BetFred Casino Review

Betfred Casino Review

 

Overview

 

Using playtech software BetfredCasino.com was launched in 2005, it has a long heritage behind it. At the helm is Fred the bonus king! In 1967, brothers Fred and Peter Done opened their first shop in Salford, UK, the beginnings of the betting empire known as Betfred. They claim to be the world’s biggest independent bookmaker with an annual turnover in excess £1.5 billion and one of the top four bookmakers in the UK, with over 750 shops in the UK, as well as an established online betting and gaming business. Betfredgames.com was launched in 2005. With a payout of 97.19% over all games, that’s good odds for any player.

 

Welcome Bonus

 

100% up to £200 match up bonus on your first deposit during February 2012. 2nd deposit 50% up to £200 match up bonus. 3rd deposit 50% up to £100. See our Betfred Casino bonuspage for the rules for these bonuses.

 

High Roller Welcome Bonus

 

Make a first deposit of £1,000* or more and they will give you an extra £500* to get you started. You will still be able to claim an extra bonus on your second and third deposit as well. 2nd deposit 50% up to £200 match up bonus. 3rd deposit 50% up to £100.  * or currency equivalent (depending on exchange fluctuations)

 

Reload bonuses

 

Monthly VIP reload, see Loyalty programmes below.

 

Promotions

 

Lots of fresh promotions, many are personalised via the Players VIP Club. We will put any general deals here as they are offered.

 

Games Featured

 

Table Games	European Roulette, French Roulette, Roulette Pro, Live Roulette, American Roulette, Mini Roulette, Craps.
Card Games	Blackjack, Live Blackjack, Baccarat, Caribbean Stud Poker, Blackjack 3-hand, Live Baccarat, Blackjack Switch, Blackjack Surrender, Blackjack 5-hand, Blackjack Surrender Multihand, Pontoon, Casino Hold’em, Stravaganza.
Live Dealer	Live Roulette, Live Blackjack, Live Baccarat, European Roulette, Blackjack, Baccarat, Roulette Pro.
Video Poker	Aces And Faces, Aces And Faces 25-line, Aces And Faces 4-line, Jacks or Better, Jacks or Better 4-line, Jacks or Better 10-line, Jacks or Better 50-line, Deuces Wild, Deuces Wild 4-line, Joker Poker, American Video Poker, Megajacks.
Games and Keno	Caribbean Stud Poker, Derby Day, Mini Roulette, Keno, Spin and Win, Final Score, Winners Club, Easter Surprise, Penalty Shoot Out, Dice Twister, Roller Coaster Dice, Pop Bingo, Beetle Bingo Scratch, Blackjack Scratch, Roulette Scratch, Football Mania Scratch, Love Match Scratch, Pharaohs Kingdon, Hold’em Showdown, Classic Slots Scratch, Fred’s Hi-Lo Jackpot, Fred’s Hi-Lo, Jackpots Darts, SportBalls, Megaball, Heads or Tails, Bonus Bowling, Around the World, Betfred Slots, Rock Paper Scissors, Football Rules.
Progressive Jackpots	Gold Rally, Iron Man 2, Hulk, Beach Life, Blade, Fantastic Four, Daredevil, X-Men, Caribbean Stud Poker, Elektra, Desert Treasure, Diamond Valley, Megajacks, Queen of Pyramids, Fruit Mania, Iron Man, Jacks or Better 10-line, Stravaganza, Megaball, Magic Slots, Wall Street Fever, Safecracker, Cinerama, Fred’s Hi-Lo Jackpot.
Slots	8 Ball Slots, A Night Out, Alchemists Lab, Alien Hunter, Beach Life, Bermuda Triangle, Betfred Slots, Blade, Captain’s Treasure, Cinearama, Crazy 7′s, Daredevil, Desert Treasure, Diamond Valley, Dr Love More, Easter Surprise, Elektra, Fantastic Four, Football Rules, Fountain of Youth, Frankie Dettori’s Magic Seven, Funky Monkey, Gladiator, Goblins Cave, Gold Rally, Golden Games, Golden Tour, Great Blue, Haunted House, Highway Kings, Hulk, Iron Man, Iron Man 2, Kong The Eighth Wonder Of The World, Magic Slots, Neptune’s Kingdom, Ocean Princess, Pink Panther, Queen of Pyramids, Rock n Roller, Rocky, Safecracker, Santa Surprise, Silver Bullet, Sultans Fortune, Tennis Stars, Thrill Seekers, Top Trumps World Football Stars, Triple Profits, Tropic Reels, Ugga Bugga, Ultimate Fighters, Vacation Station, Wall Street Fever, Wild Spirit, X-Men.

 

Chatting is very simple. All you have to do is to click on the Chat button in multi-player and private-group tables.
When you join a multi player table you automatically join to a table with other players.
Private group table is a table where you can play along with your friends without being interrupted by other players. To join a private group table you have to type in the name of the table. If this table has been created you will join the table, if not then a table will be created so that you can tell your friends the name and they can join.

 

Play for Free

 

Yes Betfred have a no money play version, and no need to open an account, enjoy the instant flash games with no log in.

Loyalty Programmes

 

VIP programmes and Comp points.
Comp points,
You can earn at least 1 ‘comp point’ for every 10 units of currency that you spend in the casino, whether you win or lose. The higher you are on the VIP tree the more these points are worth.

 

Games	With 10 units of currency you earn:
Slots and Keno (all types)	3 comp points
Progressive slots, Marvel Jackpot slots and Arcade games	2 comp points
Video poker games	1 comp point
Roulette games (all types), Card and Table games (except for Blackjack and Pontoon)	1 comp point
Blackjack and Pontoon (all types, excluding Blackjack Switch)	0.5 comp points

 

VIP Comp Points conversion table
VIP Level	Conversion rate	Minimum comps required for conversion
Bronze	100 comps = 1 currency	1000 comps = 10 units of Currency
Silver	95 comps = 1 currency	950 comps = 10 units of Currency
Gold	90 comps = 1 currency	900 comps = 10 units of currency
Platinum	80 comps = 1 currency	800 comps = 10 units of currency
Diamond	70 comps = 1 currency	700 comps = 10 units of currency

 

Once you have claimed your welcome bonus package you will start reaping the rewards of being a Bronze VIP member of the exclusive Players Club reward scheme.

 

Work your way up the tree to become a Diamond VIP.

 

Bronze VIP, 100% up to £100 monthly VIP reload – 100 comp points – 1 unit of currency. Surprise cash drops for all players. Invitational offers and promotions.

 

Silver VIP, 100% up to £150 monthly VIP reload – 95 comps – 1 unit of currency. Higher table limits. Invitational offers for bonuses.

 

Gold VIP, Over £1500 weekly in cash – 90 comps – 1 unit of currency. Elite lounge. Receive personal promotions from the VIP Casino Manager via e-mail. To include Weekly VIP Reloads, Increased cash back offers and higher table limits, promotions and surprises, Exclusive Sporting Events, Luxury Holidays and Hospitality Packages.

 

Platinum VIP, Over £2500 weekly in cash – 80 comps – 1 unit of currency. Direct contact with the Casino Manager, regular emails with cash offers and weekly reloads , also enjoy surprise cash drops. Unlocked Table limits, Special tournaments and competitions with the chance to win Exclusive Sporting Events, Luxury Holidays and Hospitality Packages.

 

Diamond VIP, Over £3500 weekly in cash – 70 comps – 1 unit of currency. The VIP Casino Manager will send you regular emails with the best offers from Betfred. Free cash drops and reloads, direct management contact and the best hospitality events of your choice.

 

Voluntary Restrictions

 

Self exclusion available.

 

Bet history, to know how much you have wagered at any point you can check the game history section via the casino or by contacting Online Support.

 

Financial

 

At Betfred you can use to deposit, debit (Maestro, Solo, Visa Delta, Visa Electron or Laser) and credit cards (Mastercard and Visa), NETeller, PayPal, Moneybookers (Skrill), myCitadel, Cheques, bankers drafts and bank transfers.
Betfred.com allow one free deposit per day made using myCitadel, NETeller and Moneybookers. All additional transactions less than £170/€300/$300 may be subject to a 2.9% charge, this charge is applied at Betfred.com’s discretion.
To withdraw your winnings you use the same method you paid in with apart from; if you used any International Mastercard or any Visa cards issued in Colombia, Venezuela, USA, Malaysia, Indonesia, Australia, Hong Kong, India, Korea or Japan, when Betfred.com will process your withdrawal by bank transfer.

 

Authorisation- Betfred may ask you to provide all of the following as part of their authorisation process before you can withdraw any winnings:
Copy of both sides of your card.
Copy of your driving license or passport with photograph.
Utility bill.
Authorisation statement, downloadable from their site.
Where a deposit has been made by card this must be in the same name as you used to register with the site.

 

Payout Percentage

 

June 2011
Overall (All Games) 97.19%
Video Poker Games 97.98%
Table Games 97.73%
Card Games 98.63%
Fixed Odds 99.45%
Poker Games 98.41%
Slot Machine Games 95.00%

 

Customer Support

 

When you need help, the fastest way to contact Betfred is via their 24-hour live chat support service.
You can also contact Betfred Casino in the following ways;
Email – support@betfredcasino.com
Free phone UK – 0800 028 64 68
Rest of World, Toll – 00350 2162 2222
Support teams operate 24 hours a day, 365 days a year and they try to answer all emails within 24 hours.

 

Technical

 

Petfre (Gibraltar) Limited, trading as Betfred, is licensed by the Government of Gibraltar, licence numbers 036 & 038
Playtech Software

 

Platforms

 

The minimum system requirements needed to run the Betfred download Casino software are:
Windows 98, ME, 2000 or XP
400MHz Pentium or faster CPU with at least 128MB of RAM
Minimum screen resolution of at least 800 by 600 pixels with 16-bit (“High Colour”)
At least 30MB of free disk space.

 

Countries

 

Players who register the currency for their account as UK Sterling (GBP) but do not reside in the United Kingdom will not be eligible for any casino match-up bonuses.
Countries where players are banned include USA, France, Turkey, Philippines and Israel.
Players from any of the following countries are not eligible for any bonus offers:
USA, France, Turkey, Philippines, Israel, Bulgaria, China, Estonia, Japan, Netherland Antilles, Thailand, India and Pakistan.
Betfred Casino site can be viewed in English or Spanish, Español.