Summary: Royal Vegas Poker is hosted by
Poker legend Lou Krieger (author of Poker for dummies). It is one of leading
Poker rooms and is part of the Prima Poker network. This ensures that there
is always plenty of games and players available. The Prima network is
also the home to the infamous Hendon Mob, who regularly play tournaments on
there.
Software:
5/10
The action is generally quite fast paced
and smooth. The software is definitely easier to use than most others, and
runs with little problems thanks to its
simplicity. There is also a nice
mini-view feature which allows multiple rooms to be viewed all on one screen,
great for multi-tablers. Your raked hands are also counted in the lobby.
However, the presentation of the software is not the best. The button
order for betting is also different from other sites which can take a while to
get used. There are also quite a few bugs.
Bonuses
8/10
Royal
Vegas sign up bonus is 40% with a
maximum $40.
You need to play double the amount of your deposit in raked hands to clear the
bonus, for example a deposit of $50 will require 100 hands. Making this
bonus a lot easier to clear (although it's for a smaller amount). All
accounts will receive an instant $10 free no deposit required, a nice
welcome that lets you have a look around the site before choosing to start
playing. 10 raked hands are required for every $1 to clear. You also need to
make a deposit before you can withdraw this bonus.
Game
Variety
7/10
Texas Holdem, Omaha, Omaha Hi/Lo, 7 Stud and 5 Stud are all offered.
Although most of the action is on Texas Holdem.
Ring Games
7/10
Ring games vary from as little as $0.10/0.20 to $100/$200 limit and
no-limit. There is plenty of action on the lower limit games, however it can
be difficult to find games for the higher stakes.
Tournaments
7/10
Plenty of tournament action available both single table and multi-table. Again
there is plenty of lower limits available, single table tourney's start from
$0.75+0.25.
Competition
7/10
There are plenty of low-limit players on Royal Vegas (more
than average for a Poker site). Generally the competition
in these limits is quite weak, particularly in
short-handed and tournament games.
Finance and
Customer Services
5/10
Both email and telephone support is offered, and both are very good. The
response time for emails is quick. All major credit and debit cards are
accepted, however withdrawals must be made using FirePay, Check,
NETeller, PaySpark, Direct Bank Transfer (ACH), or Click2Pay. You need to
deposit with each method first before
you can use it to withdraw money.
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