BetGlobal Casino Review NZ

It was a breeze to open a new account at BetGlobal. It was just right, no redundant information was asked. Make sure to use your real name and real information as you’ll need to provide BetGlobal with identification documents later when you’ll be making a withdrawal. The only thing you have to do here is to submit real information, open your email to click the verification link, and enter the bonus code if you want to use one.

How much I deposited and what bonus I got

I wasn’t happy when I saw NZD doesn’t exist as a currency here. I opted for EUR instead. This would prove to be a constant mare with conversions, even during withdrawal, as withdrawals can only be made in USD and you’re given an exchange rate to use for your own calculation.

I wanted to deposit NZ$50, it turned out to be €27.82, and, as I used crypto, I actually deposited The US$30 in crypto I wanted to deposit here is around NZ$50, €27.82, and I actually deposited 263.893759 TRX. I would have used USDT Tether but the fee is incredible – BetGlobal asked me to deposit 35 USDT to get a balance of 30 USDT.

As soon as my TRX landed from Nexo it became €27.82 and I got a €33.38 bonus as I claimed the 120% casino offer. I also got 25 free spins on Wild Drops. They were worth €0.10 each, so a value of €2.50. I won €0.71 and it was transferred to my bonus balance, not my real money balance as there’s some rollover.

I had no idea what it was. But quick maths says I must wager 30 x (27.82 + 33.38) = €1,836 before I can withdraw anything. Plus whatever the rollover for the free spins is.

My Bonus Playthrough Experience

I opted for Big Bass Splash pokie, and got a notification about a tournament being on, and that the minimum required bet to participate is €0.15. This pokie has €0.10 and €0.20, so I chose the latter. Maybe I will win something. I’ve decided to play until I trigger the bonus round or get a mega win.

My balance was 43,89 when I triggered the free spins, and ended up winning 9.00. Four spins later, I triggered the free spins round again! This time I got a better catch as I started from Level 2 and got 2 extra free spins. Sweet as. I did better this time around – much better – I made it to Level 3 and eventually won €55.28! Look at the screenshot.

On my spin #159, I triggered the free spins again. Oh joy! Won €15.24 this time. In the end, after 200 spins, I had €108.03, which means I had won €46.12.

Now here’s a lesson in pro gambling. As I won a substantial amount, relative to my deposit at least, I’ve decided to call it a day and not reinvest the profits. I’ll sleep on it and play again tomorrow. This one was a winner and I’d like to keep it that way.

The next day I went to play Funky Time in the live dealer casino section. I played €0.80 per spin, €0.20 on each of the four bonus rounds. As luck would have it, on spin 4 I hit the BAR bonus round. I won a whopping 4x. This game is stupid. Since it doesn’t contribute to bonus playthrough anyway, I went back to pokies.

Next day, I did even better. Won €101.10 and a whopping €495.80 on Big Bass Splash, followed by some other mega wins before slots got cold on me. Eventually I settled for Leprechaun Frenzy to meet my bonus playthrough requirements. As my balance was already over €900, I played €1 per spin.

BetGlobal Refuses Payment

But my joy was short-lived. I already knew that the maximum winnings from the bonus can only be 10x bonus, so in my case €333.80, which plus my initial deposit of €27.82 is €361.62 that I should be allowed to withdraw.

But when I attempted to withdraw the funds, soon I got an email (look at the screenshot) telling me my winnings – as well as my deposit – were confiscated because I clicked Buy Feature on Big Bass Splash, which was a €50 bet, and that this is above the €5 maximum. So all my winnings evaporated, poof! Balance: zero.

In cases like this, a good casino will understand that I wasn’t trying to game the system, and after complaint would disregard my €50 bet and confiscate any winnings associated with it (I didn’t win anyway). A great casino will issue a warning when you try to make a bet that would void your bonus.

A bad casino will do what BetGlobal did. Halt payment because you won big.

Even though they are technically right, in the grand scheme of things this is theft of honest winnings because of an unrelated bet.

So, if you insist on playing here, make sure to follow the T&Cs. I hope that will be enough for you to get paid, and that you won’t find a new way that a predatory casino confiscates winnings. In my experience, casinos that behave like this will always find a way.