Playone games: a guide to the lobby
A casino lobby is organised around a few big categories — slots, live casino, table games, jackpots and crash games — and the games inside them are supplied by independent studios. This page explains each category in general terms and lists the eight slot titles this site covers individually. We are an information site, not the operator, so we describe how games work and where their rules are published; we do not claim anything about the size or quality of the Playone casino catalogue.
Slots list: the eight titles we explain
Each of the pages below looks at what the name and genre of a game suggest and tells you where to read its real figures. None of them quotes an RTP or a provider, because we only publish data we can source.
- Chance Machine 90s — a title built around retro fruit-machine styling.
- Dusty Duel — a title built around a Wild West standoff theme.
- Frenzy Clusters — a title built around cluster pays on a grid.
- Hyper Coin Hold to Win — a title built around a hold-and-win respin feature.
- Money Maker — a title built around a cash and banknote theme.
- Multifly 2 Multimax — a title built around multipliers at its core.
- Nitro Wilds — a title built around a racing theme with wild symbols.
- Super Wildrix — a title built around bold bonus wilds.
Slots
Slots make up the largest part of almost every online lobby. They range from three-reel classics to video slots with cascading reels, cluster pays and bonus rounds stacked on top of each other. Every slot runs on a random number generator, and every spin is independent of the previous one. The return-to-player percentage and volatility describe the game's long-run behaviour, not what will happen in your session. Our slots guide explains the main mechanics in more depth.
Live casino
Live casino games are streamed from a studio with a real dealer: roulette, blackjack, baccarat and game shows with a presenter and a wheel. You place bets through an on-screen interface while the dealer runs the round. Because the pace is set by the table, sessions are slower than slots, but minimum stakes are often higher. The live casino page covers what to look out for.
Table games
Digital table games — roulette, blackjack, baccarat, poker variants — run on software instead of a live dealer. They are faster and usually allow lower stakes. Rules matter a lot here: a blackjack table that pays 6:5 for a natural instead of 3:2, or a roulette wheel with a double zero, gives the house a noticeably larger edge. See table games for the rule variations worth checking.
Jackpots
Jackpot games come in two kinds. Fixed jackpots pay a set multiple of the stake. Progressive jackpots grow with every bet placed across all casinos connected to the same network, until one player wins the pool. Progressive titles often have a lower base-game return to fund the pool, and some require a maximum bet to qualify for the top prize — that condition is stated in the game rules.
Crash games
Crash games show a multiplier rising from 1x until it "crashes" at a random point. You decide when to cash out; if you leave before the crash, your stake is multiplied by the value at that moment, and if you wait too long, it is lost. Rounds last seconds, which makes crash games one of the fastest formats in a lobby. Auto-cashout settings help, but they do not change the house edge.
Game providers, studios and software
Online casinos rarely build their own games. They license them from software studios that design the maths, the art and the certified random number generator, then supply the titles through an aggregation platform. Studios such as Pragmatic Play, Evolution or NetEnt are common in the industry, alongside many smaller ones; we do not claim which game providers are present at Playone, because that changes and can be checked in the lobby filters. What matters for you is that reputable studios have their games tested by independent laboratories and publish rules and RTP inside each title.
How to judge a game before you play
Open the information screen, read the paytable and the RTP of the version in front of you, check the maximum win, and decide on a stake and a time limit. If you are playing with a bonus, check the game contribution rules first. And before any deposit, check who licenses the operator — the steps are on our review page.