Casino Craze Review
Reviewed by Reputable-Online-Casinos
on March 3 2005 |
UPDATE: CASINO CRAZE HAS CLOSED
ITS OPERATION DURING JULY 2005.
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| Review Sections:
bonuses,
bonus rules, customer
support, games, credibility,
deposits and withdrawals, message
boards rumors, personal conclusion,
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Casino Craze is a new site online,
only opening in 2004. They are a part of SportingBet
Plc and are operated by Penny Lane Holdings, a registered
company incorporated and located in the British Virgin
Islands. Powered by Boss Media, the casino boasts a
wide selection of games and full service customer support. |
| Positives |
Negatives |
- Fantastic welcome bonus for the first 3 deposits.
- Customer service watches the message boards
and responds to any comments.
- Boss Media makes an incredible casino with
great table games.
- Large selection of ways to deposit and withdraw.
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- Message board reviewers were not kind.
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Bonuses
*
Casino Craze doesn't just give a welcome sign-up
bonus once, they give it 3 times! New players who never
deposited before are eligible for a bonus on their first
3 deposits. The first deposit bonus is a 100% matching
bonus up to $100. The second deposit bonus is a 50%
matching bonus up to $225 and the third deposit bonus
is a 25% matching bonus up to $452. That's a total of
$777 total available in bonuses for your first three
deposits!
Regular players are automatically a part of the Loyalty
Program. For every $10 bet a player makes they will
receive a specific amount of points depending on the
game. 100 points can be redeemed for $10 cash back to
your account.
The "Invite a Friend" bonus is a great way
to get you and your friends some extra money! Submit
your friend's details onto the site and once they deposit
minimum of $50 and play you will get a bonus of $50
and they will get an additional bonus of $25.
* please note that the bonuses
listed above may not be up to date. check the casino
website to get the updated bonus details |
Bonus
Rules *
Players from the following countries are not eligible
for bonuses: China, Denmark, Finland, Israel, Malaysia
Norway Poland and Sweden. Craps, Roulette and Casino
War are exempt from the wagering requirement.
The welcome sign up bonus has a wagering requirement
of 25X the deposit plus bonus. That means if a player
deposits $100 and receives a bonus of $100 they must
wager a total of $5000 ($100 bonus + $100 deposit =
$200 * 25X wagers = $5000 required).
For the second and third deposit bonuses the wagering
requirements for the first bonus must be met before
the next deposit is made. In other words, if you deposited
$100 and received the matching bonus you must wager
$5000 before you make your second deposit. Otherwise
you will not be eligible for the second bonus. This
is the same procedure required to receive the third
bonus.
To receive and qualify for the "Invite a Friend"
bonus the friend must not have an account alreadthe
casino. In addition, they must deposit within 30 days
of receiving the email invitation to join. Both you
and your friend's bonuses come with a 20X wagering requirement
for cash-out. That means your friend must wager a minimum
of $500 or ($25 * 20X) and you must wager $1000 or ($50
* 20X). Players can invite up to 100 friends.
* please note that the rules
listed above may not be up to date. check the casino
website to get the updated bonus rules details |
Customer
Support
Casino Craze has support for their customers available
24 hours a day 7 days a week. Players from England can
call toll free. There is a charge for calls to the customer
service line from outside of England. However, live
chat is accessible from the site as well as email and
FAQ's. |
Games
Casino Craze is a download only casino powered by Boss
Media, one of the leaders in the online casino software
industry. There are over 50 amazing games for players
to choose from, everything from the classic blackjack
and roulette to high limit baccarat. The games are user
friendly and have a real casino feel. Players can enjoy
single play, multi-player, and loads of progressives.
Their table games have smooth play with clear bright
graphics. |
Credibility
Casino Craze makes every effort to assure the player
that their games are fair and honest. PriceWaterhouseCoopers
does independent game reviews monthly and posts every
review they have had done on this casino online dating
back to October 2004. |
Deposits
and Withdrawals
Players can deposit into Casino Craze via Neteller,
FirePay, InstaCASH, DirectTeller, personal check, cashiers
check, wire transfers, or credit card. The minimum deposit
amount is $20.
British players have more options for receiving their
withdrawals. You can receive your withdrawal via your
Switch, Delta, Solo debit card free of charge. British
players have one free bank wire transfer a month. Otherwise
the charge is £12.00 a transfer for wire transfer.
All CHAPS withdrawals are subject to a £20.00
fee. Minimum withdrawal amount is $20.
Everyone can receive their withdrawals via Neteller,
FirePay, Bank Wire Transfer, DirectTeller, or check.
Credits will be sent back to the original method of
deposit first. Wire transfers can be sent in US Dollars
(USD), Euros (EUR), Canadian Dollars (CAD), and Australian
Dollars (AUD). One bank wire a calendar month is free
the others have a fee of £12.00 (currently about
$24 USD). |
Message
Boards Rumors *
For a casino with such a short life span (they have
been around for about 6 months as of this writing) they
have quite a few comments on the message boards. As
the old saying goes, no news is good news. Apparently
many of their punters were unsatisfied with the level
of customer service they received from the casino directly
and it seems that their games are especially tight (no
one seemed to be winning). To their credit they have
someone watching the message boards and responding to
the issues. As for the losing, that could happen to
anyone and their payout percentage is 98%, so someone
out there is walking away with some money. Regarding
the customer service, this seems to be under transition.
It is a new casino and things take time.
* please note that the "Message
Boards Rumors" section is information taken from
message boards and is impossible to verify |
Personal
Conclusion
Casino Craze is a new casino. With a new casino comes
a new casino staff with no casino history that need
to be trained on the job. They have an amazing payout
percentage of 98% average since they have opened, so
someone is winning. However, according to the message
boards no one seems to know who that person is. Actually,
that is an exaggeration but there were many more complaints
about losing than there were about winning. The fact
that someone from the casino watches the message boards
and responds to negative comments shows that they care
about their customer and will smooth out their rough
edges. The welcome bonus is a great one, and their loyalty
program is quite an incentive. Overall I say this place
is worth a try, if only to say hello and welcome the
new kid to the block. |
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