Case Study: Microgame achieves 50% faster page loads and absorbs 2x traffic spikes with Akamai Technologies

Microgame delivers speedy, secure online gambling and betting sites with Akamai and Criticalcase

Microgame S.p.A., a leading Italian B2B online gaming platform supporting about 650,000 user accounts and 160 million transactions a year, was struggling with slowing page loads and limited ability to scale as feature-rich, image-heavy casino and sports-betting sites and pandemic-driven demand drove traffic up. The core challenge was delivering fast, seamless, and secure player experiences while avoiding downtime and supporting ongoing platform innovation.

Partnering with Akamai and Criticalcase, Microgame deployed Edge DNS, Dynamic Site Accelerator and Akamai security tools (Web Application Protector and Site Shield), integrating 50 customer sites at the edge. The solution offloaded roughly 60% of hits, cut page load times by about 50% (55% faster on image-heavy pages), and absorbed a 2x pandemic traffic spike without downtime—boosting player experience, search rankings and new revenue opportunities.

Microgame

Francesco Lauro

Chief Technology Officer