Today we’re taking a look at MegaWins casino, which is a little bit different in that it is a Bitcoin Casino. Unless you’ve been living under a rock, you might have noticed Bitcoin being spoken about more and more in recent months. Indeed, cryptocurrencies seem to be big news and even bigger business these days.
Bitcoin casinos offer players the chance to play using bitcoins as well as more traditional currencies. The benefits of this include faster transaction times, quicker deposits and withdrawals and lower transaction fees. It’s also less personal as you don’t need to supply private personal data to own bitcoins.
With that in mind, let’s take a look at one of the first Bitcoin Casinos and see how well the concept works in reality. We tried it out this week and put our bitcoins where our mouths are. Here’s the verdict.
General Information
When MegaWins launched in December 2016, it was one of the first casinos to support Bitcoin payments, causing an influx of Bitcoin users. The casino uses the world-renowned SoftSwiss platform, which has been created specifically to support Bitcoin. Operated by the experienced guys at Direx N.V – who own and run a number of online casinos – the casino is fully licensed and regulated by the Curacao Gaming Committee, ensuring the platform is fair and safe to use.
The landing page looks good on a number of devices. The mobile casino is just as easy to navigate as the desktop version, with a clear and intuitive layout that ensures the most important features are easily accessed at all times. The cartoon style slideshow showcases the latest promotions and blends in nicely with the tidy layout. Online Casinos can easily become garish and cluttered, but MegaWins manages to avoid this by using simple graphics and spacing the content out, cutting away the unnecessary bits and using filters to make game browsing easier.
So far so good and creating an account is even easier than navigating the site. Simply click on the big green sign up button, enter an email address and password, select your bonus preference and away you go. In less than a minute your account is ready and you can explore the casino in more detail, trying out games in demo-mode to get a feel for the place.
Megawins Casino Banking
You’ll need to enter a few more contact details in order to make a deposit, but nothing out of the ordinary, just name, address, date of birth, etc. Once you’ve done that, select the currency you want to make a deposit in and away you go.
Bitcoin users can make a direct transfer from an existing wallet, into their new MegaWins wallet, else use the Cubits platform. There’s a minimum deposit of 0.0001 mBTC per transaction, but no maximum. If you’d rather use traditional currency, select from USD, EUR, SEK, RUB or AUD. The minimum deposit is around 10 USD/EUR, with a maximum of 4,000 USD/EUR. There are a number of payment gateways you can use, including;
- Credit/Debit Card (Visa, Master Card, Maestro)
- Bank Transfer
- Skrill
- Sofort Banking (Wire transfer)
- Zimpler
- Trustly
- Neteller
- PaySafe Card
- iDeal
All but bank and wire transfers claim to be instant and the casino doesn’t charge a fee to use any gateway. Withdrawals can be made using the same gateways and with Bitcoin, the funds can be transferred to another wallet whenever you like.
Megawins Casino Bonuses
As soon as you make your first deposit, you can start enjoying your welcome package. This is one of the best parts of the MegaWins experience and their welcome bonuses really do stand head and shoulders above other casinos.
- First deposit bonus = 100% up to 0.50 BTC / 500 USD plus 140 free spins
- Second deposit bonus = 50% up to 0.50 BTC / 500 USD plus 40 free spins
After you’ve finished that, you can go on to enjoy twice weekly promotions every Monday and Friday. On Hot Monday your first deposit of the day is awarded a 20% bonus plus 100 free spins. On Fun Friday, your first deposit of the day is awarded a 50% bonus plus 30 free spins to enjoy over the weekend. Seasonal promotions are run throughout the year, celebrating anything from Christmas to Halloween.
Megawins VIP Package
VIP members have their loyalty rewarded via a tiered rewards program. Players are able to level up to enjoy an increasing weekly bonus, either cashback or reload bonuses depending on how you choose to play. It’s pretty cool and rewards long-term players with greater rewards. On top of that, you get the occasional VIP exclusive bonus, plus help from your VIP hostess. You can also discuss a personalized bonus scheme that suits your way of playing.
Megawins Casino Games
There’s a decent range of games, somewhere around 500 different types. Not as much as some casinos, but there’s certainly enough choice. All the classic table games appear, roulette, poker, blackjack, and baccarat, as well as a nice mix of old school and ultra-modern slots. They work with a long list of reputable game providers, including Amaya, Ainsworth, PocketDice, and MrSlotty – and you can filter the games by provider, so you can find and play your favourites easily. There’s no real issue with scams with a list of developers like this, as all produce provably fair games of pure chance.
Fans of live dealer games can enjoy the range of table games produced by Ezugi. While there isn’t a huge selection, it’s a good experience that seems a bit more exciting than normal video slots and table games. All of the games run just as well on a mobile as they do on a desktop pc.
Safety and Security
The casino boasts a fully secured and protected website that uses the highest industry levels of encryption and anti-malware protection. This basically means all the personal and private information you send across the website is secure and unreadable to hackers. The site shouldn’t experience downtime as a result of a hacker as they use sophisticated anti-virus software to keep their servers safe.
You may be contacted by the security team who are currently enforcing a know your customer (KYC) scheme. This is becoming more common on online casinos these days and basically requires you to send a copy of your ID via email to security. You might also have to provide some supporting documents, such as a utility bill or something. It’s a bit annoying, but they’re fast and normally you’re good to go after 24 hours.
Summary
We thought MegaWins might be a bit difficult to use compared to non-Bitcoin casinos, but this wasn’t the case. The SoftSwiss platform seems to supply a good, simple base that makes playing with Bitcoin quick and easy. Other than Bitcoin payments, the casino looks and functions like any other. It’s easy to sign up and start playing and if you do use Bitcoin, you can make really fast deposits and withdrawals.
A decent range of provably fair games, an easy to navigate the site and high levels of security, plus industry pushing bonuses and promotions result in an immensely popular casino that gives players plenty of excuses to come back time and again.
