MagicRed casino has a high-quality selection of 290 games, powered primarily by NetEnt and Microgaming. Most of the games are slots, with very few in the way of table games.

The following selection is a taster of the slot games you’ll find:

• Starburst
• Book of Dead
• Gonzo’s Quest
• Golden Colts
• Golden Grimoire
• Bonanza
• Twin Spin
• Great Rhino
• Cleopatra
• Rise of Olympus
• Aloha!
• The Goonies

Other games include scratch cards and a small selection of table games, mainly of the live dealer variety. These include:

• Dream Catcher
• Blackjack
• Roulette
• Baccarat

MagicRed has an attractive welcome bonus for new UK players, but it’s important to note that you’ll need to make three deposits (with a minimum value of ￡60 in total) to take full advantage. The homepage is misleading as it implies players can get ￡300 bonus cash and 100 free spins from a single deposit, so we’ve broken down the small print for you:

• 1^st deposit: 100% up to ￡50 + 20 Spins on Starburst
• 2^nd deposit: 50% up to ￡100
• 3^rd deposit: 25% up to ￡150
• After first deposit, customers get 20 free spins for the next four days:
  1^st day after 1^st deposit: 20 free spins on Fruity Friends
  2^nd day after 1^st deposit: 20 free spins on Gonzo’s Quest
  3^rd day after 1^st deposit: 20 free spins on Aloha
  4^th day after 1^st deposit: 20 free spins on Book of Dead
• All deposits must be a minimum of ￡20
• Wagering requirements are 45x the bonus amount
• All free games credited must be used within one day of when they are granted
• Games are given as follows: 20 games and 100% bonus upon first deposit. Another 40 games are given upon deposit on the second day after the first deposit (minimum ￡20), and an additional 40 games are given upon deposit on the third day (minimum ￡20).

Upon signing up players are automatically enrolled in the MagicRed Exclusive Club (a little bit ironic, since automatic enrolment can’t be exclusive), which has six tiers: Bronze VIP, Silver VIP, Gold VIP, Platinum VIP, Premium VIP, and Prestige VIP. This allows all players to win free games, opportunities to play free on Sundays (for Bronze VIP and up), and to cash-in their reward points at better redemption rates as they level up.

You’ll typically need to wager ￡40 to earn one reward point, meaning that hitting Platinum VIP level requires you to wager ￡40,000 – and that’s not even the highest tier. The program offers more transparency than competitor sites’ loyalty programs.

MagicRed’s loyalty scheme and VIP program effectively form a single package, so you can get a decent idea of the sort of figures you’ll need to wager before reaching Premium VIP and Prestige VIP. These “true VIP” levels are still, however, invite-only but come with top perks like additional personal offers, bonus cash, and free games.

That’s in addition to the benefits in Platinum VIP and above, such as higher deposit and withdrawal limits, personalized promotions, a personal account manager, and monthly cashback. The only caveat is that you’ll need to wager over ￡100,000 real money to get the attention of the VIP team, which alienates the majority of players.

The site is licensed and regulated by the Malta Gaming Authority and the UK Gambling Commission. Pleasingly, the RNGs (Random Number Generators) have been certified random by iTech Labs, so players can enjoy fair gaming.

MagicRed aims to process all withdrawals within 48 hours. The list below shows the payment methods available:

• Visa
• MasterCard
• Bank transfer
• Sofort
• Trustly
• Neteller
• Skrill
• ecoPayz
• Entropay
• Zimpler
• Euteller
• Paysafecard

The currency options are GB, AUD, CAD, EUR, NOK, USD, BRL, and SEK.

MagicRed boasts a healthy mobile casino with as many games as on desktop. Users of iOS, Android, and Windows devices can access the games via either their mobile browser or a dedicated app. Glitch-free gaming on-the-go is our kind of thing and they offer just that here.

Players can get in contact with MagicRed’s support team via telephone, email, or live chat. There is also a comprehensive FAQ page that answers. general questions. The site proudly proclaims that it believes in CARE (Customers Are Really Everything). If we wanted to nit-pick, however, we would complain about the customer support hours of 6am to 11pm GMT, seven days a week.

For most players that’ll probably be sufficient, but there are players out there (night owls or folks located in other time zones) who will balk at the fact that they’re left to fend for themselves seven hours every day.

We were pleased to see the efforts MagicRed casino has put in to rectify its previously dodgy reputation. In its extensive revamp is a generous welcome package and though it isn’t honestly described on the homepage, our breakdown of the small print shows that new players get quite the kickstart, along with free spins. The games library contains hundreds of quality titles from top providers, but we’d like to see a few more progressives in there.

There are lots of speedy and safe payment options, and the support team is readily available and helpful in the somewhat short time frame they’re reachable for.

The VIP program is a nice touch, but it is best suited to high rollers as the requirements to move up the ladder can get quite costly. Compared to how the site looked and operated previously, there's a vast improvement. It may not be The Greatest Show on Earth but is well worth visiting if you’re a slots fan.