Platinum Play Casino Review

IN A NUTSHELL

 

The Platinum Play casino is available both in a browser-based instant play version as well as for download.

It’s selection of games is massive, they’ve got over 250 slots alone and cover every classic game you can think of. They also have sections for poker and bingo, and a mobile casino available both as an adapted site and a downloadable app.

 

Their site is very straightforward and easy to navigate. Details worth pointing out are their detailed game listings as well as lots of guides and explanations. Their support covers the essentials in an impressive range of languages and offers direct channels to residents of 27 countries. They’re generally a very international place.

 

Platinum Play is licensed in Malta. They’re audited on a regular basis and comply with the country’s regulations concerning fair and responsible gaming. The site provides links to GameAware and similar institutions.

 

WELCOME BONUS

 

When you register at Platinum Play you’ll immediately be eligible for their welcome bonus. This comes as a double: You’ll get 1500 credits for free. After the sign-up you get an hour to wager as much of it as you can, and if your winnings go past that amount, you get to keep the rest. After that follows a 100% bonus on up to 200.

 

You can claim your 1500 free credits (the site refers to them as free bets) immediately after you open an account. You then have one hour to gamble them away. Whatever you win above 1500 you get to keep. The top limit is 100. After that, you’re still eligible for a 100% first deposit match bonus on up to 200. The minimal deposit is 20.

 

Another thing to bear in mind is that Platinum Play offers newcomers a payment method bonus. This means that if you pick the site’s preferred way of receiving deposits, you’re given an additional bonus.

 

OTHER BONUSES AND PROMOS

 

There are plenty of other promos the site’s running. They never last for very long, but there are always plenty of new ones coming up. Members are kept up to date by email. Something we can mention though about Platinum Play in this review is that they’ve got a friend referral bonus. And that one’s there to stay.

 

In today’s tougher and tougher environment sites do what they can to keep players happy. The refer-a-friend bonus is a popular way of rewarding loyal players and win new ones at the same time. Obviously, as there’s an actual reward in credits, the number of friends one can invite is limited, and the condition is that said friend then sign up with the site as well.

 

Other promos they’re running include seasonal and monthly specials. Also, members have the opportunity to take part in tournaments. Among the prize draws one example’s the 50 cruise packages they’re about to give away. In any case, there’s always something going on.

 

SOFTWARE PROVIDER

 

This site works both browser-based and via download, so it doesn’t really matter what operating system you’re running. Right now you can’t download the Platinum Play casino for Mac, so Apple aficionados will have to make do with the Flash casino. Both run Microgaming’s selection, which makes them good quality anyway.

 

Microgaming are one of the older developers in the business. As early as 1994 they had a part in the first online casinos ever, and they’re particularly famous today for the massive size of their basic package. Their Quickfire platform comes with over 600 games operators can pick from, which has made them popular as well.

 

Their games have kept up with developments in the industry. Today’s technology allows for more exciting new features than have ever existed before, including animated sequences and high-quality sound effects. They go about developing a new game with great care, so basically any site running their products is worth a look.

 

GAMES SELECTION

 

If you’ve decided to play the online casino at Platinum Play, you’re going for over 400 quality games, of which 17 are jackpots, more than 50 table games and well over 250 slots. You can get the Platinum Play PC download or go to their instant play Flash site, either way you get the full range of games they’ve got available.

 

The site features four pages: There’s the casino, there’s poker, bingo, and a mobile page. What we’re looking at for obvious reasons is the casino, which comes with a rather large amount of games.

 

Their games cover all the must-haves: The classics, including blackjack, baccarat and roulette, classic slots and of course also state-of-the-art video slots. The platform their games run on is Microgaming’s Quickfire, which is excellent news as they’re famous for the quality of their games. They’ve got greats like Tomb Raider, Cash Splash, Major Millions and King Cashalot.

 

JACKPOTS

 

They’ve got 17 progressive jackpots going, available both in their download casino and for instant play. Their selection includes favorites like Major Millions, King Cashalot and of course The Dark Knight as well as Mega Moolah.

 

The full list of jackpots at Platinum Play is available upon sign-up or in the preview function of the Flash casino. A lot of players will head straight for these: They’re tied into global networks of players, and the contributions to the jackpots keep coming, which means that they get very large and also recover very quickly.

 

If you want to try to win a jackpot at the Platinum Play Casino you’ll be going for prizes that can easily go into the millions. Once won, a percentage of those is paid back into the pot to reseed it. This means that no matter what happens, the progressive jackpots recover very quickly and start to grow again.

 

We’ll leave it to you to decide what the best jackpot at Platinum Play is. In any case, you get to take a pick out of quite a selection.

 

PAYMENT OPTIONS

 

Once you’ve taken the time to look around their huge website and figured out how to play at Platinum Play, you’ll want to go for real winnings. You’ll need a real player account for that, which means that you’ll be asked to make a deposit. On this site you have a very large choice of payment options.

 

If you want to play the Platinum Play Casino for real money, have a good look at their deposit options page. They’ve had the nice idea to show you immediately which of the available options let you withdraw funds as well.

 

The bank transfer is one of the safest and most traditional ways of moving money. It’s slow; funds may take several days before they appear in your account. You can pay by credit card, the site accepts both Visa and MasterCard. Other payment methods at Platinum Play include e-wallets such as Skrill, Neteller and Click2Pay, which have lately become very popular. The site also acccepts prepay vouchers such as Ukash or the Paysafecard.

 

Before you make your deposit at Platinum Play make sure you have a good look at all available options. They’ve got several dozen across several currencies, and availability of services in your country of residence could be restricted.

 

LOYALTY PROGRAM

 

The members loyalty program of Platinum Play lets players collect comp points. Depending on the points they earn every month they can then move up across four additional levels called Silver, Gold, Platinum and Diamond. With every new level the benefits increase. Have a closer look at how it works.

 

The points you earn depend on the game you play. They’re basically connected to the bet size in credits. The slots get you one point for every credit wagered, they’re at the top of the table. Classic Blackjack and All Aces Video Poker are at the bottom, with one point to 100 credits. Have a look at their Rewards page for more details.

 

Moving up across the other levels, additional benefits you get are weekly promotions, bonus points on your birthday, accelerated comp point earnings (more points per wager) and an ongoing bonus for loyal members they can claim once a month.

 

MOBILE-ADAPTED

 

Since the first iPhone mobile devices have multiplied by the millions. They’re so common today in fact that the mobile gaming market has become so huge no reasonable site can afford to ignore it. Platinum Play have decided to go for their own share of the new market. Have a look.

 

The Platinum Play mobile solution goes two ways. There’s a mobile-adapted site as well as a downloadable app. While Android users are reduced to the browser-based mobile casino. Apple users out to play the mobile casino at Platinum Play can download an app for their iPads and iPhones.

 

Availability for different operating systems:

 

Platinum Play for Android — use the mobile-adapted online casino.

 

Platinum Play for your Windows phone — no reports at this point, Platinum Play doesn’t make any references to Windows phones.

 

Platinum Play for your iPad — users download an app.

 

Platinum Play for your iPhone — users download an app.

 

CUSTOMER SERVICE

 

Support at Platinum Play reflects their international audience: Their phone helplines cover eight languages and 27 countries, all available on their support page. Every number listed is toll-free. Beyond that they’ve also got live chat available and can be contacted by email or using Skype. This is by far the most impressive range of services this reviewer’s seen, and a good hint that they take customer service rather seriously.