How much does it cost to have your own Casino?

[Wakate]

To get your own casino is never easy and it involves having the right team that would do the would without compromising. Many casinos that we have heard about getting hacked is because of the bad team that were not good enough to carry our there duties well so that there is no bug that could lead to such scene. Even though we have the funds and everything that is required, we still need to work with people that have experience and that have been in the business for a very long time. Trust us needed and we also have to seek for someone that can be trusted that would not do something that will affect the casino's usage and users complaints.

[Google+]

We see new casinos each day on the Gambling section of this forum and it makes me think it's easy and anyone could have one, so, i have some questions and hope the community can help me with the right answers.

1.-How much cost to add a slots provider to your Casino?

2.-Do slots providers earn for each roll or for the total loss from the client, and what percent?

3.-Where can I get a casino site template?

4.-Does new casinos need to have a bankroll or do they have a provider for that too?

5.-How much does it cost to have a Sports book provider?

Thanks for your answers, and if you want to add some extra data that you consider relevant i would appreciate it.

I salute your question and to be honest, I don't know how much someone has to spend to build their own site, So far we often get questions about: what gambling sites are trusted, how much capital to gamble with, or how to gamble for win, but I didn't expect that you would ask a question about the costs of creating a casino or gambling site, but even so, I will try to answer according to what I know, firstly we of course need scripts, domains, hosting as the basis for creating a site and maybe that costs around $400-$500 and for a ready-to-use site you may spend more than $1000-$2000 including site creation services, once the site is finished of course it is impossible for you to handle and manage the site yourself because you need and have to pay for customer service, game operators , IT programmer, promotion and also of course permission from the government to avoid being blocked, I think there is quite a lot of work, money and time that you need to build an online gambling site, but the main problem with every new thing we build and develop especialy a site is to gain trust from site visitors because after all people will not really care and dare to try new sites nowadays, especially  if they are related to money.

By the way, what is the reason behind you wanting to create an online gambling site, are you bored of being a user or is it just curiosity about the number of gambling sites today?.

[ryzaadit]

1. Only can be answered by slot owner or provider (feel free to contact the provider)
2. Some people said, the provider got some % from each spin.
3. Search google ~xd or try to use service who can provided you a casino template.
4. Off course, how you are gonna to pay the win ? In case in your net income you are in the loss.
5. Same with number 1.

[komisariatku]

1.-How much cost to add a slots provider to your Casino?

Around $2 - $5 million for a small class casino with a few employees and this includes funds for the bankroll

2.-Do slots providers earn for each roll or for the total loss from the client, and what percent?

This cannot be known for certain, depending on casino's contract with the gaming provider.

3.-Where can I get a casino site template?

Gambling site templates are the same as other sites, you can find them in the theme store: https://themeforest.net/. Depends on what CMS you use, WP, Jomla, etc

4.-Does new casinos need to have a bankroll or do they have a provider for that too?

Yes

5.-How much does it cost to have a Sports book provider?

I don't know for sure, maybe around $100k

[Outhue]

From the information that I was able to gathered, it's not easy to run a casino with your own money, you need lots of money and connection, also group of friends that will manage the casinos all together with you, some people who have deep connection in the finance world use money from the banks too, that's another path entirely but casino owners are doing it.

You will also need to do some professional hiring, as you need the right people with qualified experience to be able to run the casino and become successful, it's no 1 man's job.

It's no lie that if you plan to make a lot of money, you also need to invest a lot of money, that's the case of a online casino, one that is ready to be among the best, because there are many successful online casinos already, it's going to be a big challenge.

[adultcrypto]

Thanks for your answers, and if you want to add some extra data that you consider relevant i would appreciate it.

I would go directly to add that extra data for you, I recommend you to visit this thread of SirJohnVonSlotty who is operating his own casino. In his AMA thread he has answered most of your questions and if you really want to have more detailed answers than send him a private message or leave your questions in his thread. I'm very sure that you'll get most valuable answers from that guy. Best of luck.

I was about sending this link but decided to read through some of the response before dropping mine. SirJohnVonSlotty actually gave answers to a lot of the pressing things involved in opening and running a casino. I have followed the discussion there and it has helped me in assessing casinos too from the legal perspective because he also touched about getting the license as well.

One thing that is important in all this is building the reputation because this is what will sustain the casino. The casino business is a very sensitive one that requires a lot of time and resources to build and protect reputation which is actually what is needed to survive the competition in the business. Getting all the technical and legal aspect is easier compared to building the reputation and this is what many new casinos have to overcome to remain in business.

[bitzizzix]

It is not easy to create your own casino and besides, you really need all the knowledge related to gambling and if you have no experience it is best to look for someone who is an expert in that field.
And the cost of opening an online casino seems to vary widely but requires quite a lot of capital, and is based on several factors such as the platform chosen, technology, marketing, and more.
It sounds like your question is whether you want to have plans to create your own casino, or just want to know the answer from many people because this question requires checking. Except for those who already have their own casino that has been running for a long time, you will get an accurate answer.

[Sandra_hakeem]

OP, the major concern should be about how you'd meet up with a good programmer/coder man to creating a casino site for you, at your budget. Linking up with a provider - I think - would depends on your country/location too. AFAIK, land-based casinos would solely be a 60-40 deal and it's normally based off of the quantity of sales you make...maybe weekly, monthly or so... It varies depending on the agreement you had with your MEGA depo. I sincerely don't know much about online casinos but I think there isn't too much differences than similarities..

Are you planning to make your own, OP?  

do you wanna join him? It's actually a good business idea though

Sandra 🧑‍🦰

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As far as I know, to run new casinos, it's crucial to have a substantial bankroll to handle operational expenses, player payouts, and potentially large wins. The bankroll, essentially the money used for payouts, should be self-owned, as there are no external providers for this essential aspect. It's recommended that the bankroll be sizable enough, possibly around ten times the average player's bet, to cover potential winnings effectively.

Also, you need to consider the regulatory compliance in the gambling industry. It's crucial to have a deep understanding of the legal requirements and ensure that you obtain the necessary licenses for your specific jurisdiction. Getting a casino license is not only mandatory but also involves a rigorous application process, significant fees, and ongoing compliance costs.

[Wexnident]

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1- The price depends on said provider, I think it can only be obtained from the provider itself since they don't publicly disclose the price itself. Probably due to some adjustment features that they have for the API that the casino can and can't use.

2-I think casinos just pay the slot providers a flat amount for each use? At least that's how most APIs that I know of are charged. This is already a finished and for a specific use API though so it may be costed higher than what I'm describing.

3-Google. Github if you want to be more specific.

4-Casinos.

5-Gonna have to ask the provider on that one.

Honestly, the best answer you could get would not be from us but rather from either a slots provider or sports provider themselves. You can ask multiple ones to cross-reference. I doubt they'd keep it from you if you really have the intention to build your own casino.

[GigaBit]

In order to build a new casino, an entrepreneur usually needs to keep a relatively large budget. But it depends on what kind of service you want to provide. If you want to create a competitive gambling platform, you must provide the same or better service to your customers. Although I have no good idea about this, as far as I know, a developer is needed to develop the gambling platform first. He can be hired on contract basis or he can also work through partnership. Sometimes there is a deal with the developer where he gets 10 to 25 percent of the revenue from the game especially slot games. But there is no problem if it is more or less than this if he can complete it through negotiation.

[irhact]

i don't really understand the casino business, but of course building a casino requires a lot of money, especially for offline casinos. but in your case because you want to build an online casino, it will probably cost you tens of thousands - hundreds of thousands of dollars, depending on how you design the casino, licensing fees, marketing, staff, etc. if you currently still have limited money, then don't ever build an online casino, because you need quite a lot of money to be able to build and operate your casino.

You don't need a lot of money to build and online casino, casino are becoming very popular and there are alot of gamblers online looking for a casino with reputation to use in gambling. Due to the many scams many individuals are looking for casino that they can trust therefore if you have money to run a campaign on Bitcointalk and other places to build your brand, you'll have alot of customers and your casino will be running fully without lacking customers.

What you will need is the money to pay those that win in the beginning when the casino is just starting and it won't be alot of money unless an individual discovers a flaw in your site and use the error to win too much for you not to be able to pay but if that doesn't happen and your site is perfectly okay you can run an online casino with $50,000 including all the marketing expenses that you'll need for publicity.

[oktana]

3. You can check for that online. If you’re looking to launch a casino site then you should contact a designer to design the template to your own specifications and then have someone build the website.

4. I don’t think there’s a way to open a casino without bankroll. You can get funds from investors, loans, or your own money but you’re going to need enough money because you’re talking about a money paying business.

I don’t know/not sure of the others.

[Agbe]

Thanks for your answers, and if you want to add some extra data that you consider relevant i would appreciate it.

I would go directly to add that extra data for you, I recommend you to visit this thread of SirJohnVonSlotty who is operating his own casino. In his AMA thread he has answered most of your questions and if you really want to have more detailed answers than send him a private message or leave your questions in his thread. I'm very sure that you'll get most valuable answers from that guy. Best of luck.

I wanted to also tell the op that all these questions have discussed for sometimes ago. And additionally all those questions can be easily answered by a casino website developers and once the op meet anyone who a casino website developer then he discussed with him to know the total budget to set up the whole site. And the temple will be depending on the app or the software that is the developer is using. Like if the developer is using WordPress software for the development then hw can get the template from the theme which the developer will install and activate. And also the link you provided has explained everything so the Op should just read there and take all the answers from there and start his business from there. I wish you all the best.

[Don Pedro Dinero]

There are multiple interviews in my country alone with ex-casino operators who stated they only need less than $20,000 (IIRC) -- for sure a crappy solution.

Hey thanks for the info, but in my case I'm more interested if only out of curiosity for the minimum to start something decent, not crappy.

Around $2 - $5 million for a small class casino with a few employees and this includes funds for the bankroll

If you are going to make such a categorical statement, it would be good if you could say where this information comes from, and even more so when it is so far from the above-mentioned figures.

[Juse14]

Casinos are indeed a business that is quite profitable for its owners, and owning a casino is a dream for some people, especially people who deal with gambling every day. but to be able to build a casino is not quite easy because apart from requiring quite a lot, we also have to at least have sufficient knowledge in this field, as well as a strong mentality.

When what OP means is online casinos, at this time the number of online casinos is probably no longer possible to calculate the exact number, so this creates quite tight business competition, because not only do you have to compete with other new casinos, but you also have to able to compete with previous casinos that do have a fairly good reputation. For the first time, perhaps you will burn a lot of your money on promotions and provide more winnings to your new visitors, so that they are interested in continuing to visit your casino platform. Not to mention that you have to pay quite a bit of tax, but talking about tax depends on which country you live in, because each country has different policies.

[angrybirdy]

It is indeed quite easy to build an online casino, I don't know how much it costs to provide slots in the casino you own, I don't think it's that simple, is there no audit, and other stages, there are many service providers on the forum or outside the forum for build a casino site, only at a fantastic cost

I totally disagree that it is easy to built or run a casino. Not everyone can own or develop a casino. You need to know How Much Does it Cost to Open a Casino? [Land-Based & Online].
This is not like getting a website, applying a theme and you are ready to start a business. In this business model, you need to have a big initial capital so that you can pay off the gambler's winnings initially from your pocket. Also, the cost and scenario is different for the  physical and online casinos and a proper case study needs to be analyzed before you think of starting this business.

exactly! the step to be taken for this will not be easy, a large amount must be released to do this and it also requires intense study and analysis before it is implemented completely. I think it will cost a lot for installing slot providers, and a larger amount if you build a physical casino itself, It will cost millions, not just a typical amount, that's why we were not know the exact amount we need because we haven't tried it yet.

[DubemIfedigbo001]

I think were you need to spend more is to develop your site which you need to hire dev/ who will build your casino site, and to get a template they always have some sample to show you how you would want your casino site to looks like. Same people might help you reach out to all that you need or i will suggest you move this question to the project development board, I think you will get the best answer over there since most dev doesn't post in this section of this forum most of them aren't gambler they finds it very hard to post here.

Casino suite is no easy one and does not just require a Dev, it requires a team of developers, UI/UX designers Dev ops engineers and project managers to be able to manage and maintain the redid nature of the project.  There should already be sports data provided that provides the data through their various paid APIs, you just need to strange them and display on your website.

Yuh can do your research. I believe google is the greatest teacher nowadays. You can literally satisfy your curiosity through the use of the Internet. But for one, I know you would have a considerable bankroll before you're given a license to operate, based on my findings about offline casino, online wouldn't be any different.

[Natsuu]

1. Getting slot games on your casino can cost a bunch like thousands to tens of thousands. It includes licenses, software stuff and sometimes sharing revenue with the slot provider

2. Slot providers usually grab a cut and it depends what percentage maybe? and that's from the casino's total earnings after deducting winnings. They don't pocket cash from every spin but take a slice from the overall action

3. Grab a casino site template from other casino website providers. You might need to tweak it to match your vibe

4. Casinos need their own stash bankroll ofcourse for running things, paying out winnings and keeping the lights on. It's separate from what players bet

5. Adding a sportsbook can be a bit pricey and the cost depends on the provider and what bells and whistles you want

Just try to dive into the legal side and maybe chat with someone who knows their stuff about online gambling before jumping in

[PX-Z]

We see new casinos each day on the Gambling section of this forum and it makes me think it's easy and anyone could have one, so, i have some questions and hope the community can help me with the right answers.

1.-How much cost to add a slots provider to your Casino?

2.-Do slots providers earn for each roll or for the total loss from the client, and what percent?

3.-Where can I get a casino site template?

4.-Does new casinos need to have a bankroll or do they have a provider for that too?

5.-How much does it cost to have a Sports book provider?

Thanks for your answers, and if you want to add some extra data that you consider relevant i would appreciate it.

Seriously though, only those who tried and already build a casino know this info and you cannot get a "right" answer to this questions.  The only fact is it will cost thousands or millions to build this, from
- the software,
- hosting plans which needs more responsive and high bandwidth that can accommodate thousands of users without lagging
- security,
- license
- game providers contract of games,
- customer supports
- lastly the marketing knowing this industry is already saturated and competition is very high.