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El Royale Casino Review

68/100 Our rating
  • Min. deposit$10
  • Min. withdrawal$150
  • Payout timeUsually up to 15 days
  • Games1800+

El Royale Review: The Short Version

El Royale’s FAQ says a payout “usually” takes up to 15 days, and every withdrawal row on its banking page starts at $150. We haven’t timed an El Royale withdrawal ourselves. It scores 68 out of 100 on our scorecard, 28th of the 40 casinos we review.

The tables are the better half. At our earlier review its digital menu had European, American and La Partage roulette beside baccarat, Andar Bahar, Dragon Tiger and multi-hand Jacks or Better, and its live dealer page now counts 24 blackjack tables, 19 roulette tables and seven baccarat tables.

We couldn’t reread El Royale’s terms or promotions pages this time, so ROYALSHOW and the rules around it come from our earlier review. Its license is in question too: no El Royale page we checked names one, Casino Guru lists its Anjouan license as fake, and LCB shows the casino on probation after slow payments.

A good fit if you want

  • Roulette with a La Partage table
  • Two dozen live blackjack tables, up to high stakes
  • A welcome match spread over three deposits
  • Comp points that turn into wager-free cash

Look elsewhere if you

  • Are based in Kansas or Michigan
  • Prefer to cash out less than $150 at a time
  • Expect your money within a few days
  • Hope to carry a bonus into live dealer games
Welcome offer230% match, or 250% with crypto40× on deposit plus bonus, cashout capped at 30× the deposit, bonus can’t be cashed out
Bonus code

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By Otto Bergstrom, editor. Sources: El Royale’s banking, FAQ, coin, slots, live dealer and responsible gaming pages, the Casino Guru and LCB listings, and our earlier review for the terms and promotions we couldn’t reread. We haven’t timed an El Royale withdrawal.

El Royale Quick Facts

El Royale
Our rating68/100, 28th of the 40 casinos we review
Our payout testsNo El Royale withdrawal timed yet
Who runs itNot named on the pages we could read. Casino Guru names Infinity Media Group LTD; LCB names Wonder Play Company N.V.
LicenseAnjouan, by Casino Guru and LCB; Casino Guru lists it as a fake license
Games1,800+ at our earlier review; live dealer blackjack, roulette and baccarat
Welcome offerROYALSHOW: 230%, or 250% with crypto, over three deposits up to $7,500; 40× deposit plus bonus; cashout capped at 30× the deposit (earlier review; its coin pages now show 35×)
Withdrawals$150 minimum on every payout row; $2,500 maximum, with two rows marked “Higher”
Payout timeUsually up to 15 days, by its FAQ; Bitcoin approval took 1 to 3 business days at our earlier review
DepositsCrypto or Flexepin $20, card $30, Tether $40; Neosurf $10 for the welcome offer
States it barsKansas and Michigan, at our earlier review

ROYALSHOW and the 30× Deposit Cap

Our earlier review recorded ROYALSHOW as El Royale’s main welcome code: 230% on slots and eligible card games, raised to 250% with a qualifying crypto deposit. The $7,500 in its headline is spread over three deposits, not paid on the first. The code terms below are from that review.

El Royale’s coin pages do carry a welcome box now. It shows no percentage and names no code. Its small print matches ROYALSHOW on uses, bet size and cap, but not on wagering or the game list:

TermROYALSHOW (earlier review)Welcome box on its coin pages
Match230%, or 250% with cryptoNot shown
Wagering40× deposit plus bonus35× deposit plus bonus
UsesThree deposits“Valid 3 times”
Largest bet$10$10
Cashout cap30× the deposit30× the deposit
GamesSlots, keno and scratch cards in full; eligible card games at 20%Slots, Real-Series video slots, keno, scratch cards, board games

They may be one offer described twice, or two different offers. Plan on 40×, and count on 35× only if the coupon you claim says so.

What a $100 deposit gets you

  • Paying by card: 230% adds $230, so you play with $330. $330 × 40 = $13,200 of bets.
  • In crypto: 250% adds $250, so $350. $350 × 40 = $14,000 of bets, or $12,250 if the coupon says 35×.
  • On blackjack: at a 20% weighting, the $13,200 card-deposit target takes $66,000 of bets on eligible card games.
  • The cap: 30 × $100 = $3,000 is the most the bonus can pay out, and the bonus itself is taken off your balance when you withdraw.

Watch for: At our earlier review, roulette, live dealers and some named jackpot games were off limits to bonus money, and live tables needed a deposit with nothing attached. The coin pages set the qualifying minimums: $10 by Neosurf, $20 in Bitcoin, Ethereum, Litecoin, BNB, XRP, Dogecoin or Flexepin, $30 on a card, $40 in Tether.

Our earlier review also found TRUEROYAL, a 240% slots match with 40 spins on Bubble Bubble 2, worded as 35× bonus plus deposit. Pick one code per deposit and read its coupon before you play. Our casino bonus guide sets ROYALSHOW against the other casinos’ deals.

New Slots and a Separate Jackpot Menu

El Royale lobby with game search above shortcuts for slots, blackjack, video poker, table games and live dealers
Search and game-type shortcuts sit at the top of El Royale’s lobby.

In our screenshot, search sits above shortcuts for slots, blackjack, video poker, table games and live dealers, so you can switch game types without passing through another promotion. Scroll of Gods, Rattle Dime and Wild Kandi were among the featured releases in its New Games and Top Games rows at our earlier review, when El Royale advertised more than 1,800 games in all.

El Royale Jackpot category with Nefertiti’s Ring, Supreme 777 and Reels of Wealth among the games
Nefertiti’s Ring, Supreme 777 and Reels of Wealth in El Royale’s Jackpot category.

Jackpot slots have their own category, which is easier than hunting for them in the main rows. Look inside each game for the stake that qualifies for the top prize. At our earlier review some named jackpot titles were closed to bonus money, so a welcome match may not take you there.

El Royale’s slots page says only that most slots return 92% to 97%, and it gives no casino-wide figure, so check each game’s info screen for its own return. Our real money slots guide sets other lobbies side by side, and our progressive jackpots guide covers how those prize pools grow.

La Partage and the Table Menu

El Royale table games menu with roulette variants, baccarat, draw poker, Andar Bahar and Dragon Tiger
Roulette shares El Royale’s table menu with baccarat, draw poker, Andar Bahar and Dragon Tiger.

This menu is where El Royale stops looking like a slot site. At our earlier review it held Baccarat and No Commission Baccarat, Andar Bahar, Dragon Tiger, Speed Hi-Lo, Jacks or Better in single and multi-hand versions, and three kinds of roulette: European, American and La Partage.

Which wheel you pick matters more than the graphics. Here is a $10 bet on red when the zero comes up, under each format’s standard rules:

WheelZero landsHouse edge on the bet
European (single zero)The $10 is lost2.70%
American (0 and 00)Either zero takes the $105.26%
La Partage$5 comes back, $5 is lost1.35%

La Partage covers even-money bets only: red or black, odd or even, high or low. A straight-up number still loses in full. Open the game’s help screen to confirm the rule before you bet, and see our roulette guide for the layout and our video poker guide for Jacks or Better.

Live Tables, From $1 to $20,000

El Royale live dealer lobby with table tiles showing game names, stake ranges and open seats
Each live tile shows the game, its stake band and the seats still open.

El Royale’s live dealer page counts 24 blackjack tables with limits from $10 to $20,000, and 19 American and European roulette tables, from $1 to $200 rooms for beginners up to $25 to $10,000 games. Its seven baccarat tables use the roulette limits. Super 6, poker, War of Bets and Speedy 7 are on the list too.

At our earlier review the blackjack tables split into Classic, Standard and Early Payout. A live round runs on a betting timer and a shared deal, while a digital table waits for you, so choose by pace as much as by game. The page doesn’t name the studio behind the tables.

Watch for: At our earlier review its terms opened live tables only to deposits with no bonus attached, so ROYALSHOW money can’t follow you there. For more casinos with dealers on camera, see our live dealer guide.

Payouts From $150, Deposits From $20

El Royale cashier with deposit methods and the separate bonus code selector
Deposit methods on one side of El Royale’s cashier, the bonus selector and code field on the other.

Its banking page takes Visa, Mastercard, Amex, Discover and Diners from $30 to $1,000, and crypto from $20 with no maximum; the coin pages name Bitcoin, Ethereum, Litecoin, BNB, XRP and Dogecoin at $20 and Tether at $40. The FAQ adds that Venmo can buy Bitcoin, Ethereum or Litecoin for a deposit.

Fees need a closer look. The FAQ and the banking page both say El Royale adds no fees of its own, but the banking page names only Visa, Mastercard, Bitcoin, Litecoin, Neosurf and Flexepin as fee-free deposits and says Ethereum and Tether “may carry additional processing fees”. Tether goes on the ERC-20 network only. Check the cashier’s total before you confirm.

El Royale withdrawal form with Bitcoin, card and bank wire options
The Withdraw tab in El Royale’s cashier, with Bitcoin, card and bank wire.
MethodMinimumMaximum a payoutApproval time
Bitcoin$150$2,5001 to 3 business days
Card$150$2,5003 to 4 business days
Bank wire$150$2,5005 business days

Minimums from El Royale’s banking page, which shows $150 on every payout row but labels only some: three rows, bank wire among them, show a $2,500 maximum, and two, one marked Bitcoin, show “Higher” without saying who qualifies. The method-by-method maximums and approval times follow our earlier review; the banking page gives no times, and its FAQ says payouts usually take up to 15 days.

At our earlier review the standard limit was $2,500 per transaction, with one request pending at a time and larger sums paid in installments; LCB’s listing gives the same $2,500 and says the casino can adjust it by customer level. That shapes even a bonus win. Hit the ROYALSHOW cap of $3,000 on a $100 deposit and it leaves in two pieces: $2,500, then $500 once the first has been paid.

Verification comes first

The banking page wants your account verified before the first cashout, and again for every card you deposit with. The FAQ says a support agent phones you after your first deposit to confirm the purchase. At our earlier review, documents meant photo ID, recent proof of address and the deposit cards, approval took 2 to 3 business days, and every deposit had to be wagered once.

Watch for: El Royale says it charges no payout fees, but the $150 floor and an FAQ that allows up to 15 days make it a poor match for small, frequent cashouts. Bitcoin is the one coin named on its payout list. Our Bitcoin casino guide and Tether guide cover the wallet side.

El Royale on a Phone

You play in the browser. El Royale’s FAQ calls its mobile version compatible with “most iOS or Android devices”, and we found no app to install. Our earlier review found games packed four across in small tiles, with search above and category tabs below, and kept Menu, Promotions and Deposit in a bar at the bottom.

To cash out on a phone, the route was Menu, then Cashier, then Withdraw. With tiles that small, typing a title beats spotting a sequel by its artwork. Our mobile casinos guide compares layouts with bigger tiles.

El Royale mobile lobby with game search, a four-column game grid and bottom navigation
Four game tiles to a row in El Royale’s phone lobby.

Comp Points and Reloads

El Royale’s FAQ says comp points convert into a wager-free balance at 100 points for $1, with a $1 minimum claim. That is the one ongoing reward we could confirm; reloads sit on the promotions page, which we couldn’t reread. Open the Promotions tab in your account for current offers, and check each coupon’s rollover and cap before you redeem it.

Who Runs El Royale, and Is It Safe?

El Royale’s banking, FAQ, coin and responsible gaming pages name no company and no license, and we couldn’t reread its terms or homepage, where those details usually sit. Two outside sites fill the gap, and they disagree. Casino Guru, which rates casinos and handles player complaints, names Infinity Media Group LTD and an Anjouan license, yet lists “Casino uses fake license” among the negatives and rates El Royale’s Safety Index Low, 4.9 out of 10. LCB, a player forum, says it is operated by Wonder Play Company N.V. and gives the jurisdiction as Anjouan.

LCB also shows a probation notice. It first put El Royale on its warning list, citing slow payments and mediocre rep support, and moved it to probation once the casino started working with LCB on complaints. Casino Guru counts 29 complaints about El Royale and the casinos it treats as related, 7 resolved, 22 rejected and none open, and says it found none directly about El Royale. A rejected complaint isn’t an unpaid withdrawal, but together these notices argue for withdrawing as you go.

No US state licenses El Royale. At our earlier review its terms barred Kansas and Michigan and prohibited VPNs and second accounts.

Support and taking a break

Support answers by live chat, email and phone, around the clock by its coin pages. Its responsible gaming page says support will set a deposit limit by the day, week or month, a cooling-off period or a self-exclusion, after which you can’t get into the casino. Keep the confirmation. Our offshore casino guide sets out how little an offshore license helps when a payout stalls.

Our Verdict

El Royale rates 68/100 on our scorecard. Come for the tables: La Partage roulette, a card menu with Andar Bahar and Dragon Tiger, and a live lobby that runs to $20,000 blackjack. Be cautious about the rest. Payouts start at $150, its FAQ allows up to 15 days, Casino Guru and LCB both flag the casino, and ROYALSHOW stops at 30 times your deposit. We haven’t timed an El Royale payout; for casinos we have, see our fastest payout casinos.

Welcome offer230% match, or 250% with crypto40× on deposit plus bonus, cashout capped at 30× the deposit, bonus can’t be cashed out
Bonus code

We may earn a commission if you sign up through this link. Offers change, so check the terms on the casino site before you deposit.

El Royale Casino Questions

Is El Royale Casino legit?

The El Royale pages we checked name no company or license. Casino Guru names Infinity Media Group LTD and an Anjouan license it calls fake; LCB names Wonder Play Company N.V. and shows El Royale on probation after slow payments. It has no license from any US state, and our own payout timing hasn’t covered it yet.

What is the El Royale bonus code?

At our earlier review it was ROYALSHOW: 230% on slots and eligible card games, or 250% with crypto, over three deposits worth up to $7,500, at 40× the deposit plus bonus. Its coin pages now show a three-use welcome box at 35×. Check the coupon in the cashier.

Is there a cap on El Royale bonus winnings?

Yes. At our earlier review ROYALSHOW cashouts stopped at 30 times your deposit, $3,000 on $100, and the bonus came off your balance at withdrawal. The welcome box on its coin pages shows the same 30× cap.

What is the minimum withdrawal at El Royale?

$150, on every payout row of its banking page. The standard maximum is $2,500 a payout; two rows, one marked Bitcoin, show “Higher”.

How long do El Royale withdrawals take?

Its FAQ says payouts usually take up to 15 days. At our earlier review, Bitcoin requests were approved in 1 to 3 business days, card payouts in 3 to 4 and wires in 5, once documents had cleared in 2 to 3 business days. We have no timed El Royale payout to compare.

Can I use an El Royale bonus at the live tables?

No. At our earlier review its terms allowed live dealer games only on a deposit with no bonus attached.

What does La Partage mean in roulette?

When zero lands, half of an even-money bet comes back. A $10 bet on red returns $5 and loses $5. Other bets lose in full.

What is the minimum deposit at El Royale?

Crypto and Flexepin deposits start at $20, cards at $30 and Tether at $40. Neosurf starts at $10 for the welcome offer.

Which states can’t play at El Royale?

At our earlier review its terms barred Kansas and Michigan.

Play Within a Limit

Treat every deposit as money already spent on entertainment, and leave the tables when it runs out rather than reloading. Support: call or text 1-800-MY-RESET for free, confidential help through the National Problem Gambling Helpline, or visit NCPGambling.org.

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