Casinoandfriends is a Skill On Net online casino and slot site which is new to the UK market.
Casinoandfriends is on the Skill On Net casino platform along with many other UK facing sites, the best known of which is PlayOJO. Skill On Net have been in business since 2005 and operate in regulated iGaming markets all around the world with licences from many different jurisdictions; in the UK, their licence covers bingo, casino and gambling software. Casinoandfriends itself is part of a smaller group of Skill On Net casinos which also includes Slotstars and Knightslots.
Perhaps the biggest selling point of Skill On Net casinos is the sheer size of the games library – we’re talking thousands, not hundreds, of games from more than 50 different providers including partnerships with up and coming independents such as Peter & Sons as well as the big names. Promotions are also a strong point, with daily personalised offers and network tournaments.
To register at Casinoandfriends, you start by filling in your date of birth and mobile phone number (and yes, you do have to have a mobile phone as SMS verification is part of the process) and press the Continue button. If you have an account at any other Skill On Net casino, the rest of your details will be retrieved at this point and filled in for you, to save time, and you can go straight on to creating a username and password (or going with the ones that are generated for you).
Accept the terms and conditions and either opt into all communications channels or progress to another screen where you can pick and mix between SMS, email, phone, mail and web; you’ll then be sent the verification code and after that you’re ready to go.
Something to be aware of regarding the welcome offer spins is that you need to play them BEFORE placing any cash wagers from your deposit.
You can often get a feel for how comprehensive a range of slot games an online casino has by checking out the progressive jackpots, and Casinoandfriends does quite well here. There’s Jackpot King, Age of the Gods, Power Play Jackpots, Eyecon Super Jackpots, Dream Drop, Red Tiger Daily and Mega Jackpots, IGT Megajackpots and several others.
Looking at the rest of the slot games confirms this initial impression. Immortal Romance 1 and 2 (and Immortal Romance Video Bingo), a dozen or more of the Big Bass games, a load of Rainbow Riches games, Bonanza and Bonanza Falls, all of the Nitropolis games, Book Of Dead and many other games featuring Rich Wilde and his friends and family, Gonzo’s Quest and its three sequels are just some of the popular slot games you’ll find in the lobby. And speaking of the lobby, while the game categorisation looks very sketchy to the casual visitor it’s a different story once you’ve registered and logged in. Games are displayed in themed carousels such as “Egyptian Wonders”, “Old And Gold” and “Let’s Go Fishing” each of which can be expanded to see more related titles. There’s also carousels for new games, Megaways and so forth, plus the “Hot/Cold” lobby area which shows you statistics, refreshed every 5 minutes, about number of plays and actual returns on frequently played games across the Skill On Net network over the last day or so.
Casinoandfriends has a game search facility but at the time of writing (January 2025) it can be a bit eccentric in what it returns as it searches on game provider as well as title but doesn’t actually display the providers on the tiles, and it also includes some near misses. For example, type in “dra” and you’ll get an assortment of slot games with “dragon” in the name plus a bunch of apparently unrelated games and it’s only when you touch the info icons on the game tiles and realise they are all by Yggdrasil that it makes any sense. And if you search for Mega Moolah, you won’t find it but you’ll be served a page full of Jackpot King and Dream Drop titles (which have similarly large jackpots) instead.
With such a large number of games in the library, it would be really useful if the search by provider functioned separately and/or the game tiles had more information immediately visible. Thankfully, you ARE able to add games you’ve tried and enjoyed to your favourites so you can find them again easily; activate the little heart icon on the game tile to have the game show up immediately under the featured games in the lobby and on a drop down menu.
If you are a fan of crash games you will delighted to hear that Casinoandfriends has around 30 of them which is a much bigger choice than at most UK facing casinos. Find them in one of the previously mentioned lobby carousels or in the “Instant” section along with scratchcards, arcade and other instant win type games.
Some Skill On Net casinos have multiplayer bingo, but Casinoandfriends isn’t one of them. They do have a few video bingo games and more than 60 Slingo titles.
Casinoandfriends has an excellent live casino with blackjack, roulette, other table games and game shows by Evolution, Pragmatic Play, Playtech, Stakelogic, Authentic Gaming and others. There’s Skill On Net exclusive roulette and blackjack tables, live dealer tables from all round the world including Las Vegas and one of the best ranges of game shows on the market.
Promotions at Casinoandfriends consist of Daily Picks (personalised offers which will be served up to you to suit your play style), Tournaments (network slot tournaments) and events run by slot game providers including Pragmatic Play Drops & Wins. Although there is mention of a VIP scheme on the website, this appears to be a hangover from the international version of the site and instead, UK players can progress through loyalty scheme levels as they play, collecting a reward when they level up.
The range of payment methods you can use at Casinoandfriends isn’t huge but two of the most popular ones, PayPal and Trustly, are included and there’s no fee to withdraw unless you have to do so by wire transfer.
The vast selection of slots and other games at Casinoandfriends speaks for itself; if you’re looking for somewhere to play live casino and crash games as well as slots it could be exactly what you’re after.
60x winnings from welcome offer spins, on slots only.
Skill On Net’s approach to safer gambling is based around SafeMate, an account management tool which tracks your deposits, wins, losses and amount of time spent playing across all Skill On Net casinos, risk scores player behaviour and sends alerts. They alos offer the usual deposit limits, reality check, cooling off and self exclusion.