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BetWinner Casino Review (3 Hours Tested)
Have you heard of BetWinner yet? The green-themed sportsbook and casino that has been around for ages and that somehow still keeps popping up in 2024. This is a brand with a colourful history, to say the least, and it deserves its rightful place as one of the most notable online brands that ever existed. For all the wrong reasons, as your resident casino reviewer and mate Edward will explain further below.
Let’s get the facts straight first. BetWinner went live in 2007 primarily as a sportsbook, and this is still its prime product, with lots of stuff on the side, including casino, which is why they’re here at DashTickets, a site that focuses mostly on casinos. The website design is a copycat of the most famous bookmaker of the era. BetWinner is very clever in getting customers to sign up – during their hey day you could see them everywhere.
Today, in 2024, you have a chance to go back to the old days and gamble like it’s the 2000s. The gambling industry has evolved quite a bit since, while BetWinner remained largely the unchanged product, albeit with new games. In this review, hear Edward out and let’s review this brand to its bare bones.
BetWinner Casino
400% up to NZ$2625 + 150 Free spins
- Usable website with lots going on
- Good mobile experience; mobile app too
- Lots of slots by lesser known developers
| Wagering: | x35 |
| Payout time: | 3-30 Days |
| Deposit options: | Visa, Mastercard, Perfect Money, Jeton, Sticpay, AirTM, Skrill, Skrill 1-Tap, MiFinity, ecoPayz, Neteller, Paysafecard, and 43 cryptocurrencies |
| Payout options: | Bank transfer, Perfect Money, Jeton, Sticpay, AirTM, Skrill, Skrill 1-Tap, MiFinity, ecoPayz, Neteller, and 43 cryptocurrencies |
| Paying rate: | 96% | Providers: | Pragmatic Play, 3 Oaks Gaming, Spinomenal, Mancala, Betsoft, BGaming, Amatic, Tom Horn Gaming, Winspinity, Gambit, 7Mojos, NetEnt, Holle Games, MGA Games, Red Tiger, PG Soft, Evolution, Mascot Gaming, KA Gaming, NetGame Entertainment, NoLimit City, Eurasian Gaming, Slot Factory, SimplePlay, Mr Slotty, NGM Game, Belatra, Evoplay, Betixon, Platipus, DLV, 5 Men Gaming, G.Games, BF Games, OneTouch, AWG, Espresso Games, 14Win, TrueLab, Zeus Play, Red Rake Gaming, Arrow's Edge, Apollo Games, Aspect Gaming, LGD Gaming, Concept Gaming, PS, Spade Gaming, Gamediaworks, Genesis, Rival, Worldmatch, Swintt, Ortiz, Booming Games, Caleta, Inbet Games, Radi8, OnlyPlay, RubyPlay, Felix Gaming, Super Lotto Games, GoldenRace, Revolver Gaming, Triple Cherry, R.Franco Digital, GameArt, Quickspin, Kalamba Games, Fugaso, Thunderspin, Slot Matrix, Bunjox, Reevo, Vibra Gaming, Playson, Gaming Corps, Netgaming, Creative Gaming, Charismatic, Betsolutions, GameBeat, Endorphina, Zillion Games, Mega7, Altente Gaming, CQ9, Naga Games, Igrosoft, Turbo Games, Amigo Gaming, Boldplay, Funky Games, Bigpot Gaming, FastSpin, TaDa Gaming, TopSpin, AdvantPlay |
| Game types: | Video Poker, Bingo, Online Poker, Roulette, Baccarat, Craps, Lotto, Scratch Cards, Keno, Betting |
| Pokies games: | 2000+ |
| Live games: | 500+ |
| Mobile App: | Website |
| Minimum deposit: | NZD8.85 |
| Enstablished: | 2007 |
| Licence: | Curacao |
BetWinner Casino Rating
BetWinner Casino Pros and Cons
- Usable website with lots going on
- Good mobile experience; mobile app too
- Lots of slots by lesser known developers
- Freezes withdrawals and locks accounts
- Impossible verification procedure if you’re a winner
- Popular pokie providers are largely absent
- Late 2000’s website design
- Promotes bad games at every opportunity
My Playing Experience at BetWinner Casino
| Timing: | 3 hours |
| Registration: | 10 minutes |
| KYC: | Proof of ID, proof of address, lots more documents |
| Support: | Fast reply, trained |
| Playing time: | 3 hours |
| Deposit and withdrawal: | I deposited with Jeton |
Registration Process
BetWinner will offer numerous methods for registration as they don’t want to lose you. You can register with your phone number, email, some sort of Quick Registration that again asks for your phone, and you can register with social media.
I went the usual route and chose email registration. It asked for my phone number as an optional piece of information, and I refused to give it. I don’t want to be called in the middle of the night by some crypto broker two years from now. When I see an operator I don’t trust, I limit the information that I provide.
How much I deposited and what bonus I got
When you have a registered account, you can proceed to the cashier section to make a deposit, and you’ll be presented with an incredible number of deposit options.
Here are the ones I got: Visa, Mastercard, Perfect Money, Jeton, Sticpay, AirTM, Skrill, Skrill 1-Tap, MiFinity, ecoPayz, Neteller, Paysafecard, and 43 cryptocurrencies. I opted for Jeton since I had just registered an account there while I was reviewing another casino.
The minimum deposit amount was really low, as you can see on the screenshots, 8.85 NZD, which is the exact conversion of 5 EUR. After you enter the desired deposit amount, you’re taken to the Jeton website to complete the payment.
I opted to not use the bonus as I just wanted to test the games real quick.
My Playing Experience
My playing experience at BetWinner was all about doing some mystery shopper work for you guys, so I opened a bunch of pokies and tried to see what their RTP is so I can compare it to the values that I know are fair.
First I played Big Bass Bonanza – surprisingly, Big Bass Splash wasn’t available – and was actually pleasantly surprised that the game is set to its medium payout setting, as I expected the worst from BetWinner.
However, one thing I did notice is that BetWinner will do whatever it can to promote arcade games such as Aviator and the games from the Win Games section, as well as the pokies that aren’t really that good. You can find the good ones, but need to use the search function to find them.
I wanted to play Gates of Olympus 1000 but it wasn’t available so I played the original instead, and then I stuck with Le Bandit for the longest as I like that pokie and it was set to the highest RTP setting here. So I played until I had no more money, and didn’t have too much luck with the free spins.
I can see how a player who doesn’t really know what he’s doing will be steered towards bad games at BetWinner, so, please, only gamble here if you know what exact games you want to play and what RTP is.
I didn’t even want to request a withdrawal here because I don’t want to give BetWinner my ID card or, even worse, passport.
Welcome Bonuses
The main welcome bonus for the casino is a welcome package that sums up to NZ$2625 and 150 free spins, and the first of the four deposit bonuses is 100% up to €300 or currency equivalent – close to NZ$600 – plus 30 free spins.
In addition to this bonuses there are lots more, they never end, from reload bonuses to some prizes you can win and cashback. It’s important to check each offer for its individual terms and conditions so you know what you’re getting.
Key Bonus Terms and Conditions
- Minimum deposit is €10
- The maximum bet is €5
- Wagering requirement is 35x the bonus amount
Games you can play at BetWinner Casino
BetWinner offers heaps of games but to a trained eye the absence of some developers and some games. Of the most popular developers, here you got Pragmatic Play and that’s about it, with almost all classic pokie developers absent, in favour of lesser developers who are just trying to make it in the business. There are also some questionable titles with unknown RTP.
Pokies at BetWinner Casino
BetWinner has a unique selection of pokies, some of which you probably won’t find anywhere else. While they have some top providers such as Pragmatic Play that is absolutely everywhere these days, this is largely a list of mid- and bottom-of-the-barrel providers. This writer hasn’t yet heard of Charismatic, Amigo Gaming, Altente, BoldPlay or LGD Gaming – and I review casinos for a living.
It’s important to be careful whenever you’re playing a game by a provider that you haven’t heard of, because there are providers that have really awful RTP on their games and perhaps even awful math models that make the games unplayable. I’m not saying this is the case here because I don’t know, I’m saying, be careful in such a situation.
It seems that new pokies don’t appear as fast as they do in other casinos, I wasn’t able to find Gates of Olympus 1000, for example, so I had to play the original Gates of Olympus.
In the lobby, the pokies presented to you will be those that BetWinner wishes to promote. These are usually pokies by lesser developers that have an unknown RTP, though if you dig deeper you can find your favourite titles by Pragmatic Play and other providers, and those pokies that are configurable by the casino usually have a good RTP value, surprisingly to me.
These are the developers that are at BetWinner at the moment:
Pragmatic Play, 3 Oaks Gaming, Spinomenal, Mancala, Betsoft, BGaming, Amatic, Tom Horn Gaming, Winspinity, Gambit, 7Mojos, NetEnt, Holle Games, MGA Games, Red Tiger, PG Soft, Evolution, Mascot Gaming, KA Gaming, NetGame Entertainment, NoLimit City, Eurasian Gaming, Slot Factory, SimplePlay, Mr Slotty, NGM Game, Belatra, Evoplay, Betixon, Platipus, DLV, 5 Men Gaming, G.Games, BF Games, OneTouch, AWG, Espresso Games, 14Win, TrueLab, Zeus Play, Red Rake Gaming, Arrow’s Edge, Apollo Games, Aspect Gaming, LGD Gaming, Concept Gaming, PS, Spade Gaming, Gamediaworks, Genesis, Rival, Worldmatch, Swintt, Ortiz, Booming Games, Caleta, Inbet Games, Radi8, OnlyPlay, RubyPlay, Felix Gaming, Super Lotto Games, GoldenRace, Revolver Gaming, Triple Cherry, R.Franco Digital, GameArt, Quickspin, Kalamba Games, Fugaso, Thunderspin, Slot Matrix, Bunjox, Reevo, Vibra Gaming, Playson, Gaming Corps, Netgaming, Creative Gaming, Charismatic, Betsolutions, GameBeat, Endorphina, Zillion Games, Mega7, Altente Gaming, CQ9, Naga Games, Igrosoft, Turbo Games, Amigo Gaming, BoldPlay, Funky Games, Bigpot Gaming, FastSpin, TaDa Gaming, TopSpin, AdvantPlay
Pokie RTP Test
BetWinner actually fared better than most casinos in my RTP test. Those pokies that are configurable by the casino, most notably the Pragmatic Play titles, have a higher RTP here than in the other casinos that I’ve tested this year.
Be careful and always check the RTP of the game you’re playing by going to the game’s Info screen, then compare to what is the maximum RTP value for that game.
| Game | Developer | RTP at BetWinner | Maximum RTP setting |
| Big Bass Bonanza | Pragmatic Play | 95.67% | 96.71% |
| Magic of the Ring | Wazdan | 96.47% | 96.47% |
| Big Bass Mission Fishin’ | Pragmatic Play | 94.50% | 96.71% |
| Gates of Olympus | Pragmatic Play | 94.50% | 96.50% |
| Le Bandit | Hacksaw Gaming | 96.34% | 96.34% |
Live Dealer Games
I was actually impressed with the lineup of live dealer casino game providers at BetWinner. The two staples are Evolution and Pragmatic Play, and then you got a bunch of smaller providers that you may have not yet heard of: Winfinity, Vivo Gaming, VTV Bet, 7Mojos, Absolute Live Gaming, SA Gaming, Lucky Streak, XPG, Asia Gaming, Atmosfera, GrazGame, Super Spade Games, LiveG 24, ElCasino. Notably, Playtech and Ezugi are absent – you’ll miss them if you want to play the usual games that live dealer players like to play.
I counted 122 roulette games and 148 baccarat games, just to give you an example of what’s going on here. There are so many games and so many tables that you’ll be spoiled for choice. This is a good live casino when it comes to the selection of games. If you’re one of the lucky players who actually get paid what they win.
Payment Methods
Deposit
Visa, Mastercard, Perfect Money, Jeton, Sticpay, AirTM, Skrill, Skrill 1-Tap, MiFinity, ecoPayz, Neteller, Paysafecard, and 43 cryptocurrencies
Withdrawal
Bank transfer, Perfect Money, Jeton, Sticpay, AirTM, Skrill, Skrill 1-Tap, MiFinity, ecoPayz, Neteller, and 43 cryptocurrencies
BetWinner has always been known as a brand that will accept whatever payment method you use, regardless of how obscure it is. There are always a bunch of local e-wallets here as BetWinner strives to cater to local markets and is willing to take a deposit, whatever your payment method will be.
Same goes for cryptocurrencies. If some crypto is popular, such as the Roma Fan Token, BetWinner will include it.
Does BetWinner use NZD natively?
No. They use EUR. They’ll do a currency conversion from NZD to whatever currency they’re using in their system in the back end. BetWinner doesn’t use any localised banking methods such as New Zealand banks, it was always e-wallets and crypto here.
Customer Support
Customer support at BetWinner is highly trained in dealing with angry customers who can’t get their withdrawal and who can’t get their account verified. They are well-versed in taming you and making you jump through some more hoops. If angered, they are known to threaten with account closure.
BetWinner Casino Company Information and Licencing
Betwinner.com is owned and operated by PREVAILER B.V. as a License Holder (Antillephone license No. 8048/JAZ). HARBESINA LTD (reg.number HE 405135) provides processing services on the website as a Billing Agent with a registered office located at Agias Zonis, 22A, 3027, Limassol, Cyprus. All rights reserved and protected by law.
Antillephone is your standard Curacao licence for crypto casinos, and so far BetWinner has shown no intent to move to the new and more strict Curacao Gaming Board licence, they’ll likely stick with Antillephone for as long as it works.
There is no player protection here so there’s no one to turn to when things go sour. In case of many other Curacao-licensed casinos the absence of a regulatory body and player protection isn’t important because we know that some brands rely on player reputation alone, so they treat players fairly. BetWinner is different – they scam players and they know there will still be enough players who are clueless and who will open an account here.
How other players rate BetWinner Casino
I’ll try to put my own opinion and experience out of the focus, and mention other players’ reviews instead. On TrustPilot, there are 316 reviews of BetWinner, 289 (92%) of which are lowest 1-star ratings. The average rating is 1.2 stars.
If you read the ratings you’ll see people complaining about their accounts being frozen, withdrawals blocked, more and more verification documents demanded by BetWinner but the account never gets verified.
I was able to find a few unfortunate New Zealanders who have made a deposit here and they report the same thing. Don’t be one of them.
Is BetWinner Casino legit or a scam?
BetWinner has always been, and probably always will be, an outright scam. You should not play here. Whatever they promise you, don’t make a deposit. BetWinner’s business model is to never pay the players.
This website originated as a mirror of Bet365 (it’s an identical copy of their old design – Bet365 did a redesign since but BetWinner did not). Agents were (and still are) used to lure people in through human contact and false promises and make them deposit money.
What you can use BetWinner for is a litmus test of some casino review website such as DashTickets. Whenever you come across a new one, see how they rate BetWinner. If they rate it any higher than a scam, then you shouldn’t really trust the reviews you read there because obviously every brand that pays for a listing gets a good rating and that website doesn’t care about you as a player.
BetWinner has been around for a long time, I have played here, I have friends who played here, and I know what the reputation of this brand is and how they approach their business.
They will block withdrawals and then ask for impossible verification documents, frustrating you for long enough for you to either give up or gamble your money away in anger because you can’t withdraw it. They delete accounts, too.
One thing that will come out of the pending geolocation IP block as proposed by the New Zealand government is that sites like betwinner.com, and hopefully their many mirrors, will be blocked so Kiwis won’t have access to them.
Even if BetWinner decided to clean up their act today, I’ve heard enough horror stories in the past so I say they’re a scam on principle alone, out of human kindness towards their many victims.
