Buzzluck Casino Review

Update March 2017: Unfortunately Buzzluck Casino and it's sister casinos that operate under the Club World banner have been taken over by a group known for their shady and unethical business practises. Players are recommended to avoid these casinos at all costs.

The full list of affected sites is:

Lucky Red

High Noon 

Buzzluck

All Star Slots

Manhattan Slots

Club SA

Club USA

Club World

Aladdins Gold

The content below here is legacy and should be ignored.

Some casinos have been around for a while, and everything about them has remained mostly the same for many years. On the other hand, there are also sites that have made significant changes while keeping the same brand name in place, hoping to change things up while still banking on their established reputation.

Buzzluck Casino is one such site. Operating since 2009, the site was once based on the software provided by Realtime Gaming, one of the most prolific companies still operating in the United States market. Now, the site offers games created by NuWorks, a developer that is only found at a handful of sites. This change comes with its own set of advantages and drawbacks, but it certainly creates a unique set of circumstances that make it worth taking a closer look at.

Slots

NuWorks is a relatively new player in the world of online gambling, and has not yet built up a large library of games. That means that – at least compared to other, more well-known software companies – there are relatively few titles to choose from. The games are generally attractive, and feature a similar, colorful style throughout the lineup.

In total, there are about 50 games to choose from in the NuWorks slots lineup. Some of the more notable titles include:

• African Skies
• Ancient Wonders
• Carnival Cash
• Enchanted Beauty
• Greek Goddess
• Monster Millions
• Private Eye
• The Duck Ages
• The Three Stooges: Disorder in the Court
• Watchdog

Promotions

Buzzluck features a rather standard bonus offer to players, though the amount you can collect is somewhat unusual. New players can collect a 100% matching bonus worth up to $868 on their first deposit.

It’s worth noting that in order to clear this deposit, you’ll need to meet a 25x wagering requirement on both the bonus and deposit amount. In addition, the bonus itself is not cashable, though you can keep anything you win while playing. Finally, not all games will count equally towards clearing this bonus; while slots, keno, and scratch cards all count for the full amount of each bet, various other games count for different percentages – everything from 40% for roulette bets, down to 10% for craps and sic bo wagers.

Other Games

As we said, NuWorks is a fairly new software provider, and as such is still building its game collection. While the slots selection has come a long way already, there are fewer options in other areas. For instance, there are just a handful of table games, including a couple versions of blackjack. Options here include:

• Blackjack
• Baccarat
• European Roulette
• Tri Card Poker
• Vegas Three Card Rummy
• Texas Hold’em Bonus Poker
• Keno

Video poker options are also quite limited, with just three titles offered: Jacks or Better, Deuces Wild, and Joker Poker. However, each of these games can be played in a variety of modes, anywhere between a single hand and 100 hands at a time. Other specialty games include Bonus Bingo, and a game called Roaring Twenties Bingo that includes a progressive jackpot.

Deposits and Withdrawals

While this site doesn’t offer the widest range of deposit options, there is enough here that most players should be able to get money into their accounts. The biggest problem for Americans may be that many of the methods offered aren’t readily available in the USA – most e-wallet sites do not accept Americans, outside of some regulated state markets. The options here include:

• Visa
• MasterCard
• Neteller
• Skrill
• ECO Card

Withdrawals are a bit easier to process, with several options available even in the United States. The following options are available when cashing out:

• Wire Transfer
• Bank Transfer
• Visa
• MasterCard
• Check
• Skrill
• Neteller
• ECO Card

Software Options

Here is where we get to one of the more notable weaknesses of Buzzluck. Right now, there is only one way to play at the casino: through a downloadable client that you can install on your computer. This is fine for Windows users, though Mac and Linux users may need to find workarounds in order to get this client working on their machines.

Unfortunately, NuWorks does not yet offer an instant play format for players, meaning browser-based play isn’t possible at this time. Even worse, it doesn’t appear as mobile play is possible just yet. However, the company says it is working on an instant play version of its software, and once that appears, it seems obvious to state that Buzzluck will immediately allow both desktop and mobile users to access that software in order to play as many games as possible.

The Final Verdict

Buzzluck has quite a few things going for it, including the new software package that we’ve rarely seen used online and a rather generous first deposit bonus. However, there are definitely some shortcomings that players should be aware of before signing up here. The game selection is rather limited, and the software options are especially constricting: it’s rare to find a site that doesn’t have an instant play option these days, and that could easily turn some users off.

That said, we have no reason to believe that this site isn’t trustworthy and reputable, or that you won’t have a good time playing here. If you’re new to online casino gaming, we wouldn’t recommend this as a first choice: there are definitely options out there that come with more features and a bigger selection of games, to be sure. But if you know what you’re getting into and what we’ve described sounds like something you’d like to check out, we can at least say that Buzzluck seems to be a safe, trustworthy place to play Internet gambling games.