Simba Games Review

Simba Games sounds like a Lion King sequel, but in actual fact it’s an online casino. Launched by PrimeGaming in 2014, the site gives players the option of downloading the lavish casino to their desktop or accessing games instantly using a compatible Flash browser. The slots, table and poker games are additionally available on a host of handheld devices.

The gaming portal imparts a rather magical vibe, with a Simba-esque lion cub acting as mascot and a homepage characterised by a cartoonish, many-turreted castle stretching high into a starlit sky. The site isn’t the only thing that’s magical: the software powering Simba Games is, too. Titles come courtesy of SkillOnNet, WMS (Williams Interactive), Amaya, NextGen Gaming and XPH software. If you’re tired of playing the ubiquitous NetEnt or Microgaming slots, maybe this is the casino for you.

The primary language of the Simba Games website may be English, but the company is in fact registered in Malta, its gaming license issued by the Lotteries and Gaming Authority of that country.

Games worth roaring about

The roster of games at this casino is impressive. Not only are there numerous table and live dealer games, but there are adrenaline-fuelled progressive jackpots, scratch cards, variants of roulette and poker and more than 100 slots.

Many online casinos don’t bother with scratch cards at all, but Simba Games doesn’t like to exclude potential players. There are no fewer than eight scratch cards available: Golden Gift, Piggy Surprise, Lucky Fruity, Good Luck Duck, Lady Disco, Lucky Girl, Castle Blaster and Rome Reveal. With so many opportunities to hit the jackpot, resisting a flutter will be difficult.

The range of slots is also impressive, and you’d expect nothing less from a casino promising 24-hour entertainment (though if you’re hell-bent on playing for 24 hours straight, do make time for bathroom breaks). The library of video slots is continually updated to reflect the latest titles released by the roll call of software developers under the Simba Games’ aegis. Whether you want to ride your luck while zooming through the cosmos as a Starfleet Captain, or pillage dark tombs with famous archaeologist Indiana Jones, you’ve come to the right site.

The slot games more frequently than not have a touch of the epic about them. So it goes that you can win money while defending Sparta (300 Shields), returning to the Middle Ages (5 Knights) or following in the footsteps of a kind of female Tarzan figure (Amazon Queen). The slots are always fun, sometimes lucrative, frequently hilarious: and there really is a slot for every personality. There are even two slot games dedicated to Bruce Lee! The first (simply titled Bruce Lee) boasts 60 pay-lines for the price of 30 while the second (Bruce Lee: Dragon’s Tale) comes with one less reel (four, instead of five) and 80 pay-lines! Fans of the world’s most famous martial artist must give these slots a whirl.

Of course, slots aren’t to everyone’s taste. To some, they’re an afterthought, the machines you play when you’re down to the last jingling coins in your pocket and on your way out the casino door. If this sounds like you, you’ll be much more interested in the US & European roulette tables; the interactive craps table; and the immersive video poker interface, which includes games like Deuces Wild, Aces & Faces and Joker Poker. Whether trumping the banker to mushroom your seed money at the baccarat table or prospering at blackjack, you’ll be glad you took a chance on Simba Games.

As stated, players can elect to play any of the aforementioned games directly via an internet browser (Safari, Chrome, Mozilla). Alternatively, they can download the casino client, from which they can speedily access games via their desktop.

B is for bonuses

Simba Games offer numerous bonuses to new and established players. In fact, they have a calendar on their website which reveals exactly which bonuses are offered each day. We’ll start with the welcome bonuses.

As a new member of the casino, you will be entitled to 50 free spins with your first deposit on selected games. 

The importance of being earnest (i.e. gaming fairly)

One oft-cited concern of new online players concerns fairness: just how can security be assured amid the ever-present danger of data thieves? Simba Games takes these worries onboard, guaranteeing fair gaming for all. It is able to do this by utilising a fully certified and audited Random Number Generator (RNG). An RNG is a gold-standard method of provoking unvaryingly random results. Having been widely tested via the analysis of millions of possible dice rolls, shuffles and spins, the RNG provides complete peace of mind.

As if that wasn’t enough, the casino constantly monitors ongoing gameplay to uphold the level of fairness gamers expect. It also publishes house-edge figures for each of its slot games.

Despite the efforts Simba Games have gone to, to ensure games are fair, some online reviewers and mediators have questioned the SkillOnNet software, claiming it has been non-random in the past. The claims centre on the “double up or gamble” feature of SkillOnNet’s video poker. While it’s difficult to ascertain the veracity of such contentions, one should certainly proceed with caution when playing this particular game.

Cashing out in crazy currencies

Simba Games speaks your language and transacts in your currency. Or at least it does if you do business in British pounds sterling, Australian or Canadian dollars, Danish kroner, Norwegian kroner, Russian rubles, South African Rand, Swedish kronor, Swiss francs, US dollars or euros.

Unlike many casino sites, deposit and withdrawal minimums are fixed for each currency, ranging from £/€/$20 to 100 Danish or Norwegian kroner. Full details are available on the site’s Terms and Conditions page. Withdrawal limits are €10,000 per month.

Incidentally, there is no shortage of withdrawal methods. If you want to quickly pull your funds out of the game, you can do so using ClickandBuy, Neteller, PayPal, Speedcard, Visa, Entropay, WebMoney or by good old-fashioned bank wire transfer. Deposit methods are even more extensive and includes CashU, Maestro, MasterCard, Skrill, Solo, Ukash, Gluepay and FundSend.

Get in touch

If you need to get in touch with a Simba Games moderator – for whatever reason – you can do so quickly and efficiently. The site’s Live Chat interface is available through the download version of the casino. Additional support options include email and telephone (though the voice on the other end of the line will come from the British Virgin Islands).

Simba worth shouting about

Simba Games seems like a pretty good casino. It offers a brace of inventive games from several well-regarded software developers, both downloadable and instant-play casinos and an astonishing number of currencies, languages and deposit/withdrawal methods.

On the downside, users from France, Spain, Italy, Mexico and the United States are prohibited from playing. The concerns about the video poker’s double up or gamble feature is also troubling. Ultimately, though, this is a casino about which most people have only nice things to say.