Empire.io Casino Review

Empire.io offers very few bonuses in the 'regular' way. Most of their promotions run as in-house tournaments and tournaments with their game provider partners or as a part of the loyalty program.

When you first start your journey at the Empire Casino, there is one welcome bonus available that we somewhat enhance if you sign up using the links on Gamblineers.

So, instead of the default bonus with no free spins, you can get

This is a classic crypto casino bonus in every way. 1 BTC is the standard offered by casinos focusing primarily on crypto, and the 40x wagering is the average.

There is also a unique winnings boost promotion that can activate at any time and allows you to use it to increase your wins. The way it works is that when you're playing a game, you can turn the boost on, and all wins that you manage to score while the boost is on get increased by the boost percentage.

Think of it like a match bonus, except instead of matching your deposit, the boost matches your wins. There is also a maximum boost amount and the boost lasts only a short while once it's activated (minutes).

Apart from this welcome offer, there is also a weekly cashback promotion and three tournaments running each week: one on Monday, one on Wednesday to Thursday, and one on weekends.

The weekly cashback works as follows:

1. 5% by wagering at least $500
2. 10% by wagering at least $2,500
3. 15% by wagering at least $10,000
4. 20% by wagering at least $50,000

The maximum cashback you can receive is $10,000, and the minimum $10. There is no wagering.

This is an interesting way to offer cashbacks because most casinos either offer it as a fixed percentage, or as a part of their loyalty program where you're tied to collecting points to get to a higher percentage.

All other promotions related to the VIP and loyalty programs are explained in the VIP section of this Empire.io Casino review.

If bonuses are at the top of your most important list, then you might consider playing at another casino with a more diverse offer. I recommend you check out mBit Casino review.

Empire.io Casino offers over 5000 different games from over 50 game providers.

You can find anything you want in their game collection, including provably fair games from Spribe, crash, dice, Plinko, and other similar games in the Crash Games menu, and live Bitcoin casino games in their own separate menu.

The lobby uses blue hues and large game thumbnails with cartoonish menu icons. I'm not sure whether the software used behind the casino, and consequently, the theme and the look, are their own design, but it's basically the same as in Bitcasino.

What I like most, and what most crypto casinos don't have, is the option to sort games by RTP and volatility.

You can also sort games by popularity, alphabetically, and by something called the 'Hit Ratio'. I wasn't sure what that was, and the support said, "the Hit Ratio is like % odds that a spin/bet will result in a win." So similar to RTP, except that the RTP refers to the percent of funds returned, while the hit ratio looks at the percent of winning bets.

Games can also be filtered by game providers or by predefined categories.

The games can be played for free, and your game history is accessible from the main menu.

Empire.io is an anonymous crypto casino. They require only an email to sign up and play, although you can also use Google, Facebook, Twitter, or Telegram to sign up and log in.

You can then deposit in any of the 9 accepted cryptocurrencies or use Onramper to buy crypto.

The payment limits are friendly, as in most crypto-only casinos. However, bear in mind that additional KYC can be carried out for any withdrawals over $2,000.

Let's start with the VIP club. Empire.io Casino calls it the Bombay Club (the same as Bitcasino).

There are no levels. You need to keep playing and get invited; that's the only way in.

Apart from personalized bonuses, which basically every casino with a program offers, they also promise a VIP manager, higher bet limits, and, most unique of all, all-expenses-paid trips to exotic locations.

While most other things are offered in other casinos as well (in some even outside of VIP programs), the trips are unique and what makes this program VIP, in my opinion.

Loyalty Program

The loyalty program, or the loyalty club as they call it, is a classic level-up program that offers different bonuses as you go along.

There are seven levels:

1. Beginner (0 points): 1x points multiplier
2. Fan (5 points): 1x points multiplier, 1 milestone reward
3. Expert (3,750 points): 1x points multiplier, 6 milestone rewards
4. Master (30,000 points): 1.25x points multiplier, 12 milestone rewards
5. Guru (250,000 points): 1.5x points multiplier, 11 milestone rewards
6. Legend (750,000 points): 2x points multiplier, 12 milestone rewards
7. Hero (3,750,000 points): 3x points multiplier

The points multiplier determines how fast you're gaining the points required to level up. For every $1 bet, you get 5 points, multiplied by the points multiplier at your level.

Each level is then divided into one or more sub-levels called milestones. When you reach every milestone, you get a personalized reward, which is in the form of free spins or free chips.

All rewards in the program are wager-free.

The only thing I don't like as much is that the number of collected points reset to zero at the beginning of every month. You keep your level for one more month and then drop down if you haven't managed to collect enough points to stay where you are.

Since most casinos don't do this, it's a bit of a downside to Empire.io. However, in the end, it depends on the rewards and what you like.