Online Casino Review: Trump Plaza
Playing at Trump Plaza’s online casino
With the opening of larger and more prestigious Atlantic City casinos throughout the 1990s and 2000s, Trump Entertainment’s first casino – the appropriately named Trump Plaza – became increasingly lost in the shuffle. But now, thanks to the legalization of Internet gaming in New Jersey and a timely partnership with the world’s leading betting exchange, the downtrodden casino appears ready to reemerge as a force in the east coast’s gambling landscape.
Trump Plaza, along with its sister casino Trump Taj Mahal, were the third and fourth AC casinos to receive a permit from New Jersey’s regulatory commission, the DGE. Since then, the casino, in conjunction with its online partner Betfair, have launched BetfairCasino.com.
But will Trump Plaza’s venture into the iGaming market be enough to turn its recent revenue failings around? In the sections that follow we’ll take a closer look at BetfairCasino.com, and see how it racks up to New Jersey’s other newly-minuted online casino sites.
What kind of games does Betfaircasino.com spread?
Trump Plaza’s online casino offers a rich and diversified array of slots and table games, more so than nearly any other site we’ve encountered. Indicative of the quality online gamblers have come to expect from Betfair, Trump Plaza’s virtual gaming offerings should appease even the most fickle gambling junket.
Available real-money games as follows:
- Slots: To date, Trump’s online casino offers 27 different virtual slot machines including King of Bling, Roaming Reels and Monopoly Plus.
- Video Poker: The five most well-known variants of Jacks or Better, including Bonus Poker and Deuces Wild, are on full-display at BetfairCasino.com
- Table Games: Running the gamut from the well-known to the obscure, Trump Plaza’s virtual table games include multiple variations of Blackjack and Roulette as well as virtual unknowns Poker Bet, Raise it Up and Hi-Lo Solitaire.
- Other table games include Three Card Poker, Fortune Pai Gow Poker, Casino War, Crazy 4 Poker, Mississippi Stud, Four Card Poker, Six Card Poker, Let it Ride and Ultimate Texas Hold’em.
How can I make a deposit at Trump Plaza’s online casino?
Depositing options on BetfairCasino.com are rather limited compared with other NJ online casino, but still plentiful nonetheless. They include:
- Credit and debit cards: Players can store up to three credit/debit cards on their account. Do note that some players have had their credit card transactions denied. This more likely has to do with the issuing bank’s policy, and not Trump Plaza.
- ACH: Recommended.
- Bank Transfer
- Checks: Will need to be made out to Trump Plaza Associates LLC, and mailed to Betfair.
- Casino Cage: Although not listed on BetfairCasino’s deposit page, players are more than welcome to make a deposit at Trump Plaza’s B&M cashier’s cage, located in Atlantic City.
Is there a VIP program? If so, how does it work?
Yes. Trump Plaza’s online casino awards Loyalty Points to players who wager real-money.
Here’s how it works:
Betfair will calculate the amount of points you earned at the end of each week and add it to the previous week’s total to determine your current loyalty level. It will then pay you a small portion of all your matched wagers back into your account.
There are currently eight loyalty tiers, ranging from Bronze (Low) to Platinum.
As a mode of reference, casual players will receive at least 0.20% cash back, while Platinum members will be entitled to 1.00% up to $1,000.
Unfortunately, only slot, Roulette and Hi-lo Solitaire wagers are eligible for Loyalty Points, with slots players receiving 100 points per $1 wagered, and Roulette/Solitaire players $10. Sorry Blackjack junkies.
Betfaircasino.com – Software details
What software drives Trump Plaza’s online casino?
Trump Plaza’s iGaming platform is provided by the same gaming operator that runs the largest betting exchange in the entire world – Betfair. A publicly traded company on the London stock Exchange, Betfair, in addition to its casino offerings, provides sportsbook and poker products in jurisdictions that permit legal wagering.
Before entering the US market, Betfair boasted four million customers, a number that’s likely to increase thanks to its partnership with Trump Plaza.
Is there a mobile version of the Trump Plaza casino app?
Yes, but at the moment it is only compatible with Android devices. An iOS version of Trump Plaza’s online casino app should be coming soon.
Downloading the app is easy – merely visit BetfairCasino.com from your smartphone or tablet device and follow the downloading instructions. Do note, that you will be required to download a geo-location app first.
I have a Mac. Will I be able to play on Betfaircasino.com?
Betfair casino is browser-based, and accessible through most common browsers, Safari included. So yes, once you download the Mac geo-comply plugin, you should have little problem playing at Trump Plaza’s iGaming casino.
Trump Plaza’s online casino – Safety and Security
Can online gambling site like BetfairCasino.com be trusted?
Betfair is a recognized leader in the iGaming arena, boasting millions of satisfied customers. It employs a sophisticated RNG (random number generator) algorithm to ensure fair play.
Furthermore, BetfairCasino.com is overseen by NJ’s gaming regulatory committee, the DGE. It is therefore required by New Jersey law to abide by a strict set of operating practices.
In a word, your hard-earned funds are as safe at BetfairCasino.com as they are in Fort Knox.
Isn’t playing on an unregulated site easier?
In some ways yes. But anyone who has tried to make a withdrawal from an unregulated site knows just how arduous the process can be.
And while New Jersey employs stricter verification and payment processing practices, its regulations provide players with added protection against malicious hackers. That, and any withdrawal request processed by a regulated site is guaranteed to be handled swiftly and accurately.
Other Resources
To learn more about the history of regulated Internet gambling in the Garden State, check out this Legal NJ Internet Gambling: Timeline.
And for the latest in NJ iGaming news, OPR dedicates a large portion of its focus to New Jersey’s burgeoning online gaming market.
