LeoVegas review for UK players

LeoVegas describes a full range of live table games that you play with real dealers. Its live game pages include Live VIP Roulette, Live Speed Blackjack, Live Texas Hold'em Bonus Poker and a run of VIP blackjack tables, among them Blackjack Diamond VIP, Blackjack Platinum VIP and Royal Blackjack VIP. Where a page title names the maker, it is Evolution. The casino's provider list also shows Playtech, and its Game Shows row names Pragmatic Play Live.

Table limits differ from game to game. The casino says the maximum bet in its live casino depends on the chosen game, and that there is no fixed value across all live games or across variants of the same game. Check the limits shown in the game lobby before the first round, and pick a table whose bets suit your budget.

Live play is for real money only. The casino says demo modes are not available in the UK.

LeoVegas puts its live game shows in a Game Shows row on the casino page. The row lists Crazy Time Live, Stock Market Live, XXXtreme Lightning Roulette, Crazy Pachinko Live and Crazy Coin Flip Live, all from Evolution. Mega Roulette Live comes from Pragmatic Play Live and Mega Fire Blaze Roulette from Playtech. The row also lists Funky Time, with no maker named.

Our guide to live casino game shows explains how these formats work. Our team checked each title against the casino page on the date read.

The casino welcome offer is 50 free spins on Big Bass Splash. To enter, select the Casino Welcome Offer during registration, then deposit £10 or more within 7 days of registration. Deposits below £10 do not qualify and the offer is removed.

Once you qualify, you have 7 days to wager your deposit once (1x) to receive the spins. The spins are worth 10p each, winnings are withdrawable, and the spins expire 3 days after they are credited. The spins and their winnings carry no wagering requirement (0x).

Game contribution decides what counts towards the deposit wager. Slots, Instants and Slingo contribute, at different rates by game. Table Games and Live Casino games are excluded from the wagering requirement, so live play does not move the deposit wager forward.

The casino gives no maximum bet for this offer. The promotions list also names a Live Casino Offer with wagering of 40, with no further terms given for it. Other casinos treat live play differently, and our page on live casino bonuses compares them.

The casino shows these payment methods: Visa, Mastercard, PayPal and Apple Pay. Wire transfer and DBT (Direct Bank Transfer) are marked as withdrawal methods.

LeoVegas's terms say it is entitled to charge a reasonable withdrawal processing fee. No amount is given for that fee, and no deposit fee is named.

The casino gives no general minimum deposit, no withdrawal time and no withdrawal limits. Look up all three in your account before you deposit.

LeoVegas Gaming PLC is licensed and regulated in Great Britain by the Gambling Commission under account number 39198, for customers located in the United Kingdom. Its terms give a registered office in Sliema, Malta, with registered company number C59314. The privacy policy names MGM Resorts International as the group the company belongs to.

LeoVegas was founded in 2012. Its game pages carry a Gambling Commission badge. Our team checked these details against the casino's terms and privacy policy.

Our rating for LeoVegas is 3.8 out of 5, rated on all six criteria.

Pros:

• Welcome offer wagering of 0x
• More than 2,500 titles, the casino's own claim (no exact count)
• Live chat
• Apps on the App Store and Google Play

Cons:

• Account and safety scores 3 of 5 in our rating: no active licence register status found on its pages
• VIP and loyalty scores 1 of 5 in our rating: no VIP or loyalty programme listed on the casino's site

Set deposit, loss and time limits before you play, and keep to them. Live rounds and game show spins come quickly, so set a session time as well and take a break when it ends.

LeoVegas states these safer gambling tools: time-outs, reality checks, daily, weekly and monthly deposit limits, net deposit limits, loss limits, stake limits, session limits and self-exclusion. Use them before you need them.

A bonus or a big multiplier on screen is never a reason to raise a limit or chase a loss. Every spin and round is independent, and no pattern or system changes the result.

Gamstop blocks every online site licensed in Great Britain at once. A self-exclusion is for keeping, and no site is a way around it. You must be 18 or over to gamble.

If gambling is causing you harm, these services can help:

• National Gambling Helpline (England and Scotland): 0808 8020 133
• NHS Wales Helpline (Wales): 0808 2819 265
• Gamstop: self-exclusion from every online site licensed in Great Britain
• GambleAware: its support services are available only to Great Britain residents

• On Air Tables team tests of each casino and checks of every fact
• leovegas.co.uk Used for loyalty, games, offers, privacy and safer gambling tools, among others. 43 pages.
• gamstop.co.uk Used for safer gambling help. One page.
• gambleaware.org Used for safer gambling help. One page.