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- Sep 21, 2013
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- currently in US
Let's be honest, in my perhaps not so humble opinion, the US facing online casino market is pretty terrible. So among all the bad choices for casinos, the unregulated games with who knows what kind of player player returns and RTPs, the delays and waiting periods and processing times for payouts when you finally do win, and the fact that we often have very little recourse if something goes wrong - I thought it might be interesting if people posted some of their very favorite casinos in this sad market.
For me, I'll start with a two way tie for second, because I don't think anyone truly deserves first:
2. Slotocash (deckmedia group, while their main casino slotocash is RTG software they also have some others including rival and wgs software).
2. Bovada group (bovada, ignition, slot.lv)
The above casinos are not perfect, and I can't recommend them without any reservations, but they are probably the best combination in my opinion of actually having a chance to win on their games and getting paid if you do. That's not to say it will be easy to win, this is the US after all, and losing a dozen deposits in a row is not all that rare. But if you choose your games carefully you might have a chance.
Slotocash is RTG software which doesn't list the return to player/house edge percentages for their slots, and it varies by the provider, but it seems like all the "good" RTG casinos run at 94% and I would guess that's probably where they are. To make up for this they often have 200% deposit bonuses if you prefer to play with a bonus - personally I think it would be hard to have a chance at RTG casinos without them but I know some people don't like to deal with bonuses. Slotocash is their main casino but if you look up deckmedia you can find they also have casinos on rival software or wgs software which might have a few better paying games.
Bovada is mainly rival software plus a few other assorted smaller providers mixed in, along with some very dated RTG software they acquired long ago and some of their own games. All their casinos have virtually the same offerings. There isn't really anything truly exceptional about bovada, but unless you do anything really dumb like taking a deposit bonus and betting the whole balance on a hand of blackjack, you'll probably get paid. They are probably the best choice for high rollers as I've seen them with $9000-$20,000 max withdrawals, though I'm not sure if that depends on player status. Both these casinos have the annoying mandatory 2 day or so waiting periods on withdrawals, but bovada group may actually cash you out in a few hours if you deposit without any bonus, and they're one of very few casinos to offer payouts on weekends.
3. 3dice. 3dice... three... seems appropriate enough.
I'm not really a fan of their VIP system which updates your status based on your last 10 days activity and their promotions are generally not that great, but they're one of the few casinos that respects their players enough to list the player returns for all of their games and are very fast with cashouts - often within a day. They have their own games which some people like and some people don't, and a unique "chatroom" system on the side which some people like but you can pretty much just ignore if you find it weird. Some people on here seem to believe that their games don't pay out as they are supposed to or that some few VIPs seem to get the lion's share of the big wins, but I can't speak to the truth or falsity of that. This is the USA after all, there's no one vetting these games for honesty and you're on your own. I have had a few wins myself but far more losses. Despite ranking this casino high, I don't play there that much due to not liking their promotion system and not having much luck with their games.
4. Slotland (slotland, winaday)
(Find the full Casinomeister review of Slotland here!)
This is a weird one. Slotland has some of the absolute best customer service, support, and quick payouts I've seen from US facing casinos, and their promotions are decent. But their games play in a really screwy way. That's not to say that they are in any way unfair to the player, but they play like scratch cards rather than slot machines, providing really unintuitive results. You'll frequently see the top paying symbol spammed all over the screen, but you will never ever actually hit the top paying 5 of a kind on most games (it's often connected to their 6 figure progress jackpot, but you have to make very large bets to qualify, usually $10-$25 spins). Most of their slots are low variance which some people like but I feel makes it tough to get ahead sometimes, but there are still a couple decent choices. Might be worth noting that a lot of their slotland games do NOT have autoplay for some reason, but the corresponding version of the game at their sister casino Winaday usually does.
So, that's that. Funny enough, of those four only slotocash is accredited here I think, but where the hell did the US facing accredited list go anyway? Guess it was removed to make way for the regulated casino area or something. If anyone asked me for a casino recommendation though, I would probably recommend they just stick to the first two groups, slotocash (deckmedia) and bovada, even though they themselves still have significant flaws.
If any new player should happen to stumble upon this post, be aware that casino bonuses often have terms and conditions attached that you have to follow or you might risk your winnings. Slotocash has a $10 max bet and limit on NOT playing the network progressives, but the other 3 I mentioned are open ended and if you play slots you probably don't have to worry... probably...
I think I have played or at least looked into pretty much every favorably viewed or rated USA casino I have seen - and generally been disappointed with how terrible the market is - but there is always a chance there's one I've missed or people have some other perspectives and opinions. So if others have some opinions on their favorite USA facing casinos I would definitely be interested in what you guys think.
For me, I'll start with a two way tie for second, because I don't think anyone truly deserves first:
2. Slotocash (deckmedia group, while their main casino slotocash is RTG software they also have some others including rival and wgs software).
2. Bovada group (bovada, ignition, slot.lv)
The above casinos are not perfect, and I can't recommend them without any reservations, but they are probably the best combination in my opinion of actually having a chance to win on their games and getting paid if you do. That's not to say it will be easy to win, this is the US after all, and losing a dozen deposits in a row is not all that rare. But if you choose your games carefully you might have a chance.
Slotocash is RTG software which doesn't list the return to player/house edge percentages for their slots, and it varies by the provider, but it seems like all the "good" RTG casinos run at 94% and I would guess that's probably where they are. To make up for this they often have 200% deposit bonuses if you prefer to play with a bonus - personally I think it would be hard to have a chance at RTG casinos without them but I know some people don't like to deal with bonuses. Slotocash is their main casino but if you look up deckmedia you can find they also have casinos on rival software or wgs software which might have a few better paying games.
Bovada is mainly rival software plus a few other assorted smaller providers mixed in, along with some very dated RTG software they acquired long ago and some of their own games. All their casinos have virtually the same offerings. There isn't really anything truly exceptional about bovada, but unless you do anything really dumb like taking a deposit bonus and betting the whole balance on a hand of blackjack, you'll probably get paid. They are probably the best choice for high rollers as I've seen them with $9000-$20,000 max withdrawals, though I'm not sure if that depends on player status. Both these casinos have the annoying mandatory 2 day or so waiting periods on withdrawals, but bovada group may actually cash you out in a few hours if you deposit without any bonus, and they're one of very few casinos to offer payouts on weekends.
3. 3dice. 3dice... three... seems appropriate enough.
I'm not really a fan of their VIP system which updates your status based on your last 10 days activity and their promotions are generally not that great, but they're one of the few casinos that respects their players enough to list the player returns for all of their games and are very fast with cashouts - often within a day. They have their own games which some people like and some people don't, and a unique "chatroom" system on the side which some people like but you can pretty much just ignore if you find it weird. Some people on here seem to believe that their games don't pay out as they are supposed to or that some few VIPs seem to get the lion's share of the big wins, but I can't speak to the truth or falsity of that. This is the USA after all, there's no one vetting these games for honesty and you're on your own. I have had a few wins myself but far more losses. Despite ranking this casino high, I don't play there that much due to not liking their promotion system and not having much luck with their games.
4. Slotland (slotland, winaday)
(Find the full Casinomeister review of Slotland here!)
This is a weird one. Slotland has some of the absolute best customer service, support, and quick payouts I've seen from US facing casinos, and their promotions are decent. But their games play in a really screwy way. That's not to say that they are in any way unfair to the player, but they play like scratch cards rather than slot machines, providing really unintuitive results. You'll frequently see the top paying symbol spammed all over the screen, but you will never ever actually hit the top paying 5 of a kind on most games (it's often connected to their 6 figure progress jackpot, but you have to make very large bets to qualify, usually $10-$25 spins). Most of their slots are low variance which some people like but I feel makes it tough to get ahead sometimes, but there are still a couple decent choices. Might be worth noting that a lot of their slotland games do NOT have autoplay for some reason, but the corresponding version of the game at their sister casino Winaday usually does.
So, that's that. Funny enough, of those four only slotocash is accredited here I think, but where the hell did the US facing accredited list go anyway? Guess it was removed to make way for the regulated casino area or something. If anyone asked me for a casino recommendation though, I would probably recommend they just stick to the first two groups, slotocash (deckmedia) and bovada, even though they themselves still have significant flaws.
If any new player should happen to stumble upon this post, be aware that casino bonuses often have terms and conditions attached that you have to follow or you might risk your winnings. Slotocash has a $10 max bet and limit on NOT playing the network progressives, but the other 3 I mentioned are open ended and if you play slots you probably don't have to worry... probably...
I think I have played or at least looked into pretty much every favorably viewed or rated USA casino I have seen - and generally been disappointed with how terrible the market is - but there is always a chance there's one I've missed or people have some other perspectives and opinions. So if others have some opinions on their favorite USA facing casinos I would definitely be interested in what you guys think.
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