Portomaso Gaming: Live Tables from Real Casinos

Portomaso Gaming is one of the more recognisable names in live dealer software. Maltese company Glimmer and Grinder Ltd. set it up in 2007, and it is still headquartered in Malta. The brand takes its name from the Portomaso area of St. Julian’s, home to the Portomaso land-based casino.

The studio helped pioneer the hybrid live casino: games streamed both from dedicated studios and from working casino floors. The catalogue is compact, but it covers the essential table games, all streamed in HD from exclusive venues.

The Malta Gaming Authority, one of the world’s leading regulators, licensed Portomaso’s software, and Italy’s AAMS (Amministrazione Autonoma Monopoli di Stato) has also licensed its products as fair and safe.

How the live casino specialist built its name:

Portomaso Gaming is a publicly traded company, and Glimmer and Grinder Ltd. is its majority shareholder. Its net worth and annual revenue are not disclosed.

Key people

• Edgar Portelli: Operations Manager
• Selenia Belfiore: Sales Manager

Portomaso Gaming has appeared on several awards shortlists. The most recent:

• 2019: Best Live Casino Provider, Southern European Gaming Awards (SEG Awards)

Portomaso’s Hybrid Real Live casino takes tables that are already running on a casino floor and streams them in HD to an unlimited number of online players, who get the atmosphere of the real venue from home. HTML5 keeps every stream optimised for desktop and mobile.

For more than ten years the company has broadcast live games from land-based venues including Portomaso Casino and Oracle Casino in Malta, Royal Casino in Riga and Aviator Casino in Tbilisi, Georgia. Joining land-based and online play in this way creates a concept that is easy to add to an online casino without major changes to the site.

Alongside the casino-floor tables, Portomaso runs custom-built live studios that stream around the clock. They use many table sensors and HD cameras for sharp video and clear audio. The software supports several languages and includes a built-in messaging system so players can talk to the dealers directly.

The live catalogue is not among the largest, but it covers what players expect from a premium live casino. Portomaso has also made its own RNG slots, both three-reel classics and five-reel video slots, though these are far less popular than its live games.

Portomaso’s technology and software were developed by Wirex, an Italian casino software house responsible for keeping the gaming experience at a premium level. HTML5 makes the games playable on desktop and mobile devices, with HD streaming, several camera angles and even 4K cameras.

Both the Real Live Casino and Live Studio Casino games work on Android and iOS devices. They are fully responsive and scale to any screen size, so all a player needs is a web browser and a stable connection.

Live casino promotions are less common than slot bonuses, yet some casinos run offers designed to showcase Portomaso tables. If you add Portomaso through our platform, our standalone Bonus System lets you run loyalty points, tournaments and other bonus schemes around live play.

Current encryption methods and security controls protect Portomaso’s software. The company’s commitment to fair, safe play is backed by its licensing record: it was licensed by the Malta Gaming Authority from 2008 (a licence it later surrendered) and by Italy’s AAMS (Amministrazione Autonoma Monopoli di Stato) from 2013.

Beyond its licences, Portomaso has had its software tested and certified by Gaming Laboratories International (GLI), one of the most respected independent testing labs for fair and safe gameplay. The company is also accredited to ISO 27001:2013, which reflects its commitment to compliance.

Brands that have offered Portomaso Gaming tables include:

• LeoVegas
• Planet 365 Win
• Betsson
• 1xBet
• Kroon Casino

Portomaso’s casino-floor streams give a live lobby something studio-only providers cannot: the feel of a real venue. Through our casino API you get every Portomaso table in one integration, plus access to our wider Live Casino Bundle and our games catalogue of 3,600+ games from 170+ game providers. Our team supports you from setup through to launch.