Platinum Play Online Casino Review

Note: Current bonus is: Purchase $20, get $30 free. Extra $10 for purchases over $50..  The bonus written in the review might not be avaliable anymore.

BONUS OFFERS:

There is a buy $20 get $30 bonus offer so you get a total of $50 to play with. Additionally when you buy with Neteller or FirePay you get an additional 20% of you purchase. There are smaller additional bonus offers for other payment methods. Wagering requirements are 5x bonus and purchase which is quite low compared to industry standards.

WEBSITE

From the start Platinum Play was a little different than other casinos. It’s website’s design and functionality was clear. Tools such as a bonus calculator where offered right there on the front page. The metallic feel of buttons and other icons made it feel modern but classy. Live help buttons were found on most pages and even in the software download popup window. The creators of this casino are using Microgaming software but were applying it in a way that would satisfy everything that they had learned about online gamblers’ wants and needs.

PURCHASE and BONUS

Purchase was smooth and fast using Neteller. We purchased $40, which would award us with a bonus of $30 and an additional bonus of $8. When I went back to the casino I only had $40 so I imagined that I either had to wait for the bonus to be applied or request it. I looked up the info on their site and the bonus terms stated that the bonus would be credited 3 hours after wagering terms were met.

Signup Bonus Terms

1. In order to receive the $30 free money when signing-up as a new player, one must register a Real casino account at Platinum Play and make a minimum purchase of $20 and wager at least $20.
2. The Platinum Play $30 sign-up offer is only applicable to first time Real players on the Platinum Play casino.
3. The bonus will be credited within 3-hours of registration requirements being met.
4. In order to cash-in the $30 bonus, players will need to wager the bonus amount ($30), and the minimum purchase amount ($20) 5 times - a total of (5 X $50) = $250 worth of wagering
5. Wagering on Craps or Roulette will not be counted as part of the requirements for this sign-up offer.

PLAYING

The game room was clearly designed and divided into 6 sections: progressive jackpots, table games, parlor games, video poker, 3 reel slots, and video slots. The most popular games already come with the initial download while others will be downloaded when you request. A very good feature which we LOVED is that when you roll over one of the game buttons you don’t only get a picture of what it looks like but also a table with the game characteristics such as number of decks used, odds, and other information. Also in the game itself there are little plaques on the tables that say rules, if you put your mouse over it, it magnifies and shows you the game rules you are playing under.

We will not go into detail for every game but we did start with blackjack since its one of my favorite games. I am a cheap bastard so I was not all that happy about the $2 bet minimum in multi hand blackjack. We wanted to compare it to European Blackjack and we found that through the red menu button on the top left we were able to go directly to other games without having to pass through the game room. There were several types of blackjack such as Atlantic City, European, Spanish, etc., so blackjack lovers will be pleased. We found that Atlantic City allowed us to place $1 bets. One thing I did not find while playing was how to reduce a bet that was already on the table before hitting the deal button. By pure chance I found that control-click would do the trick. The dealing was a little slow so I used the options button and placed it on fastest and also turned off all sound.

A very nice feature in many new Microgaming casinos is the Autoplay mode, which will play both for your side and for the dealer. I do not understand what the point of spending money at a casino if you are not going to play yourself but I know of some players who like this feature, especially for slot machines and other types of games that are more luck than skill. Another button brought in for expert mode is STRATEGY. Clicking the strategy button will show you the table that autoplay uses to, well, auto play. You can move this around and change the rules of it however you like so that the computer can autoplay using your beliefs or personal strategy. I thought this was awesome and gave autoplay more sense for games like blackjack. The stats button gives you all sorts of information on the current game you are playing, hands dealt

After a couple of hours of play and a little dinner I logged back into the casino and found that my $30 bonus had been applied. We tried many other games and we were just amazed by the software this casino is running. We are very happy about this casino and definitely recommend it. It seems like these guys have thought of everything.

SUPPORT

We wanted to contact support to see if we had met the wagering requirements. We tried to be innovative and tried the live help feature on the website. We put in our name and email address and were connected in seconds to an operator. Brent was courteous and immediately answered my question, even quoting the wagering requirement rules for me word for word and then verifying my calculation. This is so much better than just phone support. We did not cash in right away and decided to play a little more but at that time we were ahead. From an original $40 purchase we were able to cash out with $76. Not bad. This is definitely an online casino you should try. I hope this online casino review has been helpful.