NOWPayments' casino product offers persistent crypto deposit addresses, conversion and bulk withdrawals.
Good
Editorial assessment, not a live-tested payment performance benchmark.
How this is calculatedDeposit fee
1% without exchange
Payout speed
Not disclosed
Currencies
300+ assets
Regions
5 regions
Supported regionsEurope · Asia · LATAM · Africa · North AmericaNOWPayments’ casino product offers persistent crypto deposit addresses, conversion and bulk withdrawals. Its industry page describes a single API call for mass payouts and stablecoin and optional fiat services. Asset count is not equivalent to supported fiat settlement: availability, network fees and high-risk approval need a merchant-specific check.
Europe, Asia, LATAM, Africa, North America operators evaluating crypto payments services with country-specific approval.
Verticals served
Strengths
Trade-offs
Figures marked “Not disclosed” have no public source. Most iGaming payment pricing is negotiated per merchant — we leave the gap visible rather than estimating.How we handle sources
Licences
Not disclosed
iGaming stance
The official source describes the product and its use case. This is not an independently measured market-share or performance ranking.
Worth knowing: Confirm lawful merchant and player access, asset networks and compliance checks; crypto does not create gambling permission.
Primary-source review: 5 October 2026. This is documentary research, not live payment testing. Provider claims are identified separately from documented terms.
Players can be assigned permanent addresses per asset; mass payouts are initiated in one API request. The casino offer also describes optional fiat deposits and more than 35 stablecoins. Crypto custody and bank off-ramp are separate configurations. Official source.
The developer offer includes a sandbox, balance/customer-account operations, subscriptions and bulk payouts. Account security tools include two-factor authentication, user roles and trusted withdrawal addresses. Official source.
Public pricing separates service commission from blockchain network fees and offers custom volume discounts. An advertised lower custom rate is not the default 1%/1.5% service tariff or an unconditional casino quote. Official source.
Mass payouts operate from a funded payout balance and may use conversion. Confirm asset-specific minimums, network charges and recipient screening before promising an instant or fee-free player withdrawal. Official source.
Seven weighted factors produce 7.9. The heaviest is derived from the stance above, not scored by hand.
Regulatory assessment · 21 October 2026
5.5/10: a current authorisation for the contracting entity was not independently confirmed in the published evidence. The criterion is capped at 5.5 under the unverified-authorisation rubric. This is an evidence limitation, not a finding that the company is unlicensed or unlawful. For schemes and technical platforms, check the actual regulated PSP or acquirer rather than assuming the platform holds its authorisation.
Compliance criterion revised from 6.0 to 5.5 after the evidence review. Other criterion inputs were not changed.
iGaming acceptancederived
What we assess for iGaming acceptanceWhether gambling merchants are onboarded at allWhether the category is core business or a tolerated exceptionMarket-by-market acceptance, not just technical coverageWhether access runs through a scheme participant rather than a contract10.0 × 20% = 2.00
Regulatory & compliance
What we assess for Regulatory & complianceJurisdictions served and licences heldOwn acquiring licence versus a sponsor bankRegulator-imposed payment controls supportedTrack record in regulated markets5.5 × 20% = 1.10
Fees
What we assess for FeesPublished rate cards where they existWhether pricing is knowable before contractingFX spread disclosureRolling reserves and settlement float8.5 × 15% = 1.27
Geography
What we assess for GeographyNumber of markets servedDepth of local methods within eachCurrency listWhether coverage means availability for this category8.0 × 15% = 1.20
Settlement
What we assess for SettlementDeposit-to-balance timeWithdrawal-to-player timeWeekend and holiday behaviourWhether the provider or the scheme sets the limit8.0 × 10% = 0.80
Integration & API
What we assess for Integration & APIAPI and documentation qualitySDKs, plugins and platform connectorsTime from contract to first live transactionSandbox and testing tooling7.5 × 10% = 0.75
Reliability & support
What we assess for Reliability & supportObserved uptime and incident historyStatus page and incident communicationSupport model and escalation pathReconciliation and reporting tooling7.5 × 10% = 0.75
| Factor | Score | Weight | Contribution |
|---|---|---|---|
iGaming acceptancederivedWhat we assess for iGaming acceptanceWhether gambling merchants are onboarded at allWhether the category is core business or a tolerated exceptionMarket-by-market acceptance, not just technical coverageWhether access runs through a scheme participant rather than a contract | 10.0 | 20% | 2.00 |
Regulatory & complianceWhat we assess for Regulatory & complianceJurisdictions served and licences heldOwn acquiring licence versus a sponsor bankRegulator-imposed payment controls supportedTrack record in regulated markets | 5.5 | 20% | 1.10 |
FeesWhat we assess for FeesPublished rate cards where they existWhether pricing is knowable before contractingFX spread disclosureRolling reserves and settlement float | 8.5 | 15% | 1.27 |
GeographyWhat we assess for GeographyNumber of markets servedDepth of local methods within eachCurrency listWhether coverage means availability for this category | 8.0 | 15% | 1.20 |
SettlementWhat we assess for SettlementDeposit-to-balance timeWithdrawal-to-player timeWeekend and holiday behaviourWhether the provider or the scheme sets the limit | 8.0 | 10% | 0.80 |
Integration & APIWhat we assess for Integration & APIAPI and documentation qualitySDKs, plugins and platform connectorsTime from contract to first live transactionSandbox and testing tooling | 7.5 | 10% | 0.75 |
Reliability & supportWhat we assess for Reliability & supportObserved uptime and incident historyStatus page and incident communicationSupport model and escalation pathReconciliation and reporting tooling | 7.5 | 10% | 0.75 |
| Composite | 7.9 | ||
Licence-by-licence access
Country-specific rail mix
Local account-to-account
Mobile money
State-level approval
Currencies
300+ assets
Payment methods
Cryptocurrency deposits, Stablecoins, Bulk crypto withdrawals +1
Verticals
SDKs, plugins and connectors
Payment API and sandbox, Permanent player addresses, Mass payouts +1
No third-party rating sourced for NOWPayments yet. When one is added it will name its source — Trustpilot, G2 or similar — and the date it was read, in the same way every other figure on this site does.
FAQ
Gambling is the provider's core business, not a tolerated vertical. The official source describes the product and its use case. This is not an independently measured market-share or performance ranking.
Europe, Asia, LATAM, Africa, North America. Coverage is where the rails reach — confirm acceptance for your specific licence separately, because the two are not the same thing.
Published deposit pricing: 1% without exchange; 1.5% for multi-currency, fixed-rate or user-paid payments. Blockchain network fees are additional.. Source and check date are on the fees table above.
Confirm lawful merchant and player access, asset networks and compliance checks; crypto does not create gambling permission.
The score is calculated from seven weighted criteria. See the scorecard on this page for the current criterion values, weights and total, and the methodology for the formula.
7.9
Good
Consider for the stated use case after verifying licensing fit and both payment directions. Confirm lawful merchant and player access, asset networks and compliance checks; crypto does not create gambling permission.
Best forEurope, Asia, LATAM, Africa, North America operators evaluating crypto payments services with country-specific approval.
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