Hard Rock NJ Online Casino
@loumonaco
Hard Rock proves that coming late to the party has its advantages. With over 400 games and a fantastic welcome offer to get you started, Hard Rock is one of the best casinos in the Garden State!
Opening its doors back in 2018 with a casino and online casino, Hard Rock Atlantic City has also gotten into the online sportsbook space. Back in January 2019, Hard Rock Atlantic City entered the fray, which means that it launched essentially everything in less than a yearāmore than impressive.
Of course, with the Hard Rock brand name, we should expect quite a bit from the casino, however, coming late to the ecosystem comes at a priceālots of folks already have their ideal casinos choices picked out.
Hard Rock Atlantic City is, of course, licensed and regulated by the New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement. With all of that said, weāre here to look at the product itself, so letās begin.
Promotions and Bonuses
Just for signing up with Hard Rock Atlantic City, players will receive 50 free spins to use on the site. Additionally, there is a deposit match bonus in the form of 100 percent up to $1,000. This is on the high-end of money matching that weāve seen.
There is a playthrough requirement, though, at 20x, which is probably average for online casinos. We have seen lower, but weāve also seen double this, so 20x is fairly standard. The 20x does apply to slot games, but it does get a bit quirky with other games such as video poker and table games, where, essentially, $5 equates to $1.
As mentioned, this is what weād deem ārisk-freeā. With a deposit of $100, wager this amount in full and you will be totally protected. Meaning, if you bet the $100 deposit and lose, youāll get the money back no questions asked. If you win, you keep the money and your winnings. This is a win-win situation for new players.
This is an incredibly valuable welcome offer, and this should attract new prospects. Note that your initial wager must be on an event with -500 odds or greater.
Registration
While the registration process is broken up into six steps, it comes with a purpose. With each step of the process completes, you get more and more free spins. Hard Rock Atlantic City could have done a simplified version of the sign up process, but it is much more interactive, which, for a one-time sign up process is actually a nice touch.
Here are the steps, in order:
- Email/Password
- Provide your name, DOB and best phone number
- Full address
- Gender and Security Question
- Consent to the terms of service
- Last four digits of you SSN
User Experience
Once you get to the home screen of Hard Rock Atlantic City, you can access the online casino by clicking on āGamesā on the left-hand side of the screen. Here, youāre brought to the main page of the casino, with a search bar at the top of the page to search for certain titles youāre interested in, on top of a set of game filters just below that, in text form, on a sliding menu.
After clicking on your desired option, a list of the games appears below, with graphic images equipped. As you continue to the bottom of the page, youāll find more information pertaining to contact information, Responsible Gaming, an about page and an FAQ section. Everything is really laid out well in a simplified version with a dark grey and purple background to boot.
Hard Rock Atlantic City is available on desktop and both Android and iOS devices. These can be downloaded directly from the site and the App Store, respectively. Looking at the desktop page, you will find your way to the sportsbook by clicking on āSportsā on the left-hand side of the home page.
Once you click here, a larger portion to the right of the menu will populate with sportsbook related things, such as logos atop the page that resemble the equipment used in each sport, with the different sports listed in text and the live betting area below that.
After you click on your desired option, the games will appear below with the betting odds for spread, moneyline and total. Once you make your decision, the betslip will appear at the bottom of the page and here, you can place your wager or make them into a parlay or round robin wager.
Fortunately for mobile users, the site is laid out very similarly, even down to the signature color schemeādark grey and purpleāused. Itās always an added bonus when mobile versions are comparable and near carbon copies, as this will prevent customers from needing to learn an entire new platform. Both are incredibly simple to maneuver and navigate.
The mobile version is quite similar to the desktop version, minus scaling and formatting to fit everything to a smaller interface. At the bottom of the screen you can access the casino via the same logo on the desktop version, and the games appear and can be filtered similar to how they are found on the website version.
Software
Hard Rock Atlantic City has enlisted none other than IGT, NetEnt and Evolution Gaming to help craft an array of products that will make the user-experience second to none. Evolution Gaming is primarily responsible for the Live Dealer games.
Game Options
- Slots: Hundreds of titles including titles such as the jackpot casino, Cleopatra, which is now over $700,000
- Video Poker
- Instant Win Games
- Table Games: Casino Hold āEm, 3 Wheel Roulette, Double Bonus Spin Roulette, Blackjack, Roulette Master and a traditional Roulette game
With its elite software partners, Hard Rock Atlantic City has some of the most well-polished games weāve interacted with. Everything loads appropriately and there is no lag or unnecessarily long buffering time.
Hard Rock Live Casino
Available from 11 a.m. - 3 a.m. eastern time, Hard Rock Atlantic City offers Live Casino games such as Baccarat, Blackjack, Roulette, Three Card Poker, Texas Hold āEm.
These lobbies, powered by Evolution Gaming, are immaculate. The hosts are all wonderful and friendly, too, and provide you with information pertaining to current offers and limits, etc. This time frame of 11 a.m. - 3 a.m. is quite vast, too, so take advantage of that.
Contributors
Lou Monaco had been East Coast Scene columnist for Gaming Today in Las Vegas since June 2019, covering the East Coast sportsbook scene with emphasis on NJ and PA. He also currently is a part-time writer for the high school sports department for NJ Advanced Media (NJ.com) in Iselin, NJ. Lou has over 30 years sports experience with previous stints at ESPN SportsTicker, Daily Racing Form and Oddschecker.
