Lucky Creek

Lucky Creek is a casino that has been around for a while now, since it opened its virtual doors in 2009. Has the house managed to hold up to the tests of time, or has it been outpaced by what the casinos of today can offer? We can certainly say that there are some pretty strong advantages to the casino, like its many unique bonuses. At the same time, there are a lot of drawbacks too. For instance, the withdrawal policies it maintains are pretty unfair to the player, in our opinion. So it seems that there is a lot to cover when it comes to this Wild-West themed house. Here is everything you need to know about it:

Bonuses

There are a lot of bonuses which are available with the casino. Here is what these look like:

Before we look into each of them individually, we would like to examine the similarities between each of these promotions. Firstly, the casino does not mention what the minimum deposit to claim the vast majority of these bonuses is. There is only one which comes with a minimum deposit that we do know of. Since that is $25, which is generally reasonable, we believe the rest of the promotions with the casino don't require that much to get.

Next, the promotions all come with the same wagering requirement, that Lucky Creek has set to 60x. Sadly, this is way too much. Nowadays, the majority of the competition of the casino sets their wagering requirements between 30x and 40x. A wagering requirement represents the amount of times you need to turn a bonus over in order to claim it. As you can see in the case of the ones with Lucky Creek, they are almost twice as high as the rest of the industry has them! We also don't appreciate the fact that the requirement is kept away from the player. We only learned what it was because we went looking deep into the Terms and Conditions of the house. At least there are no cash out limits for the bonuses, which means the potential for winnings is not restricted by the casino. With these conditions in mind, here are the individual bonuses:

• Firstly, the players who make their initial deposit with the house will have access to the Welcome Bonus. This is a pretty generous package, which comes with a cash reward of up to $7500 and 30 Free Spins. The way it is calculated is by taking your deposit and multiplying it by two. So you can get a substantial amount of funds for your first cash-in.
• There is an interesting promotion that is called Double Down on Wins. It is applicable for the live games it hosts. More specifically, it is available for card games. All you need to to do claim the $500 reward is to get three sevens of the same suite in a hand. And even if you are losing, this bonus has you covered! It features a 5% cashback. A cashback is a way for the players of a casino to make some of the money from lost bets back. The casino keeps tracks of the wagers that have gone wrong and restores them, up to a certain maximum bonus. Lucky Creek does not mention what that maximum is, but the cashback percentage is pretty high. It is also possible that it is activated once your account is in the red, but that is also not stipulated. We would have also liked to see this bonus elaborated on a bit more!
• Thirdly, there is a generous bonus that rewards Free Spins to players who play slots for four hours, between 6am and 10am. If they have made a deposit during the same day, they will be entitled to an additional package of 50 Free Spins from the Happy Hour Bonus to keep going.
• The Free Spins continue with the Free Spins Mania promotion. Here is how it works: The casino will hand you out special codes each week. They can be used when depositing, in order to claim the bonus. The amount of Free Spins you get from it ranges between 50 and 100, and is based on when you deposit. For instance, to get the maximum amount of Spins, you need to cash in on a Monday, Tuesday or Sunday.
• For its anniversary, Lucky Creek hands out three cards. The way you can win those is by spinning a wheel, which costs tickets. These tickets can be bought starting at $25. But even if you are not interested in the raffle, the Three Cars to Win bonus will award any qualifying deposit of $25 or more with 100 Free Spins.
• There is a special bonus for players who might wish to deposit using digital currency. If they do so, they can claim the Get more bang for your Bitcoin bonus, which grants them 50 Free Spins.
• Finally, there is a very interesting promotion that is available with the casino, called Payday Payout. Here is how it works: Each week of each month, there is a special code. This code can be used once when depositing. When that is done, you can get a substantial amount of Free Spins – the code for the week at the time of writing hands out 65 of them! By having deposited with all four of the codes, you unlock a massive bonus at the end of the month. This promotion is up to 100% of your deposits, and you can use that money as you would any other bonus.

The casino also runs a lot of limited time events. For instance, it has a slot tournament, called Slot Wars. The winners in it can get not only cash prizes every week, but also deposit bonuses – there was a bonus of up to $800 for them, which was 105% of their deposit. To qualify for these promotions you need to have wagered at least $100 worth of slots for the previous week.

License

Unfortunately, the lack of clarity around the regulation of Lucky Creek really holds it back. Here is what it has to say about the important question of its license:

Supposedly, the casino is licensed in Curacao. But how can we know whether that is true, when it does not provide us with a license number to verify. While most licensed casinos nowadays do come from precisely this destination, they usually make it very clear exactly which license they hold. That is because there are four regulatory bodies in the country. So we cannot say that Lucky Creek is a licensed casino at all. Therefore, we are not sure it can provide you with any guarantees that it follows the comprehensive policies that the Curacao regulators demand casinos implement.

These include, for instance, the obligation for slot games and other games of chance to be audited. Their random number generators are checked to see if there is any bias in them, thus making the gaming experience of the client truly up to their luck. Secondly, casinos handle a lot of sensitive data, because they process payments and personal information. In order to prevent that from leaking, the casinos need to set up strict encryption protocols. Thirdly, there are a lot of policies dedicated to rooting out financial crime, like money laundering, that casinos need to maintain.

Since we are unsure whether Lucky Creek is abiding by these rules, it might be best to stick to a casino you know you can trust. Here is some additional useful information about the languages the casino supports and the availability of the services of the house around the globe.

Languages: English

Restricted countries: Australia, Germany, Netherlands, United Kingdom, Show All, Curaçao, France, Hungary, South Africa, Switzerland, United States

Deposit and Withdrawal

There are a good amount of deposit methods with Lucky Creek – here is what these are, as well as the currencies the casino accepts for deposits:

Currencies: Euro (EUR), US Dollar (USD), British Pound Sterling (GBP), Australian Dollar (AUD), Canadian Dollar (CAD), Norwegian Krone (NOK), Swedish Krona (SEK)

You can cash in using a credit card, crypto or an e-wallet like Neteller and Skrill. Bank transfers are also allowed. We don't know much beyond that, because neither the minimum nor the maximum deposits with the casino were listed. However, we do know everything about its withdrawal conditions:

Lucky Creek supports the same withdrawal methods that are available for deposits. There is a minimum of $100, which is far too much, because most casinos these days let you cash out at $20 at most. At least the requests are processed relatively fast, within 48 hours. The casino mentions there might be third party fees too, which is perfectly normal and reasonable to keep in mind.

There is a condition you need to meet to withdraw – you need to have wagered your deposits at least once. That might seem restrictive, but is a pretty common policy in the industry, and helps actually combat money-laundering. No inactivity fees can be found in the Terms and Conditions of the casino and it does not seem to charge them.

Games and Game Suppliers

There are only three game suppliers the casino lists on its website. Here is who these are:

Game providers: Betsoft, Rival, Other

Usually, houses partner with over a hundred of these suppliers to deliver thousands of games. This means the games library of this casino is actually pretty shallow. Not only that, but it is also terribly organized. The games in it cannot be filtered in any meaningful way, which makes finding what you need pretty bothersome. As far as what is available, there are mostly Slots like Cash Vegas, 7 Chakras, Great White Buffalo, Big Game and others. You can see some Table Games between them, like Baccarat, Poker, Blackjack, Roulettes and other classics.

Live Games are available too, and consist of many live dealer rooms where you can play the table games we mentioned before. However, there are no Game shows available, which is certainly very disappointing.

Conclusion

It seems that this casino has a lot more negative aspects than it does positive ones. For instance, it is not licensed, as far as we can tell. It does not have a good selection of games either. These are two very good reasons to prefer another house to it. Thirdly, there is a lot of crucial information that is just straight up missing from the website – like the lack of any clarity about the minimum or maximum deposits we mentioned so far.

And even Lucky Creek's only positive aspects, which are the bonuses it has are actually somewhat ruined. That is because there are unfair conditions on them, like an absurd wagering requirement that is way higher than the rest of the casinos out there would have. So, all in all, we simply cannot recommend you play with this casino. Instead, find some better alternatives. Luckily, these should be readily available, as Lucky Creek has a lot of competition these days.