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Harrods Casino Review

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Harrods casino summary

Al Fayed takes a bite of casino pie with this rather uplifting ’picture house’ themed casino. With only 32 games (9 of which are Blackjack variants), this is certainly a no nonsense casino and it has the best low edge Blackjack, Baccarat and 3 Card Poker variants on offer. What let’s this casino down is the software which isn’t as playable as Wagerlogic or Microgaming casinos.

Love: Low edge game variants

Awards: Best Blackjack, Baccarat and 3 Card Poker

Hate: Poor playability


Review Breakdown

8


Overall
Rating
Harrods promotions rated 6 Harrods promotions rated 6
Harrods games rated 9 Harrods games rated 9
Harrods banking rated 8 Harrods banking rated 8
Harrods customer support rated 7 Harrods customer support rated 7


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Promotions rated 6 - Harrods casino

Generous bonus
New users can claim a match bonus up to £50 on their opening deposit, this is awarded instantly but the player’s money is deemed to be played first hence it isn’t ’Risk Free’. The wagering requirements for this is a better than average 20x the bonus (i.e. £1,000 on a £50 bonus).

Worthwhile promotions for regular players
Although Harrods doesn’t publish the details on their website they do run regular promotions generally on a weekly basis which are worthy of note, as they have included x% bonus on deposits or x% bonus on all winnings (subject to various conditions of course).

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Bonus (£)
£50
Deposit (£)
£50
Wager Req
20x bonus (£1,000)
Instant
Yes
RISK FREE
No
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Games rated 9 - Harrods casino


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Best Blackjack, Baccarat & 3 Card Poker
Harrods’ single deck Blackjack has a house edge of 0.058% the best we have seen. However at £10 minimum a hand this isn’t for the casual player.

Harrods also has by far the best Baccarat variant where only a single deck is used (normally 8 decks), players can play as the dealer and only pay 4% commission (as opposed to the typical 5%). This takes the house advantage down to 0.6%.

Harrods’ 3 Card Poker is played with a single deck has the

Poor playability
Other than a lack of decent slots Harrods only drawback is the software’s poor playability which is simply less intuitive to use and features unimpressive graphics.

Games/software features
No. of games
32 (initial)
Download size
287kb
Card games
Table games
Video Poker games
Instant version
Yes
Practice mode
Yes
Multi-player mode
No
Software
Kismet Studios

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Banking rated 8 - Harrods casino

Very good withdrawal terms
Harrods has a very simple banking system, which accepts debit & credit cards. For UK players this is all that is needed, more importantly withdrawals are free and players can withdraw amounts as low as £1.

Aspects
Payment/withdrawal methods
Debit/Credit Card
Instant withdrawal
Yes
Charges
None
Notes
£1 minimum withdrawal

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Customer support rated 7 - Harrods casino

Live chat
The phones aren’t manned 24hrs a day at Harrods, but they are one of the few casinos to feature instant messaging via their website to answer any questions players may have.

Contact
Telephone
0800 587 4481
General
[email protected]

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