As one of the UK's leading bookmakers both online and in store, William Hill is perhaps better known for its sports betting offering than it is for its online casino. However, the successful and well stocked William Hill Casino attracts deserved attention from both experienced and new online players on a daily basis.
Platform
Players looking to get the most out of William Hill Casino will largely focus on the main computer-based online platform, available in Instant Play or as a download for Windows. Mac users can only access the Instant Play browser version, operating on Flash, because a downloadable client is currently unavailable for Mac OS.
For those looking to play on the go, a handful of casino favourites are available for mobile, and these can be accessed via a mobile browser, either through convenient text sign-up or by scanning the QR code on the William Hill desktop website.
Software
William Hill Casino is powered by Playtech, which guarantees a certain degree of reliability from the very first click. Things run at their smoothest on the downloadable platform, but if you’re happy with slight lag here and there and marginally slower loading times between games, then the Instant Play browser version is more than satisfactory.
Games are slick, polished and, in the case of traditional casino games such as blackjack and roulette, presented with a minimal amount of fuss, giving the casino a classy feel that can elude other online operators.
Usability
The design and layout of William Hill Casino is clean and well thought out, meaning that even players with no online casino experience will have little trouble finding the games they want and figuring out how to play them. If users are unsure of how to play a given game, rules can be found in a ‘Help’ menu that drops down from the spanner icon in the top right-hand corner of game windows.
Users who do not download the William Hill Casino client, instead preferring to play online on their browser, may be left confused by the existence of both the William Hill Casino (accessed via the main William Hill website) and William Hill Casino Club. Though both have pretty much the same to offer in terms of games, the more modern William Hill Casino is certainly stronger when it comes to ease of navigation.
Online Casino Ratings:
Company Ratings:
Game Options
William Hill customers can choose either to play for real money or just for fun, and newcomers will find that signing up for free play takes little more than a minute, while registering for a full account naturally takes slightly longer, due to the need to input details such as payment information.
Customers with a full account playing on the desktop download have access to over 200 games, ranging from casino classics to scratch cards and arcade-style games. Those only playing for fun have a slightly more limited range, with options such as the Live Casino games (poker, roulette, blackjack and baccarat) reserved solely for those happy to put money down on the table. The browser-based Flash casino, meanwhile, gives players access to around 150 casino games.
Mobile users are currently limited to just a handful of games, but their design and playability translates well to the mobile platform.
Deposit and Withdrawal
William Hill Casino offers around 50 different methods of deposit and withdrawal, so potential customers can expect their preferred payment option to be accepted if they sign up. While the desktop casino has received the most attention from William Hill, its mobile casino customers can also make deposits easily through their mobile device.
Like many of the best online casinos, William Hill sees the security of its players as a priority, making use of Thawte SSL encryption to safeguard any transactions made on its site.
William Hill Casino is a good online provision from one of the UK's biggest bookmakers, with its wide range of Playtech games rivalling the best selections around. Improvements to the mobile offering seem to be the logical next step to build on an already successful online casino.
