When you initially open up the casino you can see the Lion theme straight off the bat. Each promotional banner has a lion image or theme to it. The color-scheme is black, gold and white with hints of red to highlight. The logo is well thought out with the lion’s head being incorporated and the subtle spade icon in there.
The live chat window does come across as quite intrusive when you first open the site, but you can minimize this window and carry on with your play.
Account Setup
For you to create an account at Black Lion Casino, you simply need to click on gold the “Create Account” button in the top right hand corner. You will need to insert a username, email address and password:
You are then required to insert your currency of choice, birth date and mobile number:
And then finally you are required to accept the terms and conditions and complete a Captcha code:
You will then receive an email to confirm your registration and only then will you be allowed to log in to your casino account. It is quite a tedious registration process for a casino, but once you have successfully navigated these hurdles, you are welcomed to a clean, sleek casino to enjoy.
Promotions
Black Lion Casino had a few punchy promotions running at the time of the article publishing. They do keep you engaged with their use of creative promoting with the wordplay used.
Welcome bonus
This is three tiered welcome bonus structure:
Minimum deposit amount required is €20. Maximum withdrawal amount from any of the bonuses is 10 times the bonus amount received. Playthrough requirement is 35 times the bonus amount received.
1st Crypto Deposit
This is not specific to your first deposit, but instead your first Crypto to deposit. You will be able to take up the welcome bonus using an alternative depositing method and then claim this bonus once you change over to crypto currencies. It is a match bonus of 150% up to €300. It takes on the same terms and conditions of the welcome bonus.
Hunting Wednesday
This is a monthly game promotion. You make a deposit and receive a set of spins on that specific game. Deposit €20 and get 30 free spins Deposit €50 and get 60 free spins Deposit €100 and get 120 free spins At the time of the article being published the game was: Bounding Luck. You can only claim 1 of the 3 offerings. The playthrough is 35 times the bonus received, and the maximum withdrawal is 10 times the bonus amount received.
Safari Weekend
As the name states, this is a weekend only promotion, with very specific qualifying criteria:
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You need to have made €100 in deposits in the week prior to receive this promotion
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Minimum deposit is €25 Match bonus is 50% match + 50 free spins on Saturday
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Match bonus is 50% match + 70 free spins on Sunday
Playthrough requirement is 35 times the bonus amount received. The maximum withdrawal limit is 10 times the bonus amount received for the match, and then for the spins separately.
Jungle Cash Back
This is a limitless cash back promotion which rewards you for placing bets. For every €10 you bet, you receive 1 point. You can then convert these points into cash which is immediately withdrawable. You will need 50 points to convert to €1 cash, which means it might take a little while to get that withdrawable amount, but it is definitely achievable.
VIP Program
This is an invitation only program and is based on loyalty. The benefits include:
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Access to a VIP manager
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Higher cash back percentage
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Improved free spins value
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Personalized bonus offers
Black Lion Casino claims to have “a variety of rewards available, which you won't find at most other places.” but there isn’t much more information provided regarding this.
Games
Black Lion Casino offers only 18 Live Dealer games, proving that their main focus is on Casino specific games since there are over 7000 Casino games available to choose from. You choose from the wide variety of categories available in the Casino lobby:
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All New
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Jackpot
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Favorite Games
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Scratch Cards
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Table Games
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Video Slots
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Video Bingo
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Video Poker
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Video Slots Megaways and Multiways
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Bonusbuy
They use the services of quite a few heavy hitters in the game provider circle. They have Nolimit City, Pragmatic Play, Spinomenal, Thunderkick, Yggdrasil and the ever popular Hacksaw Gaming, to name a few. Something that really caught my eye, since I don’t see it available at many casinos, is the amazingly wide variety of Video Bingos on offer. A total of 65 different Bingo games ranging in theme. They have a wild variety of Megaways and Multiways on offer.
Black Lion Casino also has a Crash game called “JetX”. It is exactly as it says, it is a jet leaving an airport and shooting through the sky. The longer you stay in the game you will see the jet go through the atmosphere and into space, which is quite a pretty sight.
Coins and Payments
To make a deposit at Black Lion Casino you are required to complete a stack of personal information over and above the information you provided on registration:
Once you have completed that, you are sent to quite a comprehensive window that shows all depositing methods quite clearly.
From there it is quite easy, you can simply copy the address, or scan the QR code straight from your Crypto wallet and you are good to go.
You can also add one of the bonus codes at this point. My deposit took 15 minutes to arrive into my casino account.
In order to process a withdrawal, you can either click on your avatar picture in the top right corner, or click on the Deposit button and head to the withdraw section.
The minimum amount you can withdraw is $150 and it can take up to 48 hours for the withdrawal to be processed. There is no KYC required when depositing and withdrawing using BTC which is great. One downside though is if you win on one of the jackpots, you are limited to a maximum withdrawal of €5,000 per week.
Customer Support
This was quite a peculiar interaction since the Live Chat is so intrusive when you log in, but when you try to access a consultant there is no one available. I subsequently sent an email as per their instruction. There is also a form you can complete on their website you can complete and you will receive a response as you would an email enquiry.
Luckily, Black Lion Casino has quite an extensive FAQ section which led me to the answers I was looking for. They also have a “News and Blog” section where you can get some insight on certain topics. It has been well over 4 hours and I am yet to get a chat going, or receive a response from the email I sent.
Geos and Languages
The below countries are restricted from registering accounts at Black Lion Casino: Aruba, Bonaire, Czech Republic, Estonia, France, Hong Kong, Hungary, Italy, Netherlands, North Korea, Pakistan, Slovakia, Slovenia, St. Maarten, St. Eustatia and Saba, Singapore, Spain, the Dutch Caribbean Island of Curaçao, Uganda, United States of America, the United Kingdom.
Any bonus types are not allowed for the following countries: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Belarus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Brazil, Bulgaria, China, Croatia, Dominican Republic, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Macao, Malaysia, Mauritius, Mexico, Moldova, North Macedonia, Peru, Romania, Russia, Serbia, Tajikistan, Thailand, Tunisia, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, Uzbekistan.
The languages available at Black Lion Casino are: English, German, Spanish and Portuguese.
Platform Compatibility
The casino runs as well on mobile as it does on a laptop. The mobile version of the casino has the same functionality as the web page version, and there are very minor differences. There is a function to add the casino to your home page, which activates the app version of the casino. A quick install and it is its own icon on your mobile phone.
Website Response Time
I had quite a few loading issues when clicking on icons like “JetX”, nothing happened at first and then I gave the site a refresh, clicked it again, and it opened the game up. Same with the depositing page when trying to go through the different depositing methods. I pinned it down to it being the first time I loaded the casino, but when running it through the Performance Report we received a big bad result. An F, which is the lowest rating a website can receive for performance issues. It was stated that the image size was excessively large and this is what could be the cause of the delays I experienced earlier.
Security and Community reputation
Black Lion Casino may not ask for KYC documentation for processing a BTC withdrawal, but they sure do ask for a tonne of information when registering your account, and then when making a deposit. This voids any possibility of being an anonymous crypto casino. It has been noted that if you are found using a VPN, your account may (read will) be deactivated. The community is overall quite happy with Black Lion Casino. Since it is quite new, there is no feedback on the Bitcointalk Forum yet. The other review teams have given Black Lion rave reviews stating their huge variety of games, many options to deposit and fair terms and conditions are the highlights of the casino. We will need to give this casino a little more time to develop a more varied community reputation.
Alternatives
For something a little more sporty and all round fun, we suggest you try the below casinos:
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Stake: very popular casino with great sponsorship deals. Great sportsbook, and VPN friendly.
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Vave: VPN friendly, great sportsbook, the only downfall is the limited amount of coins available to deposit with, but that doesn’t stop us from enjoying the casino.
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Jackbit: This casino offers zero wager bonuses, no geo-blocks and a wide variety of games. Definitely worth a look at.
Conclusion
Black Lion Casino has everything a casino player would want, slots, bingo, scratch cards, Live games. With such a wide variety of games to offer and the ability to use different depositing methods, this really does make Black Lion Casino a competitor for a top casino. Black Lion does not come without its drawbacks though. The limited weekly withdrawals, the need to provide all your personal information and the inability to use a VPN for countries that are excluded, even when using cryptocurrencies, are quite disheartening, especially since the VIP program is sold so well. It is a fun casino with its great promotion offers, but as we usually say, be aware not to invest too intensely on your first shot, take it slow with your first few deposits. If Black Lion casino bites your fancy, then let us know how the VIP program works out.
