Intro

National Casino is a relative newcomer in the Irish online casino space but already has lots to offer prospective customers. Indeed, there’s a huge games library available on the site, filled with titles from a broad range of software developers, alongside lucrative promotions for new and existing players.

Read on to get the lowdown on National Casino — we’ll evaluate everything from the payment methods available, right the way down to user experience and site navigation. Let’s get started.

National Casino offers new player bonuses for your first two deposits at the site. First off, you can claim a 100% deposit match up to €100, plus 100 free spins for Avalon: The Lost Kingdom when you add funds to your account for the first time. Upon your second deposit, you’ll bag an additional 50% bonus up to €200, plus 50 free spins for the Johnny Cash slot game.

All in all, this is a decent welcome offer — the fun doesn’t end with the first deposit and there’s a nice mix of bonus credit and free spins up for grabs. However, the wagering requirements attached to this bonus will make it quite debilitating for the average player. Players must wager any bonus winnings — from both the bonus credit and the free spins — 40x before they can withdraw, and you’ll also need to wager your deposit amount once to initially claim the free spins.

While at many sites a sizable welcome bonus with high wagering requirements would nonetheless offer a good opportunity to try out a site’s games, at National Casino there are demo versions of various games available to play across the site, so this reduces the usefulness of the welcome offer further.

As for promotions for existing players, there’s a decent range available to choose from. With Monday Free Spins you can use the promo code SPINME to claim 20 free spins when depositing at least €20. There’s also a Friday Reload bonus where you can use the code INLOVE when depositing at least €20 to get a 50% bonus, plus 100 free spins on the Book of Cats slot game.

National Casino also offers a VIP programme to further incentivise players to retain it as their casino of choice. Players will receive points as they make bets across the thousands of games on the site — these points can then be used to level up and bag prizes such as free spins, as well as preferential rates when exchanging your points for real money.

Software

One of National Casino’s major strengths is the huge range of software providers contributing to its games library. There are over 100 developers featured on the site, from big names like Playtech, Microgaming and NetEnt, to smaller companies such as Spinplay and Ainsworth.

Games

With over 100 table games available to play, National Casino offers an outstanding range of options for players who prefer to kick it solo. Again, there is plenty of variety within each game category. For instance, Microgaming, Relax Gaming, NetEnt, Realistic and many other software houses offer their own versions of blackjack, so you can pick a theme and layout to suit your tastes. Betsoft Gaming’s 21 Burn Blackjack is worth checking out if you’re after something different — here, the player can burn their second hard and replace it with a new one.

If you’d like to keep the option of switching to a live casino format open, it’s worth checking out Evolution’s First Person range. In games like First Person Craps, First Person Roulette and First Person Dream Catcher, you’ll begin by playing an RNG version of the game. Then, once you’re warmed up, you can hit the ‘GO LIVE’ button to immediately jump into a live version of the game.

National Casino offers one of the largest collections of slot games on the market, with over 4,000 available for you to chance your arm at. Whether you’re after classics like NetEnt’s Starburst and Play’n GO’s Book of Dead, or more niche titles like 4thePlayer’s 90k Yeti Gigablox and August Gaming’s Zhuge Liang, there’s hours of entertainment to be had. What’s more, thanks to the inclusion of over 100 software providers, there’s lots of variation when it comes to return to player (RTP) percentages and volatility across these games. You can also try out these games for free at any time, as National Casino gives the option to play demo versions of its full range of slot games.

National Casino offers an excellent range of live casino games, live streamed from purpose-built studios around the world. Whether you’re looking to play roulette, blackjack, poker, sic bo, baccarat or craps, each and every game offers an authentic casino experience, hosted by experienced and friendly croupiers. Plus, the games run 24/7, so you can jump in at whatever time suits you.

It’s rare to see such a formidable range of software providers included in a live casino catalogue — with the likes of Evolution, Pragmatic Play, Playtech, iSoftBet and Wizard among the 15 included here, it’s no wonder there’s so much variety. Within the roulette category you can play classic styles such as European, American and French, as well as alternatives like Lightning Roulette, Auto Roulette and Immersive Roulette. Not to mention that for some game types there are several different rooms available, all spinning away at one time.

While the sheer volume of games available may leave newbies wondering where to begin, there are great options for inexperienced players who’d like to start with smaller stakes — Wizard’s European Roulette game is a good example, available from just €0.10 a spin.

There’s a good range of payment methods available to use at National Casino. These include Visa and Mastercard debit and credit cards, the e-wallets ecoPayz, Skrill, Neteller, Jeton and eZeeWallet, as well as the pre-paid vouchers Neosurf, Flexepin and Paysafecard. You can even use cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin to make payments on the site, making this is another area National Casino stands out from the crowd. Conversely, a notable absence here is pay by mobile deposit methods, so fans of services such as Boku may be left disappointed.

Minimum deposits and withdrawals stand at €10 — this could be a little more flexible, but is still more lenient than many other sites. Another point to be aware of is that in most cases your withdrawals at National Casino will need to go to the same payment method you used to deposit.

Design & Usabillity

National Casino’s design and user interface is another of its key strengths. Unlike many other new online casinos, its appearance is professional and well thought out, from its grey and gold colour scheme to the range of quirky characters that appear throughout the site.

The design of the site ensures seamless navigation through the vast range of games and software providers. Begin by browsing broad categories such as slots, roulette and blackjack, or hone in on specific types of games using the tabs ‘fast games’, ‘drops & wins’ and ‘bonus buy’. If you have a particular game in mind, you can key that into the search bar to head straight to it.

The software providers’ logos are listed whenever you choose a category, so you can easily see the number of developers that have contributed to the library, and click on them to view their full range of games. What’s more, the developer names are listed above the game titles, so while you browse you can get to know the different companies responsible for your favourite slots and table games.

Support Options

Thanks to National Casino’s 24/7 live chat service, support is always on hand whenever you need it. If you have a less urgent enquiry, there’s a contact form and email address available on the ‘contact us’ page of the site. And, if you think the casino may have already covered your issue, the Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) page offers information on everything from withdrawals to RTP percentages. One critique of the FAQs page, however, is that it would benefit from being organised into clear categories.

App Review

There’s currently no native mobile app available for download with National Casino, as is often the case with newer operators. We hope to see one put on the market soon, but for now you can spin away on your favourite slots straight from your mobile browser. Simply head to the National Casino site to enjoy the full range of games optimised for mobile devices.

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