Betway Casino

Betway Casino Review

Betway Casino

Betway Casino Summary

Betway are one of the better Microgaming Casinos for 3 card poker as you get three RNG games to choose from. There is no software to download and with a generous Welcome bonus of up to £1000 for new players it’s hard not to like this casino. Cash out times are longer than average (96 Hours) and they do not cover weekends.



  • What we liked

    Choice of 3 RNG 3 Card Poker games
    Microgaming Software
    No Download

  • What we didn’t like

    Slow Payouts
    No Free play
    No Live 3 Card Poker

Overview

Betway CasinoBetway is a Microgaming Casino that comes from the same group that run the Hippodrome Online Casino. They have been around for years but it’s only recently that we have seen adverts for Betway Casino appearing on our TV screens.

If you visit the main Betway site you’ll see that in addition to casino they also have Live Casino, Sports and In Play Betting, a Poker site and a Bingo site. The casino requires no download for you to play the games and comes with a comprehensive set of Slots, Table Games, Video Poker and Instant Win games.

Of course we are interested in 3 Card poker of which there are three RNG 3 Card Poker games to choose from.

  • 3 Card Poker

    A 3 card poker game that has the Pairs Plus side bet / game.

  • 3 Card Poker Gold

    A 3 card poker game with the Pairs Plus side bet / game.

  • Multi Hand 3 card poker

    Where you can play up to 5 hands at the same time.

Although Betway have a Microgaming Live Casino they only have Live Blackjack, Live Roulette and Live Baccarat on offer. You’ll find live 3 card poker at casinos like William Hill & BetVictor.

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The 3 Card poker games can be accessed from the Casino tab. Select Table Games and they are listed in the first row.

There is little difference between the three games, except of course you can play up to 5 hands on the Multi hand game.  The stake levels are all the same £1 – £200.  Pairs plus is available as either a side bet or a game in it’s own right (you don’t have to place an Ante bet to play it on its own).

I wouldn’t recommend it as the probability of hitting a winning hand is lower than for the Ante bet, i.e you only need a high card and the dealer to qualify with a Queen to win at 1:1 but you need a pair to win 1:1 on Pairs plus!

If you are playing Pairs Plus then the return for the Flush bet is 4:1, whereas at William Hill you only get 3:1 on the RNG game. But you only get a Straight Flush odds (40:1) on a Royal Flush at Betway, rather than 200:1 paid at William Hill.

3 Card Poker Games Data

3 Card Poker at a glance

Options3 Card Poker3 card Poker GoldMulti Hand 3 Card Poker
52 Card Deckyesyes
Deck ShuffledEach handEach handEach Hand
No of Hands in play11Up to 5
Pairs Plus Side Betyes
6 Card Bonus Side Betnonono
Live Dealernonono
Dedicated Tablesn/an/an/a
Stakes£1 - £200£1 - £200£1 - £200

Ante / Play Pay Table

HandRNG Pay Table
Ante / Play
Ante1:1
Play1:1

Note: If the dealer has less than a Queen the Play payout is deemed a push (i.e your stake is returned).

Ante Bonus Pay Table

HandRNG Pay Table
Ante Bonus
Straight Flush5:1
3 of a Kind4:1
Straight1:1

Pairs Plus Pay Table

HandRNG Pay Table
Pairs Plus
Straight Flush40:1
3 of a Kind30:1
Straight6:1
Flush4:1
Pair1:1

Bonuses

1st Deposit – 100% Match up to £250
2nd Deposit – 25% Match up to £250
3rd Deposit – 50% Match up to £500

Wagering requirement 50 x the Bonus amount. 3 Card Poker contributes 8% towards wagering requirement.

Customer Support

Betway provide customer support on a 24 x 7 basis.  Telephone, Live Chat and Email can all be used to contact the support team. To be honest I’ve not had to use them but in a test I did on live Chat, I was connected to a support person within 10 seconds of opening the chat window.  I was number one in the queue though so you’d expect a quick response, but this was at 8:30 pm a peak time for most online casinos.!

Banking

Betway take loads of Deposit and Withdrawal methods and cover every conceivable type.

Deposits & Withdrawals – Visa, Visa Electron, Credit Cards, Clickandbuy, Direct Bank Transfer, ecoPayz, EziPay, Neteller, PayPal, Skrill, Skrill 1-Tap, Lobanet/Transferencia Bancaria Local, Qiwi Wallet, Entropay Card

Deposits only – Paysafecard, Ukash, Giropay, Sofortueberweisung, EPS, Ewire, Euteller, Neosurf, Przelewy24, Poli, Astropay.

Withdrawals only – Citadel Direct.

Bonuses

1st Deposit – 100% Match up to £250
2nd Deposit – 25% Match up to £250
3rd Deposit – 50% Match up to £500

Wagering requirement is 50 x the Bonus amount. 3 Card Poker contributes 8% towards wagering requirement.

You’re spoilt for choice with three 3 Card Poker games to choose from and no download is needed to play them.  Sign up and don’t forget to claim your bonus!

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William Hill Casino Review

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William Hill Casino Summary

William Hill have the best of both worlds with live 3 card poker and RNG 3 card poker. With a dedicated live 3 card poker table with on table promotions and the ability to play more quickly on the RNG version they are going to be a hard act to follow.



  • What we liked

    Choice of Live & Computer based games
    Dedicated Live Table
    On table promotions (Live)
    Fast Cashouts

  • What we didn’t like

    Different payout tables on both games!

Overview

William Hill Live CasinoWilliam Hill are able to offer players two different types of 3 card poker games.

There is Live 3 Card Poker which is played against a real dealer with real cards in a live casino studio and RNG  3 Card Poker that is played against computer software.

Both games came be played in your browser with no software download needed.

The William Hill live casino, which uses industry leading software by Evolution Gaming, is fairly unique when it comes to Live 3 Card poker. To my knowledge they are the only live casino to have two 3 card poker tables.  One is a William Hill dedicated table and one is shared with other casinos using the same Evolution live casino solution.

There are three main differences between the dedicated and generic tables.

  • Firstly on the dedicated table you are playing only with William Hill customers.
  • Secondly, on table promotions are frequently run, so you have the chance of winning extra bonuses when playing.
  • Thirdly, the dealers and tables are fully branded in their own part of Evolution’s dealing studio.

The RNG 3 Card Poker game can be found in the Vegas area of the site.  Play is against computer software.  The game is played in exactly the same way as the live casino game, but there some minor if not important differences. Deal time is much faster (no humans involved) and the returns on some of the bets are different between the two games. See the pay table below for a comparison.

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The Live 3 Card poker can be accessed from the Live Casino Lobby where you can also pick to play Live Roulette, Live Blackjack, Live Baccarat, & Live Casino Holdem.  The Live 3 Card Poker has two tables, one dedicated to William Hill and one generic.  If you view the images you’ll see that one is fully branded and the other is a general play table.

The RNG version of 3 card poker is located on the Vegas area of the site.  The table layout is similar to the live version and playing rules are the same.  The only difference is one has a live dealer and the speed of play is faster on the RNG game.

3 Card Poker Games Data

3 Card Poker at a glance

OptionsLive CasinoRNG Software
52 Card Deckyes
Deck ShuffledEach handEach hand
No of Hands in play11
Pairs Plus Side Bet
6 Card Bonus Side Bet
Live Dealerno
Dedicated Tables
Stakes£1 - £10,000£1 - £250

Ante / Play Pay Table

HandLive Pay TableRNG Pay Table
Ante / Play
Ante1:11:1
Play1:11:1

Note: If the dealer has less than a Queen the Play payout is deemed a push (i.e your stake is returned).

Ante Bonus Pay Table

HandLive Pay TableRNG Pay Table
Ante Bonus
Straight Flush5:15:1
3 of a Kind4:14:1
Straight1:11:1

Pairs Plus Pay Table

HandLive Pay TableRNG Pay Table
Pairs Plus
Mini Royal (AKQ)100:1200:1
Straight Flush40:140:1
3 of a Kind30:130:1
Straight5:16:1
Flush4:13:1
Pair1:11:1

Note: The payouts for Mini Royal, Straight and Flush differ between the Live and RNG games.

6 Card Bonus Pay Table

HandLive Pay TableRNG Pay Table
6 Card Bonus
Royal Flush1,000:11,000:1
Straight Flush200:1200:1
4 of a Kind100:150:1
Full House20:125:1
Flush15:120:1
Straight10:110:1
3 of a Kind7:15:1

Note: The payouts for 4 of a Kind, Full House, Flush and 3 of a Kind differ between the Live and RNG games.

Bonuses

No Bonus for Live 3 Card poker

Customer Support

Customer support is available  24 x 7.  They can be contacted through Email, telephone and live chat.  The live chat is only available to registered players so if you have any questions you’ll have to register first.

I generally only use live chat or email when contacting support and that is so I have a record of any conversations.  It’s just something I’ve always done and is especially useful to have a record of bonus details as sometimes they are quite complicated to understand at first glance.

Do watch out though when you’re put through to an agent that they can answer questions on Casino.  I’ve got a couple of Sportsbook agents who couldn’t answer my questions so I wasted time being transferred from one to another. Other than that I’ve only got good things to say about the support I’ve received.  Thankfully I’ve not needed it that often.

Banking

As you’d expect from a giant like William Hill they have the ability to take a range of deposit and Withdrawal methods.  If you’re based in the UK and using debit cards withdrawals are normally processed the same day.

Depending on your country you can find the following Deposit and Withdrawl methods in use at William Hill –  Abaqoos, BankLink, Boleto Bancario, Cheque, Click2Pay, Clickandbuy, Credit Card, Delta, Direct Bank Transfer, ecard, EPS, Euteller, eWire, Fundsend, GiroPay, iDEAL, Instadebit, Instant Bank, LineaAbierta, Maestro, MasterCard, MisterCash, Moneta.ru, Moneybookers, Multibanco, Neosurf, Neteller, Nordea, PayPal, Paysafecard, Poli, Skrill, Sofortuberweisung, Speedcard, Switch, Teleingreso, Ukash, UsemyFunds, Visa Credit, Visa Electron, Web Money, William Hill CashDirect and Wire Transfer.

Bonuses

There are no bonuses for live 3 card poker players.

Play 3 Card Poker against live dealers or the computer at the William Hill Casino.  Personally I prefer the live casino game as it’s played at the pace I like (not too fast!).