Ocean Resort Casino opened its doors to the public on June 28 and promised online players in the Garden State that they will soon be able to access its online casino. The casino kept its promise and proceeded with a soft launch on July 11 that lasted for just 8 hours. The soft launch will continue till the weekend before the online casino goes live 24/7.
Soft Launch Schedule
The New Jersey online gaming market is flooded with more than 25 licensed iGaming websites and Ocean Resort knows that it must create a good first impression with its online casino launch. As a result, Ocean Resort decided to proceed with a soft launch that would test the waters and gain player feedback that would help the iGaming operator to make any changes and launch a robust product next week.
The soft launch schedule was fixed at 8 hours on July 11, going up to14 hours on July 12 and then 24 hours on July 13 and 14. Should everything work fine and no major issues crop up, the online casino will be opened for business on a 24/7 basis from July 15 onwards.
GAN Brought On Board
Ocean Resort decided to partner with top B2B casino software developer GAN who will take over the operations of the online casino. GAN which has patented casino technology in the United States will be responsible for gaming services, payment services, customer support, software development and technical operations.
In a statement, Dermot Smurfit, CEO of GAN said “We’re excited to deliver not just another ‘me too’ Internet casino, but to also bring online for the first time the capabilities unlocked only by GAN’s convergence Patent which may give casino patrons in New Jersey a compelling economic rationale to play online with Ocean Resort Casino rather than established incumbent casino operators already online in this fast-growing market.”
GAN has tremendous experience in the online gaming market and has licensed its patented software to 14 different online casinos in America. The Borgata in New Jersey partnered with GAN for its online casino launch in 2016 and Ocean Resort online casino is GAN’s second partner in New Jersey.
Unique Offerings
One of the unique features of the Ocean Resort online casino will be the presence of real money online games and simulated gaming which allows players to test the games for free. The GAN patented technology will also allow patrons to link their Reward Cards to the online casino and take advantage of the card linkage, automatic authentication and intra-messaging system created by the Casino Management System (CMS).
This will allow patrons to accumulate reward points without having to visit the brick and mortar casino in Atlantic City. Reward points get accumulated everytime you deposit real money at the online casino and are automatically credited to the rewards card. They can later be redeemed at the brick and mortar casino.
Great Bonuses And Games
Ocean Resort online casino is currently welcoming new players with a special no deposit bonus of $125 in free cash spread across an 8 day period. This is currently the best No Deposit bonus available to players in New Jersey. Things get better as there is also a first deposit bonus where players can avail a 100 percent match deposit bonus with a maximum of $10,000.
Since the online casino is new to the NJ market, it currently has a small gaming portfolio which includes online slots, table games and video poker. Players will have close to 50 online slot titles to choose from. We must point out while that is a small selection of slots; many of these slots are exclusive to Ocean Resort casino. Classic table games such as roulette and blackjack are present along with 6 versions of video poker.
Sports Betting Will Soon Be Added
While sports betting is legal in New Jersey, at this point of time Ocean Resort casino does not offer sports betting services. The plan is to have sports betting integrated into the online casino during 2019. There are unconfirmed reports that a mobile casino app is also expected to be released and will be available for download in the Google Playstore and Apple store.