Spinpirate Casino

Spinpirate Casino Review

Arr, mateys! Be yar lookin’ for some shiny booty?

Okay, we’re not going to write the entire review in pirate voice, but we were deeply tempted to. How could we not? Pirates are awesome! Well, maybe not the real, historical ones, but the brave adventurers popularized by pop culture can bring a joy to anyone – so it’s no wonder Spinpirate Casino decided to use them as a theme!

Alas, theme isn’t everything, and so we’re going to have to put our undying love for pirates aside in order to give the site a very objective and factual review! We’ll examine its features, games, bonuses, safety and more, all so we can tell you whether it’s worth putting down some doubloons or if it should walk the plank!

Bonuses

Welcome Bonus – 250% up to AU$3,000 + Bonus Feature

SpinPirate Casino doesn’t have any reload bonuses or recurring promotions – the only bonus you’ll get is the welcome one, so you know it has to count! And it does… For the most part. When you place a deposit of at least AU$30, you’ll quickly receive a 250% match up to a staggering AU$3,000! That’s certainly a hefty bonus right there!

On top of that, if you deposit a certain amount, you’ll receive an additional “bonus feature” – like free spins, but without having to be restrained to a particular bet size for each spin. If you deposit at least AU$150, you’ll get AU$30 as part of this “bonus feature”. If you deposit at least AU$450, you’ll get AU$90. And if you deposit AU$750, you’ll get AU$150. These bonus funds (which, again, are independent from the 250% match you’ll already get on your deposit) can be used on a variety of popular pokies, like “Book of Golden Sands” and “Big Bass Splash”, with a maximum bet of AU$5.

Sounds pretty good, doesn’t it? And it is, until you read the fine text. To withdraw your bonus, you’ll have to wager it x40 whole times, which is pretty huge considering that most casinos hover at around x30 wagering requirements. To top that off, you’ll have to do it within only 7 days, which, unfortunately, makes withdrawing it pretty impossible, and in turn gives less value to the high percentage or the “bonus feature”. A great idea that perhaps needed a bit more thought.

Games

The first thing you might notice about Spinpirate Casino’s games section is just disorganized it is! Everything is put into one pile of square icons in the middle of the screen with little regard for categories, providers or even game availability. We have no idea why the casino made the choice to design their site this way, but can absolutely see how it would scare off many players.

Thankfully, if you brave through it, you’ll actually find a great deal of variety here! Spinpirate offers thousands of slot games and hundreds of traditional casino games from some of the best developers around, so it’s definitely worth getting to know the casino’s systems. And besides, while it’s not the most intuitive system in the world, there are in fact built-in filters that can make finding what you need much easier!

It’s worth noting that there are also some game types missing, particularly anything not directly tied to casino: scratch cards, lotteries, sports betting, etc. However, while we always consider those to be a nice bonus, we never felt like they were mandatory, and it’s not like Spinpirate Casino in particular suffers from their absence.

Pokies

There’s no use beating around the bush – Spinpirate Casino has one of the best pokie selections we’ve ever seen. At a glance you can instantly find a dozen top-quality software providers, and if you’re not a fan of the mainstream stuff and you’d rather dive into the unknown, there are dozens more waiting for you to discover – many of which even we have never seen before.

Still, we recognize that most players will want the tried and true pokies, and they’re not exactly hard to come by. Titles such as Play’N GO’s “Book of Dead”, Pragmatic Play’s “Gates of Olympus” and “Big Bass Bonanza”, Push Gaming’s “Razor Shark”, Nolimit City’s “Mental” and many, many more are right there, waiting for you to give them your best spin!

However, one thing we need to point out is that some operators are not available in Australia, and yet the casino still prominently displays them. For example, NetEnt do not allow players from Australia to play their games, and yet Spinpirate Casino makes no attempt to filter them out, and will only display an error once you try to play them for real money. This can lead to some disappointment, and we wish the casino did a better job at hiding games that are unavailable.

Live casino

At first glance, we weren’t even sure whether Spinpirate Casino had a live casino section or not! There is no dedicated Live button anywhere in sight, which led us to believe that maybe the casino only offered pokies. However, the live games are there… You just need to look for them by playing around with the filters or the search engine.

The effort is absolutely worth it, though, as the site has dozens upon dozens of live rooms from arguably the best live providers in the business, Evolution Gaming and Pragmatic Live. Any game you can think of, and many you can’t, is available here – not only the super popular ones like blackjack and baccarat, but also less famous ones like sic bo or dragon tiger.

Of course, we can’t mention Evolution Gaming without bringing up their brilliant live game shows, like Monopoly Live or Deal or no Deal. No matter what you’re looking for, we can almost guarantee that you’ll find it here!

Deposits & Withdrawals

There’s no doubt about it – having a lot of available payment methods for both deposits and withdrawals is one of the most important things that a casino can do! After all, wouldn’t you want to deposit your way? And we’re happy to say that, for the most part, Spinpirate Casino is doing pretty well on that front!

Once you sign up, you’ll be able to deposit using a bank transfer, your credit card, an e-wallet, a prepaid voucher or even with crypto. That’s basically every way you can imagine, outside of walking into the casino’s office and dropping down some gold coins! However, despite the diversity of ways to deposit, some obvious payment methods are still very much missing.

You won’t be able to use several popular choices such as Neteller and Skrill for e-wallets, Neosurf and Paysafecard for pre-paid vouchers and Dogecoin for crypto deposits. While this is certainly unfortunate, we still believe that the casino provides players with plenty of alternatives, so that even if your favorite method isn’t available, your second or third favorite certainly is.

Withdrawal time

If you just made a big win and are anxious to get your hands on those funds, well, you’re going to have to be a bit patient. The withdrawals at Spinpirate Casino will usually be done to the same payment method you used to deposit, unless that’s not possible (for example, if you deposited using CashtoCode), in which case your funds will be transferred to a bank account.

This isn’t ideal, because bank transfer withdrawals will take by far the longest – we’ve seen reports of players who were concerned that it took over two weeks to get their winnings! As such, we’d recommend using a different method. E-wallets like AstroPay and eZeeWallet will be much faster, as well as crypto currencies – all of those options will only take a day or two at most (after the processing time, which is another two days or so).

VIP Program

A loyalty program is a great way for online casinos to maintain their user base, especially in a world where there are tons and tons of casinos out there, each with huge welcome bonuses intended to ‘poach’ players. Unfortunately, such a program is not available at Spinpirate Casino.

It’s quite ironic that a casino all about pirates, who steal treasures from others, doesn’t seem too worried about others stealing their treasure (their players) away, but that’s just how it goes. The disappointment is doubled by the fact that there aren’t any recurring promotions past the welcome bonus, which means that, once you use that, there is no longer an advantage to remaining loyal to the casino, and a new player will have far more privileges than a veteran. Definitely a downside to Spinpirate!

Tournaments

We know that many of our readers absolutely adore pokie tournaments, and we totally get it – what better way to play pokies than when competing against other players for even bigger prizes? Those players will be rather disappointed to learn that, as of the time of writing this review, Spinpirate Casino doesn’t provide any kind of tournaments on its site – for pokies or otherwise.

While this is definitely a bummer, all we can do is hold out hope that this requested feature will be added soon. We’ll definitely be keeping a close eye on the casino and will update our review if things change in the near future!

Verification

The KYC verification is an annoying, but, sadly, very necessary part of the online casino experience! Luckily, Spinpirate Casino make it a little bit simpler than other places. For one, it’ll only be performing a verification if you withdraw more than AU$150 within 180 days (whether all at once or in separate transactions adding up). If you’re the type of person who deposits maybe AU$20 every few months and then withdraws about the same or slightly more, you probably won’t ever need to be verified.

Still, verification is nothing to be afraid of! If it’s triggered, all you’ll need to do is provide two documents: a form of ID (such as your passport, driver’s license or ID card) and a proof of address (like a utility bill or delivery receipt). If you deposited using a credit card, you’ll also need to provide photos of that as well from the front and back, with some of the numbers censored for your safety.

Additional deposit methods (like e-wallets or crypto) aren’t verified, so if you used one of those, you’ll mostly just need to provide the two documents mentioned above, and that’s it! Keep in mind that none of these are hard rules, and the casino may request additional documents (or a verification even if you fall below the threshold), but that happens very rarely.

Is Spinpirate Casino Legit & safe?

It’s extremely important to always make sure that the casino you’re signing up for has a valid license. A casino without a license is not only illegal to play in Australia, but also has a very high chance of turning out to be a scam. Not like licensed casinos are legitimate 100% of the time, of course, but unlicensed ones are unsafe far more often than their licensed counterparts.

In the case of Spinpirate, what’s interesting is that the casino itself only briefly mentions being licensed, but doesn’t provide us with a specific number or license information. As such, we needed to dig a little bit deeper, but ultimately were able to verify that the company that operates it (Zeus Lightning N.V.) does, indeed, possess a Curacao license authorizing it to operate.

While we’re not sure why the relevant information (such as the license number) isn’t available on the casino itself, it’s fact that Zeus Lightning operate more than one casino, and that their reputation has always been very good. There is no reason to assume they’re unsafe.

Customer support

If something has gone wrong with the casino (for example, missing bonus or certain functions not working), there’s nothing else to do but to contact the support team. No one else can help you, after all! That’s why it’s very important for any support representatives to be knowledgeable, polite and, most importantly, helpful

Thankfully, our impressions of Spinpirate Casino’s support team have been rather positive! There are multiple ways you can reach out to them, such as through e-mail, phone, or, most conveniently, live chat. As far as we can tell, their chat feature (which you can access via the speech bubble button in the bottom right corner) is available 24/7, which makes it very handy for us Aussies who usually operate in a different time zone from the rest of the world!

If you’ve found yourself faced with some unfortunate problem at the casino, or simply need some questions answered, reaching out to Spinpirate’s support team is a pretty safe bet!

Mobile casino

A casino site without a good mobile version is like a pirate ship with a hole in it – just about ready to sink! There’s no need to rush to the life rafts here, though: Spinpirate Casino has a pretty decent mobile version! Not perfect, mind you, but absolutely good enough, and in some ways even better than its desktop counterpart.

We certainly feel that, whether you’re looking at the site on your computer monitor or phone, it’ll always be a bit disorganized and counter-intuitive to navigate. There’s just too much going on on its main “casino” page, and the menus are way too out of the way. The smaller screen of a phone, interestingly enough, counteracts this issue by squishing all of the elements together and keeping them all within the reach of your thumb, which really does help.

While there absolutely are notable issues with the mobile version, we don’t think that they would truly detract from the experience or make you think less of the casino as a whole.