Kudos Casino Review

Established in 1999 and operating as part of the iNetBet group, Kudos Casino is one online gambling destination you can’t easily ignore. If you are looking for an online casino that accepts BTC, Kudos Casino is one good option to consider.

Kudos Casino is similar to Raging Bull Casino as it provides players the option to download a game client to play, play mobile, or play instantly through a web browser. For this Kudos Casino review, we will focus on Instant Play version of the site. Anyway, the games available on the mobile and game client (downloadable) modes are the same. The features and functions are also very similar.

The Kudos Casino website does not have the most organized way of presenting information. That’s why we can say that if you read our in-depth Kudos Casino review, you will more likely understand this online casino better. We have thoroughly examined the various aspects of the site to help you get the most important details you need to know and avoid the confusion of some of the details presented on the site.

Account Registration

Registering for an account with Kudos Casino is a relatively long process. You will have to fill out two forms. The first is for your account details, which will ask for your account name, email address, password, mobile phone number, gender, and country. The second form is for the personal details. This form requires the player‘s first and last names, contact numbers, and address including the ZIP code.

Upon successfully signing up, the site presents the modal window for logging in, with the login details readily entered. We couldn’t proceed to logging in at first but it must have been due to our problematic Internet connection. By the way, we had to switch to Chrome to sign up for an account. The registration and login buttons don’t seem to work on Firefox. They work on Chrome although there were times when they acted erratically.

No email verification is needed although Kudos Casino sends an email to confirm that the account has been successfully created.

The account that will be created through the game client, instant play, or mobile version is the same across all modes. The login details (username and password) can be used in any of the modes.

Account Dashboard

The Kudos Casino dashboard offers a typical interface. It’s not difficult to figure out but it comes with a tutorial. It also has a message feature, which is actually just an inbox. If you want to send out inquiries, you can use the live chat feature, which can be quickly accessed through the link on the header part of the site. Overall, it’s an average account dashboard. It lacks a self-exclusion feature and the ability to set limits for wagers and losses but it has all the basics. Be forewarned, though, as the Kudos Casino dashboard appears to be intended for those who have fast or at least decent Internet connections. If your connection has some issues, many of your account dashboard’s features may take time to load or may eternally be unresponsive.

The Kudos Casino Games

The games on Kudos Casino are grouped according to the following categories: Table Games, Slots, Video Poker, Specialty, and Progressives. The site states that more than 150 games are available and we were able to verify this number in our manual count. We found a total of 152 games at the time this Kudos Casino review was written.

• The Table Games category has 15 games. These include Vegas Three Card Rummy, Baccarat, Pontoon, Suit’Em Up Blackjack, Let’Em Ride, and a number of variants of poker and blackjack.
• There are 76 games under the Slots category. Most of which have jackpots higher than 1,000 USD. These include 3-reel, 5-reel, 6-reel, and progressive slot games.
• The Video Poker category has 56 games.
• For the Specialty category, there are 5 games listed, namely Treasure Tree, Keno, European Roulette, Craps, and American Roulette.
• Lastly, the Progressives category lists 5 games but these are games already listed in the other categories. These five games are Spirit of the Inca, Megasaur, Let’Em Ride, Caribbean Stud Poker, and Caribbean Hold’Em Poker.

We like how the games on on Kudos Casino are presented. They can be viewed in different ways (thumbnail carousel, thumbnail grid, and list). The jackpots, when applicable, are readily presented. Each game also has an info button that provides a good summary of what the game is all about.

The games take some time to load but you will be rewarded with the great graphics and functions once everything is loaded.

Unfortunately, there are no Play for Fun or Demo options for the games. There are also no play money and bitcoin faucet.

Kudos Casino Game Software and Fairness

Kudos Casino uses software from RealTime Gaming or RTG. It’s the same software provider for other top-rated online casinos such as Uptown Aces and Sloto Cash. RTG is a long-running online gaming software company with offices in Atlanta (Georgia) and Costa Rica.

The games on Kudos Casino are not advertised as provably fair games. However, they have been audited by Technical Systems Testing (TST), a company that specializes in ensuring system security in online gaming.

Kudos Casino Is Mobile-Friendly

The Kudos Casino website is mobile-friendly, which is good albeit unnecessary since the mobile games are not really on the website. There is a mobile version of the Kudos Casino games but it is hosted on a different website, the RealTime Gaming website. Don’t be surprised or worried if your URL changes as you go to the mobile version of Kudos Casino.

There are no apps available for playing Kudos Casino games on iOS, Android, or Windows smartphones and tablets. Nevertheless, the mobile mode of the site suffices in providing a good enough bitcoin mobile casino gaming experience.

Currencies, Deposits, Withdrawals, and Fees

Kudos Casino presents the amounts on its website and games in US dollars (USD). However, it also accepts other currencies as it supports multiple payment methods, including bitcoins.

You can make deposits through credit and debit cards (Visa, MasterCard, and American Express), EZiPay/Payspark, Neteller, Skrill (including credit and debit card deposits via Skrill), EZ Voucher, OKPay, and bank wire transfers. Bitcoin deposits are done through Neteller and OKPay. Deposit limits are from 10 USD (minimum) to 2,500 USD (maximum). There are daily deposit limits imposed on some payment methods, as detailed in the table below.

When it comes to withdrawals, the following options are available: bank wire transfer, courier check, ecoPayz, Neteller, Pay2Card, and Skrill. Since Kudos Casino has prepared a comprehensive table for the details on the fees as well as the minimum and maximum withdrawal amounts for the different withdrawal options available, we will just post a screenshot of this table below. It should provide an excellent glimpse of the details you need to know about making withdrawals on Kudos Casino.

Obviously, making withdrawals directly to a bitcoin wallet is not supported. After all, bitcoin deposits are only done through Neteller and OKPay.

As mentioned earlier, Kudos Casino does not provide play money but it has a Try Before You Buy credit, which allows players to play without having to make a deposit yet. This may not be a free bitcoin credit but we would still consider Kudos Casino as a free bitcoin casino because this free credit enables deposit-less playing albeit limitedly. More details on this Try Before You Buy credit are presented in the Bonuses and Promotions section of this Kudos Casino review.

Bonuses, Promotions, and VIP Program

The bonuses and promotions offered by Kudos Casino are not the usual ones offered by most online casinos. You have to see the Promotions page to know what the bonuses and promotions are available at the time you are playing.

At the time we were doing this Kudos casino review, the following bonuses we being offered:

• 150% First Day Kudos of up to 600 USD. This can be considered as a Welcome or Sign Up Bonus. This is not a deposit bonus, though, but a cash back bonus. If you lose all of your deposits, Kudos Casino will automatically credit your account with chips worth 150% of the losses you had on your first day. For instance, if you lost 100 USD on your first day, you will get a 150 USD worth of Kudos chips.
• 15 USD Try Before You Buy Free Credit. This can be considered as Kudos Casino’s no deposit bonus. To avail of this promotion, you need to use the code FREE15 in the Cashier page. This has a wagering requirement of 30x and can only be used in the slots, keno, and scratch cards games. The maximum amount that can be won with this bonus credit is 50 USD.
• 25% Daily, 15% Weekly, and 10% Monthly Cash Back. All of these cash back bonuses can be obtained along with other promotions that may be announced occasionally such as the 15 Kudos Spins offered “this weekend” at the time we did this review. These daily, weekly, and monthly cash back bonuses are actually offered under the Kudos Club program.

Kudos Club

Like most other online casinos that offer VIP programs and rewards, Kudos Casino has its so-called Kudos Club. This club has three membership levels that offer the perks listed in the table below.

You become a member of the Kudos Club as you make your first deposit. You will know if your membership level has advanced a notch higher once Kudos Casino’s support team contacts you.

With the Kudos Club, you earn Comp Points or Kudos Points. The points you earn depends on the games you play. Kudos Points can be converted to cash at the following exchange rate: 100 Kudos Points = 1 USD. The cash you redeem through the Kudos points don’t have wagering requirements and withdrawal restrictions. You can track your Kudos points through the Cashier section of your account dashboard.

Country Restrictions and Site Languages

Kudos Casino serves players in different parts of the world including the United States. We specifically asked customer support whether or not the site accepts players from the US and we were told that US players are welcome. It can be considered a US-accepted bitcoin casino. Like most other online casinos, though, there are some restricted countries. These countries include Albania, Azerbaijan, Armenia, Bosnia, Belarus, Costa Rica, Belorussia, Iran, Pakistan, Iraq, Myanmar, Afghanistan, Russia, Kosovo Indonesia, Malaysia, Montenegro, Molodova, Romania, Slovenia, Slovakia, Serbia, Yugoslavia, and Ukraine.

The Kudos Casino website is only available in the English language.

Kudos Casino Player Support

Kudos Casino provides support to players via email and live chat. Ironically, despite not serving players in the UK, the support team is based in the UK. If you want to send inquiries or requests for assistance via email, the address to use is [email protected]. For live chat, just click on the live chat button on the lower right corner of the site. This button appears on all pages of Kudos Casino.

Live chat support is not available 24/7.  Apparently, it is only available on office hours, UK time. Kudos Casino’s support team does not seem to provide 24/7 customer support.

Kudos Casino License, Regulation, Security, and Anonymity

Kudos Casino is a licensed online gambling operation owned by by IG Services. It is licensed by Curacao eGaming.  As a licensed gambling site, Kudos Casino is expected to have implemented systems to ensure the protection of player accounts and transactions, including SSL encryption.

For those who prefer signing up with an anonymous bitcoin casino, Kudos Casino may not be the best option. It does not support anonymous online gambling. Bitcoin betting with this online casino is not even pure bitcoin betting as it is done through Neteller and OKPay. Additionally, Kudos Casino’s Terms and Conditions includes a provision that considers false or fictitious player account details as a major violation that may merit the termination of the account and the forfeiture of the balance therein.

Pros and Cons

Pros

• No wagering requirement and withdrawal limit for the cash redeemed through the comp points
• Accepts players from the United States
• Same day payouts, multiple deposit and withdrawal methods supported
• Mobile-friendly
• Cash back bonuses

Cons

• Games are not provably fair although Kudos Casino asserts that they are TST-audited
• No Demo or Play for Fun mode for the games
• Bonuses for deposits are not offered.