Stonevegas Casino

Stonevegas Casino Review

Viva Rock Vegas! Although it’s impossible for you to visit the Flintstones’ version of the biggest gambling haven on the planet, you can at least do so electronically through Stonevegas Casino. Everything about this site’s aesthetic is clearly inspired by the classic series (and, of course, the movies based on it), albeit in a lawyer-friendly way. But the Flintstones are a long-running franchise as enduring as the stones they’ve built their homes with. Can the same be said about this casino?

To find out, we at CasinoAustraliaOnline polished up our chisels and ran in place to start up our cars before heading straight there! We took our time investigating the casino’s bonuses and games, as well as things you wouldn’t normally think about like its payment methods and verification procedure. Most importantly, we’ve answered whether you can (and should) trust the site with your money. It may not be the most glamorous job, but eh, it’s a livin’!

Bonuses

Welcome Bonus – 100% Match up to AU$750 + 200 Free Spins + 1 Bonus Crab

Bonuses may not be the most important feature of a casino site, but let’s face it: they are often instrumental in helping players decide whether to sign up. That goes double for welcome bonuses – there’s a good reason why they’re so openly advertised as soon as you open up the site, after all! At Stonevegas it’s no different, and while its first deposit bonus isn’t anything to write home about, it’ll still be quite useful to most players.

The main body of the welcome offer comes in the form of a 100% match up to AU$750 – which isn’t amazing. AU$750 isn’t going to be enough to satisfy the high rollers, especially since there isn’t a welcome package here – so what you deposit the first time is all the cash bonus you’re going to get. However, regular players should be pretty happy to learn that you’ll also get 200 free spins – including an extra spin on the game “Bonus Crab”.

Those spins will be awarded to you in 10 batches of 20, with the first given out the moment your deposit goes through, and then daily for 9 more days. Once you play through them, you’ll have to wager through their winnings x40 times before you can withdraw them. The wagering requirements for the bonus cash are lower, at only x35, and should be completed within 10 days.

Reload Promotions at Stonevegas Casino

Since Stonevegas only has one bonus (as opposed to an entire welcome package), you’ll need to make use of the casino’s reload promotions if you want to keep getting bonus cash. These promotions will, as their name implies, reload after each use, allowing you to claim them periodically. For example, if a bonus can be claimed on a Monday, you’ll be able to receive it once every Monday, indefinitely.

And indeed, Stonevegas has two such promotions – one that is available during the work week, and one for the weekend. The former will net you 50 free spins for a minimum deposit of AU$30. Unlike the welcome bonus, you won’t need to worry about batches, as you’ll receive your free spins all at once. The weekend offer will give you a 50% match up to AU$1,050 for a minimum deposit of AU$30 – however, bumping that deposit up to AU$75 will also give you 50 free spins. Each of those bonuses can be used once per week, meaning that if you take advantage of both, a total deposit amount of AU$105 will give you 100 free spins and a little over AU$50 in bonus cash. Which isn’t bad!

Of course, there are other promos you can take advantage of here, such as a few cashbacks that are tied to the VIP program (and as such will be discussed later in our review). But the two reload promotions are the main course for long-standing players, with the VIP program being more of a side dish (or rather, the drink you occasionally sip on, but mostly forget it’s there). And admittedly, it’ll be a filling enough dish for most players.

Games

As mentioned before, it’s not the bonuses that are the most important thing at an online casino, but rather the games you’ll find there! Sure, a decent welcome offer can get you to sign up, but what’s the point of making a deposit if you can’t use it for anything? Thankfully, this isn’t an issue here at Stonevegas, as its games section – for both pokies and live dealer titles – is very impressive!

One thing that’s very important to point out is that the site has a dedicated Australian version – meaning that, if accessed from the land down under, it’ll display a slightly different version (instead of just swapping out a few currencies). This means that everything you get to see here, from the thousands of pokies to the sports betting options, is available to you, without any “sorry, this isn’t available in your region” errors to get in the way. Not bad at all!

Pokies

Oftentimes, Aussie gambling can be a disappointing affair. As mentioned earlier, you’ll only see games that are available in Australia, and any titles from providers that don’t work in our region (like NetEnt) will be hidden by default, not even showing up in search results. This might leave some players with the impression that the games selection is quite poor, but that couldn’t be further from the truth. In fact, the number of pokies here is one of our favorite things about the casino!

Despite its many limitations, Stonevegas has still crafted a wonderful games page for fans of spinning reels, one with thousands of games from nearly a hundred different companies. And these game providers aren’t some no-name brands nobody cares about, either (or at least most aren’t): we’re talking about companies like Microgaming, Pragmatic Play, BGaming, Swintt, and Play’N GO! Whether you’re looking for the big jackpot slots or the hidden gems, we reckon Stonevegas will give you exactly what you want!

Live casino

Pokies are by far the most popular activity at online casinos, vastly overshadowing table games like blackjack and roulette – but that doesn’t mean they aren’t present here too. Admittedly, their presence is diminished compared to the slots, but you should still be able to find most of the games you’d want to play. The main focus is on the big ones, of course, but there are still many rooms for smaller titles like sic bo or baccarat.

The main provider here will be Pragmatic Live, as unfortunately, Evolution Gaming isn’t available to Aussie players at this casino. This does limit the options somewhat (especially in the live game show category, which is seriously lacking), but overall, we wouldn’t say that players will be lacking much. In terms of smaller games, obviously the selection will be much smaller (titles like craps will only have 1 or 2 rooms as opposed to the dozens dedicated to blackjack), but ultimately we’re confident that players can find the type of game they’re looking for without too much fuss.

Deposits & Withdrawals

A lot of people tend to dismiss the payment options of a casino site as an unimportant factor, but that couldn’t be further from the truth – especially here in Australia! Most casinos tend to work with payment methods that aren’t very popular among Aussies (and sometimes are straight-up unavailable), so examining what payments you can actually use can be crucial when making the choice of where to sign up.

Ultimately, Stonevegas’ options are satisfactory, yet not without some oddities. Curiously, you can only deposit via MasterCard and not Visa. Although the latter is available for withdrawals, as is bank transfer, MasterCard is the only banking solution you’ll be able to use for deposits. The rest are primarily e-wallets, like Neteller, Skrill, or Jeton, as well as a small handful of prepaid vouchers such as CashtoCode or Neosurf.

Of course, you can also deposit (and withdraw) with a variety of cryptos, including not only the big, popular ones (like Bitcoin and Ethereum), but also a few of the less known ones, such as Ripple. All players, including those in Australia, can use them freely for both deposits and withdrawals, and can also mix and match between them (for example, depositing in Bitcoin and withdrawing in Litecoin).

Withdrawal time

Although Stonevegas has a lot of different types of payment options, not all of them will deliver your money immediately. In fact, none of them will do that, as the casino will need to run some verifications while processing your transaction (independent of the KYC verification, which will also happen if you’re withdrawing for the first time). Those checks can take up to 3 days, and sadly, can’t be bypassed.

Once your money is on the way, though, there are methods to make it get to you faster – and the secret lies in the payment method you choose! If you pick a banking method (like credit card or bank transfer), as most players would, you’ll have to contend with a much slower withdrawal time that can take anywhere between 3 and 10 business days. If you don’t want to wait, we recommend that you use an e-wallet, like Neteller. Crypto will also be quite fast, generally speaking, but just how fast will depend on the particular coin you’re using.

VIP Program

Although most of our review has been very positive towards Stonevegas, in truth nothing in life is perfect – not even this casino! And one of its worst offenses is certainly its VIP program, which is, quite frankly, insulting to both regular players and high rollers alike. The former will never get to experience most of it, and the latter will not find anything worthwhile among its features.

The basic principles are simple, and chances are you’re well-acquainted with them if you’ve ever played at a casino before. Once you make enough wagers on pokies, you’ll receive a point. Collect enough points, and then you level up – and when you do, you’ll get some extrans and perks, like better customer support or a cashback on your losses. Pretty cool, right? So what’s the problem?

Things immediately break down when you realize that the entire VIP program only has 5 levels, meaning that you’ll be playing for a long, long time before you see any progression. Most casinos avoid this problem by having dozens, sometimes even hundreds of different stages, so that you’re always progressing and winning new bonuses and perks. Here it’ll take you months (if not years) just to go from level 2 to level 3, and that is if you get there at all! And all that to unlock a small cashback and faster customer support? Come on!

Tournaments

Despite the fact that Stonevegas’ loyalty program is a total mess, the casino does have another way to reward its biggest players: specifically, through tournaments! For those of you unaware of how they work, basically from time to time the casino will declare a few slot games (usually unified by theme or provider) will be part of a tournament. After that, anyone who participates will be placed on a leaderboard, and to climb up it, you’ll have to win more than the other players. The top places on the leaderboard will receive special prizes.

To Stonevegas’ credit, it does offer a substantial selection of tournaments. Some of them are Drops & Wins-style ones, meaning they’re organized by the slot developer (and as such are shared across casinos), but most are available only here. There are many different types among those, too: faster tourneys that end in a week or longer ones that last for month (and have substantially bigger prizes). You can even participate in tourneys for live casino and sports betting, which is very cool!

Verification

Earlier in our review, when we discussed the withdrawal procedure, we mentioned that things will take longer the first time you’re wtihdrawing your winnings due to the verification procedure – but what is that, precisely? Well, to prevent money laundering, Stonevegas will require all of its players to submit some documents to prove their real identity. This isn’t a measure that is exclusive to this casino (far from it: pretty much any site will ask you for these documents, even many non-casinos like PayPal), but it’s still something you’ll have to contend with here.

The next logical question is what documents you’ll have to present, and the good news is that you probably already have them all! We’re talking about a form of photo ID (like your ID card or driver’s license), as well as a proof of address (something as simple as a utility bill or delivery receipt will do). Depending on the payment method you used to deposit, you may need to provide some additional photos or documents, but even those should be very simple to obtain.

Is Stonevegas Casino Legit & safe?

Every positive thing that we’ve said about this site throughout our entire review would immediately become obsolete if it couldn’t be trusted, right? Luckily, we at CasinoAustraliaOnline always take our responsibility of investigating casinos very seriously, and this was no exception! And, at least on paper, Stonevegas does check out.

The site is owned by NovaForge, a publicly registered company, and is licensed by Anjouan – a fairly new, yet (so far) reliable regulator. Although this information wasn’t listed in the footer of the site when we researched it for our review, we were able to confirm it as accurate thanks to Anjouan’s public registry of casinos it licenses. So on paper, things are looking great! The issue is that, in terms of reputation, NovaForge is a little shaky, with many reports from players alleging fraud and shady behavior. However, it’s worth noting that every casino company has had its fair share of fraud allegations, and they don’t always have merit to them.

Customer support

Do you have any questions about Stonevegas that we haven’t been able to answer in our review? Or are you already a member of the site who has met with some difficulty? Well, there’s no one more qualified to help you out than the site’s support team… at least in theory. In practice, we found this aspect of the casino to be lacking, which we assume is so that VIP players (who get a special “VIP support” feature) can get their money’s worth.

As for the rest of us plebes, we’ll need to contend with some very slow replies, both in live chat and email. We tested the former, since we know that’s what most people will gravitate towards, and we found it significantly below expectations. Replies took as long as 15 minutes, and even then, at least once we were provided with inaccurate information. Want our advice? Unless it’s extremely urgent (or extremely simple), skip the live chat and send an email. If you’re going to be waiting anyway, might as well get a higher level of customer care!

Mobile casino

It’s totally normal to be interested in a casino’s mobile version – after all, most players tend to participate in these sites through their phones rather than from a computer or laptop, so it only makes sense that the mobile version would take priority. This applies not only to players’ preferences, but also to the way casino companies build their sites, which you can plainly see in Stonevegas’ layout. Comparing the two versions (for desktop and mobile), it’s plain to see that they’re almost identical, which likely means that the mobile one was prioritized during development.

This means that although the casino can look a little odd on desktop, it fits the small screen of a phone or tablet like a glove! The menus are very intuitive and easy to navigate, and you can find pretty much anything you need with a single tap. Not only that, but the app is very well optimized, resulting in good performance even on somewhat older devices (late 10s for example). And if you’re worried about catching a virus by downloading and installing something malicious, don’t be: the Stonevegas mobile app doesn’t require any downloads, and is instead entirely reliant on your web browser.