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Novomatic Software & 1 Online Casinos Reviewed

Novomatic

Introduction


Novomatic is a betting firm based out of Austria that was founded by Johann Graf and has become one of Europe’s largest betting firms. The company currently employs more than 20,000 people throughout the world. The company has a presence in more than 80 countries, and has also built a strong online gambling presence, in which they port over many of their land casino games to the cyber world.

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Novomatic Casinos

Name Wizards Seal US-VA Friendly us-va flag Play
Winnerz Casino
4.4
No No Visit Casino
Betsafe Casino
4.2
No No Visit Casino
IceCasino
4.1
No No
Paf Casino
4
No No Visit Casino
YakoCasino
4
No No Visit Casino
TonyBet Casino
4
No No Visit Casino
Guts Casino
3.9
Yes No Visit Casino
No Bonus Casino
3.9
No No Visit Casino
Bertil
3.9
Yes No Visit Casino
NordicBet Casino
3.9
No No Visit Casino
Yeti Casino
3.9
No No Visit Casino
Grosvenor Casino
3.8
No No Visit Casino
Scatters Casino
3.8
No No Visit Casino
Slot Hunter
3.8
No No Visit Casino
Kakadu Casino
3.8
No No Visit Casino
Betsson Casino
3.7
No No Visit Casino
CasinoEuro
3.7
No No Visit Casino
Spin and Win
3.7
No No Visit Casino
Fun Casino
3.7
Yes No Visit Casino
Winny Casino
3.7
No No Visit Casino
Casumo
3.6
Yes No Visit Casino
All British Casino
3.6
No No Visit Casino
EnergyCasino
3.6
No No Visit Casino
Magical Vegas
3.6
No No Visit Casino
Vinnarum Casino
3.6
Yes No Visit Casino
CasinoCasino
3.6
No No Visit Casino
Mobilebet Casino
3.6
Yes No Visit Casino
Frank Casino
3.6
No No Visit Casino
Justspin Casino
3.6
No No Visit Casino
Roku Casino
3.6
No No Visit Casino
Verde Casino
3.6
No No Visit Casino
Rizk Casino
3.5
No No Visit Casino
Star Casinò
3.5
No No Visit Casino
Novibet Casino
3.5
No No Visit Casino
Everum Casino
3.5
No No Visit Casino
Meridianbet Casino
3.5
No No Visit Casino
Dreamz Casino
3.5
No No Visit Casino
Bitubet Casino new
3.5
No No Visit Casino
Maria Casino
3.4
No No Visit Casino
Royal Panda
3.4
Yes No Visit Casino
Optibet
3.4
No No Visit Casino
Dragonara Casino
3.4
No No
Sky Vegas
3.4
No No
Casino Buck
3.4
No No Visit Casino
Woopwin Casino
3.4
No No Visit Casino
Starda Casino
3.4
No No Visit Casino
Unibet Casino
3.3
No No Visit Casino
William Hill Casino
3.3
No No Visit Casino
Kaboo Casino
3.3
Yes No Visit Casino
GoodDayForPlay (GDF Play)
3.3
No No Visit Casino
Casiqo
3.3
No No Visit Casino
bet O bet Casino
3.3
No No Visit Casino
Zinkra Casino
3.3
No No Visit Casino
Kaboombet Casino
3.3
No Yes Visit Casino
Slots City Casino new
3.3
No No
DRIP Casino new
3.3
No No Visit Casino
Eurobet.it
3.2
No No Visit Casino
Sugar Casino
3.2
No No Visit Casino
21 Casino
3.2
No No Visit Casino
StarVegas.it
3.2
Yes No Visit Casino
SNAI Casino
3.2
Yes No Visit Casino
Drift Casino
3.2
No No Visit Casino
Vegadream Casino
3.2
No No Visit Casino
Legzo Casino
3.2
No No Visit Casino
Lumi Casino
3.2
No No Visit Casino
Sportuna Casino
3.2
No No Visit Casino
PUB Casino new
3.2
No No Visit Casino
Spinarium Casino new
3.2
No No Visit Casino
21Prive
3.1
No No Visit Casino
Diamond7 Casino
3.1
No No Visit Casino
Hyper Casino
3.1
No No Visit Casino
Simple Casino
3.1
Yes No Visit Casino
EvoSpin
3.1
No No Visit Casino
Gioo Casino
3.1
No No Visit Casino
Amber Spins Casino
3.1
No No Visit Casino
Biamo.bet Casino
3.1
No No Visit Casino
Quickwin Casino
3.1
No No Visit Casino
PlayOnWin Casino new
3.1
No No Visit Casino
Betway Casino
3
No No Visit Casino
Mr Green Casino
3
Yes No Visit Casino
Jackpotjoy UK Casino
3
No No Visit Casino
Reel Island Casino
3
No No
777 Casino
2.9
No No Visit Casino
Vbet Casino
2.9
No No Visit Casino
LiveRoulette
2.9
No No Visit Casino
ZodiacBet
2.9
No No Visit Casino
Pino Casino
2.9
No No Visit Casino
Silverplay Casino new
2.9
No No Visit Casino
Virgin Games
2.8
No No Visit Casino
Jackpot247
2.8
No No Visit Casino
Sunmaker Casino
2.8
No No Visit Casino
Blitz Casino
2.8
No No
Race Casino
2.8
No No Visit Casino
Millionaria Casino
2.8
No No Visit Casino
Klondaika.lv Casino
2.8
No No Visit Casino
MrPacho Casino new
2.8
No No Visit Casino
OlyBet Casino
2.7
No No Visit Casino
Zulabet Casino
2.7
No No Visit Casino
Max Bet Casino
2.7
No No Visit Casino
Wizard Slots Casino
2.6
No No Visit Casino
KikoBet Casino new
2.6
No No Visit Casino
SuperCasino
2.5
No No Visit Casino
betboo Casino
2.4
No No Visit Casino
21.com
2.4
No No Visit Casino
PepperMill Casino
2.4
No No Visit Casino
Casino Universe
2.3
No No Visit Casino
BetVictor Casino
2.2
No No
Hejgo Casino
2.2
No No Visit Casino
bwin Casino
2.1
No No Visit Casino
Casinohuone
2.1
No No Visit Casino
BetOriginal Casino
1.8
No No Visit Casino
Nordis Casino
1.7
No No Visit Casino
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IceCasino
4.1
Wizards Seal: No
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Wizards Seal: Yes
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Bertil
3.9
Wizards Seal: Yes
US-VA Friendly: No
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Casumo
3.6
Wizards Seal: Yes
US-VA Friendly: No
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Wizards Seal: Yes
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Wizards Seal: Yes
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Optibet
3.4
Wizards Seal: No
US-VA Friendly: No
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Sky Vegas
3.4
Wizards Seal: No
US-VA Friendly: No
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US-VA Friendly: No
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US-VA Friendly: No
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US-VA Friendly: No
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US-VA Friendly: No
Name:
Wizards Seal: Yes
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Wizards Seal: No
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Casiqo
3.3
Wizards Seal: No
US-VA Friendly: No
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US-VA Friendly: No
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US-VA Friendly: Yes
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21 Casino
3.2
Wizards Seal: No
US-VA Friendly: No
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US-VA Friendly: No
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21Prive
3.1
Wizards Seal: No
US-VA Friendly: No
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EvoSpin
3.1
Wizards Seal: No
US-VA Friendly: No
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ZodiacBet
2.9
Wizards Seal: No
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21.com
2.4
Wizards Seal: No
US-VA Friendly: No
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Video Poker


Deuces Wild

Joker Wild

Jacks or Better #1

Jacks or Better #2

The graphics and game play of Novomatic's video poker is pretty good. Here are the pros and cons as I see them:

Pros

  • Auto-hold feature: At first I questioned if it was correct. For example, in jacks or better I had 6-J-A suited with two junk cards. It suggested I hold all three. Pause. Normally in jacks or better you would hold the two to a royal in this situation. However, the advice given was actually correct because a royal pays 400 only, depressing the incentive to go for one.
  • Win probabilities: For any given hold, the game shows the probability of each possible win.
  • Progressive jackpot for dealt royal: On three of the four games there is a progressive jackpot for a deal royal, which they refer to as a "direct royal flush." They nicely size the jackpot in proportion to the amount bet.

Cons

  • Unconventional pay tables: I don't know why Internet casinos so often have odd-ball pay tables in video poker. In this case, three of the four pay 400 for a natural royal. What is wrong with the conventional 800?
  • Double-up Feature: There is a double and half double option, which is fine. However, if you don't want it there is no way to say "always says no." You have to specifically reject it every hand.

The house edge figures in the table don't factor in the additional value for a dealt royal. For that, you should add 0.1539% for each 1,000 coins above the normal 400 win for a royal flush. Following are the break-even points on the three games with the jackpot:

  • Jacks or Better: 14961.97
  • Joker Poker: 15965.17
  • Deuces Wild: 15890.45

The following table shows the Video Poker games available in alphabetical order.

Novomatic Video Poker Alphabetic Order

Game Power PokerPay TableReturnLive Game
Deuces Wild No 1-2-3-4-4-10-15-25-150-400 97.62% No
Jacks or Better #1 No 1-2-3-4-6-8-26-50-400 97.76% No
Jacks or Better #2 No 1-2-3-4-5-9-25-50-800 98.45% No
Joker Poker (kings or better) No 1-1-2-4-5-7-15-50-100-200-400 97.60% No

Here is the same list in returns range, choose your game wisely.

Novomatic Video Poker Return Order

Game Power PokerPay TableReturnLive Game
Jacks or Better #2 No 1-2-3-4-5-9-25-50-800 98.45% No
Jacks or Better #1 No 1-2-3-4-6-8-26-50-400 97.76% No
Deuces Wild No 1-2-3-4-4-10-15-25-150-400 97.62% No
Joker Poker (kings or better) No 1-1-2-4-5-7-15-50-100-200-400 97.60% No

Roulette


Roulette

Vegas Roulette

European Roulette

Globe Roulette

Novomatic has seven games listed under "table games" and four of them are roulette. Why they need so many, I have no clue. They all are single-zero and I don't think any of them offer the French rule of losing half on even money bets if the ball lands in zero. Thus, the house edge on every bet in every roulette game is 1/37, or 2.70%. The differences between the games seem to be cosmetic in nature only.

Sic Bo


Sic Bo
 

The odds in Novomatic's sic bo game are better than average. The following table shows what each bet pays, the probability of winning, and house edge.

Sic Bo

Bet Pays Combinations Probability House
Edge
Small, Big 1 105 0.486111 0.027778
4, 17 69 3 0.013889 0.027778
5, 16 34 6 0.027778 0.027778
6, 15 20 10 0.046296 0.027778
7, 14 13 15 0.069444 0.027778
8, 13 9 21 0.097222 0.027778
9, 12 7 25 0.115741 0.074074
10, 11 6 27 0.125000 0.125000
Triple 207 1 0.00463 0.037037
Any triple 34 6 0.027778 0.027778
Double 12 16 0.074074 0.037037
Domino 6 30 0.138889 0.027778
Any number 1,2,15 75,15,1 0.421296 0.023148

Baccarat


Baccarat
 

Standard baccarat rules are followed. The rules don't state the number of decks used. I always like to see Internet casinos paying 9 to 1 on a tie. Alas, that is not the case with Novomatic and they pay the stingy 8 to 1.

Blackjack


Blackjack
 

The blackjack rules are as follows:

  • Unknown number of decks.
  • Dealer stands on soft 17.
  • Dealer peeks for blackjack.
  • No surrender.
  • Double after split allowed.
  • Player may split once only.
  • Cards shuffled after every hand.

Not only don't the help files not state the number of decks, but the help file at Quasar Gaming was completely blank.

The house edge is as follows, based on total-dependent strategy, according to the number of decks:

  • 1 deck: -0.26%.
  • 2 decks: 0.24%.
  • 4 decks: 0.40%.
  • 5 decks: 0.44%.
  • 6 decks: 0.46%.
  • 8 decks: 0.49%.

Following is a basic strategy that is correct for four to eight decks. Click on the image for a larger version.

I'd also like to say that I hate the playing cards used. Every non-face card looks like a four.

Slot machines


Book of Ra

Lucky Lady's Charm

Novomatic has about 50 slot machines to choose from. Most of them are standard 5-reel video slots.

The only source we have on the return percentage of Novomatic slots is our friends at Slot Tracker. They have crowd sourced their users to get an overall average of Novomatic slots. Over 1,101,495 reported Novomaic spins, as of the time of this writing (Sept. 26, 2017) they report an overall return of 95.66%.

Conclusion

While the number of online casinos using Novomatic titles isn’t as large as some other gaming firms, the company still finds its games available at some of the top betting sites in the world. Players familiar with Novomatic’s land casino games will instantly recognize them when they find them at an online betting site, as the video poker and slots closely mimic what is seen at brick and mortar establishments.