BetMGM Casino

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Last update: 10/11/2023

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BetMGM is a newcomer to the UK betting and casino market, but it’s perfectly placed to dominate from the outset. It’s a massive brand with a huge and enviable reputation. It’s like showing up to your first football practice with the latest Adidas boots, a £200 ball, and a full replica kit while your friends wear their well-worn hand-me-downs.

But will all of that matter when you get out on the pitch and start strutting your stuff? In other words, does BetMGM have the substance to support its style?

The Basics

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios, Inc. (MGM) is one of the world’s biggest and best-known entertainment companies, and like all major companies, it has a strange and interesting line of ownership. The company was founded around 100 years ago and made its name in the film sector, introducing us to the famous roaring lion and giving us early classics like Ben Hur.

MGM Grand (now MGM Resorts International) saw the company enter the casino sector in Las Vegas during the 1980s, and that resort now stands as one of the jewels in Sin City’s crown, generating around $13 billion in revenue.

After some financial trouble in the 2010s, MGM was ultimately acquired by Amazon Studios and eventually launched BetMGM in the US. The US arm of BetMGM is a partnership between Entain (owners of Ladbrokes and Coral) and MGM Resorts International. However, the UK version, which is the focus of this review, is a joint effort from MGM and LeoVegas, the latter of which is now actually a subsidiary of MGM.

The TL;DR is that the reach of the mighty Zon extends much further than many people realise.

Welcome Offer

Chris Rock is one of the ambassadors for BetMGM, so you’ll see the A-lister advertising many of the site’s promotions. It’s his face you’ll see alongside the welcome bonus, for instance, which offers all new players up to £200 in cash plus 100 spins on the Big Bass Splash slot.

It looks like a very generous bonus on the surface and it is, but it doesn’t work like traditional welcome bonuses, so there are a few things you need to know first.

When you sign up and choose the welcome offer, you’ll need to visit the “My Offers” section to collect the bonus. You’ll then get free spins for Big Bash Splash. From here, you must wager your funds 35x before you’ll be given a cash reward.

If you do all of this within 7 days, you’ll be able to do it again—another deposit, another reward—provided you don’t exceed £200 in cash and 100 free spins.

As for how many spins and how much cash you get, it’s not a 100% match and is actually paid out based on deposit ranges:

A deposit of between £10 and £49.99 = 10 spins and £10 cash
A deposit of between £50 and £99.99 = 25 spins and £50 cash
A deposit of between £100+ = 50 spins and £100 cash

As you’re meeting the wagering requirements before you collect and not after, the cash bonus is yours to use as you please. The spins are also wager-free, so you don’t need to clear any wagering period for the free spin winnings.

Other Promotions

BetMGM also has a sportsbook, and if you sign up through there you’ll be offered a different bonus. Right now, that bonus grants a bunch of free bets totalling £40. You only need to deposit and bet £10 to qualify, but those bets can’t be used as you please and are tied to specific categories (£10 on football bets, £10 on horse racing, £10 on a Bet Builder, and £10 on an Acca).

Other promotions are available as well, including giveaways (such as a trip to Vegas), and a game where you can win up to £2 million by predicting 6 correct football scores. BetMGM has definitely gone all-out in the promotions department, and there’s plenty of offer here for players of all preferences and budgets. I recommended checking out the promotions section before you make a deposit and start your gaming session.

If you’re interested in sports betting, you should also drop by over the weekend, as there are usually numerous sports offers available and you can partake using your BetMGM Casino account.

Slots and Live Casino Games

In a further effort to attract UK players, BetMGM works with a number of gaming operators that are popular in the UK, including Blueprint Gaming, Big Time Gaming, Play’n GO, NetEnt, Pragmatic Play, Red Tiger Gaming, and Thunderkick, among others.

There are many top slots to choose from—jackpot games, Megaways titles—and the site also has a live casino powered by Evolution Gaming and OnAir Entertainment.

It’s all well laid out, fast, and varied—everything you’d expect from such a big brand.

BetMGM Casino Review Summary

BetMGM is clearly trying to make an instant impact in the online gambling sector. It has the reputation and the software, and by partnering with an instantly recognisable comedy legend and offering a glut of promotions, it should win a lot of players over. It has also been going big on the marketing side of things.

It will surely be a matter of time before we’re talking about BetMGM in the same context as massive brands like bet365 and Foxy Games. All things considered, it’s hard not to appreciate this site and I’m sure most players will love it.