There are two different welcome online casino bonuses available at FEZbet for new players: one for the sportsbook and one for the casino. As you might expect, the casino bonus is usually the biggest of the two.

The exact size of this bonus varies, but it's often a 100% matched deposit bonus (aka a cashback bonus) offering several hundred dollars. In the past, NZ players have been able to collect up to $1,000 with a welcome bonus! You will probably also get a bundle of free spins, and these are released in batches of 20. There are a few things you need to know about this welcome bonus:
 

• There is a minimum deposit of $40
• Deposits made using Skrill and Neteller do not qualify
• The bonus wagering requirement is 30x and applies to both the deposit and the bonus
• There is a 40x wagering requirement for all free spin winnings
• There is a maximum bet of $10 while meeting the wagering requirement

The bonus should land in your account as soon as you make a qualifying deposit. If not, contact the customer support team, and they can help you. In most cases, if the bonus isn't there, it's because you didn't meet the requirements, such as not depositing $40 or more or using Skrill or Neteller. You don't need a promo code to unlock the bonus offer.

If you do break one of these rules, not only will you miss out on the bonus this time around, but you'll no longer be a new player, so you won't be able to collect it in the future either.

FEZbet runs regular cashback bonuses targeted toward live casino players. You can get up to 25% cashback playing your favourite live casino games, including card games and game shows. Live casino bonuses and promotions are available sporadically. Check the promotions page before you settle down for a gaming session and make sure you opt in to receive available offers.

FEZbet has stacks of sportsbook bonuses, and these bonuses are surprisingly generous.

It's usually offered in the form of a matched deposit bonus and has been known to give New Zealand players up to $200. That's a sizeable chunk of bonus money for a sportsbook promotion, especially when you consider that these bonuses are often fixed at less than $50.

The minimum deposit is $40 and there is a 6x wagering requirement. You can place any bets that you want using your bonus funds, but only single wagers on odds of 2.0 or more and multiples with single odds of 1.5 or more will count.

For example, if you're betting on the under points/goals market at 1.86, it won't contribute to your wagering requirement. If you're placing a multiple with odds of 2.00, 1.90, and 1.40, it also won't count.

To collect the sportsbook welcome bonus, players must make a qualifying deposit and then contact customer support via live chat. This is always a frustrating term but we're happy to overlook it as it's a very generous bonus.

As with the casino welcome bonus, you can't collect this offer if you deposit using Skrill or Neteller. More importantly, you can't collect the sportsbook bonus at the same time as the casino bonus, so take your pick and choose the one that suits your play style the best.

The FEZbet VIP Programme has several tiers:

• Rookie
• Semi-Pro
• Expert
• Master

The more advanced the level, the greater the withdrawal limit and the more points you will earn. The cashback ratio also increases as you move through the levels, maxing out at 10% cashback for Master. That's not all, either.

FEZbet has VIP Promotions for players at all levels and those in the latter stages of the programme will get a personal account manager and much higher game limits.

The relatively low withdrawal limits are one of the things we don't like about FEZbet. These limits are still large enough to accommodate most players, but if you're a medium stake or high stake player, you'll run into a brick wall eventually.

The higher limits offered by the VIP Programme will go some way to helping with this, but they really should be higher from the beginning. Even if you don't get very far in the FEZbet VIP programme, there are still free spins, bonus credits and other reload promotions to collect.

In the early days of crypto gambling, cryptocurrency casinos earned a – often unwarranted – reputation for not being as secure and reliable as their traditional payment provider counterparts. FEZbet is the complete opposite of that. It's a fully licensed, regulated and secure online casino that does everything you would expect of an established brand. 

It works with secure payment providers and certified developers and is supported by a state-of-the-art SSL certificate. 

NetEnt is one of the biggest names at FEZbet, but it also includes games from software providers like Yggdrasil Gaming, Pragmatic Play, Push Gaming, Quickspin, Evolution Gaming, Nolimit City, Betsoft, Spinomenal and more.

These games are neatly arranged in multiple categories and the site itself also looks very slick and streamlined. It makes for a pleasant browsing experience, and this is especially important if you're a new player and are typically overwhelmed by combination sportsbooks and casinos.

The "Table Games" section of the FEZbet games room includes over 200 titles at the time of writing. The majority of these are actually live casino games, but there are video poker games and virtual table games as well. Just sift through the selection and you're sure to find something you like.

We love the way that FEZbet arranges its online pokies for real money by the provider, allowing you to single out the providers you love the most, whether you have a thing for Blueprint's progressive jackpot pokies, Betsoft's 3D creations or the unique mobile-friendly pokies developed by Thunderkick and Spinomenal.

There are over 5,300 slot machines to choose from, and these cover features such as progressive jackpots, Megaways, Cascading Reels, Roaming Wilds and more.

FEZbet also adds new pokies to its casino game room on a regular basis, so even if you are somehow tired of the current selection, more games will be added before long. 

Popular free pokies online worth checking out include:

• Temple Tumble 2
• Book of Dead
• Figaro
• Bigger Bass Bonanza
• Big Bad Wolf Megaways
• Razor Shark
• Twin Spin Megaways
• Buffalo Blitz
• Reactoonz
• Eye of Anubis
• Gonzo's Gold
• Sweet Bonanza
• Sakura Fortune

Live casino games constitute a very small percentage of the nearly 6,000 games available on FEZbet, but there are still dozens of these games to choose from and they include some of the best live dealer games around.

There are games from Pragmatic Play Live and Evolution Gaming, including table games, gameshows and more. The sheer volume of these titles means that all stake ranges and preferences are catered for and you don't have to wait long to find an available game. Live dealer games run from morning until night and there's always a friendly dealer and a virtual seat waiting for you.

Some of the live casino games include:

• XXXTreme Lightning Roulette
• Crazy Time
• Club Royale Roulette
• One Blackjack
• Mega Sic Bo
• Lightning Roulette
• Mega Ball 100x
• Gonzo's Treasure Hunt
• Immersive Roulette Live
• Fan Tan Live
• No Commission Baccarat Live
• Power Blackjack
• Wheel of Fortune

Although FEZbet does not currently have a dedicated casino app for NZ players, it follows the path laid out by most mobile casino sites. The design lets you navigate through the games and offers a simple touch, just like the best rated casino apps would.

Games and site features are conveniently arranged at your fingertips, allowing you to dive right into the fun such a casino can offer.

If you search for FEZbet Casino in Google, you'll see a link stating that FEZbet is the "Best Mix of Online Casino and Sportsbook". It's a pretty bold statement to make, especially when you consider the quality of the NZ casinos online competition. We wouldn't go as far as to agree with the site (or rather, its SEO/marketing team), but we certainly respect where they are coming from.

It features a smart and aesthetically pleasing design, an accessible and streamlined layout, a huge variety of games and some top sports betting options and promotions. On top of that, FEZbet offers both traditional currency and cryptocurrency casino payment methods, including debit cards, Skrill, Neteller, PaysafeCard, Payz and Bitcoin. It's stylish, there's no doubt about that, but it also has a lot of substance and should appeal to many players in New Zealand.