Bovada Review

The casino has a very reasonable offering of games, though not nearly as robust in the slots department as some of today's more popular venues that don't focus on the US. Popular table games include roulette, craps, baccarat, caribbean hold'em, Caribbean stud, 3 card poker, let 'em ride, pai gow, three card rummy and a few others. Bovada also offers live blackjack, roulette, baccarat and super 6 games at a variety of limits with great video streaming and a good betting interface.

There are well over 200 slot machines from different providers including RTG and Rival, including multiple progressive jackpots. While the number of choices are good, a lot of the slots are clearly more 'old school' than you'd find elsewhere, which isn't necessarily a problem depending on what you'd like to play - but don't expect a lot of the latest releases from popular game providers.

Playing on PC - there are 17 different video poker games including single hand, 3 hand, 10 hand and 52 hand varieties which all appear to be powered by RTG. All appear to be using (the now depreciated) Flash plugin at the time of writing this which may be a problem depending on what you're playing on - while there are purportedly mobile friendly video poker games available, these probably aren't them. (Though RTG video poker games were some of the best back in the day and are recommended if you can still access them.)

There are also a variety of bingo variants, keno and other specialty games. Overall, if they had a wider slot selection this would be a formidable casino in terms of game variety offered with lots of table games, video poker and alternative games offered.

Poker:

Compared to other poker rooms that continue to accept players from the USA Bovada has a fairly good player base, though it falls far behind other rooms focusing on international players. It can be played with downloadable software on PC or Mac or via a browser based interface. The downloadable software also includes software versions of their casino games for those not looking for instant play via browser.

One of the most distinct things about their poker room is that players remain anonymous at any given table, a stark contrast to many popular poker rooms where naming yourself and adding custom icons for your player is the norm. Players are identified by "player1", "player2", etc. making it impossible for other players to track who they're playing against. Some players love this - it prevents any kind of poker trackers from knowing how bad I am at poker in my case, others feel the opposite - they'd like to remember and even follow bad players to try and win their bankroll - and/or bad beats are often attributed to 'bots' since there's no real identifiers.

The Sportsbook:

Bovada's sportsbook offers a very good selection of betting options on all major sports, including MMA and even Esports (video games and whatnot.) Live betting odds are available and the wagering interface is clean and easy to follow. While the casino and poker room aren't perfect, the sports betting interface and options comes pretty close and is where they really shine.

Horse Racing/OTB:

I'm all for being honest to my readers, and I don't know anything about "playing the ponies" or off track betting in general - other than it's not as much fun as watching live races. Bovada does have a dedicated section for such wagers, whether it's any good or not isn't something I can really judge.