Playtech mobile slots

Playtech: more than a slot studio

Playtech was founded in 1999 in Tartu, Estonia, by Teddy Sagi. It is now headquartered in Douglas on the Isle of Man and listed on the London Stock Exchange under the ticker PTEC, having first floated on AIM in 2006. Its own site describes it as a technology company for the gambling industry and says it is a FTSE 250 company.

Unlike most studios on our providers hub, Playtech does far more than make games. It supplies the account and wallet systems some casinos run on, live dealer studios, bingo and poker software, and a safer gambling analytics tool called BetBuddy. Its site says its casino arm has eight content studios. So when you play a Playtech slot, you may be using a casino that also runs on Playtech technology behind the scenes, though that is invisible to you as a player.

Age of the Gods: Playtech's linked jackpot series

Age of the Gods is the series most people link with Playtech. It is a family of Greek mythology slots that share a progressive jackpot with four tiers: Power, Extra Power, Super Power and Ultimate Power. A small part of each stake on any game in the series goes into the pots, so they grow across every connected casino until someone wins.

The jackpot game is triggered at random rather than by landing particular symbols, and the game rules explain whether and how your stake affects the chance of triggering it. The original Age of the Gods slot, released in 2016, uses a 5×3 grid with 20 fixed paylines and publishes an RTP of 95.02% including the jackpot contribution.

A progressive jackpot is extremely unlikely to land on any given spin. The jackpot is a reason some people enjoy these games, not a reason to stake more or play longer.

Popular Playtech mobile slots and their published figures

Guides: Gladiator, Jackpot Giant and Halloween Fortune. Through its ownership of Quickspin, the wider Playtech group also produces games such as Big Bad Wolf; see our Quickspin page.

Why Playtech jackpot slots publish lower RTPs

Notice that the jackpot games in the table publish RTPs around 94% to 95%, while Halloween Fortune, with no jackpot, publishes 97.06%. That pattern is normal: part of every stake on a progressive game is set aside to fund the pots, so the everyday game returns less. The published figure usually includes the jackpot contribution, meaning most of that slice only comes back to the rare player who wins a pot.

In pounds: £100 staked on a game published at 95.02% has a theoretical long-run cost of about £4.98, against about £2.94 on a 97.06% game. If you do not care about the jackpot, a non-jackpot game generally gives more back in ordinary play. If the jackpot is part of the fun, treat the extra cost as the price of that chance.

1. Open the slot and tap the menu or 'i' icon.
2. Choose Help or Game rules.
3. Find the RTP line and check whether it includes the jackpot contribution.
4. For jackpot games, read whether the stake affects the chance of the jackpot game.
5. Decide your stake with the full cost in mind.

Our jackpot slots apps page compares jackpot types, and our guide on finding a slot's RTP in an app shows where the line is.

Playing Playtech slots on iPhone and Android

Playtech's games are HTML5 and open inside your casino app. Many of its best-known titles date from the early and mid-2010s and were designed with a 5×3 landscape grid in mind, so a few things are worth knowing:

• Portrait works but is smaller. Older 5×3 games usually shrink the reels to fit the width and place the controls below. Turning the phone sideways makes the reels fill the screen.
• Jackpot tickers sit above the reels. On compact phones they can push the reels down; landscape gives more room.
• The jackpot game opens as a separate screen when triggered and works in either orientation.
• Load times are modest compared with newer art-heavy games, which helps on older or budget phones. See casino apps on older phones.

Our portrait vs landscape mobile slots guide explains how to lock or unlock rotation on iPhone and Android.

Playtech live casino in apps

Playtech also runs live dealer games, which appear in the Live Casino tab of apps that stock them rather than in the slots lobby. Like all live games, they stream video and use more data than slots, and UK rules for non-slot games require at least 5 seconds per round with no autoplay. Our live casino apps guide explains how live tables work on a phone, and the Evolution page covers the other major live supplier.

UK rules on Playtech mobile slots

In Great Britain, Playtech slots run with at least 2.5 seconds per spin, no autoplay or turbo, no celebration of a return below your stake, and your balance and net position on screen. Stakes are capped at £5 per spin for players aged 25 and over and £2 per spin for 18–24-year-olds, which also limits how much you can put into jackpot games. Feature buys are not offered here. Demo play is only available once your age is verified. See our UK stake limits on mobile slots guide.

How to find Playtech games in a casino app

1. Open the casino app and log in.
2. Tap Search and type a game name such as Age of the Gods.
3. Check the Jackpots tab, if the app has one, for the linked series.
4. Use the Providers filter, where available, to list Playtech games.
5. Save favourites for one-tap access later.

Some casinos stock only a selection of Playtech titles, and jackpot games are often excluded from bonus play. Our finding games in a casino app guide has more search tips.

Where to play Playtech mobile slots

Playtech games are available through UK-licensed casinos that carry them, and the selection differs between apps, so search the lobby before you deposit. The apps below are licensed and list thousands of games; their welcome offers are not linked to Playtech titles, and jackpot slots are often excluded from offers. 18+, terms apply.

18+. Gambling should be entertainment that costs money, not a way to make it. Set a deposit limit before you play: how to set limits. Free, confidential help: National Gambling Helpline 0808 8020 133.