With the launch of Roobet.fun in 2023 and news of its partnership with the UFC, many people wonder if the company wants to expand its services into the U.S. social casino market. In reality, Roobet.fun was Roobet’s entry into the U.S. market, offering players access to various casino games for free.
By becoming the official social casino of the UFC thanks to its partnership, Roobet.fun is only looking to extend its services to more customers by taking advantage of the UFC’s marketing potential. Plus, the UFC’s trust in the combat sports scene makes it the perfect option for Roobet.fun to establish its credibility in the same way Stake.us did a few years ago.
What Roobet does once it establishes its credibility and expands its customer base remains to be seen. In my opinion, the company could just be laying the groundwork for an official sweepstakes casino that will give U.S. players access to many of the exclusive Roobet games and features available on Roobet.com.
Is Roobet Available in the U.S.?
Roobet is available in the U.S. through the Roobet.fun social casino where it is accessible from various locations except Kentucky, as stated in its terms of service. However, from my knowledge of social and sweepstakes casino services, players in Idaho, Michigan, and Washington should also be included in the list of restricted states.
The real-money Roobet online casino (Roobet.com) isn’t available in the U.S., and visiting this site will automatically redirect you to the Roobet.fun social casino. Although you may come across various YouTubers and streamers showcasing their gameplay and wins on Roobet, most of these individuals aren’t U.S. residents, and those who are can only access the service using a VPN, which is illegal.
Unfortunately, the option to withdraw winnings using cryptocurrencies makes it easy for VPN users to skirt U.S. casino restrictions on Roobet.com.
About Roobet.fun
Roobet.fun is a social casino by Raw Entertainment B.V. and is the sister site of the popular Roobet Online Casino.
As a social casino, Roobet.fun gives you free access to various casino games, but its operation is unique even in the social casino space. In my opinion, Roobet.fun adopts a few elements of sweepstakes casinos to improve its appeal to players.
Roobet.fun gives you 50 free spins ($10 each) to enter a tournament instead of giving you gold coins to play with. Usually, two or more tournaments run concurrently, and you get separate free spins for each tournament. You can then spend your free spins in a tournament, and your total winnings determine your final score and position on a leaderboard.
You can receive a cash prize depending on your position on the leaderboard. However, payouts are typically limited to the top 15 players on the leaderboard, with over 8,000 participants in each event.
Another game you can play on Roobet.fun is Picks, a trivia game in which you must answer several sports-related questions (usually around 8) correctly for a chance to win a jackpot (usually set at $50,000).
Cash prizes you win will be paid out to the Bitcoin address you provide to the casino, but with how the games are designed, becoming a winner on Roobet.fun is much more complicated than with a regular sweepstakes casino.
While I love the direction Roobet.fun has gone with its social casino services, I would love to see other popular Roobet Originals games like the Mission Uncrossable, Dice, Mines, Coinflip, Crash, and Plinko making an appearance.
Roobet.fun vs Stake.us
The focus on crypto-based online casinos makes the operations of Roobet and Stake similar, but this is only true for real-money online casinos. Regarding Roobet.fun and Stake.us, things are much different.
Unlike Roobet.fun, Stake.us has a much more extensive game library, and you can play the games for free using the Gold or Sweeps Coins you get through daily login rewards or mail-in bonuses. Since Stake.us is already set up as a sweepstakes casino, the winnings you accumulate by playing with Sweeps Coins are redeemable as cash prizes.
On the other hand, Roobet.fun is still just a social casino like House of Fun with a very limited game library. Although there is potential to win real prizes from the Roobet.fun Slot Tournaments, prizes are capped at $500 per tournament and shared among 15 winners with a $100 prize for first place.
Our Thoughts
Despite some of its shortcomings, Roobet.fun has been an exciting addition to the list of social casinos our experts at SweepsKings visit. We rarely encounter the option to participate in various slot tournaments for free, with a chance to win real cash prizes on social casinos.
Furthermore, we’re almost certain you don’t have any social casino on your list that allows you to flex your sports knowledge like Roobet.fun does with its Picks games. If you do, you can let us know on the SweepsKings forum.
Author: Ross Timmins
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