Tipbet Casino Review

Although starting its online life as recently as 2015, Tipbet has been operating in a land-based capacity in Germany for the past couple of decades. Though primarily a sports betting establishment, this has enabled the company to accumulate a wealth of experience in the gambling industry – so when it came to launching an online betting site, Tipbet Casino was sure to be a hit.

Despite being German-owned, Tipbet Casino is available in a wide range of countries in a variety of languages including English, German, Turkish and Greek. It boasts an up-to-date license from the Malta Gaming Authority and has obviously built up a reputation for trust and fairness thanks to its high street presence and being a partner of football clubs Bayer Leverkusen and Fortuna Düsseldorf.

The software on the site is primarily powered by Microgaming, though many NextGen Gaming titles also feature, providing players with a well-rounded online casino experience. The site features a range of video slots (including jackpot and classic slots), table games, video poker and scratch cards.

Tip-Top Selection

As with the majority of online casinos, the most extensive selection of games at Tipbet Casino is located in the site’s slot lobby. Here players will find a full catalogue of top Microgaming titles like Avalon II, Immortal Romance and Bar Bar Black Sheep as well as some popular NextGen Gaming classics like Andre The Giant and 300 Shields, with almost 300 slot games to choose from in total.

Located under a separate tab players will find a decent list of 13 progressive jackpot titles, including possibly the most famous prizepool around, Mega Moolah. Though this title is obviously the jewel in Tipbet Casino’s progressive crown, there are a number of other familiar games like Major Millions and Tunzamunni, as well as some smaller classic jackpot titles like Cash Splash and Fruit Fiesta.

Games in the slot lobby can be arranged in an alphabetical list, by order of popularity or by how many paylines they feature, but we do have one or two issues with the way the lobby is laid out. First of all, there is no search bar for instant game location – a problem that is exacerbated by there being nine individual pages for players to navigate, which makes browsing manually quite laborious.

Secondly, although a menu on the left-hand side of the page allows you to select which main lobby you want to look at, some of drop-down menus at the top of the page supersede these filters and take you elsewhere. For instance, if you are navigating the slot lobby and choose to display titles by Microgaming in the provider menu, this list will not just show slots but will include other games too.

Navigation issues aside, it is a good selection of slot titles that is further complemented by Tipbet Casino’s table game selection. Offering players a total of 36 games to choose from, this selection includes a diverse range of Blackjack titles featuring some lesser-seen variants, five main forms of Roulette and an extensive list of other games encompassing Casino Poker, Baccarat and Craps.

Tipbet Casino’s game selection is rounded out nicely by a range of 29 different video poker titles including staples like Jacks or Better and Deuces Wild as well as All Aces Poker, which is one of the most generous variants available on the web. A wide range of other games are also present at the casino, with several forms of bingo, virtual sports and an extensive list of scratch cards also present.

Micro Machines

If you’re familiar with Microgaming as a company, you’ll no doubt be aware that the vast majority of their titles are mobile compatible and available for instant play. This is definitely the case at Tipbet Casino, where players using any product featuring an iOS or Android operating system (plus most other devices with HTML5 browsers) will be able to access the casino and a huge selection of games. No download is required to play either – users can simply play each game in their browser window.

Keeping It Simple

Unlike a lot of online casinos that dazzle you with their range of deposit methods only to disappoint you with their cash out options, Tipbet Casino prefers to keep it simple. The site is supported by Visa, MasterCard, Maestro, Skrill, Neteller, PaySafeCard, ecoPayz, direct bank transfer and Sofortuberwaisung (a banking service widely available to German players), with only the last name on that list not being accepted for cash outs. This makes moving funds to and from the site incredibly straightforward and allows players to quickly access their cash, with all card and eWallet withdrawals crediting within 24 hours and only direct bank transfers being subjected to longer waits.

Cross-Platform Promotions

When you click the promotions tab at Tipbet Casino, you’ll probably initially be dazzled by the vast choice of options on offer – that is until you realise this page hosts offers that are specific to the sports book as well as the casino. Of those that are legitimately casino-related, you’ll find a no-deposit-required 20 free spins to help get you started and a 100% welcome bonus up to €200 on your first deposit if you do decide to stick with the site.

Unfortunately, that’s pretty much all Tipbet Casino has going on in terms of offers at the moment, with most other promotions gently pushing players in the direction of the site’s sportsbook rather than encouraging them to stick to the casino.

Get In Line

Given Tipbet – as a company rather than an online betting entity – have been in the business for 20 years now, it is somewhat dumbfounding that their online casino features one of the most basic customer support offerings we’ve seen for some time.

Not only is there no live help feature or direct phone number, but even the email support is only available through an online form that still uses a very antiquated ticketing system. This means players must use this form and this form only to contact the site, with their only other option being an FAQ section that covers more basic problems.

Tip Of The Iceberg

Overall, Tipbet Casino is a pretty solid online debut for a company that we don’t really feel we can brand plucky newcomers. Yes, the site has technically only been around for a year or so, but the brains behind it have plenty of experience in the industry and this is shown by the comprehensive gaming package they’ve put together and their relatively straightforward approach to payments.

However, this experience is also negative in some respects as it rules out naivety as a possible reason for a number of baffling flaws at Tipbet Casino. Indeed, with the slow and clunky lobby design and shockingly basic customer support service being prime examples of how not to run a casino business, you’d have thought the company would have accumulated enough knowledge over the years to avoid such issues. As such, Tipbet Casino has to settle for a good but not great 7 out of 10.