Planet 7 Casino Review

Planet 7 Casino has been around since 2009, but tracing the ownership of the casino isn’t exactly straight forward, which is already a bad sign. We understand that not many online casinos can be very forthcoming with their ownership information, especially if they are accepting players from countries like the USA, but these guys have one hell of a shell game going on.

Our investigating has led us to the following: Planet 7 is owned and operated by the Ace Revenue Group, which was formerly the Crystal Palace Group, which itself is a subsidiary of the Virtual Casinos Group. Got that straight? There’s a reason for the layers of companies; Virtual has had a bad name in the industry for a long time. However, they remain one of the largest operators in the game.

Other casinos owned by Ace Revenue Group include Silver Oak Casino, Royal Ace Casino, Slots Madness Casino and Captain Jack Casino. In fact, when we registered our account at Planet 7, we were given the option of signing up at Royal Ace at the same time (a smart marketing move if not a little on the shady side).

Planet 7 is licensed in Costa Rica, which is to say that they basically do not have anything that legitimate. The licensing procedure in Costa Rica is simply to apply for and receive a Business License. There are not gaming-specific licenses in the country, which is why it has been an attractive jurisdiction for many online operations since the late 1990s.

Enough about their background…let’s get into this review.

Well, this is probably a good indication of where we are going with our review. Usually we would leave the ugly stuff until the end of the review, but in this case, we feel we have to deal with the negatives right away. It is no secret that Planet 7 and their partner casinos have had their share of negative feedback. In fact, the Virtual Casino group have been called out as scammers for years.

At the heart of this negativity is the problem that Planet 7 have had with slow or no payouts. To us, payouts are the most important part of any casino experience – you pay your money, play your games and then want to withdraw winnings in a timely fashion. It seems that Planet 7 doesn’t agree with the last part of that statement. Several online forums have posts from frustrated players who feel like they have been ripped off by the group. In many cases, players have waited for several months for payouts, and only when taking the issues public did some of them find any solutions.

Let’s get this out of the way right now: WE DO NOT TRUST THIS CASINO. Until they can show the world that they are serious about paying players quickly and without issue, we would not make any deposits on this casino. Having said that, we know everyone has a choice, so we will continue with the review!

Well, this one is a bit shocking, even to us and we have seen everything in this industry. Planet 7 Casino boasts of having excellent customer service and is giving its players email, live chat and TOLL-FREE phone options to reach them. This is pretty bold considering all the crap they take for slow playing players, but we assume their position is to get out in front of the complaints before they escalate too far into the mainstream.

On the occasions that claims have made it on a forum site, there appears to be a customer service representative who responds on behalf of Planet 7. In most cases, there are a lot of excuses being thrown around (come on, being “swamped” is no excuse these days) but at least they aren’t going silent. This is most likely the reason that Planet 7 hasn’t been blacklisted by every review site, and is definitely a factor in our ranking of their casino.

We have to give Planet 7 Casino credit here. As a U.S. facing online casino, their options for software suppliers is limited, but they have a relationship with one of the best out there in Real Time Gaming. RTG are one of the original software vendors in the industry, and they have never wavered from their acceptance of players from the United States at their licensees’ brands. With the extensive history in the business, RTG has built an excellent suite of games which we will outline a little further down.

It is somewhat shocking that they would continue to allow questionably-run operators on their platform. Maybe they have some sort of control over these sites which ensures that at the very least they will be paid their royalties; being able to run the casino off at any point should be enough control. One industry insider let us know that the RTG folks have a long-standing relationship with the owners of Virtual Casino Group and they are constantly keeping this group in check and trying their best to make sure casinos like Planet 7 are above board with their players.

As we told you earlier, Planet 7 Casino uses the Real Time Gaming casino platform, which gives them access to some of the best slots and table games on the market. Let’s break down the offering for you now.

We are always thrilled to find a casino using the RTG slot catalog, as these games are built with gorgeous graphics, and their choice of themes aren’t so convoluted that we freak out while playing the games. The RTG lineup of slots includes well over 100 titles, but we are focusing on the games that have the big jackpots and the best overall graphics and gameplay. Here is a list of the best slots you will find at Planet 7 Casino:

We talked earlier about how difficult it seemed to be to both clear bonuses and to withdraw any winnings earned from bonus dollars, but that doesn’t mean there aren’t a load of bonuses available to choose from at Planet 7 Casino. Let’s review some of our favorites:

Rather than promote some ridiculously high welcome bonus that no one ever thinks they are going to clear, Planet 7 has gone the other way, offering its players a bonus on every deposit they make. To give even more choice, they have a separate bonus code for players who play slots or Keno.

The standard deposit bonuses for players are 100% for general deposits or 200% for Slots and Keno players. All the bonuses have the same wagering requirements (remember we talked about those earlier in The Bad Stuff portion of this review). I for one like clear, simple deposit bonuses, regardless of how difficult they may be actually to achieve. Planet 7 Casino couldn’t make it any easier for their players.

Planet 7 has several banking options for its player, and as it is a casino that accepts play from the United States, this means that they do take direct credit card payments. We have seen that withdrawals (assuming you get one haha) can take up to 15 business days to receive depending on the chosen method. Here’s a list of the deposit and withdrawal methods available at Planet 7 Casino:

Well, this is a complicated one for me to answer. My gut tells me that personally, I wouldn’t sign up for an account at Planet 7 Casino right now. Given their history of payout issues and the ties to the Virtual Casino Group ownership, the risk of getting screwed by these guys is currently too much for me to make a deposit. Having said that, if you are willing to take the risk that you may have problems down the road, the casino does offer some great games, and you will be able to access their customer service team 24/7. I am really hopeful that these guys are starting to turn things around with slow payment as I really like the promotions they do offer on a daily basis, and I can see a way that I could try to maximize their offers to create a little bit of an edge in my favor.

So, while I sit on the sidelines not creating an account here, I’d like to ask a favor of our readers. If you choose to play at Planet 7 Casino, please leave us a comment or send us an email with your experiences and we will be sure to update this review page with any information we receive, good or bad. Maybe I’ll see enough positivity that I will let Planet 7 take a gamble with my cash!