Complete Thunderpick Review

Author: Isaac Payne | Last Updated: November 2024

Thunderpick is a complete online gambling site that focuses on esports betting specifically, but still has an expansive online casino and sportsbook. Thunderpick is a crypto-specific site, offering deposits as low as about $1 with no maximum limits.

New players can claim 100% match bonuses worth up to €600 or currency equivalent for the sportsbook or casino.

Thunderpick primarily services European betting markets, but it is available in the United States (excluding Delaware, Maryland, Nevada, and New Jersey).

Overall Star Rating: 4/5 stars

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Website:	Thunderpick.io
Online Since:	2017
Bonus:	100% up to €600 Claim Bonus

License:	Curacao
Software:	Pragmatic Play, Play'n Go, Big Time Gaming, and more.
Location:	Curacao

Pros

Frequent chances to win prizes for playing slots

Large betting variety for esports

Dedicated mobile app for esports betting

Cons

Not all games are available for US players

Only two bonuses to claim

About Thunderpick

Thunderpick opened up in 2017 and is owned by Paloma Media B.V. They are located in and licensed by Curaçao, and was created by gaming and crypto enthusiasts in response to a rising need in the market for better esports betting.

Thunderpick is far more transparent about their operations than other sportsbook operators that aren’t crypto-specific. In the Provably Fair section of their site, Thunderpick breaks down the algorithm used to randomly generate numbers for ThunderSpin, a custom roulette game. The program is based on blockchain technology, so you can actually see the results of your gameplay.

First Impressions

I was actually very impressed with Thunderpick’s platform when I first hopped on. They have a slick layout that features their esports wagering first and foremost, which is right on brand for them. Their main menu isn’t cluttered, and it’s supported by an auxiliary menu that provides more specific sections of the site.

Customer Support

Thunderpick’s customer service team is quick to respond and helpful. The best way to get into contact with them is via their live chat feature, which you can access from every page using the chat widget.

You can also send them an email, but it will take longer to get a response.

They also have a feedback option, where you can anonymously send praises or critiques of the site. This is a nice feature, because it shows that Thunderpick is dedicated to improving the player experience.

The FAQ section is fairly robust, and is a good place to start if you have a question. But if you can’t find what you’re looking for, you can always use the live chat or email feature.

Customer Support Options

• Email: service@cs.thunderpick.io
• Phone: N/A
• Live Chat: Available 24/7

Bonuses and Promotions

Thunderpick has two primary bonuses that all new players can claim. The first bonus is specifically for the sportsbook, while the second is for the online casino. They are as follows:

Esports Welcome Bonus – New players can make a deposit of at least €20 to claim a 100% bonus worth up to €600. This welcome package can only be used to wager on esports or sports events, and has a 10x rollover as well as a 30-day expiration date. Players should use the code 84ZT5GW to claim this bonus.

Casino Welcome Bonus – New players looking to get started at the casino can get a 100% deposit boost up to €600 as well. You must make at least a €20 deposit to claim this bonus, and you have 30 days to play through the 30x rollover.

Instead of offering other reload bonuses or free spins, Thunderpick has fleshed out a number of tournaments and drawings for existing players.

These events are always changing, so be sure to check their promotions page for more info. When I reviewed the Thunderpick website, these were some of the special events you could take part in:

• €500k Mystery Drop – Play Wazdan games for a chance to win one of 5,000 prizes
• Win a Share of €65k – Play Gamzix slots to win a chunk of a €65,000 prize pool
• Win Every Week – Play Pragmatic slots games like Sweet Bonanza, and Gates of Olypmus to win one of 2,000 daily prizes. This even ran for 5 weeks and had a $750,000 prize pool.

Bonus Contributions

Different wagers and games contribute to the rollover on your bonuses differently. I was curious what the contributions were, and I was able to find a list in Thunderpick’s FAQ section.

For the casino bonuses, contributions are as follows:

Normally, live casino games don’t contribute to the bonus, and even though it’s only at 5% at Thunderpick, that’s still better than nothing.

The bonus contributions for sports/esports wagers are a bit different. Lost wagers contribute 100%, while won wager contribute on a sliding scale.

For example, if you bet $100 with odds 1.05 and won, you’d have won $5 on top of the $100 returned to you. Since your winnings are smaller than your wager, $5 is contributed toward your bonus. The flip side also applies, where if you wager $100 with 15.00 odds, you’d win $1,400 and the $100 you wagered. The $100 applies to the contribution since it is the lower amount.

Sportsbook

Thunderpick has an exceptional online sportsbook, with wagering on around two dozen different sports. Some of their most popular include soccer, American football, martial arts, and table tennis. Plus, for each game, Thunderpick often has dozens of wagers to choose from.

For example, on one of their soccer games, they had wagers on:

• Goals Over/Under
• Corners Over/Under
• Who scores the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd goal
• First Half Winner,
• Winning Margin Goals
• And many more

The variety of odds is really what sets Thunderpick apart. If you watch their lines, they update every few minutes to reflect betting trends—or if you’re betting live, to reflect game developments.

Plus, their platform is super streamlined, with clear menus and collapsible elements that make searching for specific wagers a breeze.

Esports Betting

Thunderpick has a dedicated esports betting section on their site, and it’s clearly one of their best betting selections.

There’s a clear focus on CS:GO, but that’s simply because it’s one of the largest competitive games in the esports betting world.

Just taking a look at what they offer on an ESL Pro League games, I was impressed to see around 100 different wagers. These included totals over/under, wagers on individual map winners, total number of rounds, overtime, and individual round wins. Compared to the betting options for similar events at other operators like Bovada or MyBookie, Thunderpick certainly leads the pack for value and variety.

Thunderpick also cover wagers on League of Legends, Dota 2, Valorant, Rainbow Six, COD, Hearthstone, and many more games. You can use their search bar to find wagers for your favorite teams, and you can even watch the streams live on Thunderpick. This makes placing wagers on live events super convenient, because you don’t even have to switch tabs to place a wager.

A Leader in Esports Betting

Thunderpick not only offers odds on all kinds of esports betting events, they’re also deeply involved in the community.

For example, from July 10th to November 5th, 2023, Thunderpick sponsored the Thunderpick World Championship for CS:GO. Over the course of the 4-stage tournament, 20 teams compete for the $600,000 prize pool.

Plus, Thunderpick recently sponsored Evil Geniuses (EG), one of the leading North American CS:GO teams. Because of the partnership, Thunderpick offers boosted odds on all EG games across their platform.

Game Selection

Thunderpick has a wide variety of online casino games, provided by some of the best developers in the gambling world. Unfortunately, not all of their games were available to me as a US player. I was only able to play games from a handful of providers, some of the most notable being BGaming, BetSoft, Yggdrasil, and Nucleus Gaming.

In total, I believe Thunderpick has:

• 3500+ slots
• 76 blackjack games
• 65 roulette games
• 64 casual games
• 57 baccarat games
• 50 lottery games
• 26 poker games

Thunderpick also has two original games that they developed using blockchain technology to power the random number generator. Thunder Crash lets players wager on how high a virtual space ship can fly before crashing, while Thunder Spin is a roulette variant with better opportunities for massive payouts.

Slots Games

Thunderpick has over 3,500 slots games in their casino library, with just under 2,000 of them available for US players.

Searching for certain games is much easier than it is at most online casinos of this size. Thunderpick has a search bar for game titles, a drop down to sort by provider, and a custom filter that lets you view games with the highest/lowest volatility, the newest/oldest games, and the best RTP.

Plus, if you hover over the game tile, it will give you information about the game, including the RTP, the max win multiplier, and the volatility. This feature is super convenient if you’re looking to play games with higher RTPs. I usually have to look up on Google what the RTP for certain games is, but Thunderpick knows their audience well, it seems.

You can also demo play most of their slots, which makes it easy to find what you want to play with your crypto.
Some of my favorite games from Thunderpick include:

Table Games

Thunderpick’s selection of table games certainly rivals the slots library. Blackjack is one of their most popular games, with games like European, Super 7, and Multihand variants take the lead.

Roulette, baccarat, and craps are also popular at Thunderpick, with games like French Roulette and Sic Bo standing out.

Thunderpick also has a lot of poker games, such as Pai Gow, Caribbean, Triple Edge, and Red Dog. However, some of the best games are in the Casual games library. Plinko, in particular is a popular game, with variations like Plinko X, Plinko Easter, and Plinko XY.

Live Casino

Thunderpick has about 160 live dealer casino games, but unfortunately, I wasn’t able to access them from my location. But, by the looks of it, they have a pretty fleshed out live casino with games from Evolution and Pragmaticplaylive.

Most of the games available are variations of roulette, baccarat, or blackjack, but they also have some game show titles like Deal or No Deal and Mega Wheel.

Thunderpick also offers roulette with the La Partage ruling, which is a core rule for French Roulette. It’s a much more profitable version of roulette because it gets the house edge lower.

Mobile Experience

Thunderpick has a dedicated mobile app but only for their esports betting offer. The best way to access their online gambling site is to use a mobile browser like Google Chrome or Safari. All of their games are compatible with mobile devices, and I had no trouble accessing the site using my Moto G Power phone with Android 14 installed.

The menus are adaptive to mobile, so the full side panel menu is toggled to the top left, while more essential items are linked across the bottom of the page.

Payment Methods

Out of the few crypto gambling sites I’ve reviewed, I like Thunderpick’s cashier system the most. They allow users to purchase crypto right on their website, making it easier for non-crypto users to get started. They also show the number of confirmations needed for each deposit method, which can give you an idea of how long deposits take. Bitcoin only needs 1 confirmation, so you can expect your deposit to process within a few minutes.

Deposits

All deposits to Thunderpick are free and don’t take long at all. They are a crypto-specific site, with the exception of the Thunderpick gift card, which you can redeem simply by entering the gift card code.

None of the deposit methods have maximum deposit limits, making this site ideal for high-ballers.

Withdrawals

All of Thunderpick’s deposit methods are also withdrawal methods, with the exception of gift cards. Like deposits, there are no fees for withdrawals, though you might incur a fee from your wallet or exchange of choice.

Thunderpick states that some withdrawals might take up to 24 hours to be processed, but it all depends on the state of the chain you’re using. There’s also a maximum weekly withdrawal limit for each method, as well as a weekly total limit of 50,000 EUR.

Safety and Security

Thunderpick is probably one of the most reputable online sports betting sites I’ve reviewed, and I never felt unsafe while using their site. I read through their privacy policy and other legal statements to find some of the key safety features that they employ:

• Thunderpick holds an official license from the Curaçao eGaming Authority
• Ability to set up 2-Factor Authentication
• Employs a Data Protection Officer to ensure your personal information is handled correctly
• Disclosure on the process for determining the fairness of games

Thunderpick also has a clause in their terms and conditions that any user at any time can contact support to have their account disabled for self-exclusion purposes. Plus, they provide resources to gambling addiction help lines for people struggling with gambling.

How to Sign Up at Thunderpick

Because Thunderpick is a crypto-focused online betting site, the sign-up process is incredibly fast. I got an account created in less than a minute!

Here’s a step-by-step guide to signing up at Thunderpick:

Step 1: Navigate to thunderpick.io/en/ and click “Join” in the top right.

Step 2: Enter your email address and select a password. You also have the option to enter a bonus code. The screen comes preloaded with the WELCOME code, but you can leave the form empty if you don’t want to claim a bonus.

Step 3: Then, you have to select a username. Once you’ve confirmed your username, you can then enter another bonus code or referral code. Thunderpick gives you the option to skip this step and head right to the cashier.

Final Verdict

Overall, Thunderpick is an incredibly polished online crypto gambling site. They have a lot of games and betting options for all sports enthusiasts. The sign-up process is quick and simple, and making deposits with crypto is much more streamlined than at other online gambling sites.

I’d like to see more bonuses from Thunderpick in the future, but at the end of the day, their plethora of high RTP slots, competitive esports wagers, and frequent prize giveaways make the site worth signing up for anyways.