10 facts about Duel you should know before you sign up
Duel is the crypto casino that refuses to run bonuses and pays its players back through the house edge instead. Here are ten things worth knowing before you sign up, each checked against Duel's own pages.
- 01
Its operator used to run CSGOEmpire
Duel's own about page says it is run by the operator known as Monarch, who previously ran the CS skin casino CSGOEmpire, with a team of around 100 people.
Source: duel.com ↗ - 02
The company behind it is registered in Nevis
Its footer names Immortal Snail LLC, registration L22982, at the Arthur L. Evelyn Building on Main Street, Charlestown, Nevis.
Source: duel.com ↗ - 03
It's licensed in Anjouan
Duel's footer shows an Anjouan licence, ALSI-202411026-FI1, rather than a Curaçao one.
Source: duel.com ↗ - 04
It doesn't do deposit bonuses, on purpose
Duel argues against bonuses rather than offering them, and even has a page called "Why Bonuses Suck". Its in-house Originals are built to 100% RTP with zero house edge instead.
Source: duel.com ↗ - 05
Half the house edge on slots comes straight back
On third-party slots, 50% of the house edge you pay is returned instantly, turning a 4% edge into an effective 2%. On Duel Originals the 0.1% edge is refunded as rakeback within a daily zero-edge allowance.
Source: duel.com ↗ - 06
It says its house games pay 99.9%
Duel says its house games run at 99.9% RTP, with a goal of reaching 100%, against the 99% it calls standard elsewhere. That's Duel's own claim; we haven't verified the figures.
Source: duel.com ↗ - 07
Its monthly race pays $1.5 million to first place
The $3,000,000 monthly race pays $1,500,000 for 1st, $345,000 for 2nd and $225,000 for 3rd, and still $30,000 at 10th. A $25,000 daily race runs alongside.
Source: duel.com ↗ - 08
There's no VIP ladder
Duel has no VIP levels or level-up rewards. It calls daily, weekly and monthly level-up bonuses retention tricks and returns value through instant rakeback instead.
Source: duel.com ↗ - 09
Disputes go to arbitration in Anjouan
Complaints start with its support team. Anything unresolved goes to binding arbitration in Anjouan, each side pays its own costs, and players waive class actions.
Source: duel.com ↗ - 10
It's closed to the US, the UK and much of Europe
Its terms list 30 restricted countries, including the USA, the UK, Australia, France, Germany, Spain and the Netherlands, and St Kitts and Nevis, where its own company is registered.
Source: duel.com ↗
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