There’s something about the combination of red and black that exudes power and energy. That must be why the first look at Cherry Red Casino is so enticing – to say nothing of the beautiful blonde in her cherry red gown demonstrating the games.
Cherry Red Casino was started in 2008 by Isagro Holdings, Ltd, and is licensed by the Malta Lotteries and Gaming Authority. Isagro also operates the highly regarded Rushmore Casino, and Cherry Red lives up to its sibling’s reputation. Cherry Red uses Real Time Gaming, with a clean navigation structure, offering a distinct benefit to its players. Technical Services Testing, one of the world’s top casino auditing firms, certifies its games as fair. Cherry Red accepts US players and plays in US dollars. Its payout rate is 98.5 percent, a more-than-acceptable level.
With all this going for it, along with a vigorous advertising campaign, Cherry Red has become one of the most well-known and popular online casinos in a little over two years. It’s not hard to see why, considering its latest promotion: a grand total of $7,777 in bonuses for a player’s first 10 deposits, or 100 percent match on each of the first 10 deposits up to a maximum of $777 per deposit. Naturally, there are terms and conditions to be met (see Bonuses below), but the mere fact of the offer staggers the mind.
If the welcome bonuses aren’t enough to make a player’s jaw drop, consider the progressive jackpots: Shopping Spree and Mid-Life Crisis slots were both nearly $1.1 million, while Jackpot Piñatas was at $1.6 million. Other games such as Blackjack and Video Poker boasted bonuses with totals from $10,000 up to nearly $300,000. Any way you look at it, that’s a chunk o’ change.
When it comes to overall management, Cherry Red has been a leader in responsible gaming and posts its regulations clearly for everyone to read. These include:
- No players under 21 years old;
- Users can prevent certain household members from gambling;
- No illegal players;
- Fair software in all games.
Even with the casino’s excellent performance, there are drawbacks to Cherry Red. First, its downloadable games come only in a PC version, so Mac users are restricted to playing online. Second, there’s no playing for fun here; it’s put up or shut up. Games can be previewed, however.
Despite these disadvantages, Cherry Red lives up to its motto of providing excellence in online gaming: “Excellence is a mix of incredible entertainment, unparalleled service and pure, unadulterated fun!”
Cherry Red Casino Games
Cherry Red presents superbly rendered online versions of popular specialty games, table games, video poker and slots.
Specialty games include Craps, European (single zero) Roulette, American (double zero) Roulette, Keno, Bonus Bingo and others. Table games at Cherry Red Casino include Blackjack, Baccarat, Caribbean Poker, Let it Ride Poker, and Pai Gow Poker, among others.
Video poker features such familiar games as Deuces Wild, Joker Poker, Aces and Eights, Jacks or Better and some bonus games such as Loose Deuces and Sevens Wild.
There are 65 slot games include familiar slots such as Crystal Waters, Diamond Dozen, Cleopatra’s Gold, Caesar’s Empire, Pharaoh’s Gold, Shopping Spree, Ronin and Goldbeard. Other progressive and non-progressive slots offer jackpots rising well into six figures. The number-one game is the progressive Jackpot Piñatas, with a $1.6 million jackpot looming in the near future for some lucky player.
Cherry Red Casino Banking
The minimum deposit to play games at Cherry Red is $25, and the maximum is $2,400. Players may deposit money in their accounts using American Express, Click2Pay, Check (Cheque), Diners, eWalletXpress, EcoCard, JCB, Moneybookers, MasterCard, Neteller, Wire Transfer, Visa. Players must provide a copy of legal identification before the first withdrawal.
The casino also keeps a detailed wagering history for each player, including amounts, games and time of bets. Players can access this account information at any time, including while playing online.
Cherry Red Casino Bonuses and Promotions
The mighty sign-up bonus of $7,777 on a player’s first 10 deposits comes with plenty of restrictions.
This Bonus has a play-through, or rollover, requirement of 20 times the combined total of the Bonus plus Deposit before any withdrawal (including the deposit itself) can be made. In other words, players are required to bet the bonus and deposit amounts 20 times before withdrawing winnings. Deposits of a minimum $25 and up qualify for this bonus. In order to receive the bonus, players must redeem the coupon codes posted on the promotion page through the cashier prior to making a first deposit and before making any wagers. No bonuses will be given retroactively.
The bonus credits are for wagering purposes only, and only winnings from the bonus (and not the bonus itself) may be cashed out. Wagers made in Roulette, Craps, Baccarat, Bingo and Pai Gow Poker can’t be used to meet the 20-times wagering requirements.
Bets placed on Blackjack, Video Poker, or Multi Hand Video Poker will contribute one third of their original value towards wagering requirements (meaning that the sum of bets placed on these games is divided by three when calculating wagering).
See the web site for the full list of regulations regarding the $7,777 sign-up bonus.
If going for the big prize isn’t for you, there are plenty of other promotions to be had at Cherry Red Casino.
There were three bonuses for Blackjack, each totaling 200 percent of first deposits made with a credit card, eWallet or UseMyWallet. The Slots Special Bonus was worth 400 percent on a first deposit up to $2,400, again for first deposits made with a credit card, eWallet or UseMyWallet. Video Poker has a 200 percent match up to $1,200. These also are also play-only bonuses, and carry the same 20-times play-through requirement as the big sign-up bonus.
In addition, Cherry Red Casino offers weekly bonuses of varying amounts and a weekend bonus worth $150 on any deposit up to $750 to play slots, Blackjack, Keno, scratch cards and other games.
High rollers who deposit $1,000 on first and second deposits get $1,500 bonus for each deposit. Money must be transacted through credit cards, UseMyWallet or eWallet to qualify.
Finally, Cherry Red Casino also participates in the VIP Club customer loyalty program. Its Cherry Red Club has increasing levels of perks and comps based on the amounts that players wager. Full details are under “Promotions” on the casino’s web site.