FavBet Casino Review

Having been in the business for 16 years now, FavBet certainly know a thing or two about what the customer wants. Although primarily a sports betting enterprise, in its two decades of service the company has expanded to host a number of exciting video slots and table games at FavBet Casino.

Licensed by the island of Curacao, FavBet Casino does the vast majority of its business in Europe and Asia and these days boasts upwards of 250,000 users worldwide. Available in a variety of different currencies and languages, the site is accessible to all players outside of the US and its territories providing they are based in a country where offshore online gambling is not forbidden by law.

The games on FavBet Casino are powered by Novomatic and Microgaming and the site has also earned a formidable reputation for its incredibly successful live casino, which is available 24/7.

Industry Veterans

Given they have existed in the shark-infested waters of the online casino industry for such a long time, it is somewhat surprising to see that FavBet’s video slot offering only extends to around 100 titles – and the majority of those games are ones that are certainly starting to look a little dated.

While FavBet’s selection of video slots could do with a bit of an upgrade, the good news is that players will still be able to find classic titles like Immortal Romance, The Osbournes and Throne Of Ra Deluxe tucked away in its lobby, meaning there are still plenty of games that are worth a few spins.

The casino also gives players access to eight different progressive jackpot titles, with the familiar Mega Moolah, Major Millions and Dark Knight prize pools joined by some lesser-known cash cows like Tunzamunni and Wowpot to provide a pretty comprehensive selection. All progressive jackpots are also listed beneath each title, so players can quickly see where the money is currently residing.

Slot games aside, FavBet casino offers a selection of five different Roulette types including American, French and Multi-wheel, an impressive 15 Blackjack variants and 15 Video Poker titles. Somewhat unusually, the site does not offer any form of Casino War, Texas Hold’em or Baccarat, although the last two games in that power trio are at least available over in FavBet’s popular live casino suite.

With Texas Hold’em and Baccarat joined by live Blackjack and Roulette, players can not only find the title they’d like to play in real time, but also choose who they play it with using the “Our Dealers” tab. Clicking this option will take them to a screen containing a brief biography on each dealer and a clickable button that will instantly connect them with any table game their chosen dealer is hosting.

Beyond the live casino suite, players will also find a small selection of virtual sports titles including soccer and darts and several instant-win scratch card titles like Crypt Crusader and Bunny Boiler.

App-ealing Technology

While mobile casino betting would have been just a twinkle in FavBet’s eye when the company started in 1999, over the years it has adapted with the times to produce both a fully-functioning mobile site and a downloadable app for even greater ease of use. While the former requires no download and provides instant access to a range of great FavBet Casino games, once installed on your iPhone, iPad, Android smartphone or tablet, the latter provides a far more intuitive user interface and makes navigating the site an absolute breeze.

Regardless of which mobile method you prefer, both the FavBet Mobile Casino and the FavBet app have been fully optimised to work with touch-screen technology, meaning players can easily tap and swipe their way around the lobbies.

Major Payment Options Welcome

Primarily an Eastern European company, FavBet Casino offers a number of payment processing options that will perhaps be unfamiliar to players from the UK and central Europe. These include payment services like Wallet One, Yandex.Money, SOFORT Banking and Moneta.ru to cater for players from the countries that border Russia and beyond, but don’t despair – there are a number of worldwide options featured as well. Visa and Mastercard are all available for card deposits and withdrawals as are two of the world’s leading eWallets, Skrill and Neteller.

While no bank transfer options exist on the site, this is hardly an issue given the speed that withdrawals are processed by FavBet Casino, with most methods ensuring that players get their requested cash within 24 hours.

Join The FavBet Club

Given that it started as an online sportsbook, it’s not a huge surprise to see that FavBet’s casino doesn’t go out of its way to entice players with free spins and table game wagering bonuses. Instead, the site relies on a loyalty program known as FavBet Club, which sees players earn points for every wager they make at the site’s casino or sportsbook. These points accumulate over time to award players a monthly status, which then entitles them to a heap of extra incentives including bonus bets, access to the FavBet shop – where everything from luxury cars to exotic trips can be purchased – and different levels of loss compensation, which means they’ll be refunded cash during losing days.

Superb Support

Given its huge customer base and the wide variety of countries that it serves, it’s hardly surprising to discover that FavBet Casino includes a world-class support system that incorporates live help, email and social media. Support is available in an extensive list of languages that includes English, German, French, Spanish, Italian, Romanian, Ukrainian, Croatian and Greek and an operator can be contacted any time of the day or night.

Naturally live chat is the most efficient method of reaching a customer support representative, but operators can be contacted via Skype if a proper conversation is needed.

As the FavBet group are also present on Facebook and Twitter, many basic questions can also be answered through these mediums, making it a very customer-friendly company. Do note, however, that despite FavBet accepting sports bets over the phone, no telephone support is currently offered.

Family Favourite

Although a perfectly adequate online casino, it’s fair to say that FavBet will always be better known for its sport betting enterprise and the slots and table games available on the site are always likely to play second fiddle. Yes, the company is hugely popular with its players and can draw on the support of over a quarter of a million register users, but if even half of those customers were regularly playing on site’s fairly sparse selection of casino games, we’d be absolutely stunned.

This is, of course, a real shame, because as a company FavBet already has the necessary infrastructure in place to host a great online casino. The support is remarkable, the FavBet Club is popular with regular bettors and the payment processing options and payout times are second to none, so why not build on this strong foundation by adding new software and a better suite of games?