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“Vave however have proven to me to be very fair and honest. I have not had issues with any withdrawal being held - at most taking about an hour - but I rest assured my fairly won bets will be paid to me without hesitation.”
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“A huge crypto casino with more than 6,500 slots and about 1,100 live tables, plus a 45-sport sportsbook with esports, all on one balance in 14 coins. The welcome package runs across four deposits, and the reloads, cashback and two VIP programmes keep going after it. Pick the casino or sports bonus before your first deposit.”
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Vave launched in 2022 as a crypto casino and sportsbook on one balance. The casino lobby lists more than 6,500 slots and around 1,100 live dealer games from 52 studios, and the sportsbook covers 45 sports and virtual leagues, with a full esports section and horse racing. You play in crypto across 14 coins, and the balance can be shown in euros or dollars while you play.
Our view: Vave is a good fit if you want a very large slot lobby and a proper sportsbook in one place, and you like a welcome package that spreads across your first four deposits. The extras are generous too, with a Thursday reload, weekly cashback, two VIP programmes and monthly slot races.
| Detail | Vave |
|---|---|
| Launched | 2022 |
| Operator | Chestoption Sociedad de Responsabilidad Limitada (Costa Rica) |
| Licence | Curaçao, per Vave's help centre; no licence number shown on the site |
| Slots | 6,500+ |
| Live dealer games | About 1,100 |
| Studios | 52, including Pragmatic Play, Evolution, Hacksaw, Nolimit City and NetEnt |
| Sports | 45 sports and virtual leagues, esports and horse racing |
| Crypto | BTC, ETH, USDT, USDC, BNB, SOL, XRP, DOGE, TON, ADA, TRX, LTC, BCH, BSV |
| Card and bank | Buy crypto with Visa, Mastercard, Apple Pay, Google Pay or bank transfer through third-party services |
| Welcome offer | Casino: 150% up to 1.5 BTC + 100 free spins, then three more deposit bonuses. Sports: 100% up to 1 BTC |
| ID checks | Before a payout, when Vave asks |
| App | Android app; the iPhone app is listed as coming soon |
| Site languages | 16 |
Vave isn't available to people living in Belarus, Belgium, Curaçao, Cyprus, Estonia, France, Germany, Israel, Japan, Latvia, Lithuania, the Netherlands, Russia, Turkey, the United Kingdom and the United States. In Sweden the casino is closed, so only the sportsbook is open.
A quick summary before the full review.
Signals we liked
06Trade-offs to know
04Vave has more than 170 reviews on Trustpilot and a small footprint on Reddit. Its regulars are loyal, and the same strengths come up again and again.
What players praise most:
The mixed reviews are mostly about withdrawals that sit in review. Some players say a payout took five hours or more, and a few describe waits of several days after a big win while Vave checked the account. A Reddit player who was paid every time noticed that weekday withdrawals were approved faster than weekend ones. If you're planning a large cash-out, request it on a weekday, have your ID ready, and expect it can take longer than a small one.
Reviews sourced from public platforms. Individual experiences may vary.
New players pick a casino or a sports welcome bonus with their first deposit. The casino route carries on with three more deposit bonuses, so the full package runs across your first four deposits.
| Deposit | Bonus | Maximum |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | 150% + 100 free spins | 1.5 BTC |
| 2nd | 100% | 1 BTC |
| 3rd | 50% | 1 BTC |
| 4th | 25% | 0.5 BTC |
You choose one or the other on your first deposit. Only one bonus can run at a time, and deposit bonuses can't be stacked.
If you mostly play slots, the casino package gives you more bonus over more deposits, and slots are the only games that count toward it. If you mainly bet on sports, take the sports bonus: only bets at odds of 1.7 or higher count, so it suits bettors who already play at those prices. If you mostly play live tables, you may be better off skipping the welcome bonus and using the weekly cashback and Thursday reload instead.
We score every welcome bonus by expected value — what it's actually worth after wagering, not the headline number. See methodology →
Vave doesn't print the wagering multiple in its public terms. It shows it in the bonus card once the bonus is active. Our calculation models the first-deposit casino bonus on a $100 deposit at 40x the bonus, a common level for crypto casino welcome packages.
150% First-Deposit Casino Bonus = $0 true value
Overall: a big headline package that's best treated as extra playing time on slots rather than money you expect to withdraw. Because it pays out in instalments as you wager, you keep each part that's already been released. Check the multiple in the bonus card before you start, and skip the bonus if you mostly play live tables, since they don't count. The 100 free spins carry no cash value in our figure because Vave doesn't publish their spin value.
Vave runs two VIP programmes, one for casino players and one for sports bettors, and you join both with your first deposit.
Opening an account takes a minute, and you don't need to upload documents or even confirm your email to start. You must be at least 18, or the legal gambling age where you live if that's higher.
Use your real details from the start. Vave can ask you to prove your identity before it pays out, and false details are a reason to refuse a withdrawal.
One account per person is a firm rule. Vave allows one account per person, family, address, email, IP address and payment method, and duplicate accounts can lose their winnings and bonuses.
Vave's terms and its sign-up page exclude players living in these 16 countries:
Players in Sweden can use the sportsbook, but the casino isn't open to them. Players in Canada can play everything except NYX (NextGen) games. Vave's terms say it can't guarantee a withdrawal or refund for a player who breaks the restricted-country rules, so only sign up if you live somewhere Vave accepts.
You can sign up, deposit and play without verifying. Vave's help centre says most players never need to send documents, and that most withdrawals are approved automatically. It does keep the right to check your identity before any payout, and a withdrawal can be held while that check runs.
What a check can involve, according to Vave's terms:
You have 14 days to finish a check once Vave asks. If it isn't done in that time, Vave can close the account and keep the winnings, so answer quickly. Player reviews describe these checks coming most often after a large win.
To get through first time:
Vave is crypto-only for balances, with 14 coins. You can show your balance in euros or dollars while you play, and if you don't own crypto yet, the cashier links to third-party services that sell it to you by card or bank transfer. Vave itself charges no deposit or withdrawal fees.
| Coin | Notes |
|---|---|
| Bitcoin (BTC) | Credited after 1 network confirmation |
| Ethereum (ETH) | Credited after 2 confirmations |
| Tether (USDT) | ERC-20, TRC-20 and Solana listed in Vave's help centre; credited after 2 confirmations |
| USD Coin (USDC) | Check the cashier for the network |
| BNB | Check the cashier for the network |
| Solana (SOL) | Check the cashier |
| Ripple (XRP) | Credited after 1 confirmation |
| Dogecoin (DOGE) | Credited after 1 confirmation |
| Toncoin (TON) | Check the cashier |
| Cardano (ADA) | Check the cashier |
| Tron (TRX) | Credited after 1 confirmation |
| Litecoin (LTC) | Credited after 1 confirmation |
| Bitcoin Cash (BCH) | Credited after 1 confirmation |
| Bitcoin SV (BSV) | Check the cashier |
Minimum deposits differ by coin and move with the market. A deposit of 20 USDT or more is needed for the welcome bonuses.
Each coin is its own balance. To play with a different coin, open the currency menu next to the language button and pick it; the lobby and sportsbook then use that balance. If you take a welcome bonus, finish its first stage before switching coins: Vave's terms say you can only change currency once the first deposit bonus stage is complete.
If a deposit hasn't arrived after 2 hours, check the transaction on a blockchain explorer, then send the transaction details to live chat. Pick your bonus before you deposit: if a bonus you chose doesn't switch on, contact support before you play, because it can't be added later.
Vave's cashier offers a Buy Crypto option for players without a wallet. Its help centre lists these routes:
These services work like an exchange. You enter the amount of euros or dollars, the service buys the coin, and it lands in your Vave balance. The service sets its own fees and can run its own ID check, and your bank may charge for the currency conversion. You'll still need a crypto wallet to withdraw.
Vave says withdrawals are processed as soon as possible and most are approved automatically, with some payment options taking up to 3 days. Players report crypto payouts arriving anywhere from a few minutes to several hours. If you'd rather end up with euros or dollars, Vave's help centre points to Changelly and Onramper for turning crypto into cash.
The rules that apply to every withdrawal:
Send a small first withdrawal to a new address to make sure it arrives, and keep an eye on any ID request, because a held withdrawal only moves once you answer it.
| Item | What Vave publishes |
|---|---|
| Minimum deposit | Depends on the coin; 20 USDT for the welcome bonuses |
| Maximum deposit | Depends on the method |
| Minimum withdrawal | Depends on the coin |
| Maximum withdrawal | No fixed cap; large amounts are paid in instalments |
| Very large wins | 50,000 USDT or more can be paid in equal parts within 30 days |
| Fees | No Vave fees; network and third-party fees can apply |
| Refunds | Only within 24 hours of a deposit |
| Inactive accounts | 10 USDT a month after 12 months without a login |
Vave's lobby lists more than 6,500 slots and about 1,100 live dealer games from 52 studios. You can browse by category or studio, and almost every slot has a demo mode: hover over the game and pick demo instead of real play.
Slots make up most of the library. The big studios are all here, including Pragmatic Play, Hacksaw Gaming, Nolimit City, NetEnt, Red Tiger, Big Time Gaming, Relax Gaming, Yggdrasil, Playtech, BGaming, Betsoft, Endorphina and Spinomenal, plus a long tail of smaller studios such as Amatic, Belatra, Fugaso, Platipus and Gamzix.
The lobby is split into categories that make a big library easier to search:
The Popular tab was led by titles such as Gates of Olympus Super Scatter, Le Zeus, SixSixSix, Face Off, It's a Joker, Clucking Hell and a run of Hold & Win games when we looked, and the New tab adds fresh releases from the big studios every week.
One feature worth a look is the Hot and Cold Slots panel on the home page. It shows which slots have paid back the most and the least over the last 24 hours, so you can see what's been running hot. It's a record of recent results, not a prediction, and every spin is still random.
Jackpot slots are excluded from bonus play, and Vave keeps a list of individual slots that don't count toward bonus wagering, so check the General Bonus Terms before you pick a game for a bonus.
The Vave Games section holds 17 quick in-house style games: Crash, Dice, Advanced Dice, Mines, Plinko, Limbo, Keno, Wheel, Blitz, Diamonds, Coin, Roulette, Blackjack and Baccarat, with several in two versions. Vave shows a 99% RTP for each of them. They're fast, simple games where you set the risk yourself, such as the number of mines on the grid or the multiplier you're aiming for in Limbo.
The live casino is one of the biggest we've seen at a crypto site, with Evolution, Pragmatic Play Live, Ezugi, Playtech and Imagine Live among the suppliers.
| Category | Games |
|---|---|
| Blackjack | About 595 tables |
| Roulette | About 237 tables |
| Baccarat | About 164 tables |
| Game shows | About 94 |
| Poker | About 24 tables |
There are also Spanish- and Portuguese-language live tables. Live dealer and table games don't count toward bonus wagering or the casino VIP points, so play them with your own balance.
Vave says every game in its lobby comes from established studios that use random number generators, so each spin or hand is independent. It doesn't name a testing lab of its own. The studios supply the games and their RTP settings, and a slot's own help screen is the place to check its RTP before you play.
The sportsbook shares the casino balance and has its own welcome bonus, cashback, VIP programme and weekly tournament. Its menu currently lists 45 sports and virtual leagues, and football alone carries close to 2,000 upcoming events, with more than 100 outright markets. Pre-match and live betting are both available, and there's a separate racing section.
| Sports | Notes |
|---|---|
| Football | Leagues and cups worldwide, with match, goals, handicap, player and outright markets |
| Basketball, tennis, ice hockey, baseball, volleyball, handball | Main markets plus totals, handicaps and set or period betting |
| American football, rugby, cricket, Aussie rules, Gaelic football, hurling | Match, handicap and totals markets |
| Boxing and MMA | Fight winner, method and rounds |
| Table tennis, darts, snooker, chess, floorball, futsal, water polo | Match winner and totals |
| Formula 1, motorcycling, stock car racing, cycling, golf | Race and tournament winners, matchups |
| Winter sports | Biathlon, ski jumping, alpine and cross-country skiing in season |
| Horse racing | A separate racing section |
Virtual leagues such as vSoccer, vBasketball and eSoccer keep running when the real fixture list goes quiet.
Esports has its own section, with markets on:
Esports markets usually include match and map winners, handicaps and totals. Trustpilot reviewers who bet sports often mention the choice of markets as a reason they stay.
The weekly Bettors Tournament runs from Monday 09:00 to Sunday 12:00 UTC, and you're entered automatically. Every winning bet at odds of 1.2 or higher scores points on one of three leaderboards (Bronze, Silver or Gold), worked out as 100 × (winnings ÷ stake − 1). A 1,000 stake that returns 5,200 scores 420 points, so bigger odds count for more than bigger stakes. The top 10 on each board win free bets, valid for 3 days, and winnings from those free bets are paid as cash.
Maximum stakes depend on the event and the market, and Vave can set limits for individual accounts. Winnings are capped at 100,000 USDT per bet, 250,000 USDT per day and 500,000 USDT per week, which only matters for very large bettors. Racing has its own cap of €20,000 per race unless agreed otherwise.
Vave's own pages don't name the company behind the site or print a licence number. The Dutch gambling regulator's published decision of June 2026 identifies the operator as Chestoption Sociedad de Responsabilidad Limitada, a company based in Costa Rica. Vave's help centre says the site holds a Curaçao licence, but there's no seal on the site to check it against, and we couldn't confirm the entry on the Curaçao register ourselves. Vave has been running since 2022.
In June 2026 the Dutch regulator fined the operator €3.08 million for accepting players from the Netherlands without a Dutch licence; the Netherlands is on Vave's restricted list.
A few practical points:
Vave says it uses SSL encryption on the site and keeps player crypto in cold wallets. Your account is protected by your password, so use a strong one you don't use anywhere else, and don't share withdrawal codes or phone-change codes with anyone. If you think someone else has got into your account, tell support straight away: Vave will consider a refund request within 30 days when another person used the account.
A few more habits worth keeping:
Support runs 24/7 through live chat, and by email at support@vave.com. Complaints have their own address, complaints@vave.com, and the contact form promises a reply within 24 hours. There's also a help centre with short answers on deposits, withdrawals, bonuses and account questions, in English, Spanish, Portuguese, French and Turkish.
Player reviews often praise live chat for quick answers, and VIP players regularly name the managers who look after them. When you contact support about a payment, give the coin, the amount, the time and the transaction hash so they can trace it quickly.
Most problems are sorted fastest in live chat. If a withdrawal or deposit is stuck, give the coin, amount, time and transaction hash. If you disagree with a result, give the bet or game details and a screenshot. Vave's terms ask for a written complaint within 10 days of the problem, and claims about Cyber-Live game bets within 72 hours of the game ending. If chat can't fix it, write to complaints@vave.com so the case is escalated.
Vave's limits are set through support rather than in your account settings. Write to live chat or support@vave.com and ask for any of these:
Since nothing is self-serve, ask for a limit before you need it, and keep the confirmation email.
Vave runs in your phone's browser with a bottom menu built for small screens, and it can be added to your home screen. It also has a Mobile app page with a download link for Android. The iPhone app page says it's coming soon, so on iOS you play through Safari or another browser for now.
Vave is a strong pick for players who want a very large crypto slot lobby and a full sportsbook on one balance, with plenty of ongoing promotions. The live casino is huge, the sportsbook covers far more than football, and regulars get weekly cashback, a Thursday reload and two VIP programmes.
To get the most from it, pick your welcome bonus before your first deposit, check the wagering multiple in the bonus card, and send your ID quickly if Vave asks for it before a big withdrawal.
A great pick if you:
If you live in one of the 16 countries listed in the sign-up section, Vave isn't open to you.
Overall score: 7.8/10. Vave pairs one of the biggest slot and live casino lobbies we've reviewed with a wide sportsbook and a busy promotions calendar. The welcome wagering multiple isn't published up front, payouts can slow down when an account goes to review, and the licence details are thin on the site, which keeps it in the middle of our scale.
Final score
“A huge crypto casino with more than 6,500 slots and about 1,100 live tables, plus a 45-sport sportsbook with esports, all on one balance in 14 coins. The welcome package runs across four deposits, and the reloads, cashback and two VIP programmes keep going after it. Pick the casino or sports bonus before your first deposit.”
How we score →What our records show for the countries we cover.
| Country | Allows online casinos | Allows sports betting | Accepts players | Licence valid there |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australia | No | Yes | Yes | No |
| Brazil | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
| Canada | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
| Germany | Yes | Yes | No | No |
| India | No | No | Yes | No |
| Ireland | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
| Japan | No | No | No | No |
| Mexico | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
| Nigeria | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
| Philippines | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
| South Africa | No | Yes | Yes | No |
| United Kingdom | Yes | Yes | No | No |
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