Offshore casinos

Not everyone plays under one Latvian licence

In the Latvian selection, everyone has one and the same licence. On the offshore list the rules change: 25 casinos rely on a Curaçao licence, 15 put their trust in Anjouan, two use Tobique, and one single casino comes from Malta. The jurisdiction name on the card is no decoration under the logo - it's the very first line worth reading and understanding.

Payout time: from five minutes to as long as three days

This is the most noticeable difference on the whole list, and it isn't even about bonus size. While payout times at local casinos are practically identical, here the window stretches from 5 minutes to as long as three working days. In between sit a whole eighteen different scenarios, although most often the money travels for 12 to 36 hours. The absolute speed record, meanwhile, belongs to just one single casino out of all 43.

If speed is your main measure, don't rack your brain - we've already picked the best-suited sites in our fast withdrawal guide. And which casino credits winnings to Latvian players the fastest, we've tested and measured separately.

What you can pay with here

Don't look for Latvian online banks here. Instead, the list looks like this.

• Skrill
• Mastercard, Visa
• Cryptocurrencies - Bitcoin, Ethereum, USDT
• Neteller, Paysafe, MiFinity
• Revolut, Apple Pay, Wise, Trustly

The takeaway is simple: to get playing, you'll most likely need to open a new e-wallet or set up a crypto wallet. How to handle e-wallets and bank transfers step by step, we explain in a separate guide.

The entry threshold is considerably higher

Contrary to the stereotype, the starting threshold at offshore sites is often higher, not lower. Most casinos will ask for at least €10 as a first deposit, a good number have raised the bar to as much as €20, and only rare exceptions let you start with a token €1. For comparison - on the Latvian list a simple fiver does the job almost everywhere.

Bonuses here: a whole different story

Abroad, generous deposit bonuses rule: amounts range from €500 to €3500, with 20 to 900 spins thrown in on top. The local market plays by different rules - at home the standard is cashback and risk-free spins, and in Latvia you'll find a classic deposit boost only at the odd operator.

A bigger bonus automatically means much heavier wagering requirements too - and that is exactly where most of the money won usually stays. How to work out this maths with confidence before you accept an offer, we've explained step by step in our wagering requirements guide.

Where to look next

Why players from Latvia choose offshore sites in the first place, and what that choice really costs, we've covered in a separate article. This page, on the other hand, is a practical guide - a bare list and a short manual on how to read it properly.

If your top priority is a home-grown online bank and lightning-fast payouts, head to our selection of Latvia's best casinos. If you put game variety and impressive bonuses first, you'll find what you're after in the list above.