Red Dog Casino came onto the scene in 2018 with a fresh new approach to the Realtime Gaming (RTG) online gaming experience. While we're not familiar with Arbath Solutions OU, the Curacao license holder (#365/JAZ), the site is obviously run by long-time industry veterans.

Read on to learn how we come to that conclusion...

What you see is what you get

When we enter an online gaming portal we expect a unique experience. If, at the end of the day:

• It's easy to deposit
• The games are tested, fair, compelling and engaging
• Customer service is personal, competent, and helpful
• The promotions set off a little bit of adrenaline or at least some anticipation
• A bet laid is a bet that is paid
• When it comes time to cash out, it happens as promised
• Other players are having the same experience...

We've found a good place to play!

But that's not really all there is to a terrific internet gambling experience or relationship, is it?

We want to be entertained. Most days we lose more money than we win, it's just the nature of the beast. So, maybe we want to play in a world where a theme we enjoy runs through every element of our involvement.

Red Dog has a sibling, it's the inimitable Slots Empire - a site with its own very well developed theme.

Red is your host here. He's a dog. He is also a co-owner so he is bent on pleasing you. Expect him to drop everything when you shake the leash and say, "It's time to play!"

Red has searched the world for the best toys and will drop them at your feet. New games pop up often and old favorites get dusted off.

When you enter Red's world there will be a team of consummate professionals ready to handle any need around the clock.

When it's time to hang up the leash, they'll make sure your cashout goes smoothly too!

Whether an RTG site has been online for a day or 20 years, the experienced player or reviewer will notice a few 'tells'. We'll cover those toward the end of this review along with any pitfalls to watch out for. We'll dig up some clues for a happy, and hopefully profitable, long-term relationship for players.

Many review sites will just blow smoke, hoping you'll click through. This reviewer just tells it like it is, and when unsure, you'll know that too.

It is difficult to review most new operations without connecting them to some historic timeline of behavior. On a rare occasion, a site will be launched by someone moving from one sector of the industry to the next, or branch off from an existing operation with a verifiable reputation.

We don't know the operating company. So we had to review the terms and conditions, go in 'undercover' and play for a few months, and keep a finger on the pulse of the player community by staying up to date on player and industry forums. We were looking for that first chink in their armor, the first sign they might be something other than they appear to be.

That said, we will present a well-reasoned and critical review here. We've already come to a conclusion of fair games, fair terms, a responsible operation, and a reasonable expectation that those things are not likely to change in their next few years of operation, or ever.

We'll focus on the nuts and bolts of the operation; software and games; promotions; banking; customer service; any possible pitfalls, and then deliver our conclusion based on nearly two decades of playing, winning, losing, collecting from, and in the last ten years also reviewing online operators - specifically Realtime Gaming sites.

Software and Games

All of the games on site are available to play on any device. iOS, Android, PC, Linux, Mac OS... it doesn't matter how you prefer to connect to the world.

Thanks to HTML5-capable web browsers you can now have the same experience in portrait or landscape mode at the bus stop as you can at home on the big screen monitor with a surround sound system - well, almost!

The advanced RTG software solution will optimize any game for whatever your processing power is or your screen resolution and orientation. It can't turn a tinny iPhone or Android speaker into a booming Bose system, but you get the picture.

Instant Play versus Download client

Hundreds of games, including all new releases, can be played on the device-agnostic HTML5 web browser platform.

Windows users can also download a casino client onto their desktops. The client offers tournament capabilities, an expanded selection of card and table games, and all of the legacy RTG games developed in their former Aussie lab and studio.

The catalog of the 'time-one' games are slowly being converted for mobile play, but if you want the full premium RTG experience and use a Windows PC, you'll want to eventually go for the download version.

The Games

RTG has been providing internet gambling entertainment to players all over the world since the 1990s. Any game you would find in a terrestrial gaming zone you will find here:

• Table Games - Blackjack, baccarat, Caribbean poker, Pai Gow, Three card rummy, etc.
• Slots - Five reel, six-reel, three-reel, etc.
• Video Poker - Antiquated looking games, but fast with great paytables
• Specialty - Craps, roulette, keno, arcade, animated scratchers, multi-player shooting games
• Progressives - Multimillion dollar slots, pooled progressive table poker, etc.
• New Games - Always something fresh! Mostly RTG Asia releases

Table Games

RTG blackjack has player-friendly rules. The games are not as fancy as some of the newer 3D titles from other developers, but they play as fast as you like and winning only depends on your strategy, luck, and bankroll management.

There are 8 variants from 21 BJ to Super 21.

Video Slots

Most of the RTG video slots are Real Series random jackpot games. The themes run the gamut as do the maths and bonus mechanics. Most allow you to choose the number of lines to bet. Coin sizes run from 0.01 to 1.00 per line.

Aside from jackpots, the max win is 50,000 times line bet on all but one or two.

Random jackpots can be won on as little as a 1 line bet at a penny.

Many of the newer games are coming out the RTG Asia labs, so about half of them offer Asian themes. They also employ a whole host of new feature mechanics including multilevel free spins rounds (Three Kingdom Wars), and extremely volatile top symbol payouts (Shanghai Lights).

Some of the most popular games with die-hard fans came from the Australian labs in the early to mid-2000s. Titles like Achilles, Aladdin's Wishes, Cleopatra's Gold, and Caesar's Empire still get their virtual reels burned to the nub.

Three Reel Slots

Sure, you can play an old-time clunker with big-pay potential like Sevens & Stripes, but there is also a new crop of super entertaining "classics" with advanced bonus rounds, random jackpots, and payouts up to 2,500x total bet.

• Double Ya Luck - Two bonus games, dice rolls, etc
• Jumping Beans - Full-featured second screen game with a trail leading to 100x total bet extra payout
• Santastic - If you like to hear the bell ring a lot, and I mean a lot, with a chance for 2,500x total bet, try this one!
• The Three Stooges II - Symbol-driven and 2 random jackpots (Win-Win feature)

Video Poker

Look for more than 50 titles and variants, including 1, 3, 10, and 52 hand count versions.

At the core of the offering is a selection of 14 different paytables and 12 different titles. (Bonus Poker and Double Bonus have "Deluxe" versions).

The Jacks or Better has a Full Pay 9/6 paytable and an RTP of 99.54%. Aces and Eights is 8-5-4-3-2-1 and has a house edge of only 0.12% (99.78 RTP).

Specialty Games

Roulette and craps probably get the most action in this section with the European version giving players the best odds. Keno is bog standard with a max payout of $50,000.

Treasure Tree is an animated picking game.

Banana Jones is just weird.

Fish Catch is skill-based, random number generated shooting game. It's well worth a try, but don't expect your 'points/coins' at the end of the game to translate directly into dollars. Play once, leave the game and see where you stand before risking your entire bankroll.

Progressives

Aztec's Millions, one of the original Aussie slots, now has three versions. There are the first issue and one with a feature guarantee, then there's this one. As we write, the jackpot is currently $3,147,730.00.

Megasaur is a lot like T-Rex but offers a feature guarantee and the jackpot is sitting at just about one million dollars right now.

Spirit of the Inca has several "Must win by $x" Random jackpots and they are all reaching their boiling points!

Let'em Ride, Caribbean Hold'em, and Caribbean Stud offer card players a chance at big jackpots too!.

Bonuses and Promotions

Big fat juicy bones!

Welcome Bonus

These guys have really done the math in order to offer really tempting welcome bonuses without the risk of going bust. The wagering requirements are decent and beatable on a good day.

Please see current T&C - these offers have held for about a year, but might not last long.

They'll give you five chances (use the code up to 5x), but there is a max cashout of 30x deposit. Now, if this was a well-aged long-played RTG with huge random jackpots, that might not be such a great offer. Who wants to win $10k on a $100 deposit and cash out less than a third of it?

Not me...

But I will take my chances against the house, using mostly "their money" to make three grand off a hundred dollars!

You just have to adjust your playstyle and expectations. Five tries to catch thirty times deposit? That's a tempting offer.

24/7 Bonus

Again, please visit the casino to check the current offers, terms, and conditions.

More than 100% and the bigger the deposit, the bigger the percentage match.

No max cashout!

Extra percentage match for using preferred deposit methods like Neosurf or BTC.

Game of the Month

Check out the terms. This is kind of a high roller bonus, but there's no max cashout.

To be honest, I'm a bit surprised to still see them offering these meaty bones after a year of successful operations. It's another sign they are in it for the long run and are well-financed enough to keep loss leaders up in order to build a big loyal customer base.

Banking and Customer Service

Have you ever joined a new casino, got lucky on a lucrative welcome offer, and then played back your winnings waiting to have your documents verified? It happens.

The first thing to expect here is an invitation to phone in and verify your account info. Is it a hassle? Not so much. They are very proactive in protecting players and themselves from fraud. We'd suggest getting the housekeeping out of the way before you need to so you can enjoy:

• No fees for deposits or withdrawals
• One day Bitcoin payouts
• 3-4 day Credit card payouts
• 5-day bank wires
• Customer service is available 24/7 and they are extremely competent in our experience
• US phone support, email, and live chat

Pitfalls

• Fairly high minimum withdrawal limit
• Standard max withdrawal limit per transaction. VIPs can negotiate
• English language only

The Final Word

Our experience, as well as other customers' experiences found in the public domain, indicate a rock solid RTG operation. With so many Realtime Gaming sites out there, you really can't choose based only on the software unless you simply don't like the games.

Red Dog and sister-site Slots Empire seem to be doing everything right to become mainstays in the marketplace.

The site is operated in a highly professional manner with no indications of chicanery, no wishy-washy terms, good business protection terms, and a reasonable bonus scheme. These all point to the potential for a long and enjoyable relationship.