NetBet Casino Review

As we previously already noticed, NetBet was founded in 2001 which means that it has quite a long history in the relatively modern business field of online casinos. The casino gained an official licence in 2002 from the Malta Gaming Authority – the country where the casino was also founded. It however also has a strong presence in the United Kingdom, having a licence as well with the UK Gambling Commission. NetBet has not only many subsidiaries in different countries, but also operates different websites all focusing on individual games. For example, while the main website of NetBet is the regular online casino, NetBet also has a special poker website and a website for sports betting.

Older players who are playing at online casinos since the very first years of the online gambling industry might remember the name of Casino 770. This was the name of the casino before it became NetBet in 2013. If you are an old school gambler you might thus have already played at this casino before without really realising it!

Due to its two active casino licences on the Mediterranean island of Malta, an EU member state, as well as in the United Kingdom, NetBet is able to open its casino to players across the entire world. Even though players from a few countries are still barred from playing at NetBet due to restrictive national laws forbidding them to play at foreign casinos, people from a majority of countries can access the casino without problem and sign up to create a new account. When we look at the language options, it clearly shows that this casino does not solely focus on Malta and the UK alone. You can set the language to Dutch, German, French, Spanish, Greek, Romanian and even Japanese. The same counts for the currencies which can be used to gamble. You can change the casino settings to solely play with euros (EUR), British pound sterling (GBP) and American dollars (USD), although other currencies which are more rare worldwide are also offered, such as the Canadian dollar (CAD) and the Argentinian peso (ARS).

With over 500 games accessible at the online casino, NetBet has a great variety of games. The games are all made by the best of casino software developers in the world. The main suppliers of casino games are NetEnt and Microgaming, although you will also find games from Amatic, IGT, iSoftBet, NextGen Gaming, Leander Games, Quickspin, Evolution Gaming, Bally Technologies, Ainsworth, Booming Games, Barcrest, GameArt, Endorphina, Mr Slotty, Gameplay Interactive, Pragmatic Play and Pariplay at this casino. It is therefore easy to conclude that most of the best-known games across the world can be found back at NetBet.

No shortage of slots and other casino games on the NetBet website!

NetBet bough the best of what each of these games developers have to offer in order for you to be able to play it at their online casino. For example, Amatic is famous for their video slots, and NetBet has its share of them ready for you to play on. NetEnt, being one of the two biggest contributors to the NetBet casino, specialises in games such as video poker, roulette, blackjack, baccarat and red dog. Microgaming, another industry giant, also made these games available to NetBet, while a smaller company like Pragmatic Play delivered more unique games such as casino war, keno and double exposure – which are exciting games you will not easily find with other online casinos.

High rollers can find a number of special games at NetBet online casino which will surely keep them entertained for a long while. At these games, the sky is really the limit as you can wage extremely high amounts in some real high stakes action. It is high risk, high reward to the max! One of such examples is a game called Blackjack Multihand VIP. As the name already implies, you can play with multiple hands (up to three) at the same time. This way you can play much faster and for higher limits than with regular blackjack games. This game was developed by iSoftBet and is a must to try if you are crazy about blackjack or are a high roller who wants to play for large sums of money.

If you like poker, then NetBet is surely worth your attention as well as the casino has its own dedicated poker website. NetBet poker is suitable both for beginning players as well as for high rollers who are out to win some big cash. There are lots of tournaments organised on the NetBet poker website and it is easy to see why this attracts so many players. Just take a look at the table of daily tournament winners and you will see people winning jackpots of up to 50,000 EUR. If poker is your preferred casino game, then NetBet is definitely worthy of your time.

To entice new players to sign up with their casino, NetBet has several bonuses readily available. All you need to do is to register a new account at this online casino, and deposit some money to start playing with. Take a look at the tab called ‘promotions’ on their website to see what the casino currently offers to newly registered users. Often there are special bonuses for new players, as well as for loyal customers who frequently return to the casino to play. Do note that for some bonuses you need to fill in the bonus promotion code in order to claim it. If you want to play without any bonuses, then you can easily do so as well, although you would be crazy to say no to some free money!

The current bonus offer for new users is a decent welcome bonus which can reach a maximum of 200 euro (or the equivalent in USD or GBP). To claim this bonus, you first need to register for a new account and deposit some money to it. The welcome bonus is in fact a deposit bonus of 100 percent. This means that whatever amount you transfer to your online casino account will be matched by the house. Pay 50 euro to your account, and you will get 50 euro for free by the casino on top of that, meaning that you can start playing with a bankroll of 100 euro. Just remember that the bonus is capped at 200 euro, so in order to claim the maximum bonus amount you need to deposit 200 euro.

Like all casinos, also NetBet has a wagering requirement attached to its bonus. This is a very decent 30 times, which is a wee bit better than you fill find with other casinos, which often use the industry standard of 35x. The wagering requirement means that you need to wage the bonus amount a specific amount of times before you will be able to cash it out (which counts as well for any winnings you might get from the bonus money).

This wagering requirement might seem like quite an annoying step to take, but remember that it is there for a reason. Without a wagering requirement, everyone would sign up for a casino account just to claim the bonus and cash it out immediately, which is of course something which would bankrupt any casino within days! If you claimed the maximum 200 euro bonus, you need to wage a total of 6,000 EUR at casino games. This might sound like a lot, but remember this is money which you are betting – it does not matter if you win or lose. If you like playing casino games you can easily reach this within hours (or days) and with a bit of talent and selecting the right casino game, you will still have your entire bankroll intact having won as many times as you have lost. The NetBet requirement of 30 times is really quite an easy condition compared to the rules other casinos have.

Newcomers at NetBet will also receive 25 free spins once they have registered their account. You can use these spins at video slots such as Cosmic Fortune, Tornado Farm Escape, Jack and the Beanstalk and of course the all-time favourite of Starburst. Do remember that there is as well a wagering requirement for the free spins. If you win a certain amount with the free spins, you have to wage it a total of 40 times before the amount will be fully unlocked for you to cash it out.

The bonus fun does not stop after registration at NetBet, as the casino does offer a number of other bonuses and organises regular bonus campaigns for its clients. These can for example be reload bonuses on top of money you use to replenish your bankroll or free spins on a number of video slots. Just click on the tab called ‘promotions’ to see what the current offers are. It pays off to check this daily, as some offers such as free spins are given at regular intervals. NetBet also offers free spins exclusively for those who also play at the mobile casino version on their smartphone. The only thing you need to do to unlock those free spins is to simply log into your casino account from your smartphone and start one of the games where the offer is valid. The casino also regularly gives away free spins to the top 100 players on certain video slots, which a nice added touch as well.

Of course, it is also possible to access NetBet on your smartphone. There is absolutely no need to rely just on your laptop or computer when it comes to playing your favourite casino game. You can as easily play them on the road and have an equal amount of fun, tension and excitement. About half of NetBet’s 500 games are accessible as well on a smartphone – which is quite a good score as it takes some effort (and money) to adapt games to a mobile format. You can choose to access the casino through your mobile internet browser, or you can download the special app which is there for both Android as well as iOS operating systems.

You can play most video slots as well as almost all table games on your smartphone. There are however also some unique games which give you a true mobile casino experience. These are highly popular games such as Alice in Wonderland and Avalon 2. Even the live casino function is fully accessible on your mobile phone.

Let’s take a closer look at the NetBet live casino now we are talking about this particular aspect of this casino. NetBet is proud of its live casino – and it does have bragging rights when it comes to this as we were very impressed by the high quality of it. At the NetBet live casino, you can choose from 25 table games. These are the old favourites of blackjack, baccarat and roulette, but also games like three card poker and casino hold’em. All these live casino games are made by the software providers NetEnt and Evolution Gaming and are of really high quality. Most important of all, the live casino games load fast and run smoothly.

The safety and trustworthiness of the live casino is also good. All dealers we encountered were very professional and clearly seemed to be well-trained. They were talkative and helpful and know how to keep their players happy. Like all other casino games, also the live casino games are frequently monitored by the authorities and every single came is logged and taped on camera, which assures that there is no cheating and every outcome is completely random and honest. The live casino, just like the other games at NetBet, are also regularly audited by iTech Labs, an independent and fully accredited Australian testing company, which says a lot how serious NetBet takes safety, security and trustworthiness.

The casino help desk is often overlooked by players when they decide on which online casino they want to start playing at. It is however a vital part of any online casino. Trust us on this, in the (extremely unlikely) case when something might go sour, be it a game crashing right in the middle of a play, or problems surrounding the payout of your casino winnings, you really want a trustworthy casino with knowledgeable and helpful employees who are easy to contact and who reply fast.

Luckily, this is the case at NetBet, where a multilingual customer service team is ready to help you with any problem or question you might have. You can contact the help desk through the live chat, by email or by telephone. Especially the live chat function is very helpful as you can contact a casino employee right at the moment while you are still playing – which is handy if you need your question immediately answered. We have the same experience with the phone agents of NetBet. Just remember that the help desk phone lines are currently opened from 8am to 11pm GMT, so if you need to speak to someone outside of these hours you are better off using the live chat. All our interactions with the help desk of NetBet have been pleasant, so we can only conclude that the casino did a great job here.

If you want to deposit or transfer money to your online account to start playing you will not face any problems at NetBet. There are lots of different payment options to get money to your online account, although unfortunately payment speeds can be rather long at times depending on the payment or cash out method you select. As always, the best options are your credit card or using your e-wallet, as these options are processed near-instantly. Using a bank transfer is unfortunately one of the slower options. Besides credit cards (both Visa and MasterCard) and e-wallets (Neteller, Skrill) also debit cards are accepted for payments (Visa Electron, Maestro). There is a minimum deposit limit of 20 euro (or the equivalent in USD or GBP).

NetBet has regular bonus offers for newly registered players as well as for long-time members.

NetBet has a minimum payout limit of 20 euro (or 20 USD or 20 GBP) – so remember this before you start playing. If it is your first time playing at NetBet and if you have never requested a cash out before, you are required to send a copy of a valid identification card (for example your passport) to NetBet to confirm your identity. This rule is valid for cash outs of over 2,500 EUR – although the casino has the right to demand this as well for lower amounts. This is just a precaution which is there for your own safety (and of your money) and it really should not be much of a hindrance. For such big amounts the casino may also ask proof of your address details, which you can confirm by for example showing a copy of post addressed to your home address or a bank slip or bill.

There currently is a maximum payout limit of 100,000 EUR per month. If you might have won the jackpot (let’s say you won a million on a video slot) it therefore means you need to spread out the transfer of your winnings over ten consecutive months. There is an option for an express payout – for which you have to pay a small fee. If you do this, you will have your winnings deposited in your e-wallet within 24 hours and transferred to your credit card in between three to five days. Asking the casino to transfer your winnings on your bank account might take between four days and a week. These are all average payout times in the casino industry, so NetBet does a fairly good job here. The limits which are put in place are absolutely fine for most players, even for many of the high rollers, and might only be a bit annoying if you just won the jackpot. Although if we would win a million or more we can surely wait a few months until we receive the full amount and would not really mind the waiting at all!

We very much liked the time we spent playing at NetBet. As one of the older online casinos around, it really shows that NetBet knows what is is doing and how to run a successful casino. It indeed is a place where the players come first – which the casino likes to claim. We mostly loved the selection of games – more than 500 of them. NetBet knows what its players wants and has the casino games to provide them with hours of fun and excitement. Whether you want to play poker, blackjack or slots, there is a great game there for everyone. Both high rollers as well as players with a small bankroll will find suitable slots and tables with the right limits for them. An additional nice factor which we forgot to touch in our review is that you can test out all these casino games for free without even registering. It is a great way to practice and to check if this casino might be something for you!

With a double licence in the UK and on Malta, the casino is very reliable. You can trust the casino that all your data and money is safe, and that all games which you play are run in an honest way with a fair chance of winning. The casino even has independent companies audit its games to show that all results are indeed completely random and honest. Another great point which we must mention is the live casino, which runs smoothly even if you access it on your smartphone. The mobile casino of NetBet is in general one of the better ones on the internet, so if you prefer to play on your phone instead of a computer, do give this casino a chance.

With decent bonuses and promotion campaigns as well as good payout limits, we can only conclude that NetBet is an extremely reliable casino which is a must-try for everyone seriously interested in online casino games.