Inspired slots

Who makes Inspired slots?

Inspired Entertainment is a business-to-business supplier: it doesn’t run casinos itself, it sells games, machines and systems to the companies that do. It was founded in 2002, is headquartered in New York and is listed on Nasdaq under the ticker INSE. Its chief executive is Brooks Pierce, and it employs around 1,020 people. Although the head office is American, its two biggest markets are the UK and Greece.

Most British adults have seen Inspired’s work without knowing the name. It supplies gaming machines to betting shops, pubs, gaming halls and other venues, and it is one of the best-known makers of virtual sports, the computer-generated races and matches shown in bookmakers. Online slots are a smaller but growing part of the business.

Inspired Entertainment: company and licence details

Anyone can check account 1090 on the Gambling Commission’s public register. The steps are the same as for an operator, which our guide to checking a slot site’s licence walks through. The UKGC glossary entry explains what the regulator does.

The same slot in a shop, a pub and online

Inspired describes its games as omni-channel, meaning one theme can appear on a betting-shop terminal, a pub machine and an online casino. A theme that is familiar from the high street is a strong reason for an online player to open a game, which is why the approach suits the UK market so well.

What doesn’t carry over is the maths or the rules. A game in a betting shop is a different product, legally and mathematically, from its online cousin. The cabinet in a pub is built to a different machine category with different stake and prize caps. The online version has its own RTP, its own paytable and the online design rules. Treat any shared name as a shared look, not a shared return. Our pages on online slots vs bookies machines and online slots vs pub fruit machines set out the differences.

Retail machines vs Inspired online slots: the rules compared

The point of the table is not that one is better. It is that the same character or name can sit inside very different products. Check the rules where you are actually playing. Our guide to fruit machine features explains the holds and nudges you meet on pub machines, which online versions handle differently.

Inspired online slots you are likely to see

Inspired says its online games are built in-house in HTML5 and delivered through its Virgo remote gaming server, which also gives casinos free-spin and jackpot tools. Its site names titles such as Centurion Big Money, Cops N Robbers Big Money (including a Trick or Treat edition) and Big Bonus Booster. The Big Money label appears across several games, so think of it as a series name.

• Centurion Big Money: a Roman-soldier theme, a close fit for players who like Roman slots.
• Cops N Robbers Big Money: a cops-and-robbers theme with a seasonal Halloween edition; similar in spirit to heist slots.
• Big Bonus Booster: a bonus-led title named on Inspired’s interactive page.

We don’t hold verified RTP, volatility or max win figures for Inspired’s online games, so we don’t quote any. Read each game’s help screen for the numbers.

How to read an Inspired slot before you play

Because published figures for Inspired’s online games are hard to find, the in-game information is your best source. These steps take a couple of minutes:

1. Open the game and tap the ‘i’, menu or help icon before placing a stake.
2. Find the RTP; it is usually near the bottom of the rules. Note whether it says the figure includes a jackpot.
3. Read the paytable and look at what five of the top symbol pays relative to your stake.
4. Check how the bonus triggers and whether any jackpot depends on stake size.
5. Look for a maximum win statement, and set your stake from your budget, not from the jackpot.

Our guide to reading slot game info shows where each of these items usually sits, and the paytable guide explains how to turn symbol values into pounds.

Inspired virtual sports and slots: the shared engine

Inspired’s virtual sports and its slots have one thing in common: both are driven by a random number generator. In a virtual race, the RNG decides the result before the animation plays; in a slot, it decides where the reels stop. In neither case can past results predict the next one, and in neither case does the look of the event change the odds. That is worth remembering if a slot shares a theme with a game you have watched in a bookmaker.

UK online rules on Inspired slots

Online, Inspired games follow the same British rules as every other studio. Spins take at least 2.5 seconds, autoplay and turbo are banned, and wins below your stake can’t be dressed up as wins. Stakes are capped at £5 a spin for players aged 25 and over and £2 for 18 to 24. Feature buys are not offered in Great Britain, and demo play needs age verification first. The UK slot rules guide covers each rule in turn.

Inspired slots: pros and cons

Where to play Inspired slots online

Look for Inspired games at UKGC-licensed casinos, and check the help screen in each game for the RTP before you start. We can’t confirm the current Inspired line-up at our partners, so search their lobbies by title. The sites below publish clear welcome terms (18+, terms apply); our slot sites hub compares them.

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.