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Phoenician Casino Review

Review last updated - June 2017

OVERVIEW | 6.10/10


As a member of the Casino Rewards group, the Phoenician online casino has many many sister properties. Unfortunately, while many players experience no issues playing with Casino Rewards venues, there are some notable exceptions.

TRUSTWORTHINESS | 3/10


Phoenician casino is part of the Casino Rewards group.

Alongside this, the Casino Rewards group appear to have a very liberal interpretation of what should be considered spam, regularly bombarding players who have signed up to one of their properties with promotional mail for their other venues (in several reported cases, in multiple languages and with large numbers of mails arriving at the same time). This sites receive daily promotional emails from Casino Reward operators or their affiliates despite never having signed up using this address at ANY casino or affiliate newsletter.

Casino Rewards are also know to aggressively pursue anti-bonus abuse policies, regularly restricting players access to bonuses automatically the moment they make a withdrawal that would put them ahead of the casino. It should be noted that all Casino Rewards bonuses are credited as comp points that you then have to convert into a bonus. One of our reviewers report not being informed that they had had their bonus privileges suspended and only becoming aware after receiving a personal invitation to participate in a reload bonus through their email, depositing for said bonus only to find that they could not redeem the comp points into the promised bonus and then facing requests for additional identification before they could withdraw. Essentially our reviewer was encouraged to deposit via a bonus only to not receive the offered bonus and then face having their deposit held by the casino for an extended duration while they completed additional (over and above standard) security measures before returning the deposit that they were misled into making.

In another instance, when approached by a player on the GPWA forum Casino Rewards confiscated funds without having anything in their terms or conditions to justify their actions. Upon further discussion it became clear that the player in question was playing in a fashion that would be unprofitable for the casino, however there was nothing in the casinos terms and conditions to prohibit the actions of the player which is evidenced by the adjustments that were made subsequent to their reps conversation with us. While advantage players are obviously an undesirable group to casinos, as long as they have broken no specific terms and conditions confiscating their funds is absolutely unethical.

Overall, the Casino Rewards venues do not appear to have the massive volume of complaints that really out of touch casinos do, but between asking for Notarized ID, promotional policies that would cross the line which we would consider spamming and confiscating funds when no terms had actually been breached (essentially a spirit of the bonus confiscation) there are far more reliable Microgaming venues which you can play with.

For references see Casino Rewards Group Player Issues

You can see the latest updates to Phoenician casino's terms and conditions here.

BONUSES | 5 / 10


50% up to $100
Max Bonus 100
Min Deposit 20
Max Bet 25%xb
Type Cashable
Wagering 30xb
Deposit Method Restrictions:
Country/Regional Restrictions:

Terms and Conditions

The Phoenician Welcome bonus currently consists of a bonus of 50% up to $100.

The minimum deposit that will trigger the bonus is $20.

This bonus has a wagering requirement of 30xbonus for the deposit bonus.

The bonus uses the standard bonus structure with funds being locked from the moment of deposit until all wagering requirements are met and bets with both deposited and bonus funds contributing to the wagering requirement.

The maximum allowed bet is 25% of the bonus on any single round of play.

There is no maximum win on either the deposit bonus or the complimentary spins.

The bonus is cashable.

Game Weightings:

  • Slots and Parlor Games 100%
  • Table Poker, Casino War and Sic Bo 50%
  • All Blackjacks except Classic Blackjack, Craps and Baccarat 10%
  • All Video Pokers except All Aces Video Poker, Caribbean Draw Poker, Texas Hold'em Bonus Poker Gold, Triple Action Hold'em Bonus Poker Gold, Classic Blackjack and all Roulettes 2%
  • All Aces Video Poker does not count towards wagering requirements

Available to newly registered players only.

Every effort is made to ensure these terms are accurate and up-to-date, however we accept no responsibility for inaccuracies or errors. It is your responsibility to ensure that you confirm the terms of any promotion you accept with the operators website before you play.


BONUS: 50% up to $100
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Payout Speed: 4 days | 6 / 10


Using Neteller our reviewer reports withdrawals paid within 4 days. This request was made over a weekend and as such complies with the sites stated 2 business day withdrawal time.

Minimum withdrawal - $50

Maximum withdrawal - Players who win a sum that is 5 times or more greater than their total purchases across all Casino Rewards partner casinos will only be able to withdraw their winnings at a sum of $4000 a week. All progressive wins/payouts are exempt from this clause.

Banking options available - Credit/Debit cards, Neteller, Skrill (Moneybookers), Bank Transfer, PaySafeCard, Instadebit, UKash, EntroPay, Click2Pay, ClickAndBuy, EZIPay, EntroPay, Kalibra, PayPal, iDeal, eWire, Euteller, MultiBanco, Przelewy24, eKonto, uNet, Swedbank, Nordea, Moneta

We recommend using Neteller for speed, convenience and security. To sign-up to Neteller click here.

Software | 9 / 10


Phoenician casino use Microgaming software for both their download and instant play casinos. Check out our Microgaming Software Review.

Game selections are as follows;

Download

Instant

Table Games – 76

Table Games – 54

Slots – 375

Slots – 248

Video Poker – 58

Video Poker – 23

Jackpot – 25

Jackpot – 17

Customer Service | 10 / 10


Email Testing Record

  • December 2016 - 19 hours 7 minutes
  • December 2015 - 54 minutes
  • June 2015 - 1 hour 22 minutes
  • November 2014 - 4 hours 50 minutes
  • June 2014 - No Response
  • June 2013 - No Response
  • April 2013 - 1st email - 21 minutes

Licensing | 10 / 10


Phoenician hold the following gambling licenses :

  • United Kingdom Gambling Commission - The UKGC are widely considered to be the most reputable regulators involved in the online gambling market. They do not manage complaints for players directly, instead requiring their operators to appoint a UKGC accredited Alternative Dispute Resolution service. As such the value of this license for players depends largely on the professionalism of the ADR service utilised. Phoenician currently use eCOGRA. You can find further information regarding this regulator's complaint policies here.
  • Malta Gaming Authority - In our experience the MGA is the best regulatory authority in terms of the management of player complaints. Their complaints team is open and cooperative in the discussion of player issues and we've managed to resolve a number of credible player issues working with the MGA. You can find further information regarding this regulator's complaint policies. You can find further information regarding this regulator's complaint policies here.

The following countries are restricted from participation with Phoenician casino – France, Belgium, United States of America, Israel, Turkey and Hong Kong.

Contact Information;

Email : [email protected]
Phone : Canada 1 866 312 7466
UK 0800 917 1545
Denmark +8088 4574
Germany 0800 182 0567
International 1 888 942 7466
Affiliate Program - Rewards Affiliates.

Restricted Countries


Players from United States NOT accepted.

Phoenician does not accept players from the following countries: Belgium, France, Hong Kong, Israel, Turkey, United States, United States Minor Outlying Islands, Virgin Islands, U.S..

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Slots RTP


Phoenician casino publish the house edge (RTP) information for all of their slots games.

Comp Points


Phoenician casino do offer a comp point program. You earn comp points in a central balance any time you wager at any of the Casino Rewards venues and can redeem said comp points at any venue. Any redemptions are treated as bonus with a 30xbonus wagering requirement before you can withdraw.

Any redemptions are treated as bonus with a 30xbonus wagering requirement before you can withdraw.

Points are earned at the following rates:

Comp points can be converted to bonuses at a rate of 100 points to £1.

This system is comparable for slots play to the standard Playtech comp point system except that comp points are redeemed as bonuses rather than cash and is less valuable for other game types.

Closing Thoughts


Many casinos offer pretty much the same product, the difference is all in the management of the casino. In the Casino Rewards group, the mismanagement of several player issues has undermined the credibility of what could otherwise be a strong group of venues.

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