Pinnacle Casino Review

We’ve seen it as a modern trend that online casinos are embracing live sportsbooks and targeting a new category of players. However, it was way back in 1998 that Pinnacle established an online sportsbook and combined it with online casino games almost as an afterthought. Pinnacle’s home page opens on its sportsbook, which serves many regional and international sports markets covering all popular sports and championships. Remember, online casinos were a novelty then.

However, the casino has come into its own over the years and boasts about 2,000 games from a battery of top developers led by Microgaming, NetEnt, BetSoft, Evolution, etc. Games span all casino categories like slots, table games, video poker, live games, and even casual games like bingo and keno. Being a sportsbook first, Pinnacle does not have a great welcome package and features various short-term promos. The upshot is that members are not burdened with wagering obligations.

Pinnacle has partnered with software developers whose licensed games are routinely verified for fair results by independent auditors. Pinnacle casino is affiliated with eCOGRA, which means that only certified games are features at the casino. Licensing requirements mandate SSL-encrypted firewall protection for financial transactions at online casinos and Pinnacle is no exception. Pinnacle does not specifically target South African players, though punters can still benefit by playing here. 

Minimum deposit is EUR 20 or currency equivalent. The free spins must be used within 14 days of them being credited in your account. Winnings must be wagered 35 times on slot games within 30 days or else they will be forfeited. 

Pinnacle Casino does not offer any no-deposit bonus at the time of writing, and it does not look like it will in the foreseeable future.

The designated games for each week, starting from the first, are Divine Fortune Megaways, Fruit Shop Megaways, Riches of Midgard: Land and Expand, and Twin Spin Megaways respectively. A minimum deposit of EUR 10 or currency equivalent is required for every deposit. The value of the free spins will range in value between EUR 0.10 and EUR 0.20 depending on the slot pay lines.

You will find the ‘Login’ and ‘Join’ buttons at the top right of the casino section. You can log in using the credentials you entered at the time of opening your account. If you haven’t opened an account yet, you can do it simply by clicking on the orange button and fill in the 4-part registration form. You’ll be asked to tick boxes to accept the Terms and Conditions and to subscribe to promotional e-mail messages. It’s a good idea to read the Terms and Privacy Policy available in the site map.

Once your account has been created, you will be directed to your page from where you can start making deposits, after confirming your optimal deposit method. The payment methods available to you will depend on the currency you play with.

It’s a fair guess that Pinnacle started out with Microgaming since it was one of the pioneers of online casinos. However, Pinnacle Casino has come a long way since then and now partners with a small battery of the world’s top games providers. Apart from the brands mentioned above, other notable partner-developers include iSoftBet, Endorphina, Booming Games, Pragmatic Play, Play ‘N Go, Red Tiger, Yggdrasil, Spinomenal, Endorphina, Habanero, among others.

The casino does not aspire to look glamorous. It’s part of a sports betting venue, and is designed for sober functionality. The main games library is situated at the top left of the website. The casino games lobbies appear below this. You can also access each lobby from the main page of the casino section, and browse through each by horizontal scrolling. Every games lobby has a search bar, but you cannot browse by individual developers. Pinnacle does not even offer demo games.

As is to be expected, the slots lobby is the biggest at Pinnacle Casino, and includes 3-reel classic and multi-reeled video slots with a diverse range of themes and features. The lobby contains some the hottest titles in the world like Game of Thrones, Gonzo’s Quest, Immortal Romance, Thunder Screech, Shamrock Holmes Megaways, Bull in a China Shop, and Poseidon Rising, etc., etc.

Pinnacle Casino’s table games are divided into three separate lobbies of blackjack, roulette, and other table games, many you may not see in other casinos. Use your skills and try your luck on games like Blackjack Multihand, Blackjack Royal Pairs, Multifire Roulette, European Roulette, Mini Baccarat, Baccarat Professional Series, Casino Hold ‘Em, and Three Card Poker Deluxe, and more.

Pinnacle Casino’s live games lobby is split into various card games and TV game shows, and roulette versions. Banter with the glamorous dealers while you pit your skills against real players on games like Blackjack VIP and Speed Blackjack series, Speed Baccarat series, No Commission Baccarat, Lightening, Instant, and American Roulette, Monopoly, Side Bet City, and Caribbean Stud Poker, etc.

Despite the enormous popularity of video poker and its emergence as a standard casino category, not many casinos have enough versions to justify a dedicated lobby. At Pinnacle, video poker games are buried under the Table Games section but include titles like Deuces Wild, Aces & Faces, Jacks or Better, Double Bonus Poker, Joker Poker, and Triple Double Bonus Poker, among others.

Reviews say that the Pinnacle Sportsbook offers the highest odds and the highest maximum bets. The payout rate is 96.90, which means they operate with the lowest margins. Some of the markets it covers are English Premier League, NBA, NHL, Cricket Test Series, PGA Tours, ATP Australian Open, Formula 1, Snooker World Championship League, Alpine Combined, and Rugby World Cup, etc.

Digital sports have been around for two decades, and Pinnacle was probably one of the earliest to embrace them. Still, the virtual games lobby is not very large and features fixtures like Instant Football, Virtual Tennis Open, Basketball League, Horse Classics, Maxcar Motor Racing, Pro-Pong Table Tennis, Instant Greyhounds, Instant Trotting, and Virtual Soccer World Cup, apart from others.

Pinnacle extends its low-margin odds to e-sports, along with displaying the odds for all the popular games of the season. Pinnacle also has a blog on the right strategies for e-sports betting, where members can also read tournament previews. Take your pick from Dota 2, League of Legends, Starcraft 2, Warcraft 3, Heroes of the Storm, King of Glory, Tanks of Fame, and Hearthstone, etc.

Pinnacle can give you access to some of the world’s most extensive global networks of progressive jackpots, which always tick into 6, 7, and 8 figures. Some of the possibly live-changing games at Pinnacle are Mega Moolah: Absolootly Mad, Mega Moolah: Atlantean Treasures, Cash Splash, Treasure Nile, Book of Atem: Wowpot, Dr. Fortuno, and Holmes and the Stolen Stones, etc. 

Pinnacle mobile casino is exactly the same as the PC version, but with very minor modifications to adapt to the small screen. The sports on the main page have been bundled up into a hamburger menu and placed on the top left. Over that, sits a drop-down menu containing the main games library, divided up into individual categories. Clicking on ‘Casino’ brings you to the casino games section, which is again divided into casino categories, which you have to scroll through horizontally. 

Pinnacle Sportsbook and Casino can be accessed and played on practically any smartphone, tablet, or Mac device that runs on Android, iOS, Windows Phone, Blackberry, and similar cellular operating systems. The game’s platform is highly-compatible with major cellular platforms. All you need to ensure is that you covered by a stable internet connection wherever you play from. 

Mobile games are coded with HTML5, which creates a mobile interface, which restructures to the small screen. Modern games are now created mobile-first at many studios, which means most, if not all, games can be played on the go like Tome of Madness, Legacy of Egypt, Reactoonz 2, Whisker Jones, European Blackjack Multihand, Atlantic City Blackjack, Golden Chip Roulette, American Roulette, Lightning Dice Live, Live Craps, Virtual Football League, and all real sports games.

Pinnacle Casino dates back to time when downloadable mobile casinos were all the rage, and it may have featured an app sometime. However, at present, there is no casino, which you can download, either on your mobile or PC.

• Combined sportsbook and casino
• Sportsbook allows high odds and high maximum bets
• Sports betting enthusiasts can bet on all their pet teams and players
• Casino lovers can play high-quality from top developers
• All popular casino categories are featured
• Possibilities of hitting multi-million progressives
• Sports bettors also have the option of virtual and e-sports

• No South Africa-friendly features
• Small welcome bonus
• No regular promotions
• No rewards program