Trickz Casino is an instant play, instant pay, no-nonsense online gaming site with over 5,000 real money games and direct bank transfers for players in Finland and Estonia.

The site is operated by Hitz Gaming OÜ of Tallinn and is part of a larger family of gaming operations that includes sister sites, Winnerz - also launched in 2022, and Wisho - launched in 2020.

The whole idea here is to provide a place for players to pop in and play their favorite games without having to worry about anything else.

The presentation is minimalistic to reflect that philosophy and the experience mirrors that reflection in every way we can see. What you see is what you get.

All it takes to start playing slots from top-tier providers such as Yggdrasil, ELK, and Big Time Gaming - or live dealer tables and game show-style games from Pragmatic Live or Evolution is a quick deposit using Trustly (Pay N Play).

The “Fintech/Gov/KYC” part will happen in the background and all you have to do is play. By the time you are ready to cash out, the mandatory document verifications should be handled for you and winnings should be on the way to your local bank account when you hit the “pay” button. Simply deposit using your BankID to register and begin playing.

We find over 60 game providers ranging from Betsoft to Yolted, and that is quite a contrast in every way but one - they are all certified fair either directly by world-accredited gaming labs, ISO certification, multiple gambling regulatory jurisdictions, or a combination of all three.

One thing I found impressive was the transparency of the operating company. Perhaps that is required for the Estonian license, or maybe it’s simply a way of doing business in the digital societies of Finland and Estonia while not offering services to the world at large.

It only takes a few minutes to find the VAT certificate, the Operating License, and the actual principals of the enterprise as well as the relevant business history. That’s refreshing.

Looking at an operator’s reputation is something this reviewer always does, and that presents a bit of a difficulty sometimes. In this case, we find no unresolved complaints against the eldest sister site (Wisho) - except when the player stopped responding to inquiries - what is that? It’s so unfair to the rest of us when even a valid player complaint isn’t followed through to the resolution. I’m loath to find for the operator as a default but have no choice when the dispute is four digits or more in value and the player simply disappears when asked to stake their claim. Grrr…

We don’t find any valid complaints about Trickz or Winnerz. We aren’t aware of any other sites operated by Hitz Gaming.

The marketing company does promote Casoo (2018 SG Int’l NV) and Tsars (2019 RR Investments) and they share the same consumer support so it’s entirely possible it’s one ball of wax made with a couple of different colored candles.

However, as the flagship site (Wisho) has multiple years of operating history and a very good reputation there’s no sense going too deeply into player experiences at the two sites owned by other companies - one established in Scotland and the other in Curacao.

Given that Tsars and Casoo are both licensed in the Caribbean and Wisho, Winnerz, and Trickz all hold the coveted Estonian license and answer to more stringent regulation, this seems like plenty of degrees of separation to make a working assumption - especially since both operations are highly rated by players and representatives handle any player disputes in a fully transparent open public forum.

With that bit of housekeeping out of the way, we’ll take a closer look!

Software and Games

The look and feel of the site are refreshing, warm, and simply top-notch. Visitors won’t find any garish design clashes or annoying movie reels of games followed by eye candy designed to elicit clicks and control their movement through the site.

That’s not to say the experience lacks narrative, it’s simply a sophisticated minimalistic adventure inviting participation by piquing your interests along the way. After all, the experience is simply designed to be fun and rewarding while remaining safe and sane.

The first thing a new visitor sees when landing on the page is the option to deposit, Choose or key in an amount, select your bank, log into your online banking and complete the transaction to begin playing. It’s that simple.

If you’ve scrolled down past the instant access and through a few games the next thing that appears is the “conveyor belt” of welcome offers. Choose one to be eligible for the next. Complete the offer and accept the next to be presented with another. We’ll take a closer look at bonuses and other incentives in a section below. For now, we’ll mention that some offers have wagering requirements and others don’t.

Game selection

There are really only two ways to competently offer over 5,000 individual game titles without overwhelming or frustrating the customer - one way is to craft a brilliant and user-friendly database search tool and sort of tuck it away for advanced users while other players can simply hang out at the top level and select from among the games presented to them.

There’s a lot to be said for that model but it has rarely been executed properly. It also has the potential to create financial exposure issues for operators who offer attractive bonuses. It’s complicated and gaming at Trickz is not supposed to be complicated.

That brings us to the next competent way to deliver over 5,000 games without overwhelming the players - come to know what most players want and offer it upfront while allowing anyone to use a well-balanced text search tool that even lets you search for games from a specific provider - alternatively, simply click the switch in the search box to display all of the providers and then choose on or more of them to craft your own self-curated lobby.

It’s simple, straightforward, and fun while allowing just enough sorting and filtering to keep even the most experienced slot hunter happily spinning away.

The basic game categories here include All the games, New games, Live, Trickz selections, Megaways, and Bonus Buy games.

Live dealer games

The live dealer lobby holds well over 100 individual tables and each game icon identifies whether the provider is Evolution or Pragmatic Live. If you prefer one over the other you can simply hit the switch in the search bar and select that provider and not the other to see a selection of the top few games.

The selection presented when we chose Evolution was the following:

• XXXtreme Lightning Roulette
• Super Andar Bahar
• Fan Tan
• Power Blackjack
• Gonzo's Treasure Hunt - a community slot played on a huge machine

When we chose Pragmatic Live the following games appeared:

• PowerUp Roulette
• Boom City
• No Commission Speed Baccarat 1 & 2
• No Commission Baccarat 1

There was also a Pragmatic Play slot title tossed in for fun and to provide balance with the Evolution curation, I suppose.

Both providers have plenty of native language tables, but unless we missed something here, the live lobby could possibly use a little better curation as we don’t find Suomi Roulette or any other native language branded games and we’re not sure how popular regional games like Andar Bahar or Fan Tan will be. It is nice to know the variety is there though.

Trickz Selections

We only expected to find a dozen or so titles in this catalog but the page continued to offer to “Load more” at the bottom of each of the few pages we scrolled through. The top row was brilliantly selected, at least for a player like me - there’s not one of the games I wouldn’t gleefully dive into simply because it was presented. See if you agree:

• Desperate Dawgs 2 GigaBlox (Yggdrasil Gaming/Reflex Gaming)
• Chaos Crew (Hacksaw Gaming)
• Baba Yaga Tales (Spinomenal)
• Gonzo's Quest Megaways (Red Tiger/BTG)
• Space Stacks (Push Gaming)
• Buffalo Toro (ELK Studios)

If “Gonzo’s Quest” being provided by Red Tiger and Big Time Gaming seems a little odd, we might need to mention that Evolution AB has acquired NetEnt (creator of Gonzo), Red Tiger (the maker of this title in the franchise) and BTG, the owner of the Megaways mechanic. Now it all makes perfect sense.

All of the above games as well as the vast majority of all other titles in the library are available for demo play without making a deposit or registering an account with just a few exceptions. Hacksaw Gaming’s Chaos Crew had no demo available. Of course, none of the live dealer games can be played prior to a deposit either.

Megaways games

The online gambling space evolves in fits and starts, The innovation introduced by Big Time Gaming, which was mostly just a synthesization of several disparate and distinct mechanics into an amazing new way to play essentially rocked the development world.

Players loved the innovations so much and the BTG marketers were so sharp that in a very short time - nearly everybody who was anybody in the industry wanted to use the mechanic on existing games or create entirely new titles to incorporate it. Players want 117,649 ways to win and non-progressive jackpot possibilities to win up to 50,000 their stake, so dozens of developers now provide Megaways games. BTG was a very astute acquisition for Evolution.

We count a total of over 220 Megaways games on the market as of review time, and 94 of them are found here.

Following are the Megaways slots occupying the top tier when we visited…

• Dog House Megaways
• Temple Tumble
• Bonanza (The original 2016)
• Madame Destiny Megaways
• Muertos Multiplier Megaways
• Buffalo King Megaways

Buy a bonus slots

If you want what you want when you want it, or simply love playing bonus rounds but don’t necessarily feel like sitting through perhaps hundreds of non-triggering spins to flip to trigger - these games could be for you.

The number of games with this feature has exploded as well after developers realized it was really something players wanted to have as an option - and - when they realized that a slot engine only needs slight modifications in order to introduce the mechanic. Another attraction to providers is that there is no licensing fee involved in order to use someone else’s intellectual property.

Of course, the more awesome the bonus is, the more alluring the possibility so look for the best of both worlds with Megaways games that let you purchase the bonus and phenomenal thrillers like Infectious 5 XWays from No Limit City.

Bonuses and Promotions

The vast majority of instant play, no registration casinos didn’t offer bonuses when the innovation rolled out with Trustly’s Pay N Play. Trickz takes a different approach and incentivizes its players through a variety of means. Of course, instantly depositing to be able to play any of 5,000+ games and then cash out right away is a great incentive - however, something else has to set a casino apart - especially when your market is seemingly comprised of Suomi and Viro banking customers. (Others with a proper bank account and corresponding unified ID may be able to deposit as well).

Trickz is currently offering a wealth of ongoing incentives beginning with a welcome bonus. Please see the top of this page for the particulars including basic terms and conditions. We’ve gone over all of their current offers and found some bonuses with wagering requirements and some without.

Whenever an offer has wagering requirements they are announced and spelled out clearly before the player accepts the bonus. Fair is far.

While we won’t go into the specific offers as they are subject to change, we will mention the current roster of ongoing incentives simply to give our readers a feel for the offers they can expect and hopefully give you enough information to determine if these types of incentives would add value to your gameplay experience.

The current welcome offer is given with the first and second deposits and doesn’t seem to have a limit on how much can be cashed out. It does have a wagering requirement of 25x the bonus amount.

The maximum bet while using a first or second deposit bonus is €5 - subsequent offers may have different limits. Buying a bonus feature would obviously be a bet of more than five euros so that would be disqualifying or prohibited.

The minimum deposit to claim a bonus is usually €20, but the amount may vary. The team suggests that players read the terms each time they take a new bonus.

Bonuses here are “sticky” i.e. all wagers are placed using the actual cash balance and all winnings are credited to your bonus balance.

Always check your account before making a new deposit to make sure you don’t have any active bonuses that could inadvertently encumber your funds. If your bonus balance is less than €10 when you make a new deposit the bonus will be wiped by the system.

The following games can’t be played with bonus funds and won’t appear in the lobby when you have an active bonus: All roulette, all blackjack games, all baccarat games, all live games, and all progressive jackpot slot games.

Current offers include a three-stage welcome bonus with spins granted on the first two deposits and a cashback offer on the third. After that, you can take advantage of Tuesday Treats, Weekend Reloads, Weekly Cashback, and the loyalty program.

Tuesday Treats are usually free spins, but If you do not see them in the Deposit section, it means they are not available for the current week. In that case, click the campaigns or promotions link to find the current offer.

Weekend Reloads are awarded on Fridays when available and usually consist of spins to get you going for the weekend. As with the Tuesday Treats, if the bonus doesn’t appear, you may need to look for another offer.

Weekly Cashback can be comprised of anything from spins or Superspins (valued at €1 each) to a 10% cash back deposit into your account. Cashback actually means what it sounds like here and it has no wagering requirements. Your lost deposit amount for the week will determine what sort of offer you are given and eligibility runs on a 30-day rolling basis - if your account is at a positive over the last 30 days you won’t be eligible for the weekly cashback.

When you become a loyal player you will have access to an expanded list of offerings for your eyes only. Some of the broad possibilities include:

• Vip cashback amount crafted just for you and higher than the average player receives
• Free spins on hot games handpicked by Trickz
• Exclusive bonuses crafted just for you to meet your needs and wishes
• Higher withdrawal limits
• Personal VIP manager

Banking and Customer Service

There’s not much to relate about the banking system. Simply use Nordea or any bank found on the list when you attempt to deposit.

For reference, as of review time those financial institutions for players in Finland were:

• OP
• Nordea
• S-Pankki
• Danske Bank
• Säästöpankki
• POP Pankki
• OmaSp
• Aktia
• Handelsbanken
• Ålandsbanken

In Estonia you can deposit with your e-ID and an account at one of the following:

• Swedbank
• SEB
• LHV Pank
• Luminor

It should be noted that while all account verification is possible simply by depositing using your state-issued e-ID or Finnish Trust Network (FTN) ID, the operator may be required to conduct further verifications.

Anti-money laundering and other security measures including problem gambling identification may trigger the following term:

3.4. The operator performs additional verification measures, whereby the Customer's identity is checked for possible deposits/withdrawals or the number of deposits/withdrawals if the cumulative amount of withdrawals/deposits made by the Customer is at least 2,000 euros in one month. The operator reserves the right to perform such an inspection also in connection with smaller deposits/withdrawals.

Customer care

Trickz adheres to all responsible gambling guidelines and provides users with multiple ways to manage their accounts if they feel they might have a problem or simply want to set limits for themselves. The comprehensive dashboard can be found in the My Account section. If more options are desired don't hesitate to get in touch with customer service.

Customer service is available via live chat, a contact form reached from a link on the footer of the page, and by email.

Pitfalls

• Limited payment methods
• No help files or FAQ onsite
• No telephone support number listed

The Final Word

Trickz Casino is an online gaming site that checks all the boxes for players in its target markets - those with e-ID and online banking with one of more than a dozen local financial institutions. The game selection is broad and deep, numbering in the thousands, and the site is laid out well so that favorite games are easy to find in an instant.

As we expected when the first “Pay N Play” casinos came onto the scene, it was only a matter of time before operators started to offer bonuses with this banking method, and it came to pass. Now, players can visit a post-modern online casino and simply jump in to have fun knowing that their payment details are securely held between their banks and themselves.

We like the operator’s transparency and how easy it was to find the founders and owners as well as sister sites also owned by Hitz Gaming. Identifying near “relatives” easily was also helpful in determining a steady positive reputation across five similar sites marketed by the same people.

Estonian online casino licenses should become more prevalent as time goes on, especially with high-quality operators taking them up. The country has been in the vanguard of e-Everything for at least two decades and has one of the most tech-savvy populations in the world. The license terms are stringent and players can expect regulators to take any breach of trust seriously. I’m not sure any site licensed there could “go bad” even if it wanted to.