Stay Casino Review

What’s up rollers, welcome to Lilly’s StayCasino review. Crikey, of all online casinos I’ve reviewed this year this has to be the most, how should I put it, “controversial” of them all.

Stay Casino is a brand new kid on the block and it caught my attention right away. And then I find out all about the problems plaguing this joint, so you can imagine how excited I was about doing this review in my attempt to find what’s wrong.

In a nutshell, Stay Casino acts just like my late aunt, bless her. She used to make the best cookies in all of Straya and was generally regarded as an upbeat person. However, once we started talking about the money in the house, not to mention her debts, mate, she went from culinary Buddha to a relentless penny-pincher in a matter of seconds.

Casino Review Details

Stay Casino is an instant play, mobile-friendly online casino founded in 2021. This Australia new online casino is owned by Hollycorn N.V. and it operates with a Curacao gambling license. It offers fair games, but not Sportsbook, and a lot of players complained about prolonged and/or canceled withdrawals.

Stay Casino features a modern and slick look, nothing like old-school themed traditional casinos and I like that approach. However, usability wise it is not something you will talk about to your fellow gamblers, with no sub-sections for jackpot and table games.

In the realm of responsible gambling tools, Stay Casino is a near-perfect casino site, offering us most of the safety tools, such as underage gambling protection, help and support, self-exclusion, cooling-off limit, wager limit, and setting your deposit limit.

Country Restrictions

Quite a list this. Stay Casino does not accept players from the following countries:

• Albania, Angola, Barbados, Burkina Faso, Cayman Islands, Central African Republic, Congo, Côte d’Ivoire, Curacao, Cyprus, Dutch West Indies, Eritrea, Ethiopia, France and its overseas territories (French Southern Territories, Guadeloupe, Martinique, French Guiana, Réunion, Mayotte, St. Martin, French Polynesia, Wallis and Futuna, New Caledonia), Gibraltar, Greece, Haiti, Iraq, Islamic Republic of Iran, Israel, Jamaica, Jersey, Korea, Lebanon, Liberia, Libya, Lithuania, Mali, Mauritius, Myanmar, Netherlands, Nicaragua, Pakistan, Panama, Poland, Portugal, Russia, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Sudan, Spain, Sudan, Syrian Arab Republic, Uganda, Ukraine, United Kingdom, United States of America, Yemen, and Zimbabwe.
  No NetEnt and Universal Monsters games for players from Australia.

StayCasino bonuses are somewhat schizophrenic. On one hand, we have pretty good bonus cash, but on the other, there’s harsh wagering and only a two-week validity period. The welcome bonus is divided into six deposit bonuses. Wagering contributions are as follows: pokies (online slots) 100%, all table games and video poker 5%, and (if possible) live casino 0%.

Welcome Deposit Bonus

AU$1,200 sounds terrific until you get familiar with the wagering requirements. It’s a decent amount of bonus funds, but devastating wagering renders an otherwise cool bonus to a pulp.

First Deposit Bonus

• 100% Match Bonus up to AU$190 + 100 Free Spins on BGaming game.
• The minimum deposit amount is AU$20.
• Wagering requirements: 40x deposit + bonus.
• Maximum bet AU$8.
• Valid for 14 days, free spins for 7 days.
• Maximum free spins winnings AU$150.
• No bonus code is required.

Second Deposit Bonus

• 75% up to AU$190 + 50 Free Spins on BGaming game.
• The minimum dep. amount is AU$20.
• Wagering requirements: 40x deposit + bonus.
• Maximum bet AU$8.
• Valid for 14 days, free spins for 7 days.
• Maximum free spins winnings AU$150.

Third Deposit Bonus

• 75% up to AU$130 + 50 Free Spins on BGaming game.
• The min. deposit amount is AU$20.
• Wagering requirements: 40x deposit + bonus.
• Maximum bet AU$8.
• Valid for 14 days, free spins for 7 days.
• Maximum free spins winnings AU$150.

Fourth Deposit Bonus

• 50% up to AU$250 + 100 Free Spins on BGaming game.
• The min. deposit amount is AU$20.
• Wagering requirements: 40x deposit + bonus.
• Max. bet AU$8.
• Valid for 14 days, free spins for 7 days.
• Maximum free spins winnings AU$150.

Fifth Deposit Bonus

• 100% up to AU$130 + 50 Free Spins on BGaming Game.
• The minimum dep. amount is AU$20.
• Wagering requirements: 40x deposit + bonus.
• Max. bet AU$8.
• Valid for 14 days, free spins for 7 days.
• Maximum free spins winnings AU$150.

Sixth Deposit Bonus

• Secret Bonus Offer.
• Other Bonuses
• Stay Casino has several additional promotions and lottery tickets. Let’s take a look at the most important incentives.

Unlimited Free Spin Tuesday

• Up to 100 Free Spins on every deposit on Tuesday.
• AU$ 30 to 74 equals 25 FS.
• AU$75 to 149 equals 50 FS.
• AU$150+ equals 100 FS.
• Active for 7 days.
• Wagering 40x free spin winnings.

Weekend Reload Bonus

• 30% up to AU$250 Reload Bonus.
• From Saturday 00:01 to Sunday 23:59 UTC.
• The minimum deposit is AU$30.
• Wagering 40x bonus amount.
• Valid for 7 days.

Birthday Bonus

• 100% bonus + 20 Free Spins.
• Valid for 3 days.

High Roller Bonus

• 50% up to AU$1,600.
• The minimum deposit is AU$300.
• Wagering: 40x deposit + bonus.

VIP Program

The Stay Casino VIP program relies on comp points that players can accumulate. The minimum number of comp points that can be exchanged for real money is 100, and you will get AU$6 for said amount of comp points. Here is the list of all VIP club levels, along with the VIP program’s perks and benefits.

• Level 0: 0 – 19 status points
• Level 1 Rock: 20 – 49 status points, AU$1,200 bets in total, 20 free spins bonus
• Level 2 Rock: 50 – 99 status points, AU$3,000 bets in total, 30 FS bonus
• Level 3 Rock: 100 – 249 status points, AU$6,000 bets in total, 40 FS bonus
• Level 4 Rock: 250 – 499 status points, AU$15,000 bets in total, 50 FS bonus
• Level 5 Iron: 500 – 799 status points, AU$30,000 bets in total, 60 FS bonus
• Level 6 Iron: 800 – 999 status points, AU$48,000 bets in total, 80 FS bonus
• Level 7 Iron: 1,000 – 1,499 status points, AU$60,000 bets in total, 100 FS bonus
• Level 8 Iron: 1,500 – 1,999 status points, AU$90,000 bets in total, 200 FS bonus
• Level 9 Iron: 2,000 – 2,499 status points, AU$120,000 bets in total, $10 bonus money
• Level 10 Bronze: 2,500 – 2,999 status points, AU$150,000 bets in total, $20 bonus
• Level 11 Bronze: 3,000 – 3,499 status points, AU$180,000 bets in total, $30 bonus
• Level 12 Bronze: 3,500 – 4,499 status points, AU$210,000 bets in total, $40 bonus
• Level 13 Bronze: 4,500 – 4,999 status points, AU$270,000 bets in total, $60 bonus
• Level 14 Bronze: 5,000 – 5,499 status points, AU$300,000 bets in total, $80 bonus
• Level 15 Silver: 5,500 – 6,999 status points, AU$330,000 bets in total, $100 + 100 FS bonus
• Level 16 Silver: 7,000 – 8,999 status points, AU$420,000 bets in total, $110 bonus
• Level 17 Silver: 9,000 – 9,999 status points, AU$540,000 bets in total, $120 bonus
• Level 18 SIlver: 10,000 – 11,999 status points, AU$600,000 bets in total, $150 bonus
• Level 19 SIlver: 12,000 – 14,999 status points, AU$720,000 bets in total, $180 bonus
• Level 20 Gold: 15,000 – 17,999 status points, $900,000 bets in total, 10% weekly cashback + 200 FS
• Level 21 Gold: 18,000 – 19,999 status points, AU$1,080,000 bets in total, $200 bonus
• Level 22 Gold: 20,000 – 24,999 status points, AU$1,200,000 bets in total, $250 bonus
• Level 23 Gold: 25,000 – 29,999 status points, AU$1,500,000 bets in total, $270 bonus
• Level 24 Gold: 30,000 – 34,999 status points, AU$1,800,000 bets in total, $300 bonus
• Level 25 Platinum: 35,000 + status points, AU$2,100,000 + bets in total, 15% weekly cashback + 300 FS.

Free spins wagering is 40x, cashback wagering 5x on Monday, minimum loss in pokies AU$130.

Not bad, bros and broettes! With 100 free spins from the 1st deposit and additional 250 bonus spins from the following four deposits, we got a whopping 350 spins on the welcome bonus offer alone. On top of it, we have 25, 50, or 100 spins every Tuesday, depending on our deposit. Members of the VIP club can get them in spades as they advance, but that’s a bit of a tall order for casual casino players. All in all, this is a great deal.

Like most online casinos, Stay Casino has an extensive game library, with well over 3,500 great games. The games are divided into Slots (pokies), New, Popular, Bonus Buy, Megaways, and Live. Sadly, although there are tons of online casino games, Australian players are deprived of games made by Evolution Gaming, Relax Gaming, Pragmatic Play, Iron Dog Studios, and some other cool providers. To compensate, Stay Casino has plenty of Bingo games and TV games.

Software Providers

• Belatra, Bet2tech, BetSoft Gaming, BGaming, Booming Games, Booongo, Casino Technology, Evoplay Entertainment, Felix Gaming, Fugaso, Goldenrace, Igrosoft, IGTech, Isb, Kiron, Leander, Lucky, Lucky Streak, Mascot, MrSlotty, NoLimit City, Nucleus Gaming, OnlyPlay, Platipus Gaming, Playson, Spribe, Tom Horn Gaming, Vivogaming, and Wazdan.

Pokies

With over 3,000 pokies, Stay Casino is a respectable pokie powerhouse that packs a mighty punch, fair dinkum. Sure, I would like to see some of my favourite providers that are sorely missing but overall this is more than good, in fact, it’s great! Here’s just a sample:

• Black Wolf Hold and Win, Booming Deluxe, The Candy Crush, Flaming Chillies, Diamond Hunt, Lucky Lady’s Clover, Wild Duel, Cleopatra’s Gems, Sun of Egypt 3, Fantasy Park, Juicy Crush, Juicy Crush…

Table Games

I wish my bros Derrick and John were here, those mates rule casino floors and this is totally their turf. Well, they told me that this table section is nothing special compared to the competition, but it does offer a good selection of the most popular table games and they are all well executed. So, there you have it, enjoy.

• Blackjack Surrender, American Roulette, Baccarat, Sic Bo, High Low, Texas Hold’em Poker 3D, Casino Hold’em Poker…

Jackpot Games

The number of progressive jackpots and Megaways pokies is below the industry’s standard, as well as the value of their prizes. Having said that, Stay Casino still has to offer well-known, cool games with hefty prizes that could change your life for the better.

• Patric’s Jackpot, Jackpot Lab, Western Gold, Super Multitimes Progressive, Aztec Gold Megaways, Royale With Cheese, Morgana, Howling Wolves, Buffalo Power…

Live Casino Games

Blimey, this is not what I was hoping for. I don’t do sports and the number of classical casino games is painful to look at, so if this is your thing just go to another online casino with a decent live dealer section. Anyways, here’s what you can expect:

• Blackjack, Auto Roulette, European Roulette, Baccarat, Casino Hold’em, Keno, and plenty of soccer leagues, horse races, and dog races.

Like almost all casino sites these days, Stay Casino is a good and well-optimized online gambling platform. In that regard, lacking a dedicated mobile app is not a big deal and we can play almost all games using nothing but our regular internet browser.

The casino supports iOS, Android, and Windows-powered mobile gadgets, from phones to tablets, offering us almost as good a gaming experience as on a desktop computer. So yeah, if Stay Casino decides to introduce a ready-to-download mobile app this casino is going to look and act great both in your room and in the Bush.

StayCasino payment methods are, simply put, dreadful. Just a handful of money transfer services in the deposit section, and only two services for withdrawals. To add insult to injury, Visa is not supported for Australian players. Maybe this is the reason why so many players are angry at Stay Casino and their late and/or canceled withdrawals. Pathetic.

Deposit Methods

• Mastercard, Maestro, MiFinity, Neosurf, and CoinsPaid.
• Minimum deposit AU$20, AU$15 via MiFinity.
• Maximum deposit AU$6,000, AU$1,000 via MiFinity.

Withdrawal Methods

• Bank Transfer and CoinsPaid.
• Withdrawal limits: Minimum withdrawal AU$100, AU$20 via CoinsPaid.
• Maximum withdrawal limit AU$4,000, AU$6,000 via CoindPaid.

Accepted Currencies

Well, bros and broettes, this is excellent! Plenty of currencies, cryptos included, nothing to complain about here, really. Stay Casino accepts the following currencies:

• The Australian dollar, New Zealand dollar, American dollar, Euro, Canadian dollar, Norwegian krone, Russian ruble, Polish zloty, Japanese yen, Kazakhstani tenge, Brazilian real, Bitcoin, Bitcoin Cash, Ethereum, Litecoin, Dogecoin, and Tether.

When it comes to customer support, the StayCasino team is up for the challenge. Quick to respond, polite, the only thing I didn’t like was asking too many questions about my account, email, and so on. Still, Stay Casino’s 24/7 live chat support and email support are bloody good and if you are ever in doubt feel free to contact customer support and they’ll lend you a hand.

Also, Stay Casino has a decently written FAQ section, which is a plus in my book, but there’s still an issue of the missing direct support phone line or a mobile app.

Available Languages

More like a language. Stay Casino relies on English only, luckily it is localised for different markets, including Australia.

• English (localized for Australia, New Zealand, UK, Canada, South African Republic, and Ireland).

Congrats, you’ve made it to the end of my StayCasino review! So, what’s the verdict?

When all is said and done, this could be a great online casino with equally great bonuses. The welcome bonus and weekend reload bonus are basically awesome, and the money is cool, plus we have 100 free spins right off the bat, but the wagering is so brutal that I am not even thinking about playing any further in this casino.

The games are nice as well, but as mentioned before, there’s no Evolution Gaming, Relax Gaming, and some of my other favourite providers, which is not a big deal compared to wagering, and not to mention – banking!

Of all the casino sites I’ve played at, never have I seen such dreadful deposit methods and withdrawal options (only bank transfer and CoinsPaid ). On top of that, the internet screams with user complaints about their delayed and canceled payouts without any reasonable explanation, so watch your step mates and be very careful if you plan to gamble big time.

The VIP program looks interesting and it offers desirable incentives, but you can level up by betting on pokies only, which is totally unacceptable in my book. Likewise, the maximum limit could be bigger, but that can be mended by VIP leveling (and spending a ton of money in pokie best).

The customer support is excellent, and tools for the prevention of gambling addiction are also superb. The bottom line is this: I can not recommend Stay Casino with a straight face due to numerous complaints, severe wagering, poor banking choices, stupid VIP leveling, and the lack of Sportsbook and several awesome game providers. We got you, Bro!