Crystal Poker is an online poker room that has been in operation since 2005. The website offers a variety of features and services to its users, including multiple payment options, several languages, and access to various games through different software providers.
Brand Overview
The Crystal Poker cardroom was cristal-poker.ca founded by the well-known company B2B Solutions (now known as Microgaming’s white label platform). Its main office is located in Malta. The company has licenses from both the Kahnawake Gaming Commission and the Government of Gibraltar, which grant it permission to operate legally in many countries.
Crystal Poker offers a wide range of poker games, including Hold’em, Omaha Hi-Lo, 7-Stud, Badugi, Five Card Draw, and Razz. It also features several variants of these popular card games.
Registration Process
The registration process at Crystal Poker is relatively straightforward: users can create an account by filling out a simple form with their personal data (name, email address, password) on the website. Before creating an account, visitors must read and agree to the terms and conditions. Players are asked for additional information such as date of birth and country after completing registration.
The welcome process requires verifying one’s e-mail address by clicking on a link sent by Crystal Poker in order to activate the player’s new account.
Account Features
Once players have registered, they can log into their personal accounts with a username and password. Users are then given access to all features of the poker site, including various games and banking options.
Upon login, users find several tools: The Account Manager includes information about winnings/losses in different time intervals (e.g., last month), player rankings according to game type, win percentage vs opponents average strength, number of wins per opponent. There’s also an option for transferring funds between accounts with players from the same casino affiliate group.
In addition to poker games and other tools, account holders can configure options like keyboard shortcuts, graphics quality settings or music volume during gaming sessions. Some features are unavailable if using mobile application though (see below).
Bonuses
Crystal Poker offers various promotions that aim to increase user engagement with their services:
- The “New Player Bonus” – new accounts receive a 50% match bonus up to $1000.
- Weekly deposit bonuses.
- Daily tournaments.
Players have an opportunity to win money playing at freerolls or satellites (featuring high-stakes events) each day of the week and every month; some also give participants entry tickets for these special sessions directly.
Payments and Withdrawals
Crystal Poker supports several methods of payment:
- Bank Transfer
- e-Wallets like Neteller, Skrill
- Debit/Credit Cards (Mastercard).
When withdrawing funds from a Crystal poker account users may use only bank transfer method or other online money transfer services accepted on-site. Users’ accounts can have any combination of these payment options set up simultaneously.
Withdrawal processing time depends largely upon which option the user chooses for transferring his winnings back into the personal funds: Bank transfers usually require between one to three working days; e-Wallets process transactions almost instantly while Credit/Debit cards take from 1-3 business days based on their terms and conditions.