Giropay is listed at 21 of the 329 casinos we track (6%), even though the service has been discontinued. 19 of the 21 casinos (90%) list Giropay for deposits only, 8 are partners (8% of 105) and 13 are review-only casinos (6% of 224). Treat every one of those listings as possibly stale and open the cashier before you plan around it.
What is known about the shutdown
Giropay was a German online bank transfer, and the merchant-payments provider Solidgate published a shutdown notice for it. This page cites no fee, limit or country rule from the former operator.
Solidgate wrote that Giropay had approximately 45 million users in Germany and that from 1 July 2024 acquirers could no longer migrate to the new API. It suggested Apple Pay, Google Pay and PayPal as alternatives.
19 of 21 casinos list it as deposit-only
In our data, 2 of the 21 casinos that accept Giropay also pay withdrawals to it. The fastest crypto and e-wallet payouts come from 22Casino (15 minutes).
Of the 8 partners, 7 are deposit-only: BitStarz, Ice Casino, GGBET, GunsBet, Librabet, 22Casino and Casinia. Buran is the only partner that lists a Giropay withdrawal. Of the 13 review-only casinos, 12 are deposit-only, including LeoVegas, Grand Mondial, Golden Tiger, Captain Cooks Casino, Wild Tokyo, Zoome, Jackbit, Betano, Royal Vegas, NetBet, Casumo and Joycasino. Spin Casino lists a withdrawal.
The listings are probably inherited from older cashier lists. The group is old: Royal Vegas was founded in 2000, Golden Tiger and NetBet in 2001, and the average founding year is 2014. Spin Casino and Royal Vegas list both Germany and Austria among their restricted countries.
What the casinos list instead: Trustly at 17, Sofort at 15
The 21 casinos have plenty of other routes. Visa, Mastercard, Skrill and Neteller are listed at all 21, Paysafecard at 20 (95%), Payz at 19 (90%), Trustly at 17 (81%), and Rapid Transfer, Interac and Sofort at 15 (71%). The average casino lists 27.1 deposit methods and 17.5 withdrawal methods, so the gap left by Giropay is easy to fill.
EUR is a stated currency at 20 of the 21 (95%), CAD at 20 and USD at 19, and CHF at 6 (29%). The EUR share fits a German-market method, but the CAD share shows that these are international casinos, not German-licensed ones.
Casino by casino: age, score and payout window
Across the 7 casinos above where we have bonus terms, the average welcome bonus wagering is 37x.
Royal Vegas (founded 2000) scores 7.8 on CasinoGuru and states 24-48 hours. Golden Tiger (2001) scores 9.3 with 0-72 hours, and NetBet (2001) scores 6.1 with 24-72 hours and bank transfers of 1-10 days. Captain Cooks Casino (2003) scores 8.9 with 0-72 hours and 6-10 days for banks, and Grand Mondial (2006) 9.3 with 24-48 hours and 3-7 days for banks.
LeoVegas (2012) scores 9.8 with 0-24 hours, Casumo (2012) 5.1 with 0-1 hours, Ice Casino (2013) 9.8 with 0-96 hours and BitStarz (2014) 9.8 with 0-1 hours and a EUR 20 welcome minimum at 40x. Joycasino (2014) scores 5.0, GGBET (2016) 9.1, Buran (2016) 7.4, GunsBet (2017) 6.8 and Librabet (2018) 7.3.
Spin Casino (2019) scores 8.0 with 24-72 hours, Wild Tokyo (2020) 9.3, Zoome (2022) 8.7 and Jackbit (2022) 8.3. Betano (2024) scores 8.3 and 22Casino (2026) 6.6. Casinia (2016) scores 6.5 and asks a 15 CAD minimum at 35x.
Payout windows and caps if you need another route
Among the 8 partners: 3 state 0-1 hours (BitStarz, GGBET and GunsBet), Casinia states 0-24 hours, Ice Casino 0-96 hours, Librabet 24-72 hours and 2 state nothing. Among the 13 review-only casinos: 4 state 0-24 hours, 2 state 0-1 hours, 3 state 0-72 hours, 2 state 24-72 hours and 2 state 24-48 hours.
Bank transfers take 3-7 days at 4 review-only casinos and 3-5 days at 2, with 6-10 days at 2 more. GGBET allows EUR 9,000 per transaction and GunsBet EUR 7,500 a week. Librabet and Casinia allow EUR 500 a day and EUR 7,000 a month, Zoome EUR 1,000 a day, while NetBet allows EUR 100,000 a month and Jackbit USD 100,000.
Safety scores: 9 casinos at 8.5 or above, none below 5
CasinoGuru scores all 21 casinos and the average is 8.0, the weakest being Joycasino at 5.0, Casumo at 5.1 and NetBet at 6.1. Nine reach 8.5 or more (43%), including BitStarz, Ice Casino and LeoVegas at 9.8. None sits below 5. The partners in the group average 3.89 out of 5 on the CasiReview rating.
7 list a Curacao licence, 6 Malta, 6 Kahnawake, 5 an Ontario regulator, 3 the UK Gambling Commission and 2 the Danish one. Welcome-bonus wagering is 35x at 4 casinos and 40x at 3.
On average the 21 casinos offer 27.10 ways in and 17.52 ways out. The mean founding year of the 21 dated casinos is 2013.90. The 8 partners average 3.89 out of 5 on the CasiReview rating. Taken together, the 21 casinos with a CasinoGuru safety index average 7.96.
Myths vs facts
- Myth: A casino that lists Giropay can take your Giropay payment.
- Fact: Giropay has been discontinued, yet 21 casinos still list it, 19 of them for deposits only.
- Myth: Giropay casinos are German-licensed.
- Fact: 7 list Curacao, 6 Malta, 6 Kahnawake and 20 of 21 support CAD.
- Myth: Without Giropay you have no bank option.
- Fact: 17 of the 21 casinos list Trustly and 14 list Sofort.
Before you deposit with Giropay
- Open the cashier before assuming Giropay still works.
- Use Trustly, Sofort or a card if Giropay is missing.
- Check the withdrawal page, since 19 of 21 listings are deposit-only.
- Check the safety score and licence of the operator.
- Treat any Giropay listing as possibly stale.