Lucky Block

Lucky Block is a new casino for crypto enthusiasts to play in. It only accepts digital assets as means of deposit and has its own crypto token you can buy in-house. However, there are many such casinos out there nowadays, so how does this particular one stand apart from its competition? Well, it has several advantages. These mainly have to do with its payment policies, like the low minimum deposit and the fast withdrawal processing times with the house. Also, the casino is licensed by a pretty popular regulator, which ensures the player's safety.

Despite this, there are also a lot of disadvantages to this house, which we should also mention. There are not that many bonuses that it offers, and some of the promotions that it does have available are actually pretty restrictive in some ways. There is also a pretty low amount of games you can play here. It seems like we need to examine the house in a bit more detail before we can say whether we recommend it or not. The full review of Lucky Block will do just that, by going over every significant aspect of the casino – from its promotions, through its regulation and payment rules, to the games itself. So here is all you need to know about it:

Bonuses

Here is a list of the bonuses with Lucky Block that the house had available:

You will definitely notice that this is a very short list. Sadly, the casino only runs three promotions at the time of writing. The bonuses that you can claim are one of the best ways for the companies issuing them to reward your loyalty. It seems like a missed opportunity to not have many of them. Either way, let's take a closer look into the bonuses themselves:

• The Welcome Bonus is a pretty standard promotion. Most casinos have such incentives for the first deposit their newly signed-up clients make. Admittedly, this particular welcome bonus is quite a bit more generous than what the rest of casinos offer. It has a maximum bonus limit of 10 000 USDT, as well as 50 Free Spins that get credited to your account instantly. The way the promotion is calculated is as 200% of whatever you deposit, so the casino will give you twice as much as you put in. We should also mention that the 20 USDT minimum deposit you need to make is also a pretty standard amount, which raises no concerns. What does concern us a bit is the way the wagering requirement is designed here. A wagering requirement represents the number of times you need to turn a bonus over to claim it. With most casinos, that is between 30x and 40x. As far as this bonus' conditions are concerned, the wagering requirement is just 6x, which initially sounds good. However, clearing it only releases 10% of the deposited sum. So the actual wagering requirement to claim the whole bonus is all the way up to 60x which is way too much. On the other hand, having some of the promotional funds credited to your account is actually a pretty cool way to boost your gameplay. So we are a bit torn on this policy.
• There is a generic reload bonus, which is available for deposits done on Mondays. It is called the Monday Reload Bonus and can offer you up to 200 USDT to play with. However, the promotion has a very steep entry cost of 50 USDT. If you deposit this minimum amount, you can get only 20% of the funds you cashed in as bonus money. Furthermore, the casino only adds up to 40% of the deposit you make as bonus money, if you deposit over $150. When it comes to reload bonuses, they should have the same minimum deposit requirement as the Welcome Bonus we mentioned above. And they should really offer you more for your money! Still, the promotion is not all bad. There are some advantages that it has, namely that it can be claimed an indefinite amount of time. It also does away with the weird way the wagering requirement of the previous bonus was calculated. To cash out the funds from the Monday Reload, you need a turnover of 35x to be complete. This is a sensible amount.
• The best bonus we believe Lucky Block to have is the Game of the Week promotion. This lets players discover new titles, or get some Free Spins for the games they love. How does the bonus work? Every week, Lucky Block selects a new slot game. Deposits made during the week grant you a one-time bundle of Free Spins for that game. At the time of writing, the game was Hacksaw Gaming's Temple of Torment. By depositing $20, you can get 50 Free Spins, and you can get more with the higher amount of deposits you make. If you cash in $100, you will be able to claim the full 150 Spins bundle. This is a way better bonus than the previous one, because it does not restrict the player so much and is made easier to obtain. Not to mention that the reasonable wagering requirement of 35x is applied to it as well!

License

The regulation of an online casino is one of the most important aspects of it. We are happy to say that this is a licensed casino – here is what it claims on its website:

Lucky Block states that it has been issued a license by the CIL in Curacao. This is one of the for master license issuers which oversee the egaming sector of the small Caribbean nation. However small, Curacao has quickly become one of the most popular destinations for companies to obtain licenses, due to its regulatory regime which does not stifle them, yet enables the players to benefit from some pretty considerable protections. How can we know whether Lucky Block is actually regulated by the CIL? Clicking the yellow underlined text above takes us to a page on the Lucky Block website which hosts the following license:

The other three regulators in Curacao have their own registers, but the CIL only requires casinos to display a copy of their license on their website. This means a license can potentially be forged, but we do not believe that to be the case here. In fact, the operator of this casino, Entertimento Rojo B.V., was behind ReelCrypto Casino – another house with a similar cryto-friendly concept behind it. Still, keep in mind that CIL licenses are unverifiable when dealing with other houses that have them.

But why is regulation so important? Well, we mentioned that CIL-licensed casinos can guarantee certain protections to players. Here is a list of them:

• As a part of their KYC policies, casinos collect a lot of personal data from their clients. This can include, but is not limited to, their addresses, pictures of their ID, details about their payments and much more. There is a need to protect this information, and that is precisely what the regulatory framework in Curacao does. Casinos need to use some of the strictest encryption standards out there in order to get their players' data secured.
• The integrity of the games themselves is also a particular concern to regulators. That is why they select independent auditors to examine the games of licensed casinos. These auditors go over the random number generators in the game, the complex mathematical algorithms that determine the outcome of each bet. The experts give each slot an RTP rating, which means what percentage of your money you can expect to make back from it, on average.
• There are also some self-exclusion options that are available to players upon request. These are important, because having them available helps curb problem gambling and build a better environment for all players. These options can also include the ability to set timeout warnings, as well as set custom deposit limits if you need to.

The points above are why we recommend playing with licensed casinos. Back to Lucky Block in particular, we would also like to mention the fact its website is available in a lot of languages:

Languages: English, German, Spanish, French, Finnish, Hungarian, Italian, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Japanese, Turkish, Norwegian, Chinese, Arabic, Korean, Vietnamese

That is certainly an advantage of the casino, but there are specific countries where its services are not available. Here is a full list of them:

Restricted countries: Australia, Germany, Netherlands, Sweden, United Kingdom, Show All, Afghanistan, American Samoa, Aruba, Austria, Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba, Bulgaria, Cuba, Curaçao, Czech Republic, Côte d'Ivoire, France, French Guiana, French Polynesia, Guadeloupe, Guam, Iran, Iraq, Korea, North, Liberia, Libya, Malta, Martinique, Mayotte, Myanmar, New Caledonia, Northern Mariana Islands, Puerto Rico, Reunion, Saint Barthélemy, Saint Martin (French part), Saint Pierre and Miquelon, Sint Maarten (Dutch part), South Sudan, Sudan, Syria, United States, United States Minor Outlying Islands, Virgin Islands, U.S., Wallis and Futuna Islands, Yemen, Zimbabwe

Deposit and Withdrawal

The payment methods with Lucky Block are various cryptocurrencies that you can deposit directly to your account with the casino. Here are the details on what this deposit should look like, as well as what the particular crypto assets you can use to cash in are:

Currencies: Bitcoin (BTC), Binance Coin (BNB), Dogecoin (DOGE), Litecoin (LTC), XRP, Ethereum (ETH), Tether (USDT), Cardano (ADA)

There is a minimum deposit requirement of just 2 USDT. Compared to other casinos, which usually require $10-$20 to be cashed in, this is a significantly lower amount! There is no information on the maximum you can cash in, though. There are no fees for deposits, but crypto payments need to cover the miner fees, and that will be left to the player to do.

Here is what withdrawing from Lucky Block will look like:

You can still only use crypto. What jumps out at us is the fact that there is no information on what the minimum withdrawal requirement is. Usually, it is the same as the range in which the deposit is set – $10 to $20. However, with Lucky Block, there is a chance the minimum is lower due to the fact that the casino has a very low entry cost too.

We like the feature of the website that allows you to see your balance in a FIAT currency before cashing out, because that helps you conceptualize better how much money to withdraw. We should also mention that we were rather impressed with how fast the processing times were for the casino's cash out requests. It claims that it could get them done within 24 hours, which is great.

Before one can cash out, though, they need to clear a 1x wagering requirement, as per the rules of the casino. This might seem weird, but is actually a pretty common policy that most houses nowadays include in their Terms, which helps combat money laundering. Once you clear that requirement, you will be relieved to know there are no withdrawal fees that Lucky Block charges. But keep in mind that the miner fees for crypto transactions need to be covered once more, so you will have to pay them.

There is also a clause which outlines what the casino does to inactive accounts:

At 12 months of dormancy, it flags them as inactive. No fee is charged, and the player is notified. If the account is still not used within 48 months, the casino will pocket the remaining balance. This is a policy which gives the player a lot of time to act before the casino takes their money. Also, Lucky Block does not charge any fees between the account being assigned as inactive and it being closed.

Games and Game Suppliers

Probably the worst issue of this casino is the lack of game providers that it features. Here is a full list of the developers that it had listed on its website:

Game providers: PragmaticPlay, Hacksaw, Push Gaming, Play'n GO, Nolimit City, Relax Gaming, Thunderkick, Spinomenal, Gamzix, Endorphina, Microgaming, Fantasma, OneTouch, Alchemy Gaming

Why is this an issue? Well, a lack of game suppliers leads to a lack of games! That means the casino does not have a lot of titles to offer. The games that were available, though, were the following:

• Firstly, there are Slots, with major games like Sweet Bonanza, Book of Dead, Gates of Olympus and more available to the player. They are not filterable at all, though, and you cannot select a specific game theme to order them by, which is disappointing.
• There are also a good amount of different Table Games available, which are mostly variations of Baccarat, Poker, Blackjack and Roulettes. That's not bad at all, since they are classics for a reason. Live dealer versions of the games can be played too.
• When it comes to live gaming, Lucky Block also has Game Shows like Crazy Time, Dream Catcher and Deal or No deal which you can tune in to.
• There are also Crash games, like Aviator and Plinko that can be played.

There is a Sportsbook with Lucky Block too, but it is a bit shallow. The majority of events you can bet on are from bigger sports like Football and Basketball. Smaller and more niche sports are available too, but there is nothing too exciting. The live betting with Lucky Block only allows you to wager on major sports too, as well as a couple of esports like LOL.

Conclusion

There are some good and some bad aspects to this casino. Ultimately what sets it back is the lack of games to play. With nothing to play, why go to a casino? If you can live with this issue and the general lack of bonuses, as well as the single deposit method, though, Lucky Block is not a bad option – it is licensed after all.