Betsafe Casino United Kingdom Review

Betsafe Casino began its online casino journey in 2006 and is owned by the BML Group Ltd. The casino is licensed by the government of Malta, and they also hold a UK Gambling License. The casino offers many different gaming platforms to choose from, including casino, sports, live betting, live casino, poker and mobile. Please note that Betsafe Casino is proven to be fair by the Alderney Gaming Commission and TST.

Welcome bonus

There is a massive list of promotions to choose from for all UK players at Betsafe Casino, as mentioned in the previous section; there are different offers depending on what you are joining Betsafe for. The Casino Welcome Bonus breakdown is as follows:

• First deposit bonus – 100% up to £50 + 20 bonus spins

The bonus spins you are given are offered on the ‘Coins of Egypt’ game and are are worth £0.20 each.

In order to receive a welcome bonus, you need to make a minimum deposit of £10 each time. You will not receive either bonus cash or free spins if you deposit using Skrill or Neteller.

All bonus amounts need to be wagered forty times over before you are able to make a withdrawal, and you must meet wagering expectations within thirty days of receiving your bonus. Game contributions to your wagering are as follows:

•  100%: Slots
• • 15%: All Live Casino games – Except Dream Catcher: 50%
• • 10%: All Roulette (except Live), Caribbean Stud & Casino Stud Poker Games
• • 10%: All Casino Hold’Em, Red Dog, Pai Gow, Poker Games, Oasis Poker & Texas Hold’Em Poker Games
• • 5%: All BlackJack (except Live BlackJack), Baccarat, Video Poker, Pontoon, Beat Me, Punto Banco Games

The bonus cannot be wagered on the following games: 1429 Uncharted Seas, Aliens, Big Bang, Blood Suckers, Castle builder, Castle Builder 2, Champion of the Track, Dead or Alive, Devil´s Delight, Eggomatic, Epic Gems, Eye of the Kraken, Kings of Chicago, Pearls of India, Robin Hood, Scrooge, Sea Hunter, Super Monopoly Money, The Wish Master, Tower Quest, Wild Gambler, Wizard Shop, Zombies.

Any winnings from bonus spins cannot be wagered on the following games: 1429 Uncharted Seas, Aliens, Big Bang, Blood Suckers, Castle builder, Castle Builder 2, Champion of the Track, Dead or Alive, Devil´s Delight, Eggomatic, Epic Gems, Eye of the Kraken, Kings of Chicago, Pearls of India, Robin Hood, Scrooge, Sea Hunter, Super Monopoly Money, The Wish Master, Tower Quest, Wild Gambler, Wizard Shop, Zombies. The bonus will not display in your balance when you open these games.

Free spins winnings must be wagered thirty-five times over before they can be withdrawn, within three days of your free spins being used. Players from Ecuador, Nicaragua or Panana are banned from receiving free spins.

There are plenty of jurisdictions where you will not be awarded a welcome bonus if you live there. Make sure you check the site’s T&Cs in full before you claim a bonus.

New customers only. £10 minimum deposit required. +18 Only. 40x wagering on bonus amounts. Bonus Spins only available with a min. first deposit of £25. Bonus Spins are available on Coins of Egypt only. Offer will expire after 30 days from registration. Terms & conditions apply. www.gambleaware.co.uk

Range of games

Betsafe Casino has one of the best game selections around and this is due to them being a multi-platform software casino. Here is a breakdown of their game selection on the home page:

• New Games: Every month there are new games that get released, this section shows you exactly what is new.
• Video slots: This include popular titles such as Mega Moolah and Mega Moolah variants, Sparks, Neon Staxx, Lights, Hall of Gods, Steam Tower, Mermaids Millions and plenty more. There are over three hundred online slot games to choose from
• Online roulette: These games include roulette, VIP roulette, European Roulette, American Roulette, Premier Roulette and French Roulette
• Jackpots: There are thirty-five progressive jackpot games including Mega Moolah, Mega Fortune and more.
• Table games reach a total of over thrity and include titles such as casino hold’em, blackjack and different variants, baccarat, ‘Red Dog’ and more.
• Classic slots: These are three-reel slots and include games like Mega Joker, Crazy Reels and Lucky 8-line
• Blackjack: Choose between nearly a dozen different Blackjack Variants
• Video poker: This includes all the popular titles such as Jacks or Better, Deuces Wild, Joker Poker and more
• Live Casino Games include roulette, blackjack, poker and baccarat

Pros and Cons

Pros

• Top games from Microgaming and NetEnt available
• Plenty of top live casino options
• Other gambling options available
• ‘BIG’ £1 spins available as freebies

Cons

• Site seems slow to load
• Support could be more supportive

Layout and usability

Depending on which area of gaming you’re interested in, will determine the theme of Betsafe Casino, this is because each platform of the casino has a different theme:

• Betsafe casino: Even though there is a simple dark grey pinstripe background, the home page is quite busy. When landing on the page you see the main menu in bright red, followed by a banner and the game selection which displays icons for games.
• Betsafe poker has a similar feel to the Casino page. Poker games can be played according to preference – Poker Red being NetEnt Software and Poker Black being CryptoLogic software.
• Betsafe sports: The sports section is a simple dark grey background with all the games listed on the left, depending on what you sport you want to bet on. The main section of the page lists results, upcoming games and games being played at the moment.
• Betsafe live betting: This has a very similar look and feel to the sports section of the casino; this is where you can bet on live games. It offers live feeds and has a unique sports field background.
• Betsafe live casino is Vegas inspired, when you land on the page you are automatically drawn toward the Vegas background with pin up girls. There is a list of live games you can choose from that is divided into categories.

The Betsafe mobile casino brings you the ability to play throughout the United Kingdom and world alike. Whether you find yourself in England, Scotland, Ireland or Wales, you can now rest assured that you will be able to play your favourite mobile casino straight from your smart phone or tablet device! No download is needed to enjoy the mobile freedom, all that you need is a device which supports HTML5 – which both Android and Apple products do. So sit back, relax and begin to enjoy the thrills of this amazing mobile casino!

Promotions for existing players

As with most big gambling companies (and make no bones about it, Betsafe is a BIG gambling company) the range of offers available at all times is sizeable. There’s always a great range of offers available to existing players at the site, such as special bonuses for live casino games, and deals if you play the ‘game of the week’. You just need to pay a visit to their promotions page whenever you log in so you can see all the latest deals.

We do have a slight criticism, though. The deals here seem too-tailored for live casino players. We’d like to see more offers for players whom prefer to avoid the live casino tables.

VIP/Loyalty scheme

Surprisingly, the casino side of the Betsafe gambling arena does not have either a VIP or loyalty scheme. This a real surprise as the poker side of Betsafe does, and it’s a little hard to understand why they could not have extended this to the casino side as well.

Special features

Betsafe Casino makes use of seven different casino software providers: Microgaming, NetEnt, Evolution Gaming (for the live casino options), Ongame, Play’n GO, Thunderkick and Red Tiger Gaming. You can play at the casino via instant play, download or mobile, depending on your preference.

For the first time at this casino, we saw a small downfall – the support on their live chat just wasn’t very good, and they do not offer an international phone number to get hold of them. You can contact them via their UK line 0044-808-2800 766, which is 24/7. Alternatively you can contact them via live chat or you can email them on support-en@betsafe.com.

Other betting options

Betsafe is part of Betsson, a Swedish gambling company that can trace its roots all the way back to 1963. One part of Betsson actually branched out and broke off and eventually became the supreme gambling software company we all know and love today as NetEnt. Betsafe itself was a separate concern until it was gobbled up by Betsson in 2011. Both companies have been long-term leading lights in Scandinavia for all forms of online gambling, and now offer their complete gambling portfolio to the rest of the world.

The main components of Betsafe then are the casino, the live casino, the sports book, in-play betting, a dedicated horse-racing section, a poker room and a virtual sports section. The only thing that’s really missing is a bingo section!

Overall Rating of Betsafe Casino

There’s one thing you can rest assured of at Betsafe – here you can bet safely no matter your wagering choice – sports, casino, live casino or poker. This is a very big brand and as the tag line of the main site says, you’ve got to be “in it to win it”. Let’s hope that when you sign up with this superior online casino you’ll not only win, you’ll win bigly!