Yebo Casino Review

Yebo is a casino with a primary focus on the South African market, and it shows in their promotions and bonuses as well. Some of them are available only to players from countries like South Africa and Lesotho. While their welcome bonus is pretty neat, the same cannot be said about some of the offers they have for regular players. These include a 13% rebate on a daily basis, weekly cash back (15%), and an unspecified offer of daily promotions. But in their defense, the casino does offer leaderboards and tournaments to spice up the gaming experience.

The word Yebo might seem strange and meaningless to an English audience. This is because it comes from the Zulu language, widely spoken in South Africa and neighboring countries. Yebo means “yes” for South Africans, who are the main intended user-base for this casino.

But that does not mean that players from other countries cannot play at this casino. In fact, anybody can play the casino games for free at Yebo casino. It is only when we talk about real money wagers that restrictions enter the picture.

Even there, Yebo Casino has taken a very liberal stance. The casino has opted not to restrict players from specific countries. Instead, it is up to the player to figure out if online gambling is illegal in their region, and face the consequences of breaking the law.

We suspect that anti-gambling laws will not be the main hurdle that prevents players from markets like the US from playing at this casino. Since they are a South-Africa facing casino, only the local currency of that country is accepted. If you are not from South Africa, you might have trouble converting cash to SA Rands.

That is a shame since the casino, on the whole, looks quite cool with a set of very likable features. The website design is top notch, with a simple dark theme that combines good looks with excellent usability.

Yebo Casino has been around for nearly five years, having launched sometime in 2014. Very little is mentioned about the owners of the casino. In this business, that is not at all unusual. What we do know is that the casino is not based in South Africa – instead, they are licensed in the Caribbean by the Curacao gaming authorities.

Overall they look like a legit online casino, with a wide range of play options. You can try the old download casino client software on PCs, or even play on mobiles using the modern instant-play feature. The casino software platform is provided by Real Time Gaming. While stable and extremely reliable, RTG does come with its own set of cons which we will explain in the games review section below.

The casino website feels very user-friendly and is full of useful information. They have packed it to the hilt with guides, T&C, blog posts, and a host of other informative pieces. If players still have any doubts or queries, they can contact the customer care service using either Live Chat, email id ([email protected]) or a couple of 1-800 toll-free numbers if you are a South Africa player – 1-800-837-867 & 1-800-064-594.

Yebo promotions other than the generous welcome bonus mentioned earlier are a bit of a mixed bag – there are a few neat bonuses on offer, but the overall package is somewhat skewed in favor of Africa-based players. Here are some of the promo bonus offers available at Yebo Casino:

• 50 Free Spins: New players at the casino can claim 50 free spins at slots game Caesar’s Empire by simply creating an account and validating the details. This bonus is only open to players from South Africa, Namibia, Lesotho, Angola, and Swaziland.
• Lucky 13: This is a daily rebate program through which regular players at the casino can earn 13% rebate on losses suffered on the previous day. And the best part of this bonus is that it is automatically activated by the casino without any code or request by the player.
• 15% Cashback: Players who suffer weekly losses at the casino can recuperate 15% of the cash lost through this offer. It has a max limit of R5000.
• Daily Promotions: these are random bonuses gifted to players on a daily basis by Yebo Casino. The gifts can include free spins, match bonuses, and even no-deposit bonuses.
• Slot Trek: A clever play on the popular Sci-Fi series Star Trek, this is a leaderboard tournament that promises players prizes worth up to R50,000. Players earn points for every wager they make at the slots games. Top scoring players earn cool cash prizes.
• VIP Program: This is a very exclusive club open to select players and high rollers at the casino. They do not provide any detailed information about the VIP Club at Yebo Casino. Instead, players are encouraged to contact the support team to check their eligibility.

As we mentioned earlier, RTG casinos all have a major weakness – the games created by the company are strictly average in quality. As an exclusively RTG-powered casino, Yebo too suffers from this effect. While the games are certainly enjoyable and well made, they cannot compete with the best games from providers like Netent and Microgaming.

But on the plus side, all the RTG games are rigorously tested by third-party agencies to ensure that the RNG system used inside these games are truly random. This is great news for players as it ensures that the casino is not cheating them in any way.

You can play casino games at Yebo using a PC or mobile device. On computers, players have the option to download client software, or simply play directly from their internet browsers. And there is no dearth of games at this casino either since they have over 500 games covering a wide range of niches like slots, video poker, and table games.

Game Provider

Real Time Gaming popular games – Slots, table games, video poker, specialty games, progressive jackpots.

• Slots: RTG produces a wide range of different slots games, including modern 5 and 6-reel games, as well as classic 3-reels. You will all these and more at Yebo, with the top titles in this genre including the likes of Ghost Ship, Henhouse. PayDirt, Dragon Orb, Achilles, Lucha Libre 2, Asgard, and Eternal Love.
• Table Games: This section is also pretty loaded with popular titles like Blackjack, French Roulette, Match Play, Pontoon, Super 21, and Suit Em Up.
• Video Poker: Though this section does not have anything new to offer, it is filled with fan favorites like Loose Deuces, Bonus Poker, Tri Card Poker, Aces and Eights, and Joker Poker.
• Specialty Games: This is where you will find games like Keno, Bingo, Scratch Cards, and Lotteries.
• Popular games: For a quick look at the top games other players at Yebo Casino are enjoying at any moment, head to the popular games section at the website. Evergreen titles and new games that we found at this section are Samba Sunset, Asgard, Gemtopia, Kung Fu Rooster, Sweet 16, Cash bandits 2, and Lucky6.

Quite predictably, all the jackpot games at Yebo Casino come from RTG. The one that offers millions in prizes is the world famous Aztec’s Millions. It dwarfs every other progressive slot at the casino with total prizemoney of R 20,000,000 (or 1.5 million in US dollars). The other game that comes closest to this pile of cash is Megasaur, which can on a good day give you around 750k in USD.

Mobile gaming is the future of online casinos and Yebo is keenly aware of this fact. That is why they have designed the casino website to work on mobile devices based on Android as well as the iOS platform. Since the website uses HTML5 technology, it can load smoothly on any modern browser from either operating system – be it Chrome, Firefox, or Safari. The only downside is that you need a working internet connection to play, and not all games available for PC players are available in the mobile casino catalog.

Yebo has covered most of the bases as far as deposit and payment options are concerned:

Deposits:

• Cards: Visa, MasterCard, credit card – minimum deposit of R25.
• Wallets: Neteller, Skrill. EasyEFT, InstantEFT, EcoPayz – blazing fast deposits directly into the casino account, minimum R25 deposit for all except EasyEFT (R500).
• Bitcoin wallet – R25 minimum deposit.

Withdrawal:

• Withdrawals are only possible through Wire Transfer, EasyEFT, Neteller, Skrill, and Ecopayz.
• Each method comes with its own minimum cash requirement and processing charges+time.
• Players have to undertake ID verification to become eligible for a withdrawal.
• While e-wallets can process transactions in 2-4 days, Wire Transfer can take up to 7 days.

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