Introduction

In my search for new casinos to play at, there was this one casino I came across recently that I really got stuck into. The casino name was BeTheDealer, and that was what initially got me to check it out – it was an unusual name. And true enough, it was an unusual but great casino to check out!

Owned by CV on Net NV, a company registered in Curacao in the Netherlands Antilles, BeTheDealer is the first peer-to-peer online casino and allows you to play not just in the traditional role of the ‘player’, but also as a ‘dealer’. It is licensed and regulated by the government of Curacao and is operated and hosted by CyberLuck Curacao NV, a master licensing and hosting provider.

There were a few things that instantly caught the eye – the casino accepts US players and is also available in 10 other languages apart from English. The customer support is excellent and available in all the 11 languages. The customer support member I contacted was friendly, professional, and knew her job, which is something that can really put you at ease. Customer support is available 24x7 via live chat, e-mail, and also telephone. The casino also has an exhaustive FAQ that I checked, and was pleased to see it had the answers to a couple of my queries.

Software and Games

The software that BeTheDealer uses is patented and proprietary, and has been developed by Casino Village, which is the research and development wing of the parent company. I had to download the software to my desktop as there was no instant play version available. It allowed me to play not only as a player, but also as a dealer, which is truly uncommon today. I was wondering what being the dealer was all about and how it benefited me.

Here’s how being the dealer benefited the player – assume, for instance that I am playing blackjack at an online casino. Basically, as a player, the odds are always stacked in favor of the house and you have to play the game really well to win. All this changes if you opt to be the dealer – now, the advantage that the house usually enjoys rests solely with you. However, for the number of rounds I played as a dealer, the casino deducted 1.75% of the total bets placed against me as commission.

What disappointed me a bit was the number of games on offer. While there are enough games to hold your attention to the casino, it is still much lesser than what you come across in many of the other online casinos. The games available include blackjack, roulette, video poker, baccarat, Casino War, Caribbean Poker, Pai Gow Poker, and also 18 slots.

Promotions

Like most other online gaming enthusiasts, promotions are what gets my attention the most – the bigger the promotions and bonuses, the more likely one is to stay back at a casino. The welcome bonus at BeTheDealer definitely caught my eye; who would turn down a 100% welcome bonus up to a maximum of almost a thousand dollars, $999? There are other promotions as well, including a VIP bonus of up to $4,000. This is how the VIP bonus works – the minimum deposit for this is $100, for which you get a 35% bonus.

Apart from the VIP bonus, there is an astrological bonus worth up to $2,000 – 24% bonus on each deposit up to a maximum of $1,000 and also an alternative deposit bonus for using any of the following payment options – NETeller, Click2Pay, MoneyBookers, and wire transfer.

I was informed there was also a 200% match Dealer Points bonus on my first deposit should I opt to play as a dealer. This is apart from the Dealer Points I get for every dollar I wager at the casino. Apart from these, there are a number of tournaments that I can participate in and also quite a few jackpots to try out.

Banking

BeTheDealer supports a number of alternative payment options, which means I do not necessarily need to use my credit cards – Visa, MasterCard, American Express, and Diners Club – all the time. I can also use NETeller, Click2Pay, MoneyBookers, wire transfer, eWalletXpress, and PaySafeCard. To withdraw money from my casino account, the options I have are NETeller, wire transfer, bank draft, and also my credit cards – Visa, MasterCard, American Express, and Diners Club.

BeTheDealer supports banking methods in their casino for both deposits and withdrawals by Wire Transfer and Reverse Withdrawal and only deposits by 900Pay, Click2Pay, MasterCard, Visa, Neteller, Paysafecard, Diners and Moneybookers.

The currencies that BeTheDealer allows to be used in casino accounts are U.S. Dollars and Euros. They also offer the online casino interface in 10 languages being English, Russian, Greek, Hebrew, Turkish, German, Italian, Spanish, Dutch and Swedish.