SkyCrown Casino is a huge crypto-friendly gambling site with well over 7,000 slots, live dealers, plenty of random number table games, and other ways to tempt fate for a profit on a lucky day.

Operated by Hollycorn N.V., the SOFTSWISS-powered super site holds a Curacao license from Antillephone ( 8048/JAZ ).

The operators now run about 20 different sites, all using the same platform with a variety of game mixes, bonus offers, and bonus terms - but most are homogenous among the group. Two of the sites I'm most familiar with are WildCoins, and North Casino.

Other sites include Golden Crown, Rocket, BlueLeo, and Slots Gallery among others.

Look for big-name game suppliers as well as up-and-comers like Beter Live and Blue Guru as well as cloned or obfuscated package providers that carry rebranded games using the same maths and game engines as their progenitors - most likely for access to markets the original providers aren’t allowed to serve due to licensing restrictions imposed by state monopolies or by regulators in highly controlled jurisdictions.

All told, we find over 100 game developers, studios, and providers supplying games to SkyCrown players, including several Games Global brands. Games Global is the venture that purchased all of Microgaming’s RNG game assets, development studios, and its progressive jackpot network, the largest and highest paying in the world.

Bonuses are an integral part of the gaming experience here and some are actually “beatable” with terms and conditions a bit looser, especially in terms of wagering requirements than those found at many other online gambling venues. Look for unique rakeback on live games with no wagering requirement, daily drops, special offers for days of the week/seasons, and of course a juicy welcome bonus for regular players and high rollers.

Banking is covered from near to far with about 20 ways to deposit fiat money in your own currency and about a dozen crypto coin options. Depending on your location there’s about an equal number of withdrawal methods with most working both ways.

Regarding operator reputation, we only find three complaints in the fora and among the player services community but we don’t find a representative acting on any of the most-traveled forums. Two of the complaints were settled in the customer’s favor (low 3-digit and mid-4-digit disputes) while the other complaint, with five digits on the line, was rejected because the gambler played back his winnings while waiting for a withdrawal.

That is concerning, but an in-depth analysis of the publicly available information appears to show that the operator did the right things all along - except - perhaps examining his play and deposit history for patterns contrary to responsible gambling. It wasn’t until after the winnings were played back that the operator learned the player might have a problem and closed his account in accordance with RG guidelines.

In the end, it is always the player’s responsibility to stop playing in the free world. It’s sad and frustrating. Options exist for players who tend to play back winnings, but most of them take cooperation from the operator or at least another person. If you are the type of player that tends to play back winnings in the event of a delay in payment, you may want to consider only playing at sites that offer a withdrawal lock service like those found here. 

If you are disciplined and prefer the feeling of a cashout over another big thrill from a win you have far more options.

With about 20 other operations in the Hollycorn family of gaming sites, it would be too cumbersome to check each one for customer satisfaction and it might be an exercise in futility because we don’t the actual relationships between the sites, whether they all have the same ultimate decision maker, or just how they are related.

It would appear that Hollycorn is a new iteration of Direx N.V., Dama N.V., et al or at least a concern that is following a similar business expansion model. The operator appears to be using the SoftSwiss Turnkey model rather than a white label solution - at least that’s the SoftSwiss page we were sent to when we clicked the “Powered by SoftSwiss” logo. However, we can take a quick look at the two sites reviewed here previously and see how they are doing these several months or years later.

WildCoins has quite a few player inquiries on its Direct Casino Support board but nearly every complaint is related to a change in terms or a miscommunication about whether or not they accept players from the USA. I’ve seen enough to assume they started out accepting players as they weren’t geo-blocked and then thought better of it or the word came down from on high that it wasn’t okay.

We found one complaint about the sister site, North and it was settled in the player’s favor - a slow pay situation based on document verification. Another usually trusted review site gives North a less-than-favorable rating but bases that on an assumed association with a property that isn’t even operated by Hollycorn. This reviewer will never assume anything without spelling out the reasons in detail and telling you it is an assumption based on the preponderance of evidence presented in that assumption.

That said, I also never leave any stone unturned, so we took a handful of known Hollycorn casinos at random to do a quick examination but instead of performing a blistering in-depth search on each property, we’ll leave it players at the world’s largest and most active online casino forum to rate them - come what may. From the list I have pulled the following:

Casino Rocket is rated 333 of 1521 casinos reviewed with a score of 3.9 out of 5 after 17 votes

Abo is rated 804 of 1511 casinos reviewed with a score of 3.1 out of 5 after 21 votes

BOHO is rated 182 of 1521 casinos reviewed with a score of 4.1 out of 5 after 15 votes

Bitdreams is rated 4 out of 5 by our members and 56% of them said: "liked it"

Golden Crown is rated 1120 of 1521 casinos reviewed with a score of 2.5 out of 5 after 24 votes

By all standards, those are quite good scores and are based solely on player feedback. Golden Crown’s score seemed troubling but a closer look at player comments explained the 2.5 ratings.

One player complained there were no free chips given and they awarded 1.5 stars out of 5. A moderator with a fixed auto-rating of 2.5 commented to another player who was complaining that it usually took 12 hours to get paid. Another 2.7 stars were awarded by a player and frequent commenter that has negatively criticized most SoftSwiss operators for years but actually gave kudos there to SkyCrown.

Looking in the direct support thread there were two inquiries of the operator since they joined in mid-2019 - One was irrelevant and the other was a sour grapes complaint saying that Yggdrasil slots are rigged because the player lost a lot of money.

Again, we don’t know the relationships inside the Hollycorn organization so this information has no known weight - but it is the same operator and worth reporting all we know and can find out for you.

Software and Games

Softswiss has fine-tuned and refined its operating platform in a steady cadence over the years. It remains a stable, vibrant, responsive, and scalable interface that is virtually unlimited in what it can offer.

All of the components from banking and security to customer service and game delivery are integrated seamlessly so that the player never has to worry about any of those elements - you simply enjoy an easy-to-navigate game delivery system that optimizes itself for play on any device. When it’s time to change games, claim a bonus, deposit, cash out, or ask for help - your next part of the adventure is one fluid click away. Now you need it - now it’s done.

All communications, operations, and banking occur over an encrypted secure socket layer that is as safe to play on as your online financial institution’s page is to bank on.

Navigation

The main navigation menu is laid out horizontally near the top of the page and holds the following categories:

• Slots
• Live Casino
• Instant
• Crypto
• New
• Hot
• Jackpots
• Table games
• Drops & Wins
• Bonus Buy
• Collections

That’s quite an extensive menu but there are thousands of games here and each deserves to be found if sought because you deserve to find the type of game you want to play.

Clicking into a category will bring a few or several subcategories in most cases. In Slots, we get a preview of some of the other categories starting with Collections. Scroll using the right arrow to see all of the choices or scroll down the page to find more categories and subcategories that aren’t listed on the main menu. One of these is Megaways, which doesn’t have its own category.

With so many slots just a click or two away, this is a good way to consolidate the games and give players pathways to enjoy the fare.

The collections include a seasonal collection, one for cascading reels games, another for expanding wilds, etc. Click in for a collection of bonus buy games, stacked wilds, "book of..." slots, and a large collection of mythologically themed games.

The top tier of 10 games in this collection is comprised of the following:

• Rise Of Olympus 100
  Play'n Go
• Wolf Saga
  3 Oaks
• Mighty Medusa
  Habanero
• Book Of Poseidon
  Booming Games
• Colossus: Hold & Win
  ISoftBet
• Queen Of Ice - Christmas Edition
  Spinomenal
• Aztec Emerald
  Amatic
• Phoenix Inferno
  1x2 Gaming
• Chronicles Of Olympus X UP
  Alchemy Gaming
• ITERO
  Hacksaw

Instant Wins

For instant win games try the Instant collection. It's chock-full of high-RTP Spribe titles like Dice, Aviator, and Goal along with Evoplay, Only play, Turbo games, KA Gaming, BGaming, OnlyPlay, Iron Dog Studio, Gamezix, and more.

If you don't normally play this sort of game, why not visit SkyCrown and try a few in demo mode? You have nothing to lose and might find a new pastime or a quick tryst to love and leave, never to see again except in warm memories of a thrilling win or two while wishing it was for "real".

Jackpots!

This category is chock full of too many games to count without a very good reason. One reason there are so many titles in this bottomless barrel of fun is that so many of them have shared/pooled jackpots.

Any number of Red Tiger games can share a jackpot and when it falls on one machine it will reset and reseed, and start growing again on all of the games in the pool. This means they grow fast and fall often - just what I want to hear before I jump in.

The same situation exists with EGT games. Any title in the EGT catalog is capable of plugging into the EGT jackpot module so there are plenty of them here.

Another reason we find the category so populated is that not all of the games are actually progressive jackpots. Almost any Megaways game can pay out 50,000x bet, and that is a jackpot by any measure.

Book Of Captain Silver by All41 Studios has four fixed jackpots but the highly volatile game can also produce a line win of €285,000.

Look for Wadan "Hold the Jackpot" games, Betsoft progressives, and hundreds of titles from other providers including IGT's newest acquisition iSoftBet, and the always-entertaining Yggdrasil.

Huge life-changing wins might be found in NetEnt games and those in the Microgaming Progressive Network with direct payouts straight from the Games Global coffers, bypassing the casino completely.

All progressive jackpots are paid in full, so if you decide to play Megaways games and you win big, you will still be limited to the amount you can withdraw per day, week, and month if the jackpot is not progressive. Current withdrawal limits are €5,000 per day, €10,000 per week,and €15,000 per month with larger wins paid out over a series of months until paid in full.

Live dealer games

The Live casino suite here is huge with more game studios than you can shake a pair of dice at. Look for Beter Live, Real Dealer (it's not live, it's real) Pragmatic Live, Playtech, Evolution, Swintt, LuckyStreak, and several more top-tier providers.

Live gaming has simply exploded and some observers say it comprises 30% of all bets placed at online casinos. I don't doubt that considering the proliferation of high-quality providers that have come on the scene in recent years - not to mention mergers and acquisitions.

Evolution grew so big, so fast they didn't stop at picking up Ezugi - which has a UKGC license too now - they went on to acquire NetEnt, Red Tiger, Big Time Gaming (BTG owns the rights to all Megaways games), and NoLimit City - I'm sure I've left a few out, but you get the idea.

Pragmatic Live was born when Pragmatic Play acquired NOVOMATIC's Extreme Live Gaming and gave it a complete makeover.

Of course, Playtech live games are a must to try if you never have - the augmented reality and sense of scene are really captivating. Speaking of Augmented reality, Evolution has several games with mixed reality bonus rounds, like when Mr. Monopoly enters the stage for a rousing feature game on Monopoly Live!

RNG table games

There's a hidden gem here for players with favorite digital animated game providers. Click on Table Games and then choose "All Providers". From there you can simply choose Iron Dog, or if you are on a mobile device and enjoy Indian games, try OneTouch Andar Bahar.

For a few years, before the live games boom, most development studios were only producing slots and didn't bother with an "obligatory" table games catalog. That was soon after aggregation and instant play took over the market from single software provider casinos.

Whether the live dealer boom was the impetus or whether it was simply the market force of operators often asking if a developer had tables, or if it was something else - it's nice to see Wazdan, GameArt, Switch Studios (born to make table games for Microgaming), the amazing Spinomenal, Evoplay, and others join the crowd! The only high-quality niche games I miss in this catalog come from FELT, they are simply not here.

Bonuses and Promotions

The bonus store here simply has to be seen to get the gist of it all. For now, I'll direct your attention to the top of this page where you'll see welcome offers for players in your area. We've included some basic terms and conditions with each. Please be sure to read the onsite terms every time you accept a bonus as T&C can change.

When we visited today we found:

• First deposit bonus
• Live Daily Drops
• Rakeback on live games wagers
• Highroller bonus
• Second and third deposit bonuses
• Crypto cashback weekly with no wagering

Friday bonuses

An Instant VIP loyalty scheme triggered by a single deposit and phone verification.

You'll find current offers on the promotions page. There are so many the site has broken them down into four pages: All promos; Welcome packs; Weekly promo, and Special bonuses.

Wagering requirements can vary from bonus to bonus but welcome bonuses usually come with a wagering requirement of 40x the bonus. So a 100% welcome bonus match at 40x would be equal to 20xD+B, which is "beatable", often depending on the other terms.

Ah, and there we have the fly in the ointment, the max bet while a bonus is active is €1, crypto depositors are not eligible for the bonus, and you have 5 days to complete it. Hmm...

I guess we better take a look at the High Roller Bonus because this one might be highly entertaining, potentially beatable, and a great way to get to know the operator's cashout procedures, etc., but it doesn't look like something we could crush for big bucks.

High Roller Welcome

Okay, this looks better, but the minimum deposit is a little high for many players. The good news is that the wagering is the same (40xb) and the max bet is €10. What I really like, and it tells me something about the operator is that wagering on the maximum bonus amount could easily be accomplished within the 5-day window given to complete the offer.

Some crypto-casino welcome bonuses elsewhere look amazing with up to 3 BTC (or whatever), and low wagering, but the max bet might be €5, and the completion window is virtually impossible to meet if you make a large deposit. This offer is not like that at all.

To recap bonuses and promotions - you will find plenty of them and they seem to be crafted to fit almost any player. However, the “First Deposit Bonus” doesn’t allow crypto players to take advantage of it but the High Roller bonus does.

Crypto and fiat players have different offers here - only crypto depositors can get weekly cashback of up to €1,000. Wait.. yes, they do have a separate 10% live games cashback bonus for fiat players so everyone is taken care of one way or another.

Banking and Customer Service

The cashier has options for players in every region of the world. That’s easy to say about a crypto casino but there are dozens of other options here including credit/debit cards, bank transfers, vouchers, eWallets, and even points-based systems like the former Venus Point (now called Vega Wallet).

Players everywhere will find a convenient and most likely familiar solution with special consideration given to players in New Zealand, Canada, Germany, Austria, and Norway. In Canada, Interac only works for withdrawals, not deposits.

Most deposit methods also work for withdrawals. The minimum deposit is low, especially for cryptos as are the minimum withdrawals. The most you can withdraw is limited by method and the cashier terms which state: €5,000 per day, €10,000 per week, and €15,000 per month.

Crypto and eWallet withdrawals are instant, with bank wires taking 3-10 business days depending on the location, routing, intermediary banks, etc.

Customer care

While the site is available in German, English, French, Italian, Norwegian, Polish, and Portuguese customer service might be slower via email or the contact form for some players that don’t communicate well in English.

Responsible gambling

A full complement of RG tools is provided with a personal dashboard as well as by customer care agents if you need help.

Pitfalls

• Newer brand (by an established operator)
• No live chat or telephone (in any language)
• Have to look closer to find crypto bonuses
• Low max bet with welcome bonus (€1)

The Final Word

SkyCrown Casino is an online supersite with thousands of games in every niche and genre. The site is organized by game types and the series of collections make it fun and easy to “go with a theme” or play a favorite type of game like one with cascading reels, sticky or stacked wilds, or games with a bonus buy feature.

The live casino suite has one of the richest varieties of providers to be found online. Many of the providers also offer native language tables and the games are clearly labeled for ease of access. While you may not be able to take a match bonus into the live games, live dealer fans still get several incentives like Drops and Wins, and rakeback with no wagering requirements.

The basic bonus scheme is not necessarily complicated, but it can be a little cumbersome having to read each offer to find out if it applies to crypto, fiat, or all deposits. While it only takes a minute or two, I didn’t like the disappointment of studying an offer in detail and then discovering it was only available for one type of deposit.

The ability to become a rated player with a single deposit is nice and the threshold is not too high for many players.

Payment options are varied and plentiful with most payouts being free and fast. Please be sure to check the cashier or get in touch with customer service to be sure your deposit method works for withdrawals in your particular location as some are one-way only like Interac for Canadian withdrawals but not deposits.

The nuts and bolts under the hood and the people actually spinning the gears under the hood may or may not be the same here as any other Hollycorn casino, I can’t say for sure either way. So why should I choose SkyCrown over Abo, or Boho, or any other? It’s a mystery, the variety I guess, the novelty for sure… and then there’s the welcome bonus. Good enough for me!