RedAxePlay Casino

Red Axe Play has a licence from the UK Gambling Commission (39335), which grants it a legal ground to offer casino games, sports betting, and bingo. The brand operates under Malta’s MGA licence (MGA/B2C/231/2012), which opens access to a few international markets. Despite that fine in 2021, Red Axe has retained its licences, and there have been no further issues reported with this casino since.

RedAxePlay prioritises responsible gambling a whole bunch. Their Safer Gambling page includes the guide for all the necessary tools, like deposit limits, time-outs, and self-exclusion options; shame they don’t provide links to jump straight to your settings though.

What they do is provide links for professional organisations that can help to deal with any gambling issues that get too tough to handle yourself. The brand has gone the extra mile by introducing practical tips and guidance on spotting risky behaviours, which can give you a solid understanding of how to manage your play responsibly.

And, if you have children in your household, the casino has included links to parental control software like Cyber Patrol and Net Nanny to prevent underage access. They even do auto-checks when you register to verify that accounts belong to people who are old enough to gamble, if an account can’t be verified, it gets restricted or paused.

As for security, Red Axe Play uses encryption to protect your data during login and financial transactions. While they’ve done a good job with basic protection, they could have strengthened security with two-factor authentication (2FA), which is a feature many modern sites use.

Licenses and Security Aspects of RedAxePlay Casino

Simple, Functional, but not Innovative

Unsurprisingly from a ProgressPlay website, but Red Axe Play looks almost the same as its sister sites. The design is sleek and simple, and it looks great in general. It just is boring to see the same thing every time we launch a ProgressPlay casino.

We especially like how the purple/gray and black colour combination acts as a neat dark theme without being too overpowering. You will find the site intuitive to use, the menu on the left-hand side makes it easy to find important features like promotions, rewards, support, and a full games list.

As good as it is, we had a few moments where usability failed. Even though the menu on the left-hand side is useful, it can be temperamental when hovering over it to expand it. Also, the site had issues with live chat disappearing and the icon not showing in the bottom right on the desktop.

I finished registration in under two minutes. The form was simple and easy to follow. The casino pinged me about not selecting marketing options during the process, so make sure you click “No Thanks” if you don’t want to be contacted. This continued post-registration too, as I was prompted about marketing preferences again, quite annoying. Once your account is created, you need to verify your mobile number, and you’ll receive a text as soon as the registration process has been completed.

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Red Axe Play Casino supports eleven payment methods, most have a £10 minimum and don’t charge any fees, with PayViaPhone being the only one that takes a small cut. Not all methods are like this though; for Skrill, for example, the minimum is £20, which is awfully high. Maximum limits do apply, but unless you’re transferring large amounts regularly, they won’t be an issue.

RedAxePlay Casino Deposit Methods

I opened the cashier from the top-right corner and was pretty pleased with how nicely everything was outlined, then I went to make a £10 deposit using Visa or tried to. The first attempt to deposit via Visa froze on the processing screen. I remembered this happened before, so I tried again with PayPal but that didn’t work either. Only after I opened the site in an incognito window did the payment go through instantly. This is likely an issue with cookies or other saved data in the browser, Incognito mode is a good workaround for people who don’t want to clear their browsing history. Took less than 20 seconds to receive my funds once I sorted everything out.

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Red Axe Play gives you a fair number of promotions to work with, most of them are tied to deposit bonuses, spins, or cashback, with over ten deals. You won’t find a no deposit bonus here though, so you will need to top up your account to access anything.

Welcome Bonus

The main deal starts with a 100% match up to £100 plus 20 free spins on Book of Dead. To trigger it, you need to deposit at least £10. Nothing too complex, except the bonus carries a huge 50x wagering requirement, which applies not just to the spins but also to the deposit. It’s hard to recommend this to players looking to cash out anything from it fast. Unfortunately, this is the norm for most of the deals on ProgressPlay casinos.

I claimed the welcome deal once I managed to actually deposit. Once I topped up, I instantly received my bonus.

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Cashback Deals

One thing we like about ProgressPlay casinos, Red Axe Play included, is their wager-free cashback promos. A breath of fresh air compared to the welcome bonus:

• Midweek Cashback: This casino cashback is available only on Wednesdays. Deposit £20 or more using code CBGAMES to opt in and play any casino game, and if your balance drops, the site returns up to 10% of losses in real cash up to £500.
• Cashback Weekends: This one runs from Friday to Sunday and applies only to table games. Deposit £25 or more and use one of the two codes: MARKER for Roulette or DEALER for other casino titles (non-blackjack). Based on your total losses over the weekend, the casino credits back up to 15%, again up to £500 and again with 0x wagering.

Other Deals

You can find a bunch of regular deals – a good balance between reload and FS promos, most sadly, come with a 50x wagering. These offers pop up often, and most require codes to trigger rewards. Here’s just some of them:

• Midweek Wheel: Top up £20 with a code WED500 £20 to get a spin on the prize wheel that has up to 500 FS up for grabs.
• Slot Tournaments: Regular slot leaderboards with £1,000 to the winner. These are repeated regularly, so you won’t miss out.
• Monthly Bonus Package: This is probably the biggest deal at RedAxePlay, which actually consists of four separate deals you can claim thrice each. If you decide to go all in, you can grab up to £750 in bonuses and 360 spins on three different games. The featured games and required bonus codes change every 1st of the month, so it never gets dull.
• Code Spins Deal: Deposit £10 or more and enter GAME25 to get 25 spins on Squid Game Gganbu. You can reuse this code up to three times, just be mindful of the 50x rollover as other offers.

On top of that, Red Axe Play also pushes out seasonal versions of these promos. They tend to follow the same base, but swap in new themes around holidays or events like Halloween or New Year. Promo codes also can change, so if you see your favourite deal with a thumbnail or name, reread its terms!

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Loyalty Program

RedAxePlay also has a ‘Rewards’ loyalty scheme that acts like a passive bonus of sorts. The gist is simple: complete small tasks to earn points. Some missions just require you to play a new game, others may need you to trigger a game feature which can prove tricky.

Once you’ve earned enough, you can redeem points in the Rewards Store for useful prizes like spins, bonus funds, and even deposit and cashback deals.

RedAxePlay Casino has over 2,500 games from more than 25 providers, not bad at all, browsing quality could be better though. Clicking the Casino button at the top of the page takes you to the homepage, and this page lacks game categories, so you have to scroll through the whole homepage to find what you want to play. To access the proper game page, you need to use the menu on the left and click on Games; only then will you find different game categories. It’s pretty annoying to use them too, as you have to grab and drag to scroll horizontally or click on the tiny buttons.

That said, the games load fast, there’s no lag, and the thumbnails look crisp. We liked how each one clearly shows the provider logo, game title, and a heart icon to save it to your favourites. Most games also include a demo button that shows up when you hover, but you won’t be able to use it unless you’ve already made a deposit, so be aware of that. Similarly, there are no info pages for any game, we found this very strange, as normally you expect to have those.

We also tried the site on mobile, there was no Red Axe Play app available, so we settled on the mobile browser version. The design of the mobile website is great, it’s very sleek and similar to the desktop site. Demo mode is present on mobile as well, when you select a game, you are presented with such an option if it’s available. As for the actual game performance, it’s great, we didn’t experience any lag across multiple games.

Games available at RedAxePlay Casino

Let’s proceed by describing each game type at Red Axe Play in detail.

Slots

RedAxePlay leans heavily into its slot collection, which makes up the overwhelming majority of the catalogue. There are over 2,200 titles on offer, but the lack of filtering tools can make it hard to actually get a handle on all the options. Still, we found that the site offers megaways, classic reel slots, video slots, and jackpot slots, among others.

RedAxePlay presents 9 methods you can use to cash out, and the minimum limit is set at just £5. That includes PayPal, which almost never allows low withdrawals. If you try to cash out less than that, the site prompts you to contact support and request it manually, good to know this is an option. Most cashouts will be processed within 24 hours, backed up by other Red Axe Play reviews.

Note! Every withdrawal here has a 1% processing fee capped at £3. It’s rare to see a fee at all, and even worse when it applies to every transaction. It’s hard to justify, especially when many competitors don’t charge at all.

RedAxePlay Casino Withdrawal Methods

I withdrew with Visa, thankfully it was less troublesome than depositing, took me only 20 seconds. Just like with deposits, all is done on a single page, so there’s no room for confusion. Once confirmed, the money hit my account less than 22 hours later, fast enough, and we’ve definitely seen slower, but the 1% charge takes the shine off.

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KYC

RedAxePlay asks for identity documents before the first withdrawal, which is standard. The site uses electronic age verification checks to try and verify your account during the registration process, and if this doesn’t work, the site will ask for additional documentation.

There is a small section in the FAQ (4 articles) that talks about why verification is necessary, what documents are accepted, and how to upload them. We liked that there’s a secure upload portal for documents, you can find it under the Account section of the menu on the left-hand side.

Support at Red Axe Play isn’t bad, but it could be much better. The live chat function is available in the bottom right-hand corner after you click the Support button on the left-hand menu.

Similarly, the same button leads to a rather good FAQ section with over a hundred entries. Quantity over quality doesn’t apply here, as the answers in the FAQ section are surprisingly good. They provide a clear answer to each question but rarely go above and beyond in terms of detail.

RedAxePlay Casino says its support runs 24/7, and technically that’s true. There’s no phone line, but they do have an email address ([email protected]) which is not listed anywhere obvious, unless you ask the support directly or dig deep into the FAQ.

Support Options at RedAxePlay Casino

The live chat is a bit awkward to access, not gonna lie. You have to click Support, and then find the small chat button at the bottom corner, but even then, it doesn’t always show up. Once it loaded, I was first met with a bot that suggested a few pre-written answers. I picked “My question is not listed” to reach a real person. It told me the wait might take a few minutes, but I got through in under 30 seconds. The agent was polite and quick to respond, though the answers were quite basic.

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Sportsbook

RedAxePlay happens to be one of several ProgressPlay casinos that include a sports section. You’ll find all the expected sports, from football and tennis to racing and e-sports, alongside a range of niche events. There are hundreds of lines per match, with all the key bet types available: singles, multiples, system, each way, and even the Superbet function, which lets you request a stake above the usual limit.

The layout feels typical for this casino group: sports and live events are grouped on the left, betting options stay in the middle, and the slip sits to the right. You can sort through matches quickly and adjust things like odds format or time in a few clicks. There isn’t any live streaming, which limits its use for in-play betting, but match data is kept up to date and loads reliably.

RedAxePlay has quite a few sports deals too, most of them are just different variations of the same deal though, but due to the nature of it, I doubt many will mind.

Sports Welcome Offer

Newbies at Red Axe Play Sports get a shot at grabbing a £30 Free Bet. If you’re curious, all you need to do is deposit at least £20 and place real-money bets equal to that. After that, you’ll get a £30 token to use on sports. The token comes with just 1x wagering, which is definitely a breath of fresh air compared to casino deals.

RedAxePlay runs several recurring betting offers for existing customers tied to specific sports events or days of the week. These change often, but here’s how most of them work:

1. Free Bet Mondays: A simple deal that requires you to deposit £50+ with the code FBM and bet the same amount on Mondays to get a £20 Free Bet at 1x wagering.
2. 10% Cashback up to £500: Pick your favourite cashback deal from the promo section. Each one ties to a specific sport – usually football, basketball, or tennis – and gives back 10% on net losses up to £500. Just deposit £10 or more with the right code and bet on the selected market.
3. Event-Based Deals: RedAxePlay often pushes out bonus offers linked to current sports tournaments. These usually take the shape of extra cashback or boosted bets during major competitions.