiplier formats, LuckyStreak for the classic tables, Vimplay Live, JackTop and TvBet for the short formats.
What is the return to player of a slot?
It is the share of stakes a slot pays back on average over a very large number of spins, usually written RTP. On the titles available at Rivo it generally sits between 95% and 96.5%. The figure is a long term statistical average: it says nothing about the result of a single session.
