888 Holdings, the 888Casino parent company, has been proactive in forming partnerships and alliances with local US companies to bring the US online-casino player the best, safest, experience of playing in a legal online casino in America.

888Casino holds a Safe and Fair assurance seal from UK-Based, independent-testing agency eCOGRA, and it also publishes each month an independently-audited report on Payout Percentages for each game, as well as total Payout averages and ratios.  So when looking for a safe casino to trust, 888Casino is one of the safest.

888Casino offers several payment methods, with the minimum in both cases being $10 for deposit and withdrawals.  There are some different release times for withdrawals across payment methods.  Although most bases are covered with credit cards, bank transfer, paypal and cash at the casino cage, the options offered in 888Casino are somewhat limited compared to other New-Jersey online casinos.

Bonuses, especially the ones offered to new players, are pretty competitive at 888Casino.  You will receive a $20 bonus just for sighing up.  Always look in the Terms & Conditions though, in this case it’s only $10 free, another $4 as bankroll and six $1 poker-tournament tickets.

The deposit bonus is where 888Casino stands out of the crowd!  With a two-stage deposit, 888Casino matches 50% of your deposit up to $2,000 ($1,000 on each deposit).  So if you deposit $500 for example, 888Casino will credit your account with a bonus of $250 (50%), and you will have $750 to play with.  Again, it is important to read the Terms & Conditions, as you will need to play through the bonus 30x times for it to be redeemed to cash.  Also, note that although 100% of money played on Slots is counted, Table Games and Live Dealer contribute between 20% and 10%.  Still, we found the terms at 888Casino fair and the bonus generous.

888Casino is known around the world for producing its own great casino games, and it sure shows in the New Jersey 888Casino brand.  888Casino has over 270 slot games on offer, as well as a good selection of 16 progressive slots.  From IGT’s Cleopatra and Ghostbusters, through NetEnt’s GunsN’Roses and Starburst; to many proprietary 888 favourites such as Jack’s Pot, Irish Riches, Gods of Gold and more.

The table games section at 888 isn’t big, but provides enough options with American, European and French Roulette variations, 5 blackjack variations, 7 video poker games, and a good selection of 7 live-dealer games, powered by Evolution Gaming.

As one player put it: “888Casino is more about quality than quantity.  There isn’t a huge selection of games like other online casinos in New Jersey, but there are unique games found nowhere else which I love.”

User Interface and Navigation

The 888Casino look is very elegant, with a black backdrop and green text that corresponds with the 888 branding.  Everything looks clean and to-the-point, and all games have the same-sized icons which are big and visible, so games are easy to find.

The 888Casino site structure is very simple, but even a bit simplistic at times.  There is a menu bar on the left that shows a few, general options for games (“Slots & Jackpots”, “Cards and Table Games” and “Live Casino”).  There are then sub-categories in each section which make the search easier.

888Casino offers both a mobile-optimized website, and an app that can be downloaded and installed on your phone or mobile tablet/device.  There are apps available for iPhones and iPads that can be download from the iOS store; and also an app for Android phones and devices that can be downloaded from the 888Casino website directly.

Again, the black background and large game icons make up for a good mobile user-experience.  Menus are condensed into drop-down functions on the top bar.  So although requiring scrolling at times (unless using the “search” function, which a quick and easy way to find games) both navigation and games provide a great user experience, even on the smallest of screens we had tested 888Casino.

We found for example over 250 slot games and 11 progressive-jackpot games on the mobile browser version, which makes the 888Casino mobile version pretty competitive compared to other New Jersey online-casinos.  In November 2019, 888Casino has added over 30 games to its mobile app, so on the mobile casino front, 888Casino is one of the better casinos in the New-Jersey market.

The promotions for returning customers are straight-forward and easy to understand and use.  888Casino offers a free promotion every day of the week.  For example, on Saturday, Sunday, Tuesday and Thursday you will receive a 20% match on deposit up to $100 to play on selected games.  On Monday and Wednesday you receive 10%, up to $20 money-back on your losses, on Friday double loyalty points, etc.  Note, that the selection of games for promotions changes for every day, and players need to deposit and wager 3x times within a given timeframe in order to claim the promotion.

Loyalty

The 888Casino loyalty program is also simple and straight forward.  You will earn 1 status point for every $10 of real money you wager, and every 100 status points will then be converted to $1 in cash.  We liked the 888Casino loyalty program because it’s so transparent and simple.  But as competing online casinos in New Jersey also offer gifts, bonuses and discounts at hotel and casino resorts, we found the 888Casino loyalty program to be a bit boring.