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Casino magazine · 8 October 2026

Casino magazine

Casino reviews: all 16 sites, one method

Every casino here is reviewed on the same six criteria and scored out of 10. Pick a review below, or start with the highest-rated sites.

Each score combines six factors: licence, bonus value, payout speed, games, mobile and the operator's track record. The licence and the bonus carry the most weight. I do not rate a bonus by its size but by the turnover it needs: a €100 bonus at 30x means €3,000 of bets, at 45x it means €4,500. That is why the Laimz casino review scores higher on bonus value than sites with bigger headline offers.

The scores run from 8.2 to 9.6, and the differences are deliberately fine-grained. The twelve Latvian-licensed casinos fill most of the upper half; the four foreign sites lose ground on licence and on 45x wagering, even though their game libraries are the largest. If you want to see all of them in one table, my full casino ranking has it, and the X3000 review explains what a 9.6 looks like in practice.

All 16 casinos by Mārtiņš' score
#CasinoScoreWelcome bonusWageringWithdrawalLicence
1X30009.6€500 + 200 FS35x< 4h TrustlyLatvian licence
2Optibet9.4€300 + 100 FS35x< 6h TrustlyLatvian licence
3Laimz9.2€400 + 150 FS30x< 8h TrustlyLatvian licence
411.lv9.2€400 + 100 FS35x< 8h TrustlyLatvian licence
5Tonybet9.0€500 + 150 FS35x< 6h TrustlyLatvian licence
6OlyBet8.8€350 + 100 FS35x< 8h TrustlyLatvian licence
7Klondaika8.8€300 + 50 FS40x< 12h TrustlyLatvian licence
8Spēlēt8.8€200 + 50 FS40x< 24hLatvian licence
9Betsafe8.6€200 + 200 FS30x< 12h TrustlyLatvian licence
10LVBet8.6€200 + 50 FS40x< 24h TrustlyLatvian licence
11Fenikss8.6€250 + 75 FS35x< 24hLatvian licence
12Lex Casino8.6€600 + 400 FS45x< 24hCuraçao, no Latvian licence
13Joker.lv8.4€300 + 60 FS40x< 24hLatvian licence
14Drip Casino8.4€600 + 325 FS45x< 24hCuraçao, no Latvian licence
15Monro Casino8.2€600 + 400 FS45x< 24hCuraçao, no Latvian licence
161GO Casino8.2€600 + 400 FS45x< 24hCuraçao, no Latvian licence

Latvian licence

X3000

My top pick: €500 + 200 spins, Trustly payouts under 4 hours, plus sportsbook, bingo and an iOS app from Paf.

€500 + 200 FS · 35x

Latvian licence

Optibet

Latvian-born, Entain-owned: €300 + 100 spins, 2,800+ slots, 140+ live tables, poker and its own live tables.

€300 + 100 FS · 35x

Latvian licence

Laimz

Entain’s casino-and-bingo brand: €400 + 150 spins at just 30x, €5 deposits and Trustly payouts under 8 hours.

€400 + 150 FS · 30x

Latvian licence

11.lv

Latvian brand since 2011, now Paf-owned: €400 + 100 spins at 35x, sportsbook, 11TV videos and Trustly payouts under 8h.

€400 + 100 FS · 35x

Latvian licence

Tonybet

Riga-based all-rounder: €500 + 150 spins, 2,500+ slots, a poker room and Trustly payouts in under 6 hours.

€500 + 150 FS · 35x

Latvian licence

OlyBet

Olympic Casino's online brand: €350 + 100 spins, poker, sportsbook and Ezugi live tables, Trustly payouts under 8 hours.

€350 + 100 FS · 35x

Latvian licence

Klondaika

Old-school Latvian hall brand gone online: €300 bonus, 40x wagering and Trustly payouts in under 12 hours.

€300 + 50 FS · 40x

Latvian licence

Spēlēt

Young Riga brand with a 150% match up to €200, live betting and esports — but 40x wagering on the bonus.

€200 + 50 FS · 40x

Latvian licence

Betsafe

Betsson-owned veteran: €200 + 200 free spins at 30x, casino, live casino and sportsbook, Trustly payouts under 12 hours.

€200 + 200 FS · 30x

Latvian licence

LVBet

Sportsbook-first brand with a 5x sports bonus, two iOS apps and a casino bonus of €200 plus 50 free spins.

€200 + 50 FS · 40x

Latvian licence

Fenikss

Latvia's largest hall operator online: €250 bonus at 35x, 75 free spins and Club F points shared with 55 halls.

€250 + 75 FS · 35x

Curaçao, no Latvian licence

Lex Casino

Casino-first Curaçao site: 5,000+ slots, 150+ live tables, esports betting and €600 with 400 free spins.

€600 + 400 FS · 45x

Latvian licence

Joker.lv

Synot-linked Latvian casino: €300 + 60 spins at 40x, €5 deposits, daily free spins and a live-betting sportsbook.

€300 + 60 FS · 40x

Curaçao, no Latvian licence

Drip Casino

Hybrid crypto site with a 40+ sport sportsbook, 5,000+ slots, two apps and 150% up to €600 plus 325 spins.

€600 + 325 FS · 45x

Curaçao, no Latvian licence

Monro Casino

Galaktika's all-rounder: 5,000+ slots, a sportsbook, two apps and 150% up to €600 with 400 free spins.

€600 + 400 FS · 45x

Curaçao, no Latvian licence

1GO Casino

Galaktika's 2024 newcomer: 5,000+ slots, a sportsbook, crypto and an Android app, with €600 and 400 spins.

€600 + 400 FS · 45x

Photos: Slot machines on a casino floor: Eric Fischer, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 2.0 · Optibet logo: Totalizator2000, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0 · A bingo hall: InvestWalkden, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Rows of slot machines in a casino: Tristan Surtel, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0 · TonyBet logo: Markinas, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Olympic Casino in central Riga, the group behind OlyBet: Bogdanov-62, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Klondaika casino on Jomas iela, Jūrmala: Андрей Романенко, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Blackjack cards and chips: Images Money, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 2.0 · Betsafe logo: Betsson AB, Wikimedia Commons, Public domain · Daugava stadium in Riga: Olgerts V, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Fenikss Casino gaming hall in Riga: JIP, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0 · A blackjack table in a casino: DanielPenfield, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Classic slot machines: Pierre André Leclercq, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 4.0 · Stacks of casino chips: Tim Reckmann from Hamm, Deutschland, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 2.0 · A roulette wheel: Håkan Dahlström from Malmö, Sweden, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 2.0 · A spinning roulette wheel: Mark Hillary from Serra Negra, São Paulo, Brazil, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 2.0