Ladbrokes Casino

Important Note: Ladbrokes casino does not accept USA residents.

Ladbrokes Casino Reviewed by Simmo! on Feb 24, 2010. Lacks the personal touch, but leads the way in all other areas. Ladbrokes is a huge brand name which consequently means it lacks the personal touch, but it's hard to fault them in any other area with a huge games choice and very fast cashouts. Rating: 4.5

Ladbrokes will be a familiar name to most of you. More recently Ladbrokes implemented the new multi-game casino software from Microgaming. This is only applicable to the download version of Ladbrokes casino but it allows you to play multiple games simultaneously. It does have one downside in that older, slower PC's may strugle with the load put on the processor (it really stuggles on my Netbook!) but the "no download" Instant Play option available for most games via the Ladbrokes casino website provides a handy alternative in these instances.

There is however one major plus you get at Ladbrokes and virtually nowhere else: near-instant withdrawals! Even other top rated casinos I review on this site here fail in this regard. When I deposited via NETeller and withdrew some winnings, Ladbrokes had it back in my NETeller account in under 30 seconds but I've since been told it can take up to 6 hours. Still, that's pretty damn good either way compared to some casinos! Similarly, withdrawing to my debit card, the money hit my (UK) bank account overnight on the following day. Coupled with the trustworthy brand name, this will be a hard act for any casino to beat.

The range of casino games at Ladbrokes casino is huge: various Blackjacks, several variants of Video Poker including Joker Poker, Aces & Faces, Deuces Wild and Double Bonus among others, and the best slots in the business ('Thunderstruck' I and II, and Tomb Raider II being the picks in my opinion) are just some of the 400 odd games available (about 200 in theFlash version). Plus the choice is growing every month!

Where my Ladbrokes review falls down a little by comparison to casinos such as 32Red for example (32Red casino review) here is slower customer support, a lack of decent promotions (especially when compared to the bonus culture at Roxy Palace casino) and at times, you can't get away from the feeling you are just a number: one of the pitfalls of being a very large operation I guess. One plus point is that the Ladbrokes banking system is proprietary and integrated into their sportsbook side. While this is the reason they can automate fast payouts (see above), it can also be a tad confusing at times but it's also worth noting that the Ladbrokes casino accepts PayPal from some countries.

For example, when you withdraw winnings, it withdraws to your Ladbrokes Sportsbook account which is effectively the same as your casino account (same user, same password and set up transparently when you register at the casino). This means you then have to do a second stage withdrawal to process the payment, else it stays in limbo for you to bet with. Thankfully this is still all done via the casino software. Additionally, if you want to change the deposit option from a card to NeTeller for example, you have to logon via the Ladbrokes website to change it. Also note, that you can only withdraw to the same method you deposited with (laws regulating money laundering).

Overall, when you play at Ladbrokes casino you not only have a huge range of games but you are in very safe hands. I think promotions and offers could be improved and support is slow IMO but with the ultra-fast withdrawals and games choice, Ladbrokes is a very good option.