Although the site is geared towards the English player, you can download the software and register to play in Euros or, if you live in Sweden, you can download a Swedish language version of the casino. Excellent bonus terms and great range of slot games & other common casino games. Ladbrokes has recently relaunched its casino in 2005 and now utilisies the superb Microgaming Viper software. Lots of games and now running in windowed format as opposed to just fullscreen as previously. Ladbrokes has near-instant withdrawals as part of its proprietary banking system with a meagre 4x wagering requirement on the sign-up bonus! Although Ladbrokes accepts bets in Pounds, Euros or Dollars, they doesn’t accept players from the USA, Germany, Netherlands, Australia, Hong Kong or France but, otherwise is a top choice for players from the UK & other countries. Also supports Western Union deposits.

Detailed review:

Ladbrokes have a long established and reputable name as a bookmaker in the UK with a large chain of betting shops. For their trip into the world of online casinos, they have chosen wisely using the full Microgaming software interface with all it’s games to power the Ladbokes casino. Not only that but the games lobby designer has been working overtime and we must say, of all the casino’s here Ladbrokes casino has the eye-candy of choice with a wonderfully intuitive games lobby. My only real gripe is that they don’t appear to email you the “Play For Fun” username and password for Ladbrokes online casino once you’ve set up, so if you’ve not made a note of it you can’t seem to get back into “Play For Fun” mode once you’ve switched to “Play 4 Real” mode.

One thing the Ladbrokes casino doesn’t have is a VIP club loyalty program. If it did, i think i’d play this casino all the time but as it is, if i find myself cash-rich, i wander over to similar casinos like 32Red that offer the same experience plus cash-back. This usually gives me a nice little bonus at the end of the month of between 50 and 100 depending. Ladbrokes really ought to consider this.

Ladbrokes casino promotions vary as do all casinos. One thing to watch out for is the occassional monthly bonus which requires you to deposit usually within a 2-week window (ie: 27th May – 12th June) to claim it. Also, these have to be physically “claimed” via the Ladbrokes website which actually, is a good idea as many gamblers prefer not to receive bonuses because of the hefty play-through requirements. On that point, Ladbrokes do a 4x Playthrough on Deposit and Bonus which is the best i’ve found – compare this to many other casinos who require 15x – 20x!

Regarding banking options, these are limited, but the inique thing about Ladbrokes is they offer instant cashouts to NeTeller – in fact they give you full control over banking options with the only restriction being you have to cashout to the place you deposited from. But this has a huge advantage in that you won’t be chasing your losses as you can flush your cashouts yourself! Unique among Microgaming casinos. Ladbrokes casino doesn’t generraly support online services like NETeller, Ecash or FirePay but does offer Bank transfers, bankers drafts and cheques on top of the normal credit/debit card options. When you withdraw, for some reason you have to do it in two stages: firstly you withdraw to a Ladbrokes account. You can leave it here until you play again and just transfer it back to chips, or you can do a second stage withdrawal to your card (or request a cheque). One asumes that they assume you want to do some sports betting while you’re there! Its a minor issue though.

Overall, Ladbrokes casino gets a Thumbs-Up. Great games, great interface, great rep. Lack of VIP club aside, this is a definate favourite. You can see a list of all UK bookmakers with online casinos in the Online Casino Database. There is also another detailed Ladbrokes online casino review at Top Choice Casinos which offers further insight.