NRG.bet Review

Sue Dawson
Last update: 7th October 2024

Rating: 4.7/5

NRG.bet is the latest sportsbook and casino to be launched on the newly popular Playbook platform. The slots welcome offer consists entirely of spins on Big Bass Bonanza and although they do have a wagering requirement it is not excessive. They’ve also recently added Pragmatic Play bingo rooms.

About NRG Bet

NRG.bet is a new venture on the same Playbook platform as Rhino and with offices at the same Pimlico address. The site has a sportsbook, in play betting, virtual sports and a casino and in effect is more of a sportsbook with casino than a casino with sportsbook. Nevertheless, the casino product is good enough to be worth a look for slots players with zero interest in the sportsbook side of things, especially now they’ve added bingo as well.

For those who do have an interest in the sportsbook, it covers a wide range of sports internationally including MMA, darts and motorsport as well as a full lineup of ball sports and horse and greyhound racing. There’s also a small selection of special bets on TV and politics. Esports, however, are absent. In play betting covers tennis, basketball and other sports as well as the usual football. And if the sport you like to bet on is out of season, there’s half a dozen different virtual football games and virtual car, horse and greyhound racing available any time.

Getting Started At NRG Bet

The first thing you need to do to open an account at NRG Bet is to enter your email address and choose a password. At this point you also need to enter the promo code for the welcome offer of your choice but this isn’t difficult as it’s pre-filled.
On the next screen you put in your address, phone number and other details and opt into the communications channels of your choice.
You’ll then be invited to set deposit limits and a time limit for reality check. And after that, there’s the deposit screen.
You don’t have to make a deposit immediately, but the 24 hours within which you must deposit and play through the £25 in order to claim the welcome offer spins is counted from registration so you’ll probably want to.
If you want to play bingo, you’ll be invited to set a chat name, but this is only for display purposes if you win a line or full house prize – there’s no actual chat.

Bingo Games at NRG Bet

NRG Bet’s bingo rooms come courtesy of the Pragmatic Play bingo network and you won’t find any exclusives. That’s plenty to chooose from though:

90 ball rooms including daily and weekly jackpots and the Pragmatic Play specials Bingo Blast and Diamond Dazzle
75 and 80 ball rooms
30 ball speed bingo
50 ball Animingo
Whatever monthly special the network is running

Instead of chat, the bingo rooms have extra minigames, making the site more suited to players who like to play both bingo and slots than to bingo diehards.

Slot Games At NRG Bet

NRG Bet launched with a relatively small selection of slot games compared to some online casinos but have been busily adding games from more providers and we expect there to be even more in the future. At launch there were just three – the ubiquitous Pragmatic Play, plus Leap and Relax Gaming- but now it’s more like 10. They also seem quick to add new releases.

Pragmatic Play titles also come into play for the Drops & Wins network promotion and for NRG.bet’s Slots Club promotion, which allows players to collect weekly free spins by wagering on selected slot games.

As is usual at Playbook casinos, there are no progressive jackpot slots. Some of the Relax Gaming slots are ones that you might expect to be, but here they are in non jackpot versions.

NRG Bet has a game search box which returns results as soon as you’ve put in three characters; if there aren’t enough exact matches it shows near matches (for example, type in “dog” and you’ll see four Dog House games plus Wild Gods). What with this, and the various lobby areas, it’s easy to find games you like.

Not only have they been busily adding new game providers, they have been adding new types of game. At launch it was all about the slots only but now there’s a range of Lucky Tap instant win games a live casino by Pragmatic Play, with roulette, blackjack, other table and card games and half a dozen game shows. There’s even a couple of crash games (Spaceman and Big Bass Crash).

Other Things To Consider

Like other Playbook casinos, NRG.bet does not have a promotions page; instead, promotions are displayed via banners in the lobby, along with plugs for new games and sporting events. The main promotions they run for slots players are the previously mentioned Drops & Wins and Slots Club.

If you don’t want to use a debit card to deposit, again this is not the site for you as it is the ONLY deposit method they accept.

Final Thoughts

NRG.bet is perhaps best suited to sports bettors who like to play slots, live casino and/or bingo from time to time rather than the other way round, but if you like Pragmatic Play slot games and don’t mind only being able to deposit with a debit card this great little betting site could be just what you are looking for.

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