As with all successful companies, dishonest people are often trying to create counterfeit copies of NetEnt games in order to benefit unlawfully from the reputation of our games.
The quality of some of the counterfeit versions of our games can sometimes be very convincing and will often lead the user to believe that they are playing the real thing. However, as with all counterfeits, there is always a catch and it is likely that these versions of the games will not provide the same probability of winning and/or return to player as a genuine version of the game would. In some cases, the companies offering such games might not even pay out winnings at all.
Unfortunately, due to the lengths that game cloners will go to in order to create convincing copies of the games, there is no easy way of identifying whether a game is real or not. However, we can confirm that NetEnt only offers our games to reputable companies that hold gaming licences in recognised gaming jurisdictions.
If you are thinking of trusting your money to (i) a site that you have never heard of before; (ii) that doesn’t display the licence of their regulator on their website; or (iii) that doesn’t offer easily accessible contact details for customer support on their website, then the likelihood is that the operator is not trustworthy and therefore it is also likely that the versions of NetEnt games that they are offering are not genuine.
If in doubt, feel free to check the website of the regulator that is listed on the casino (or even contact the regulator directly) to see if the operator is confirmed as a licensed site with that regulator. If they are a genuinely licensed site in a recognised jurisdiction, then the game versions offered will also be genuine. If the answer to these questions is “no” then we would strongly recommend that you don’t trust your money to them.