Head-to-head
500Casino vs Pin-Up
500Casino and Pin-Up operate in the same verticals (casino, sportsbook), so most of what follows is a like-for-like comparison.
Everything below is taken from each operator's published record — licence registers, banking pages, bonus terms and responsible-gambling pages. We do not open accounts or play, so nothing here is a claim about hands-on experience.
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500Casino
300% up to $15,000 + 50 free spins
- Licenses
- 1
- RG tools
- 1/7
- Founded
- 2016
Last reviewed:
Visit 500CasinoLicensing — and the numbers to check it with
A licence number is the one claim on this page you do not have to take our word for: look it up in the regulator's own public register.
500Casino
Curaçao Gaming Control Board
- Licence number:
- OGL/2024/1354/0882
- Jurisdiction:
- Curaçao
Pin-Up
Curacao eGaming
- Licence number:
- 1668/JAZ
- Jurisdiction:
- Curaçao
500Casino and Pin-Up are licensed under comparably strict regimes, so licensing does not separate them.
Player-protection tools, side by side
Checkable in a minute: open each operator’s responsible-gambling page and count them yourself. A tool is recorded as absent unless we find it. 7 tools are tracked.
| Tool | 500Casino | Pin-Up |
|---|---|---|
| Link to a gambling-help organisation | ✕ | ✓ |
| Reality-check reminders | ✕ | ✕ |
| Deposit & loss limits | ✕ | ✓ |
| Transaction history access | ✕ | ✓ |
| Self-assessment test | ✕ | ✕ |
| Self-exclusion | ✓ | ✕ |
| Time-out / cool-off | ✕ | ✕ |
Pin-Up exposes 3 of the 7 tools against 1 at 500Casino. 500Casino is missing: link to a gambling-help organisation, reality-check reminders, deposit & loss limits, transaction history access, self-assessment test, time-out / cool-off.
Responsible Gambling →Welcome bonus terms
The headline amount is marketing. These are the terms that decide what it is actually worth.
| Term | 500Casino | Pin-Up |
|---|---|---|
| Headline offer | 300% up to $15,000 + 50 free spins | 120% up to $1000 |
| Wagering | x40 | x50 |
| Max bet while active | Not disclosed | $5 |
| Max cashout | Not disclosed | $10000 |
| Time to clear | Not disclosed | 7 days |
| Min. deposit | $25 | $10 |
| Free spins | 50 free spins | 250 free spins |
- 500Casino asks the lower playthrough — x40 against x50 at Pin-Up — so the bonus turns into withdrawable money on far less turnover.
- Pin-Up allows 7 days to meet the wagering against at 500Casino — more time means fewer rushed bets.
Banking, currencies and languages
What the two share, and what each has that the other does not.
Payment methods
500Casino publishes 25 payment methods against 8 at Pin-Up.
Both (5)
Bitcoin, Tether, Visa, Mastercard, Skrill
Only 500Casino (20)
Ethereum, Litecoin, USD Coin, Tron, Bitcoin Cash, Ripple, Stellar, EOS, Solana, Dogecoin, Avalanche, Polygon, Cardano, Binance Coin, Apple Pay, Google Pay, Jeton Wallet, CS2 skins, Rust skins, Gift cards
Only Pin-Up (3)
UPI, Pix, Bank Transfer
Currencies
500Casino publishes 17 currencies against 8 at Pin-Up.
Both (1)
USD
Only 500Casino (16)
BTC, ETH, LTC, USDT, USDC, TRX, BCH, XRP, XLM, EOS, SOL, DOGE, AVAX, MATIC, ADA, BNB
Only Pin-Up (7)
EUR, AZN, KZT, UZS, INR, BRL, TRY
Languages
Pin-Up publishes 8 languages against 1 at 500Casino.
Both (1)
English
Only 500Casino (0)
None
Only Pin-Up (7)
Azerbaijani, Kazakh, Uzbek, Hindi, Portuguese, Turkish, Russian
Published payout window
The fastest withdrawal window each operator publishes on its own banking page. It is a stated window, not a payout we have timed: we do not open accounts, so we make no claim about withdrawal speed in practice.
500Casino:Not disclosed
Pin-Up:Under an hour (Bitcoin)
Where each one accepts players
These are the operators' own published country lists, and neither list is exhaustive — a country missing from both is simply not stated either way.
| Market | 500Casino | Pin-Up |
|---|---|---|
| 🇹🇷 Türkiye | Blocked | Accepted |
| 🇦🇿 Azerbaijan | Not stated | Accepted |
| 🇷🇺 Russia | Blocked | Not stated |
| 🇰🇿 Kazakhstan | Not stated | Accepted |
500Casino
Accepted countries: Not disclosed
Blocked countries: Türkiye, Russia, United States, Netherlands, France, Curaçao, United Kingdom, Australia, Belarus, Belgium, Colombia, Cuba, Iran, Iraq, Liberia, Libya, North Korea, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Sudan, Syria, Zimbabwe, Afghanistan
Pin-Up
Accepted countries: Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, India, Brazil, Türkiye, Peru, Chile
Blocked countries: United States, Japan, United Kingdom, France, Germany, Spain, Italy, Australia
500Casino blocks the following markets: Türkiye, Russia, United States, Netherlands, France, Curaçao, United Kingdom, Australia, Belarus, Belgium, Colombia, Cuba, Iran, Iraq, Liberia, Libya, North Korea, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Sudan, Syria, Zimbabwe, Afghanistan. If you are in one of them, the bonus terms never come into it.
Pin-Up blocks the following markets: United States, Japan, United Kingdom, France, Germany, Spain, Italy, Australia. If you are in one of them, the bonus terms never come into it.
What stands out on each
500Casino
Pros
- Licence number OGL/2024/1354/0882 is published and can be checked in the Curaçao register
- Running since 2016 under the earlier CSGO500 name — a long record for this licence tier
- CS2 and Rust skins can be deposited, wagered and traded through a linked Steam account
- Sixteen cryptocurrencies, instant deposits, and crypto withdrawals published as clearing within 24 hours
- Withdrawal ceilings published as figures — $25,000 a day, $750,000 a month
- More than 100 in-house Originals with a public provably-fair verifier
- 24/7 live chat, plus Discord, Telegram and X channels
Cons
- Only self-exclusion is confirmed — six of the seven player-protection tools we record are absent
- No deposit-limit tool, and no cool-off or time-out short of full self-exclusion
- x40 wagering on a 300% match is 120 times the deposit in turnover
- Welcome terms differ between sources, so the offer you are shown may not be the one described
- Cards, Apple Pay and Google Pay only buy crypto in-platform; direct fiat withdrawal is limited
- Withdrawals must be taken in the coin deposited, and the deposit wagered once first
- Single Curaçao licence, no second regulator
- No native iOS or Android app
- Turkey and Russia are both restricted
Pin-Up
Pros
- Wide language localisation including Azerbaijani, Kazakh, Uzbek and Turkish
- Accepts Bitcoin and Tether alongside UPI and Pix for local markets
- Supports eight currencies including AZN, KZT, UZS and TRY
- Covers both casino and sportsbook
- Operating since 2016
Cons
- Holds only a single Curacao eGaming licence
- Welcome bonus carries a high x50 wagering requirement
- Bonus winnings are capped at a $10,000 maximum cashout
- Not available in the US, UK, Germany or Australia
Frequently asked questions
Which has the better welcome bonus terms, 500Casino or Pin-Up?
500Casino asks the lower playthrough — x40 against x50 at Pin-Up — so the bonus turns into withdrawable money on far less turnover. Pin-Up allows 7 days to meet the wagering against at 500Casino — more time means fewer rushed bets.
Are 500Casino and Pin-Up licensed?
500Casino holds: Curaçao Gaming Control Board (OGL/2024/1354/0882). Pin-Up holds: Curacao eGaming (1668/JAZ). Every number above can be checked in the issuing regulator's public register.
Which offers more responsible-gambling tools, 500Casino or Pin-Up?
Pin-Up exposes 3 of the 7 tools against 1 at 500Casino. 500Casino is missing: link to a gambling-help organisation, reality-check reminders, deposit & loss limits, transaction history access, self-assessment test, time-out / cool-off. Count them yourself on each operator's responsible-gambling page.
Which supports more payment methods, 500Casino or Pin-Up?
500Casino publishes 25 payment methods against 8 at Pin-Up. Both accept: Bitcoin, Tether, Visa, Mastercard, Skrill.
Can players in our priority markets use 500Casino or Pin-Up?
Türkiye: 500Casino — blocked; Pin-Up — accepted. Azerbaijan: 500Casino — not stated; Pin-Up — accepted. Russia: 500Casino — blocked; Pin-Up — not stated. Kazakhstan: 500Casino — not stated; Pin-Up — accepted.
Every fact comes from the operator’s own published terms and licence records. We do not add them up into a score: How we compare. All comparisons