My Honest StarBets Review (Tested With A Real Deposit)

StarBets is a new cryptocurrency casino with token mining and staking options. Nevertheless, the question remains of whether the internal gambling token can offer serious additional revenue to the player. The overall idea of staking is something that fits well in the crypto industry.

To write this StarBets review I will make my first deposit, play some slot games, and I will try to receive as many rewards as possible. I will also show you how staking works at this crypto casino. As always, the whole experiment will be sponsored from my own pocket to create an unbiased review.

✔️ Is StarBets legit? (3/5)

There are no signs on the website for StarBets being a licensed casino. I had to contact one of their representatives on Telegram to find out whether the casino was licensed or not. The representative told me that StarBets is unregulated at the moment, but they are working to get a license.

The casino is still in a growing phase and does not have a big audience yet. This is the reason why there are not that many reviews and feedback online that I could check. I was able to receive my withdrawal with no issues and it looks like there are no problems related to the cashout process so far.

StarBets gets three points in this section of the review. This rating could be improved once the casino receives a license. Most likely, it will get a Curacao gambling license as this is the most popular licensee among cryptocurrency casinos.

🎲 Games and providers (2/5)

All the games at StarBets are divided into relevant categories, which include slots, in-house games, table games, and live casino games.

The problem is that the selection of game studios is very small. The biggest providers presented on StarBets are Pragmatic for slot games and Evolution for live casino options.

Besides that, there are no other big studios working on this casino, such as Microgaming, NetEnt, No-limit, or Play’n Go.

Another huge issue is related to games’ integration. It looks like the game providers and the casino accounts are experiencing serious problems in terms of data sharing. Almost every game that I tried while running this experiment stopped responding in the middle of the session.

Below I have posted screenshots from three different game providers. This kind of error keeps appearing every 10-15 minutes.

For this reason, it will be hard to use StarBets casino for your everyday gambling activities. I cannot give more than two points to this section of StarBets review. The integration mechanics should be double-checked, and more game providers should definitely be added in the future.

🎰 Slots RTP (0/5)

You will not find any Return-to-player (RTP) numbers listed anywhere on the casino website. Nowadays, some of the game studious include the RTP in the game-related informational interface, but I would like to get access to it in a more accessible way.

The return-to-player rate is something that could help users find a more rewarding game to play. Some studious can release the same game with multiple RTP variations, so it is a prerogative of the casino management to choose which game to publish on the website. The RTP rates can vary from 88% to 97%, so this is a big deal in the long term.

Unfortunately, this section of StarBets review does not receive any points from me.

💰 Payment methods (4/5)

StarBets supports 5 different crypto assets for deposits and withdrawals including Bitcoin, Ethereum, Binance Coin, Tron, and Tether. This should be enough for avid gamblers, although I know that some users prefer to play with Litecoin or Dogecoin.

The minimum deposit for Bitcoin is 0.0001 BTC.

The minimum withdrawal is 0.0005 BTC and you will also have to pay a 0.00005 BTC transaction fee.

This is around 1 dollar in fees at the current Bitcoin exchange rate.

While having a chat with the casino representative on Telegram, I also asked about the wagering requirements attached to the deposited amount. The representative told me that only 1% of the whole deposited amount needs to be wagered.

I made my first deposit using Bitcoin.

After a while, once the transaction was confirmed three times by the Bitcoin network, the deposit was credited to my casino balance.

The absence of wagering requirements attached to the deposited amount is a good sign, but it is compensated with a withdrawal fee, which I really hate. There are plenty of crypto casinos that do not deduct anything on your withdrawal and I guess this should be a standard. I deduct one point in this section of StarBets review for applying a withdrawal fee.

🚀 Welcome bonuses (0/5)

StarBets is not offering any welcome bonuses right now. This was also confirmed by the casino representative on Telegram.

There are no points that I could credit in this section of the review. While many other cryptocurrency casinos choose the same path of not offering any welcome bonuses at all, I still believe that a first deposit bonus can make a big difference when it comes to marketing.

📢 Promotions (3/5)

This is one of the strongest parts of StarBets casino and the reason why I decided to test this platform out. You can find three different types of promotions available:

• Events
• Dividends
• Lottery

I have tried to participate in every promotion and received a small income in every promo.

Events

The events are organized as daily tournaments. The top 100 players share the prize pool, which is close to 500 USD per day.

As you can see, each day you have to place bets in different crypto assets to have a chance to get a piece of the cake.

To be honest, I do not like the idea of dividing events by coins. I guess it should not be a problem to organize a unified tournament with a leaderboard that takes into account all the bets made with the supported coins.

Cashback

Your account is set on a 1% cashback deal from the moment you start playing. Cashback is a percentage of the lost money that you can request back.

The second loyalty level will offer you a 4% cashback, but you need to wager at least 0.1 BTC in order to get there.

Your loyalty progress is displayed on an intuitive scale, where you can see the amount of money wagered towards a new level.

The cashback can be received at any time using the Collect button. The cashback is paid in the currency that you are using for gambling at StarBets.

If we compare the cashback and rakeback promotions, then I definitely prefer the rakeback. While the cashback promotion is better than nothing, it will only reward you once you start losing money. The rakeback promo rewards players no matter if they win or lose.

Dividends

You will get dividends if you hold STAR tokens in your account. 2% of the dividend pool is distributed on a daily basis. The more tokens you hold, the more coins will be credited to your balance.

You need to play real money games to collect the STAR tokens. Playing live and table games will reward you with fewer tokens. Those games require twice more wagering than slots or in-house games.

I always like to analyze and check the staking promotions offered by online crypto casinos. It is a great instrument to gain players’ loyalty. You should not expect to earn a lot from the dividends, but highrollers can definitely receive several additional bucks per day.

Lottery

You can use your mined STAR tokens to participate in the lottery raffles.

As I understood, they run several times per day and the price of each ticket is 1 STAR. The prize pool is not that big, but the number of participants is also small.

After playing slots for a while and wagering 0.036 BTC I still could not reach the second level.

I guess that with a higher deposit amount this is reachable, but my bankroll did not allow me to play any further (as I still needed to test out the withdrawal speed).

So here you can see the rewards that I managed to receive during my StarBets testing period. First of all, I won 0.00012 BTC in the daily Bitcoin wagering event.

I have also mined 2,605 STAR tokens, which could be used for staking or buying lottery tickets.

Here are some of the dividends that were available for me the next day. The earnings are quite small, but it is worth mentioning that I have only played for one day here.

There is also a dividend calculator on the website, which says that my estimated monthly earnings were close to 1 USD.

After collecting the dividends, all the coins were credited to my balance. I cannot withdraw or bet the altcoins gained, as the amounts are too low, but the main conclusion here is that the feature works properly.

After losing around 0.0064 BTC, my 1% cashback was also available for collecting.

I have also decided to invest my STAR tokens into lottery tickets and went all-in for the nearest raffle. My chance to win was around 17%.

And guess what, after the raffle ended, I was surprised to see a 0.00024 BTC prize credited to my balance.

This is around 5 USD at the current exchange rate.

I really like the arsenal of promotions presented on StarBets. A good crypto gambling website does not need anything else to be successful. The only thing that is left here is to find out how to use this arsenal properly. The cashback rate is small, the dividends are miserable and most likely you won’t win the lottery every time.

I will give three points in this section of StarBets review. Replacing the cashback promo with the rakeback would give more credit to the score, and I guess that, based on the data that the website is collecting per user, the rakeback could be easily implemented.

Another drawback is that you cannot use your STAR tokens both for staking and lottery tickets at the same time. After spending tokens on tickets, you will stop to receive the dividends.

🔎 KYC and anonymity (5/5)

The casino representative on Telegram told me that there is no KYC verification needed for playing at StarBets.

I guess the situation will be different once the casino acquires a license, but at this moment nothing prevents me to give a maximum rating to this section of the review.

👨‍💻 Customer support (2/5)

The customer support service is tricky. The casino website says that the only way to receive assistance is by sending an email.

I have tried to send an email with several questions but I never received a reply.

After that, I started to seek other options to ask all my usual questions. This is when I discovered that StarBets has a massive telegram chat, where all the players and casino representatives discuss different topics.

I sent a personal message to one of the admins and I was finally able to have a chat with a real person knowing the product.

The information presented on the website is really misleading. This section would have received zero points if I wouldn’t have searched for additional support on Telegram. Any usual player would just be disappointed once his email would be ignored.

I give this section of StarBets review two points and I highly advise adding live chat support or at least sending the answers back to the users, once they decide to use an official support address. Another option would be to mention the Telegram links next to the support email on the relevant website section, so players would know that there are real people available to assist.

⚡ Speed of withdrawals (5/5)

After collecting all the rewards, I requested my remaining balance back to my Bitcoin wallet.

The transaction became visible in the blockchain 6 minutes later.

I give five points to this section of StarBets review for an almost instant withdrawal process.

🌐 Is VPN allowed? (0/5)

According to the Terms and Conditions, you cannot use a VPN to play at this online casino.

The same information was confirmed in Telegram by the casino representative. I wonder why an unregulated gambling website would not permit the usage of a VPN taking into consideration that no KYC verifications should be initiated. This section does not receive any points from me.

🏁 Final verdict (2.4/5)

The only thing that I can positively assess at StarBets casino is their arsenal of promotions, including staking. This is the only reason why some players might find this platform interesting.

Otherwise, there is no point to play at this casino at all. Withdrawals have additional fees, there is no welcome bonus for players, there is a lack of games, and the overall game integration is among the worst in the casino industry. After getting a license, the KYC verification will also be implemented, so do not expect that this advantage will be there for a long time.

There is a chance that the management and devs at StarBets will be able to build a strong product in the future, as the casino is still pretty new, but in its current state, it is worth picking another crypto casino for comfortable gambling.