Vave Meets Our Five Standards for Live Casino Play
We check every casino against five standards for live casino play. We explain each standard in full on our casinos page. Below you see how Vave does on each.
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1. A valid licence
Vave is run by TechOptions Group B.V. and holds a Curaçao licence. Curaçao is one of the international regulators we accept. The details were harder to check than at most casinos, so we took extra time to confirm the licence in the public register. This is our most important standard, and Vave meets it.
2. Responsible gambling tools
At Vave we found three responsible gambling tools that qualify: a cooling-off break, information about the risks of gambling, and links to support organisations such as GamCare and Gambling Therapy. Our second standard asks for at least three, and Vave has exactly three.
One thing to keep in mind: at Vave you turn these tools on by contacting support, not from your account settings on your own. The tools are there, but you reach them through the support team.
| RESPONSIBLE GAMBLING TOOL | AVAILABLE |
|---|---|
| Player limits (at least two of: deposit, loss, time, or wager limits) | ❌ |
| Reality checks | ❌ |
| Cooling-off period (time-out) | ✅ |
| Self-exclusion | ❌ |
| Information about gambling risks | ✅ |
| Links to help organisations | ✅ |
3. Live games from quality providers
The live lobby at Vave runs on six providers from our list of quality live casino providers: Evolution, Pragmatic Play, Playtech, ICONIC21, Ezugi and Imagine Live. Our third standard asks for at least two providers from this list, so Vave meets it.
Through Evolution you can play game shows such as Crazy Balls and live tables such as roulette, blackjack and baccarat. Pragmatic Play adds multiplier games such as Mega Roulette, and Imagine Live and ICONIC21 bring their own game shows and table games with extra rounds.
4. A clean reputation
We checked Vave on public sources such as Trustpilot, Reddit and casino forums. The one theme that comes back is withdrawals taking a long time. It is not a pattern of unpaid winnings, but it comes up often enough to mention. So Vave meets our fourth standard, with this point to keep in mind.
Feedback about the games and the site is mostly positive. To avoid a slow payout, verify your account early, and do not wait until the moment you want to cash out.
5. Direct contact options
You can reach Vave in more than one way. There is a live chat on the site. You can also email support at [email protected]. For complaints, there is a separate address, [email protected]. There is no phone number.
This meets our fifth standard, which asks for at least one direct way to reach a real support team.
Finding Your Way Around the Live Lobby
You reach the live casino from the main menu at Vave. Inside the lobby, there are a few ways to find a game.
At the top is a quick menu. The first tab is “For you”, which shows games based on what you have played before. If you are new, it shows a mix of games instead. Next to it is “Popular”, with the games that most players choose. The lobby we looked at also had tabs for New, Roulette, Blackjack, Game Shows, Baccarat and Poker.
You can also filter the games by provider, or type the name of a game in the search bar to go straight to it.
So Vave gives you more than one way to find a game, which makes the lobby easy to work with.
Live Games at Vave that we Reviewed
We have tested, scored and described the games below. You can play them at Vave.
Live Game Shows
Live Roulette Games
Live Blackjack Games
My Final Verdict
Vave is worth choosing for three reasons. The website is well built and easy to use. The choice of games is large. And you can pay and get paid in crypto, with coins like Bitcoin, Ethereum and Tether.
There is one thing to keep in mind. Withdrawals can take time, so verify your account early and keep your withdrawals modest. Do that, and Vave is a solid crypto casino for live play.
