One of the most popular online casual games, Jewel Quest, has been picked up by leading online casino gaming software and solutions developer, Cryptologic. Cryptologic's subsidiary software company, Wagerlogic, has been granted exclusive rights to develop and market the first online slot adaptation of Jewel Quest, which has become on of the top grossing online casual games on sites like Yahoo and AOL and has been downloaded over 40 million times since first going online in 2004.

Adding Jewel Quest to their series of online casual game slots, which includes the enormously successful Bejeweled and Cubis, Cryptologic is making good on their word to enhance the online gambling environment with more than just virtual counterparts of traditional casino games and slot machines. In a recent press release announcing the deal, Cryptologic President and CEO, Javaid Aziz, said that as a result of offering more gaming enhancements to the players themselves, Cryptologic's current and future online casino licensees will be enhancing their business as well.

Jewel Quest is a classic puzzle matching game originally developed by iWin Inc. Still keeping the jewel-hunting theme in tact, Wagerlogic says their slot counterpart of the game is set in ancient Mayan lands and features several slot symbols comprised of gold coins, adorned skulls, statues, masks, and of course, diamonds and jewels. In keeping with the original online casual game even further, when specific artifacts are matched up, the tiles sitting underneath each artifact turn to gold. When all the tiles have been turned to gold, players have a chance at winning a bonus prize and then move on to further levels of jewel hunting action.