Lapilanders Casino is an online gambling featuring a variety of betting opportunities from sports to live dealers to traditional slots and other games.

The site’s primary focus is on the Nordic region but players who regularly play at Malta Gaming Authority-authorized sites are welcomed here as well.

The site operates under license No. MGA/B2C/233/2013 issued to L.C.S Limited, and is promoted by CampeonBet Partners. However, Campeonbet does not appear on the operator’s license. Sister sites included on the license include Sons of Slots, WallaceBet, and Sven Play. PlayFast, SupaCasino, SvenBet, EvoPlay, and CampeonBet would appear to be licensed separately under another operator - most likely CW Marketing B.V. which holds a license in Curacao.

Look for a collection of well over 2,000 slots and other popular online real money gambling games from 1x2 Gaming, Ainsworth, Bally, and Barcrest among more than 40 other providers, both well-known and those with rising stars.

Evolution and Pragmatic Play Live, Ezugi, and LiveG24 provide the live dealer streams and Real Dealer Studios provide a random number generator version using recorded live dealer content and celebrity hosts.

Welcome bonuses and reload promos for sports bettors and gamblers are provided along with random bonuses in the live dealer suite and RNG games through Pragmatic Play’s Drops & Wins promotional engines.

The cashier section offers a variety of payment methods but may hold funds in pending status for up to 72 hours before processing. Some payment methods such as eWallets can see transfers right away once they begin processing, other methods such as bank wires can take 3-5 bank days. Players outside of the SEPA region can often expect a fee of no more than 20 EUR for processing bank transfers out of the region.

Since Lapilanders opened its virtual doors as recently as 2021 we don’t have a lot of history to draw on in order to assess transparency, fairness, and consistency. Complicating the matter is the fact that known associate sites are actually managed by a different operating company. However, we do not know if ownership diverges or if some are simply managed by a Maltese company and others managed by a concern registered in Curacao.

This matters because there is a broad spectrum of reputation reports out there ranging from the earliest days of Campeonbet in the Latin American market (2016) to Lapilanders today (est. August 2021).

CampeonBet has not maintained a sterling reputation and further complicating any assessment is the fact there may be one set of rules for sports bettors and another for casino players - but - no clear delineation in the official terms and conditions of any of the sites. This could lead some reviewers to grade the casino component too harshly if they assume sports betting limitations apply to gambling game players just as easily as it could allow the operator to apply irrelevant sports betting terms to slots players.

Adding another level of opacity to that already turbid mix is the fact the terms on all sites present conflicted limits. One more layer of difficulty comes from the fact that the operators do maintain public relations by being responsive to complaints lodged with certain affiliates and other reviewers guaranteeing player deposits and willing to act on the player’s behalf to settle any dispute.

The onus is on the operator to present clear, concise, easy-to-understand terms and reasonably easy-to-follow rules. When they don’t either through neglect of duty, incompetence, or malfeasance, it is incumbent upon a reviewer such as me to point out the worst-case scenario and then look for incidents in the past that could predicate the future.

For players, a forewarning is forearming and a caveat of buyer beware does not always mean there is something untoward, only caveat emptor - know your provider, buyer beware.

We’ll take a look at the software, games, bonuses and terms, banking methods - times - limits, and then identify any pitfalls to look out for as prior knowledge of possible problems should give readers a tactical advantage.

With that, we’ll dig in and see what this casino has to offer!

Software and Games

We’ll stay out of providing much insight or detail on the sports betting component for the most part. Some elements of the sports experience are delivered via the Altenar Sports platform and other elements such as in-game live sports betting may be provided by BetConstruct (Soft Construct Malta) in certain markets. Soft Construct provides the gambling platform, provider integration, and game aggregation, and the site itself was developed by MaxCreate which has also created sites for Bethard, Wishmaker, and GiG among others.

Altenar is a Madrid-based software company providing a range of services to the sports betting/iGaming industry. The company is licensed by the Malta Gaming Authority, the Romanian National Office for Gambling, the Gambling Commission in the UK, as well as by the Isle of Man regulators.

The platform uses the HTML5 framework which, in a nutshell, is simply the most modern secure web browser markup language. It allows the delivery of instant games on any browser connected to the internet. It also reads your IP or internet provider address. This means that if you are in Finland it ”knows” your location and will allow or disallow access, it can deliver bonus offers and banking options in compliance with any local or regional online gaming regulations.

The geolocation factor can also inform the operators if you are using a VPN or other cloaking technology. That matters, even if you have it set to an IP address in your own country.

When used properly in a user-friendly manner, browser technology including cookies and geolocation can help customers and potential customers have a safe and sane gambling experience. When the technology is applied selectively or unevenly, it can result in major disappointments for players.

Imagine if an operator was one who simply looked for any and every possible way to not pay their players' big wins. What if you went to a local 5-star hotel for your birthday or another important night, played from there, and your winnings were denied for "using more than one IP address in the same city"?

What if you use a VPN for work, always set it to your home country before visiting a casino, and then during a dispute, you do some administrative task with account management such as checking terms and conditions or request a withdrawal - while your VPN was on?

That could happen anywhere with such terms, even at a site licensed in Malta. Would the players eventually collect? Perhaps.

The games

We like the way the BetConstruct platform counts everything. If we look at “popular games” we also currently see (302). However, that functionality doesn’t carry through, such as when we choose “Megaways'. At that point, the user interface simply displays about 60 titles.

Most of the games onsite are available to play in demo mode. Simply click or tap the ‘play’ button without registering an account or logging in to play RNG slots without risking your own funds. It’s a great way to get a feel for the buy bonus feature on Megaways slots without breaking your bankroll on an all-or-nothing venture.

Progressive jackpot slots and live dealer games are not available for demo play.

The main categories are as follows:

• Popular
• New
• Jackpots
• Megaways

There’s also a search box to enter the text as well as a slider icon to open advanced filters. In this menu, you’ll find various game types (slots, roulette, virtual sports, live dealers, etc.), followed by a list of all providers, and finally a variety of themes.

The themes comprise almost every game you can think of with categories like Near the Nile, Welcome to the Jungle, and Vikings go Wild. There are about two dozen distinct themes. These filters also work with the above so selecting Megaways and then Dragon’s Fire is a good way to end up with just the game you want.

Jackpots

I like finding BGaming’s Elvis Frog in Vegas along with Game of Thrones Powerstacks with Link & Win mechanics but I mostly like the fact I can first choose Jackpots, Microgaming, and then the theme of Welcome to the Jungle to boil down the slurry of almost 3,000 games to the pure gold of African Legends and Blazing Mammoth in the crucible and then tear into the games knowing jackpots like the one on African Legends are paid in full without any worries about how much how often.

There are more than progressive jackpot games in this category, so if you have yearned for Las Vegas-style slots excitement with all the trappings, Pear Fiction’s Blazing Mammoth is a sure bet.

Live dealers

Look for new games as soon as they are released here. There are plenty of native tongue tables if English is not your favorite language to gamble in.

Look for the exciting new provider Live G24 here.

Bonuses and Promotions

Check out the promotions calendar. It changes with each new campaign. When we visited the site there were offers for every day of the week including bonuses, free spins, and cashback promotions.

Each daily offer has a key icon attached to it so players can tell at a glance what type of promotion is offered.

Regular bonuses have different wagering requirements than the welcome bonus but all bonus winnings have max cashouts attached unless otherwise stated.

Casino bonus: x45 (times forty-five) the deposit and bonus amount

Live Casino bonus: x35 (times thirty-five) the deposit and bonus amount

Free spins have a max cashout amount of 100€ and the most that can be withdrawn from No-Deposit Bonuses is limited to 25€.

There are some important bonus terms and conditions you should be aware of. The amount you deposit and the size of the bonus will determine how much you will be able to withdraw once you have completed the wagering requirements of fifty (x50) the total amount (deposit + bonus) at no more than €5 per game/spin. The spin/hand limit has a second threshold as well, whichever comes first (is lower) 15% of the initial bonus or €5.

As difficult as that sounds, it is actually possible, though not very probable. It would be great to extend playtime and at least double your chance of hitting a bigger cashout.

You won’t see the following terms and conditions when you open the specific terms attached to the welcome bonus, but the second to the last term does tell you that general T&C apply.

In the General T&C we find that the welcome bonus, at 100%, has a max cashout of 10x the deposit:
“Max winnings for bonuses between 100% - 119% threshold, are limited to fifteen (15x) times the initial deposit amount. Max winnings for bonuses between 25% - 99% threshold are limited to twenty (20x) times the initial deposit amount. Any winnings above limits will be forfeited.”

A bonus of 200% would have a max cashout of 4x the deposit.

The more you know…

But wait, there’s more!

58.3.18 Wagering will not count on the following games. You are solely responsible not to include the following games within your bonus wagering [...please see list in terms…] Company reserves the right to forfeit winnings and any wagered amount if customers found that they managed to play above mentioned games with an active bonus.

But we’re not done yet!

With or without a bonus, the most you can withdraw in 24 hours (after 72 hours pending per request) is 1,000€ and any winnings over 10,000€ (7,000€ in another section) will be paid out in “monthly installments”. But, we have to keep in mind those installments are in 1,000€ increments and occur after 72 hours of pending time.

Banking and Customer Service

Many payment gateways are country-specific but players everywhere will find familiar and convenient methods like debit and credit cards, eWallets, and several forms of bank transfers.

There are more than a dozen ways to deposit and withdraw here. Wire transfers of 1,000€ or more are covered by the operator but players may have to pay a commission on lower-value withdrawals.

All progressive jackpots will be paid in full. All deposits, even those without a bonus encumbering them must be played through at least 3x.

Pending time for withdrawals can take up to 72 hours and the most that can be requested in any 24 hours is 1,000€.

It is highly suggested that readers do not ever use a VPN when visiting the site.

Customer care

Live Chat is available daily from 09.00 - 01.00 CET.

Email support is available around the clock in English, German, Spanish, Norwegian, and Finnish.

Responsible gambling

Some players have reported problems with this element of casino social responsibility from sister sites such as CampeonBet. At least in the past, the site has allowed players to self-exclude which should be for a minimum of one year only to allow them to re-open the accounts with as little as 7 days' notice. This should not be acceptable practice in 2022 and beyond.

Pitfalls

• High wagering on welcome bonus (50xd+b)
• Bonuses have low max cashout (based on percentage match)
• Probable false claims of VPN use - denied winnings
• Low ‘daily’ withdrawal limits on 72-hour pending cycle (1,000€)
• 3x minimum rollover on deposits without a bonus
• Possible lax responsible gambling policies
• Unclear terms on daily max win limits (sports only or also casino?)
• Redundant and drawn-out document verifications

The Final Word

Lapilanders Casino presents an amazing array of gambling options including virtual sports, live betting, predictive betting, and every type of classic casino game with over 2,000 slot titles to choose from.

The welcome bonus is generous enough on its face, but the high wagering requirements and low max cashout cap take the luster off it for me.

It’s nice that they will cover the commissions on withdrawals of 1,000€ or more, but the potential of 72 hours pending and inability to cash out more than 1,000€ at a time also tarnish the brilliance of banking attractions, especially since only one cashout can be in the system at a time.

Potentially mitigating those aggravating factors of the experience are the fact that the site has received an endorsement and guarantee of problem resolution as well as the presence of a representative on a direct casino support forum.