Bodog

Bodog is a casino that has been online for nearly three decades. On its website, it boasts that it launched in 1994. It is a leader and pioneer in online poker, and hosts tons of tables for that kind of experience. But a lot of things have changed since the casino became online. The e-gaming sector nowadays is a lot more competitive – can it still hold up to its peers or has it started showings signs of its age?

The following review seeks to answer exactly this question. We will cover everything you need to know about the casino, from its regulation, to its payment policies, games and bonuses. So without further ado, here is everything you need to know about Bodog:

Bonuses

There are tons of bonuses which are available with this casino. The table below will outline them briefly :

Let's cover them in a bit more detail, as the promotions all deserve a closer look. There are three different Welcome bonuses – one for Casino games, one for Sports betting, and finally, one for Poker players:

• The first one of them is called the Casino Welcome Bonus. The promotion covers the first three deposits you make with Bodog. At every one of them, you are entitled to a bonus of up to $500, for a total of $1500. The bonus is calculated as 100% of the deposited funds too, which is pretty generous. What's even better is the low wagering requirement that the promotion is actually bundled with. Such requirements represent the amount of times you need to turn a bonus over, in order for it to become eligible for a withdrawal. In the case of this one, it only needs to be wagered 30 times. In general, the acceptable range for these turnovers is 30x-40x. So not only is Bodog firmly in that range, it is also on the low side of it!
• Alternatively, you can get the Sports Welcome Bonus. This promotion comes with a lower maximum bonus of just $30. On the other hand, the wagering requirement is much lower too – it stands at just 7x. In general, sports bonuses have lower turnovers that you need to clear, but there is a condition on what games you can bet on. For instance, it is possible that a casino would instruct you to wager the bonus only on games with odds, higher than 1.5. That is not the case here, and every wager you place counts towards the requirement, no matter its odds!
• It seems that the best welcome bonus of the bunch is the Poker Welcome Bonus. You can claim this 100% bonus, and can get up to $1000 with it. There is a 30x wagering requirement you'd need to clear to withdraw it. But what makes the promotion so special is the fact it also offers you 50 Free Spins, as well as free entry into one of the many poker tournaments of Bodog. The tournament you can enter is with a prize pool of $10 000. Do note that there are some cash-out limits on the money made with the Spins – you can only get up to $10 with it.

Next, there are tons of recurring bonuses this casino offers. Recurring bonuses are great, because they can be claimed at any point, provided the conditions of the promotion are met. Here is what these bonuses look like:

• Deposits made each Friday will be eligible to receive the Freeday Friday Bonus. This is a promotion geared towards the fans of Slot games. It provides them with up to 30 Free Spins, which can be used on different games the casino designates each week. If you claim the bonus on two subsequent weeks, you will be able to use it to discover a fresh new game! The generic 30x wagering requirement, found on the other bonuses of the casino is present here as well.
• Next, using the Sunday Funday Bonus, the players can enjoy up to 30% of their deposits as extra cash to play with. The maximum they can claim this way is pretty high, and it is set to $100. Bodog has thrown in some extra Free Spins for good measure – there are 30 of them you can get. The same wagering requirement as before is present for this bonus as well.
• If you cash in between 10am and 2am on a Thursday, you can claim the Thursday Happy Hour Bonus. This promotion will award you with a 100% bonus, up to $20. That money comes with 50 Free Spins too. The bonus is pretty generous, especially since it does not have any kind of restrictions on how much you can cash out with it, and since it comes with the low wagering requirement we discussed.
• Bodog accepts crypto deposits, as we will explain a bit further on in our review. We should mention that these deposits can make use of the exclusive Crypto Bonus. This offer lets them get an additional 50% of their deposit, up to $25 as a cash reward. This can be used on both Casino games and Sports games. The wagering requirements are 5x for the Sports you wager the money on and 30x for casino games.
• The last bonus of the casino is one of the most unique promotions we have ever seen. This is the Underdogs Bonus. If you bet on a sports event, on the team with the lowest odds in the bracket for the week, you can get up to $100 if that team wins. The money comes with no strings attached – to claim it, you just need to achieve the low 5x wagering requirement the casino has set out for its Sports games.

License

This is a licensed casino, as the following paragraph on its website states:

Of course, we never take such claims for granted, and neither should you. We checked with E-gaming Curacao, the regulatory body that has supposedly issued the license, in order to see if that was actually the case or not. Here is what we discovered:

So, Bodog is definitely a licensed casino. But what does that mean, and why is it important? Well, casinos nowadays follow various regulatory rules, which are based on the demands of each licensing body. E-gaming Curacao is one of the four master license holders in the country. They have been authorized by the government of Curacao to oversee casinos, and have created a robust regime. Here are some of the rules you can be sure that Bodog follows, based on its license being issued by the body:

• The casino has to get the random number generators that it uses in the Slots that are available with it audited. That needs to be done in order to make sure they are free from any bias, and are certifiably fair!
• There are strict rules about the ways in which casinos handle player data. That is because due to the nature of their business, they process a lot of your sensitive information to comply with KYC requirements. Your data is encrypted up to some of the most stringent standards, due to the demands of E-gaming Curacao.
• Speaking of KYC requirements, Bodog is bound to follow them to prevent financial crime like money laundering and identity theft from taking place. These rules help create a more transparent and safe environment for every player!

There is more that we could mention, but you can see the advantages of the casino by now. Also, here is some additional information on it regarding the languages in which the site is available, as well as the countries where you cannot play from:

Languages: English, Portuguese, Spanish

Restricted countries: Curaçao, United States

Deposit and Withdrawal

There is a pretty decent selection of deposit methods that are useable with the casino. Here is a list of them, as well as the accepted currencies:

Currencies: Canadian Dollar (CAD), Euro (EUR), US Dollar (USD)

Note that some of these can be restricted in several jurisdictions. For instance, credit cards are not allowed for UK players as a means of deposit. Furthermore, Interac is a Canadian interbank payment method, so it follows that people without Canadian bank accounts cannot use it. Crypto and e-wallets like PIX and AstroPay are a lot less restrictive in who can deposit with them.

The minimum deposit is set to just $10, which is excellent, and about as much as most casinos demand of their players nowadays. If anything, it is on the low side of what a minimum deposit should be set to!

And when it comes to withdrawals, here are the specifics on how they can be performed:

The same payment methods are available. We would have liked for the casino to list its rules regarding the minimum withdrawal requirements it demands, but it has failed to do so. On the other hand, the maximum you can withdraw weekly is $3000, which is a bit low. Most casinos have raised that to $10 000 or even more.

There is no information on inactivity fees, or any kind of deposit wagering requirements that need to be cleared before players can access their money.

Games and Game Suppliers

There is a very low amount of Game Suppliers the casino partners with. We counted around ten of them in total, which are listed below:

Game providers: Evolution, Microgaming, Gamomat, Habanero, Leander, Wazdan, Kalamba, Golden Hero, Oryx, PGSoft, PragmaticPlay, BGaming

Around 1000 games are available in the catalog of the casino. As with the Game Suppliers, that is too little nowadays, compared to the rest of the houses out there. Still, there is some decent variety. Here are the different categories of games that are present in the catalog of Bodog:

The Slots that can be played at this casino are a mix of classic titles like Big Bass Bonanza, Gates of Olympus, Wolf's Gold and less known slots. We would have liked to seem them filterable by game suppliers, but that is simply not possible on the website of Bodog. On the other hand, the games are actually ordered by their themes. For instance, there are Animal Slots, Zombie Slots, Dragon Slots and so on.

There are also many Table Games, like Baccarat, Poker, Blackjack or Roulettes. Fans of Live gaming will certainly be able to find what they are after with this casino. That is because it features tons of different poker tables, Roulette and Blackjack tables. Pretty much every table game that is available can be played live. On top of that, there are also some Game Shows that you can take part in. These are Live Monopoly and Crazy Time, among many others.

As far as the Sportsbook of the casino is concerned, it is pretty extensive when it comes to the bigger sports that people wager on. In fact, it can be said that football betting does seem to be the main focus here! There are hundreds of events available, from all sorts of leagues and from all over the world. There is a special section on the website which is dedicated to Brazilian Football. You can wager on matches from pretty much every division of every UEFA nation out there. Other sports are also present within the sportsbook too – you can bet on American Football events from the NFA. Hockey betting from the NFL is also available.

As exciting as that is, there is actually a lack any ability to wager on sports outside of Football, American Football and Hockey. No other sports can be bet on. Fans of Tennis, Cricket and so on will be disappointed to discover that. Not to mention that novel events like e-sports are not present, even though they are one of the biggest and most anticipated sports events out there. Other casinos are able to deliver on all of these fronts, way better than Bodog does. Some of these other houses are even able to make it so you can bet on TV shows and political events, in their Sportsbooks!

So in conclusion, both the Sports betting and the Casino games with Bodog are decent, but have a lot of room for improvement. And both of them are a bit behind the current leading casinos, which offer way more options!

Conclusion

To sum everything up, this casino has a lot of strong suits and provides its players with a lot of advantages. Among them are the great regulatory standards it lives up to, the low minimum deposit requirements and the great bonuses it offers.

But as important as these are, Bodog lags behind in the amount of games it offers, as well as the Sportsbook not having all that many events after all. If that does not bother you, then we recommend checking the casino out.