Bodog Canada Poker Review

Welcome Bonus

Instead of a rollover requirement with your Bodog Poker welcome bonus, there is a schedule of payments based on the number of poker points you collect. After joining Bodog Poker, you have 30 days to collect as many points as possible. This is a matched bonus.

To get the full benefit, you need to deposit $1000. If your bankroll is smaller, you still get some good returns without having to collect too many points.

Here is the schedule of payments:

• 15 Points = $5
• 85 Points = $20
• 185 Points = $25
• 400 Points = $50
• 1000 Points = $100
• 2500 Points = $200
• 5000 Points = $250
• 10000 Points = $350

Once each bonus payment is issued, it is yours – there are no additional rollover requirements before it can be withdrawn. Note that if you do withdraw before the bonus is completed, you will not be able to claim any further payments from it.

Bitcoin Welcome Bonuses

While Bodog is very crypto-friendly, there are currently no bonuses for depositing with Bitcoin in the poker room, as there is for the sportsbook and casino.

Not only are there a lot of tables to choose from, you’ll find a great selection of formats. Here are some of the highlights:

• Cash Games: Texas Holdem dominates as it does at every poker site. The list of tables is huge, with 6, 9 and 2 player games available from pennies to high stakes.
• Tournaments: Bodog Poker now offers $2 million in tournament guarantees every week. There is a regular Sunday event with its own $100k guarantee ($17k guaranteed for the winner). You will also find events with even bigger prize pools, and satellite qualifiers to live poker tournaments.
• Sit N Goes: Small tournaments range in size from 1 table to 5 tables. These games are kicking off every few minutes.
• Jackpot Sit n Goes: These are the Bodog ‘lottery Sit N Go’ format. 3-handed games with random prize pools, which are decided after you join.
• Zone Poker: Finally, you can play fast-fold poker. Bodog / Bovada have a big enough player base to make this ‘pooled’ player format work. With no waiting time once you fold a hand, Zone poker is excellent for mobile play.
• Omaha Poker: You will find the PLO and PLO8 real-money games get busy, especially at peak times of Canadian evenings.

There are no screen names at Bodog. This innovative approach prevents 3^rdparty tracking systems following players – and selling stats to poker pros. While you can take notes on opponents in-game, these disappear when the table closes. Combined with the ban on 3^rdparty advice tools, and a max of 4 tables (for cash games and sit n goes), this makes Bodog unsuitable for pro-grinders.

Tipping the balance in favour of recreational players has had a positive effect on the whole network. You’ll find the games are softer than at most of the big international brands. Add to this the cross-over traffic from the big Bodog sportsbook and casino – and you’ll find the most profitable games around on this site.

With the often-frustrating banking restrictions for deposits at gambling sites, you will be pleased to know that Bodog have 3 easy options.

This site is big on Bitcoin deposits. They offer bigger welcome bonuses for these deposits for Sports and Casino games. You will not play poker in Bitcoin. Instead your deposit is switched to dollars. I recommend setting up a wallet – this is straightforward, and there is no need to hold any Bitcoin if you do not want to risk the volatility. Bitcoin Cash (an alternative cryptocurrency) can also be used.

Interac e-Transfer is a popular alternative. This is a 3^rdparty system which links to your bank account, and allows for payments at online shops as well as gambling sites.

Credit cards (Visa or MasterCard) will also work a lot of the time. These do sometimes get blocked by the banks. If this happens to you, the Bodog staff are very experienced, and will find you an alternative option.

Withdrawals will depend on your deposit method. If you deposited with Bitcoin or Bitcoin Cash, these are simple & fastest ways to get your money out. If you deposited with credit card, then the default is to receive a check. This will be sent by courier. Canadian banks will honour these checks.

While you have a choice of Bodog Poker download or instant-play software, I do recommend downloading the software if you are playing on a desktop. This gives you access to all the games – and is faster and smoother than the browser version.

Bodog allow access on mobile devices. This works in your browser, rather than via a mobile poker app. You will only be able to play a single table at a time. The mobile poker app works with Zone Poker. This fast-fold game allows for a lot of action on a small screen size.

Compared to some poker sites, the Bodog client is plain. It uses the distinctive black and red design, and is light on graphics and special effects. To put it positively, there is not much that will distract you from the game-play!

Bodog are based in the Caribbean. They are regulated (licensed) by the Antigua and Barbuda Financial Services Regulatory Commission. Game fairness is also certified, with the random deal tested by 3^rdparty auditors iTech Labs. All connections are secured by the latest SSL encryption.

At the time of writing this review, the responsible gaming page at Bodog.eu shows a stub with just a short sentence that links back to the same page. There is a link to Gamblers Anonymous in the footer of their homepage.