PacificSpins Casino review: 5 things to know before depositing

PacificSpins is a new pirate-themed casino. So it is quite ironic for it to turn out to be an offshore casino as well. However, aside from being a rather funny coincidence, this lack of regulation means there are certain issues with the casino. And the rest of its services have several red flags too. For instance, the deposit methods it has available are a bit too limited, and can be offputting for people who are unfamiliar with the means of payment PacificSpins has to offer.

But there are some advantages to the house as well, so a closer look at it is warranted. Here is everything you need to know about this casino:

Bonuses

Undoubtedly, the bonuses of a casino are among the most important things to consider before you can decide if the house is what you are looking for. The ones with this particular casino are just too inconsistent, though. Let’s take a look at all of them, which are outlined below.

First off, there are three welcome bonuses, and two of them are mutually exclusive. Starting off with the $100 Welcome Chip promotion, the house has an attractive no-deposit bonus. It hands you $100 to play with as you please, provided you verify your phone number. Usually, no-deposit bonuses are quite a bit lower than this. They sit around $10-20 on average. Also, cashing out the no-deposit bonus usually requires you to comply with some rather high wagering requirements, and has a low cash-out limit. This is not the case here – you can get the full $100, and you just need to clear a 20x turnover of the issued sum before that can be done.

Next, you can pick between two deposit bonuses for the first time you cash in with the casino. These are the 150% No Rules Bonus and the 1111% Bonus. It is worth mentioning that these are very different promotions, with very different sets of rules. So you need to consider which one is best suited to your goals before picking.

The 150% No Rules Bonus gives you access to a 150% multiplier on your deposit. If you decide to go for a first deposit of $100, your bonus would be $150, letting you play with $250. There are no wagering requirements for this promotion, which means you could withdraw it – you only need to wager the deposit and bonus funds once. This is actually a part of the withdrawal policies of the casino, which will be discussed in more detail later. There are no limits on how much you can cash out from this promotion either – so it is quite generous.

The second bonus you can use, the 1111% Bonus gives you access to a significantly higher multiplier for your funds. But it comes with a lot more restrictions too. For instance, it has a maximum bonus you can receive – that is $5000. The previous deposit incentive had no such limit. Also, there is a 27x wagering requirement. That is actually a pretty reasonable amount. Usually, casinos set their wagering requirements to between 30x and 40x. On the other hand, you would be limited in how much you can profit from the bonus. You can only withdraw profits up to 10x the deposit you have made. This is nothing too restrictive, but since the maximum you can get from the bonus is actually 11.1x the deposit, you can never cash out all of the promotional funds, which is a bit disappointing.

Next, there are two evergreen deposit bonuses, which are available for any deposit. These are the 350% Boost Bonus and the 21% Daily No Rules Bonus. These promotions are actually quite good. Here is how they work:

The 350% Boost Bonus gives you a significant amount of money, with you being able to receive $70 if you deposit the minimum required $20. That is a pretty high multiplier, while also having a reasonable 35x wagering requirement and a generous cash-out limit of $15 000.

But the best promotion PacificSpins has is the 21$ Daily No Rules Bonus. This promotion requires you to deposit a lot more than the others – $100. Comparatively, this is also a very high minimum deposit requirement, but it is nevertheless warranted by the fact the money is not bound with any kind of withdrawal requirements, save for the 1x wagering requirement which is applied to all cash-outs. There are no limits on the profits you can make with the bonus too. And it is offered for up to two different deposits daily, which we consider to be pretty good.

Overall, the bonus policy of the casino certainly has to be the high point of its services. But even with it, there are some flaws. PacificSpins could also have had a cashback bonus too, which would allow the player to recover some of their lost wagers.

License

There is not even a single mention of who owns this casino, or where they run it from. This leads to the unfortunate conclusion that it is unlicensed, and that it is also located offshore. And while that does not mean that the company behind PacificSpins is doing anything shady, there are no guarantees that it does not either, nor that it will not start displaying illicit behavior in the future. That is only something that is provable by casinos that are strictly licensed.

Regulated casinos have to comply with specific rules that have been designed with their clients in mind. For instance, your data is protected, because the regulators have certain encryption standards they hold casinos to. That makes leaks very unlikely. We should also mention the fact that the casinos who are licensed in some way have to hold your money in certain ways – in separate accounts from other players and the casino itself. That prevents money-laundering and makes combatting financial crimes much easier.

But the most important benefit of playing with a licensed casino has to be the knowledge and certainty of the fact that the games you are betting on are fair. That is because regulators demand the casinos only use certifiably fair random number generators for them. What’s more, these generators are audited by independent professionals to ensure just that.

These are just some of the benefits that licensed casinos will be able to afford you. We could also mention their beneficial self-exclusion policies and so much more, but we believe the point is clear. Dealing with an offshore firm like PacificSpins simply puts you in a disadvantage. The only thing you should be wagering on when playing with an online casino is the games, and not your basic safety!

Deposit and Withdrawal

There are too few methods of deposit with PacificSpins – it only accepts five crypto assets. And cashing out can only be done via two of them. There is no credit card payments you can use. There are no wire transfers, e-wallets, e-vouchers or anything like that. Here is what you can deposit with:

Crypto payments can be difficult to wrap one’s head around, if you have not used them before. That is an additional disadvantage to the limited means of payment. Furthermore, while the minimum deposit is low – $10, which is quite competitive – the same cannot be said about the minimum withdrawal! It is set to $50. In general, the cash in amount required should be between $10 and $20, and the cash out minimum should not be higher.

At least the payments are processed fast – within 24 hours for both deposits and withdrawals. There are no fees on either from the casino either. But another disadvantage of crypto transactions is that you will certainly have to pay third party miner fees too – so keep these in mind.

To cash out, you need to achieve a 1x turnover – otherwise, you will be penalized with a certain fee that is 10% of the requested amount. This is a common policy with most casinos, that does not raise any suspicions.

Games and Game Suppliers

One of the worst aspects of the services of this casino is how lackluster its games library is. Also, the Games suppliers are not listed. That is certainly not very professional – they deserve credit for making the games that are used by the casino. By the titles themselves, we were able to learn that PacificSpins mainly features the games of Red Tiger Gaming. It is impossible to know how many providers it uses in total.

Furthermore, there are just not that many games you could play. There are slots, of course, with some of them being 5 Wishes, Achilles, Aladdin’s Wishes and Asgard. But player favorites like Big Bass Bonanza and the ever popular Book of … series are not available. There are some table games too – uninspiring tables of online poker and blackjack. There are no game shows, and there are no arcade games either. This makes for a lackluster library, and just means you will not be able to have a lot of fun with the live gaming section of the casino, if that is the experience you are looking for.

Conclusion

At every aspect of the casino we covered, we found it to be lackluster. So therefore, we cannot recommend it at all. Play somewhere else, because this offshore company cannot provide you with any guarantees to your safety. There are no convenient deposit methods if you don’t use crypto either. But even without taking that into account, it makes no sense to play with PacificSpins because its games catalog is incredibly shallow.