Baptism by Fire - success Betspin is giving it a go!

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I signed up on Saturday and despite losing 20 deposits with 0 withdrawals, the service overall has been excellent. I'm confident they will become a very successful casino. The site works smoothly and live chat on the two occasions I had to use it seemed very knowledgable and polite. The games tend to run in a small window which doesn't bother me personally, but may do for others.

One thing I would like to see are more promotions or bonuses offered outside of the welcome package. I don't see anything on their website that mentions if they do this, but I did find a £30 goodwill gesture bonus in my account a few days ago. I think that without a clear description of a loyalty program or future promotions, its difficult to find a reason to make a cold deposit when there are many casinos such as videoslots or tradacasino which offer cashback on every single deposit and have mostly all the same games. You may find many players claiming the welcome package and then never playing again as there is no real incentive.

Looking forward to seeing the WMS games added though as they always give an incentive to play no matter what bonuses are offered.

Hey,

It’s great to hear that you found our service to be excellent and thank you for the kind words as well.

I am glad you asked about the promotions, as we have lots coming up to reward our players once they have claimed the welcome bonus package. So watch this space. :thumbsup:
In the meantime we are offering many rewards through email. So be sure to be opted in to receive promotional emails and check your inbox to take advantage.

I can also assure you that Williams Interactive games are coming as well.

Thanks,
Phil.
 
Hi benmooe,

Thanks for the information, appreciated.

That's quite strange though as you should receive a message similar to the below after clicking the verification email:

View attachment 53226

Can I kindly ask what browser version and device you are using?

Thanks in advance,

Cheers,
Phil.

Hey Phil,

I'm using Chrome on a Macbook Pro (OSX Mavericks). Even if that should have come up, It'd be nice to have an easy route to deposit upon signup. I used to work in QA for a bingo site many moons ago so have seen how important it is to have these in-roads to depositing. Saves money on email marketing later if you have a minimal "no-depositor" list :)

Thanks!
 
important it is to have these in-roads to depositing

I can tell that you have worked with it since you like that.

Me on the other hand hate casinos that promptly want me to deposit as soon as I have logged in. Let me breath first, take a look around, and make a deposit when I'm ready and feel comfortable with what I'm doing.

It just reminds me of those sites where some chat pages pops up all the time. I'm allergic to them also :p
 
It just reminds me of those sites where some chat pages pops up all the time. I'm allergic to them also :p

Is it bad that i also worked for a company who made them? I'm sorry. I was young and desperate for money :p (also, fun fact, most of them don't have real people at the other end, it's just made to look like it)
 
Is it bad that i also worked for a company who made them? I'm sorry. I was young and desperate for money :p (also, fun fact, most of them don't have real people at the other end, it's just made to look like it)

Your profile says you're still just a kid. Phil - don't listen to him :D
 
Hey,

In the meantime we are offering many rewards through email. So be sure to be opted in to receive promotional emails and check your inbox to take advantage.

I can also assure you that Williams Interactive games are coming as well.


Thanks,
Phil.

Hi Phil do you have a time frame on when WMS games will be added ? Its going to be interesting to see how you guys evolve over this year.
 
I can tell that you have worked with it since you like that.

Me on the other hand hate casinos that promptly want me to deposit as soon as I have logged in. Let me breath first, take a look around, and make a deposit when I'm ready and feel comfortable with what I'm doing.

It just reminds me of those sites where some chat pages pops up all the time. I'm allergic to them also :p

Both approaches are good though I personally like more the easy approach letting everyone take their time. We'll look into having both options available so we can serve everyone the way they like.

Have a nice weekend all and thanks for all the great comments so far. Appreciated!

mikko
 
Seeing as I've been playing for over a week now...

My own personal review of BetSpin Casino

I opened an account at Betspin last week. Signing up was a doddle, I saw no issues whatsoever. I made a debit card deposit and, as always, declined any sign-up bonus.
They have most of my favourite games; Dead or Alive, Immortal Romance, Twin Spin, Starburst (yes, really), Creature from the Black Lagoon (ditto) etc, although there are some disappointing omissions on a personal level; Tally Ho, Adventure Palace, Agent Jane blond, The Finer Reels of Life, Break da Bank Again, Excalibur.
The casino is very new though and plenty more games will be added in due course.

Things didn't start great. In fact I had a torrid time to kick things off, quickly losing several deposits and even vented my frustration here on Casinomeister.
Whilst I was only sounding off (we all do now and again), I expected nothing in return and continued playing. Much to my surprise, Phil added a very nice free chip to my account, to the tune of £200 with only a 5x wagering requirement. I was actually a bit embarrassed to be honest, and was kinda glad I eventually lost the bonus (I hate winning with free money).

Anyway, this seemed to spur my luck on dramatically and before I knew it I had made a couple of £300 withdrawals before landing a whopper on Dead or Alive; a lovely £1300+ win.
All in all and as things stand, I'm ahead on BetSpin after being behind by almost £1100. All withdrawals reached my account within 36hrs of being processed, which is superb.

Document verification, at the time of writing, is a bit of unnecessary faffing about; the process itself is simple - from within the site, you select which part you are uploading (Photo ID, deposit method, proof of address), select your image(s) and off they go. Sadly, there is only 1 image per part and at any one time. So I uploaded the front of my debit card, and only noticed a while later that I still needed to upload a picture of my debit card. The back, as it turns out (although there is no indication of this to begin with). This has been raised as an issue and, to BetSpin's credit, will be addressed soon enough.

Some games open and are very small. Phil has stated that this is being looked into and will be fixed (they have several ideas for tackling this issue). Although a simple fix for me on Mac (Google Chrome) is to just grab the bottom right corner of the browser window and move it up slightly; the game pops out and becomes much bigger.

The customer service is fantastic. I've communicated with Phil several times on different subjects and always receive quick replies, good information, reassurance and excellent all-round care. This is one part of the online gaming world that BetSpin clearly aim to do very well, and so far, so very good.

PROS

Good selection of games.
Attractive website that is easy to navigate.
Very few, if any, game errors.
Genuinely fast withdrawals (with NO reverse option!).
Superb customer service.
Generous bonuses.

CONS

Some teething problems remain (I'm sure they'll all be ironed out).
Missing some favourite games.
Not much else.


VERDICT

Clearly this is a casino that's been opened with the intention of "aiming for the top" (and if you don't aim for the top, you'll never reach it), doing practically everything properly right from the very start. Great customer care, fast withdrawals, plenty of games, rock solid website. It all looks good from here. Just bulk up the game selection and you'll be practically perfect.

9/10 - It's a great casino, and you're doing it very well.
 
Hi Phil do you have a time frame on when WMS games will be added ? Its going to be interesting to see how you guys evolve over this year.

Hey,

I am hoping we will have PNG ready by the end of this month, if everything goes to plan and then the Williams Interactive games should follow a few weeks later.
I'll keep you posted as things develop. ;)

Cheers,
Phil.
 
Forgot to report back after i tried betspin out for the first time, not a lot to say really i had no issues with any aspect of the site, support was good no technical problems or bonus issues. The only downside is that the game choice is not as wide as some casinos but being a new operation i would imagine this would expand as the buisness does. No win for me with the welcome offer so can't give any feedback on withdrawals. Fun experience overall , i also like how the account info is set out the wagering requirement/progress if you have a bonus is clear and simple to track. :thumbsup:
 
I registered yesterday and tried them out with a small deposit. Glad i did not make my usual deposit amount and betting my normal bet size of 2-6$ as i had a terrible experience and would have lost more money.

5 minutes from the start of playing DOA i got the first error "game not available, please try later", so pressed F5 to refresh wouldn't do it. Clicked on Lobby, wouldn't open any slot. Logged off, closed browser, cleaned cookies, re-opened, logged back in and suddenly could load DOA again. :confused:

Same error kept repeating in different time intervals, plus terrible lag quite often until balance was gone. Didn't even think about a second deposit as i was fed up with repeating the same procedure. :(

Was not impressed to be honest and will think twice before depositing again,sorry Betspin.
 
Log in to find a random no deposit bonus waiting for me on my account. Email says my play hasn't gone unnoticed and a bonus has been added to my account. Nice :thumbsup:
I'm loathe to take match bonuses but I'll faff about with NDB's all day :)
 
Log in to find a random no deposit bonus waiting for me on my account. Email says my play hasn't gone unnoticed and a bonus has been added to my account. Nice :thumbsup:
I'm loathe to take match bonuses but I'll faff about with NDB's all day :)

Nice, have you deposited much?
 
I signed up at Betspin last week and have played a few times, not a lot of success but they seem to be doing the right thing, free spins with no wagering requirements and a good range of games.
 
I signed up at Betspin last week and have played a few times, not a lot of success but they seem to be doing the right thing, free spins with no wagering requirements and a good range of games.

This is the only reason I play free spins on BetSpin. At any other casino I contact support and have them removed.
I know! I know! Free spins are free spins, you "shouldn't look a gift horse in the mouth" and all that. But if I've just spent a weekend wagering thousands of pounds, playing slots at £1 to £2 a spin (and sometimes more), I feel a bit insulted by ten free spins on Starburst at 10p a spin. Waste of time :rolleyes:

BetSpin are cool though. I can play them quickly and carry on with my gaming :cool:
 
Around £1200 :eek2:

But I'm still ahead :D

Yes, Sorry I did see your post the other day, They can see you a decent depositor, You hear allot about people receiving free chips and others pointing out it has nothing to do with your deposit amount ect, I beg to differ and does go to show that casino's do really go after the big depositors, So this is your 2nd free chip :)

I got nothing against a casino when they treat big players but bear in mind some people have just not got it to stick in and do feel they get pushed to the curb sometimes,

Belive me I more than happy when I hear that a fellow player has had a free chip, Even better when they win :)
 
This is the only reason I play free spins on BetSpin. At any other casino I contact support and have them removed.
I know! I know! Free spins are free spins, you "shouldn't look a gift horse in the mouth" and all that. But if I've just spent a weekend wagering thousands of pounds, playing slots at £1 to £2 a spin (and sometimes more), I feel a bit insulted by ten free spins on Starburst at 10p a spin. Waste of time :rolleyes:

BetSpin are cool though. I can play them quickly and carry on with my gaming :cool:

Agree that when you are given free spins with W/R they are a waste of time, if they are free they should be free with no W/R. I think Betspin have grasped this and in my view are well ahead of the game on this, even though I havent managed to hit anything with the free spins so far, I know that if I do I will be able to do what I want with it, and not have to wager £000's to withdraw something!!
 
Had an error when trying to use my free spins on Alien. Might be worth looking into.

Code:
Server Error in '/' Application.

UNAUTHORIZED_AUTHENTICATION_TOKEN

Description: An unhandled exception occurred during the execution of the current web request. Please review the stack trace for more information about the error and where it originated in the code. 

Exception Details: System.Exception: UNAUTHORIZED_AUTHENTICATION_TOKEN

Source Error: 


Line 22: </head>
Line 23: <body> 
Line 24:     @{Html.RenderAction("_GamePartial", Model);}
Line 25: </body>
Line 26: </html>

Source File: c:\inetpub\wwwroot\BetSpin\Innovation.PublicGameFrame\Views\Game\Index.cshtml    Line: 24 

Stack Trace: 


[Exception: UNAUTHORIZED_AUTHENTICATION_TOKEN]
   Innovation.PublicGameFrame.Controllers.GameController._GamePartial(GetGameModel model) +1581
   lambda_method(Closure , ControllerBase , Object[] ) +127
   System.Web.Mvc.ReflectedActionDescriptor.Execute(ControllerContext controllerContext, IDictionary`2 parameters) +242
   System.Web.Mvc.ControllerActionInvoker.InvokeActionMethod(ControllerContext controllerContext, ActionDescriptor actionDescriptor, IDictionary`2 parameters) +39
   System.Web.Mvc.Async.AsyncControllerActionInvoker.<BeginInvokeSynchronousActionMethod>b__39(IAsyncResult asyncResult, ActionInvocation innerInvokeState) +12
   System.Web.Mvc.Async.WrappedAsyncResult`2.CallEndDelegate(IAsyncResult asyncResult) +139
   System.Web.Mvc.Async.AsyncInvocationWithFilters.<InvokeActionMethodFilterAsynchronouslyRecursive>b__3d() +112
   System.Web.Mvc.Async.<>c__DisplayClass46.<InvokeActionMethodFilterAsynchronouslyRecursive>b__3f() +452
   System.Web.Mvc.Async.<>c__DisplayClass33.<BeginInvokeActionMethodWithFilters>b__32(IAsyncResult asyncResult) +15
   System.Web.Mvc.Async.<>c__DisplayClass2b.<BeginInvokeAction>b__1c() +37
   System.Web.Mvc.Async.<>c__DisplayClass21.<BeginInvokeAction>b__1e(IAsyncResult asyncResult) +241
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   System.Web.Mvc.Async.WrappedAsyncVoid`1.CallEndDelegate(IAsyncResult asyncResult) +111
   System.Web.Mvc.Controller.EndExecuteCore(IAsyncResult asyncResult) +53
   System.Web.Mvc.Async.WrappedAsyncVoid`1.CallEndDelegate(IAsyncResult asyncResult) +19
   System.Web.Mvc.MvcHandler.<BeginProcessRequest>b__5(IAsyncResult asyncResult, ProcessRequestState innerState) +51
   System.Web.Mvc.Async.WrappedAsyncVoid`1.CallEndDelegate(IAsyncResult asyncResult) +111
   System.Web.Mvc.<>c__DisplayClass4.<Wrap>b__3() +15
   System.Web.Mvc.ServerExecuteHttpHandlerWrapper.Wrap(Func`1 func) +41
   System.Web.HttpServerUtility.ExecuteInternal(IHttpHandler handler, TextWriter writer, Boolean preserveForm, Boolean setPreviousPage, VirtualPath path, VirtualPath filePath, String physPath, Exception error, String queryStringOverride) +1783

[HttpException (0x80004005): Error executing child request for handler 'System.Web.Mvc.HttpHandlerUtil+ServerExecuteHttpHandlerAsyncWrapper'.]
   System.Web.HttpServerUtility.ExecuteInternal(IHttpHandler handler, TextWriter writer, Boolean preserveForm, Boolean setPreviousPage, VirtualPath path, VirtualPath filePath, String physPath, Exception error, String queryStringOverride) +2816
   System.Web.HttpServerUtility.Execute(IHttpHandler handler, TextWriter writer, Boolean preserveForm, Boolean setPreviousPage) +275
   System.Web.HttpServerUtilityWrapper.Execute(IHttpHandler handler, TextWriter writer, Boolean preserveForm) +94
   System.Web.Mvc.Html.ChildActionExtensions.ActionHelper(HtmlHelper htmlHelper, String actionName, String controllerName, RouteValueDictionary routeValues, TextWriter textWriter) +693
   System.Web.Mvc.Html.ChildActionExtensions.RenderAction(HtmlHelper htmlHelper, String actionName, String controllerName, RouteValueDictionary routeValues) +56
   ASP._Page_Views_Game_Index_cshtml.Execute() in c:\inetpub\wwwroot\BetSpin\Innovation.PublicGameFrame\Views\Game\Index.cshtml:24
   System.Web.WebPages.WebPageBase.ExecutePageHierarchy() +280
   System.Web.Mvc.WebViewPage.ExecutePageHierarchy() +126
   System.Web.WebPages.StartPage.ExecutePageHierarchy() +143
   System.Web.WebPages.WebPageBase.ExecutePageHierarchy(WebPageContext pageContext, TextWriter writer, WebPageRenderingBase startPage) +110
   System.Web.Mvc.ViewResultBase.ExecuteResult(ControllerContext context) +380
   System.Web.Mvc.ControllerActionInvoker.InvokeActionResultFilterRecursive(IList`1 filters, Int32 filterIndex, ResultExecutingContext preContext, ControllerContext controllerContext, ActionResult actionResult) +109
   System.Web.Mvc.ControllerActionInvoker.InvokeActionResultFilterRecursive(IList`1 filters, Int32 filterIndex, ResultExecutingContext preContext, ControllerContext controllerContext, ActionResult actionResult) +890
   System.Web.Mvc.ControllerActionInvoker.InvokeActionResultWithFilters(ControllerContext controllerContext, IList`1 filters, ActionResult actionResult) +97
   System.Web.Mvc.Async.<>c__DisplayClass21.<BeginInvokeAction>b__1e(IAsyncResult asyncResult) +241
   System.Web.Mvc.Controller.<BeginExecuteCore>b__1d(IAsyncResult asyncResult, ExecuteCoreState innerState) +29
   System.Web.Mvc.Async.WrappedAsyncVoid`1.CallEndDelegate(IAsyncResult asyncResult) +111
   System.Web.Mvc.Controller.EndExecuteCore(IAsyncResult asyncResult) +53
   System.Web.Mvc.Async.WrappedAsyncVoid`1.CallEndDelegate(IAsyncResult asyncResult) +19
   System.Web.Mvc.MvcHandler.<BeginProcessRequest>b__5(IAsyncResult asyncResult, ProcessRequestState innerState) +51
   System.Web.Mvc.Async.WrappedAsyncVoid`1.CallEndDelegate(IAsyncResult asyncResult) +111
   System.Web.CallHandlerExecutionStep.System.Web.HttpApplication.IExecutionStep.Execute() +606
   System.Web.HttpApplication.ExecuteStep(IExecutionStep step, Boolean& completedSynchronously) +288

Other than that, I'm enjoying Betspin. Not won anything yet though haha.
 
Well that's my 3rd, and most likely last deposit made.

1st £80, scraped through the WR to withdraw £40 (minus £2.50 for the privilege of withdrawing) RTP=94%
2nd £50, managed about 55% of the WR, RTP=74%
3rd £70, managed about 28% of the WR, RTP=69%

Games run ok, most of the time, although I did get quite a bit of lag the first time I played.

The site it's self is VERY slow, when I've clicked on anything, it can take 5 or 6 seconds before anything even starts to happen.

The cash and bonus balances shown, when you click on the account icon down the left hand side, is not constantly updated. So it could be easy to complete the WR, without knowing it, unless you click through account settings and select bonus which shows the actual balances, not the balances from when that particular page or game was loaded

One strange thing is the banner above each game you're playing
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It's just a small thing, and maybe lost in translation or something. but it reads like a request or a command, rather than an option, which might confuse a first time player. Surely it should say 'You are playing for real. click here to play in demo mode' or something similar

Well, I've got free spins to look forward to tomorrow, so maybe a miraculous win will put things right.

Which reminds me... WHY do casinos give free spins on games such as Aliens, Big bang etc etc????? Where items or multipliers are accumulated, only to, usually, disappears after the last spin. which just causes resentment from customers.

All in all it seems to be a sound operation with decent T&C (apart from the withdrawal fee, which could put a few of the smallest depositors off playing, unless that's the intention?).

Just not a lucky place for me. But I'd still vote a yes got the BOF

Good luck.

Ps. most of the games are still quite small compared to other sites. But switching the browser to full screen mode, can help a quite a lot
 
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That banner bugs me too mate :rolleyes:

There's really no need for it, especially the way it is presented; almost like it's imperative you change to play in demo mode.
I would understand the reverse if I was already playing in demo mode, but c'mon! I'm playing for real here; leave me alone :mad:
 
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