# Texas Casino — user reviews > 94 indexed App Store user reviews of Texas Casino by palmplay interactive co.Ltd, rated 4.90/5 from 79 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/texas-casino/id1490239219/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/texas-casino/id1490239219.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 77 · 4★ 0 · 3★ 0 · 2★ 0 · 1★ 2 ## What do users think of Texas Casino? Overall sentiment: negative **Pros** - 🎮 Engaging and addictive gameplay - 🎨 High-quality graphics and visual design - 📱 Intuitive touch controls and interface - 🎯 Multiple game varieties and tables - ⚡ Fast-paced gameplay options - 🎭 Realistic player animations and tells - 💰 Free-to-play with optional purchases - 🌍 Social features and multiplayer capability - 🎪 Entertaining character designs and themes **Cons** - 🎲 Unrealistic and non-random card dealing - 🤖 Overly aggressive and illogical AI behavior - 💸 Predatory monetization and pay-to-win mechanics - 😤 Frequent bad beats and impossible odds - 🔧 Game freezes and connection issues - 📉 Rigged outcomes favoring paying players - 🚫 Chip deductions without explanation - 😞 Losing streaks after big wins - ⚠️ Misleading bonus and reward systems - 🤝 Poor customer service and support - 🐛 Crashes and performance problems - 🎯 Inconsistent payout calculations - 🚫 Limited multiplayer connectivity options **Commonly reported bugs** - Game crashes on startup - Continuous crashing during gameplay - Stuttering and slow-motion performance - Connection drops and freezing mid-game - Chips disappearing from account - Wins not credited properly - Bonus chips not received after watching ads - Daily spin timer resets incorrectly - Card display issues with non-face cards - Vertical view missing crucial information - Multiplayer synchronization problems - Account lockouts without explanation - Malfunctions during big wins **Most requested features** - Online multiplayer instead of WiFi-only - Ability to turn off animations - Option to play own music during gameplay - Private room creation for friends - Manual friend search and addition - Better player statistics and information display - Improved card visibility and size - Adjustable bet increments - iPad optimization - Real-time translation for international players - Block feature for problematic players - Customizable player names and profiles - Voice communication between players - Better VIP tier progression system ## Newest reviews (19 of 94) ### 5/5 — UI is beautiful, but gameplay is horribly unrealistic... *2020-01-17* I don't know if Apple built or bought the "random" number generator that deals the cards, but it is clearly not random at all. I've been playing for about 3 hours and I've seen a Royal Flush, 5 instances of Four of a Kind, at least 8 Full Houses, and 6 or more Flushes. It's ridiculous. A Royal Flush is a one in a million hand - and multiple Four of a Kinds? The board is so often 4-flush or, in the same 3 hour session, I saw at least 4 Straights on the board... It's just silly. It's fun to look at, but don't consider it practice or anything close to real poker. It's strictly for entertainment, if you find making huge, impossible-to-make hands entertaining. I wanted to play poker. It doesn't matter how good or bad the AI of the virtual opponents is, the cards are not random, they're deliberately skewed to make big hands. Boo! ### 5/5 — Nice format *2020-01-17, version 1.0.2* Plays like a free online game. Don't go all in without a nuts hand. Update: I have played it enough to say the A. I. Really does need tweeked. It consistently holds inferior cards and pulls it out on the river. It folds when you have a good hand and bet low. Both are signs it's playing a known outcome. You get burned on slot machine outcomes (I.e. King high flush vs. Ace high) way more than natural. You can win easy by folding to 3rd or better, cashing in almost every game what fun is that? I reserved this drop to 3 stars giving time for an update but I doubt that will happen. I still think this is a good game I'm just disappointed with the gameplay when everything else is so polished and it's not a cheap game. ### 5/5 — Good game, AI is annoying *2020-01-17* Overall this is a good game. The play moves fast which I really like. U can skip all preflop betting just by touching the screen and skip right to your turn. And u can skip a hand being played if you're not in it and still see the outcome. I like playing in landscape mode so I can see the whole table instead of portrait mode where u have to watch animations for each individual player. The AI is questionable tho. They raise wayyy too much preflop, often like 8x-10x the big blind instead of the standard 3x-4x. And they push and call all in with bad hands and often when there's no need for it. You could see someone push in for $8k into a $500 pot. No need for that. Things like that make the game just another standard hold 'em game. If the AI was improved it would actually be a really good game. ### 5/5 — Great Game!!!! *2020-01-17, version 1.0.2* Okay... For five bucks you think...if it's not the greatest I haven't lost that much....So I tried it out...This game is so fun. I usually get bored really quick with games for mobile platforms but this game is soooo worth $5. If I knew that the games on here that cost $10 were as good as this one I'd buy them. And, if the games that are $10 were $5 I'd probably buy them just to try them out...But $10 is too much unless you are really sure it's good. For $10 there should be demos or just charge $5. ### 5/5 — Could be great if AI flaws are fixed *2020-01-17, version 1.0.2* Absolutely horrible AI. They will be bet 3/4 their money or go all in with junk hands before even seeing the flop. So 90% of the time your going to just fold or hope you get lucky and call them. It's extremely annoying bc they will bet a ton before the flop and then if you call them they'll just check the rest of the time. Many more flaws on top of this as well. This games graphics are great but for anyone that knows how to really play hold em, this game has serious flaws that need fixed in an update. If they offer an update and fix the problems this game could be great but very annoying as it is now.... ### 5/5 — Great game development! *2020-01-17* Look, I'm an avid poker player...been playing hold'em since before the moneymaker days. Apple Inc. really got it right! Simple interface, and the hand gestures make it simple to breeze through a tourney. A simple flip, and Birdseye view will suit most online poker players as well as brick and mortar players. Most the reviews I read implied it was rigged, and suckouts were abound. I beg to differ. I've played well over a million hands of poker in my life time. The randomization, and amazing rivers are just as true to real life, as the pushes some of the AI opponents and real thinking strategy is. Often the opponents will raise to steal your blind, or protect theirs. I thought this app was a little expensive at $4.99, but it's every penny worth it, and I'd even gift it to a friend or two. Great for passing time at the airport, and use of wi-fi is great for home games anywhere. Do not buy this game if you have anger management issues. Cussing in public after a bad beat, is not recommended and cracked screens just aren't hip these days. Show restraint cowboy, and practice good bankroll management. Now what are you waiting for? Shuffle up and deal. ### 5/5 — Awesome! *2020-01-17* I don't know what the problem is with some of the others, but I've had no problems so far (other than i've spent several hours playing this thing when I should have been doing something else). I've only started playing poker, and I've been able to win through atleast the third level. Playing on a computer is never going to be like playing real people, but I think they did a nice job with this app. I don't regret downloading it at all, and it's now my favorite app. It does get frustrating when you consistently get your pocket aces beat by a 2/3, however. UPDATE: It took me a few weeks, but I finally got first place on all levels. It's not impossible. ### 5/5 — Good, but too easy *2020-01-17* This is a great game, and by far it will be one of my most used apps. However, the opponents are way too easy. I played each level a few times to earn enough money to play the next level several times, and after a few hours I got to the last tournament. Well I entered the last tournament, and now I have over $2 mil cuz I won the $1.25 mil first prize. Now I'll just be playing that one all the time, and accumulating loads of (fake) dough... Then again, I'm really good at Hold 'em, so many may find this challenging. But if you know how to school n00bs, then it will be easy, because that's all the computer opponents are. Notice how they say WiFi multi player... This is not the same thing as Online multi player, which makes me sad! WiFi means you have to be on the same network, which is lame. Add ONLINE multi player, please! Unless you just HAPPEN to have a good friend with an iPhone who just HAPPENS to like this game enough to buy it and play with you, WiFi multi player is the same as no multi player. And even if you do have such a friend, that's only two people! I want NINE people playing online! ;) ### 5/5 — Addicting! But there might be a small flaw... *2020-01-17, version 1.0.2* I can play this for hours on end. I usually play in landscape mode so I can blitz through the game easier. I've noticed that when you're down to you and another player at a table, if you are the small blind and you call the big blind, the opponent will usually do a moderate raise (depending on their chip count) and 99% of the time, they're bluffing. I just wait until I have a good hand in this situation, call the big blind, wait for them to do their thing, and go all in. They run off like a beaten puppy every time. It's like clockwork, almost too easy. The bluffing in this game is probably more than most of us would see in real life. ### 5/5 — Online? *2020-01-17, version 1.0.2* First, for all you that sit staring at your phone waiting for a room with people... 😃 it is Ad-Hoc. Meaning you need other people on YOUR wi-fi network, it's not Online multiplayer. Get it? Also, mine has never crashed?? It goes into a stutter or slow-mo a few times but that's all. I have the 16G 3G if that matters?? As far as the game play or AI goes... I'll call it, different or unique. I can bluff and win so I doubt the comp knows the cards. It is strange that they bluff and call my final bet when I have the win and they have nothing?? Also, the tells are interesting and the players all play different. Some you can bully and some bully me. Overall, very fun game. Once you learn how to play Hold Em'..... Apple style????? ### 5/5 — Fun, Good game play, good graphics *2020-01-17, version 1.0.2* I enjoy playing this app. If you hold the screen vertically, you see video cycle through each player as it goes around the table. If you hold it horizontally, it zooms out to view the entire table (no video) and displays all of the info for each player. The game also supports multiple iPhones/iTouch in the same game, each with its own perspective, via WiFi. Relative to other pay apps, $5 seems a bit high for what it is and what it delivers (hence it gets 4 stars instead of 5). $3 would have been a better match between price and features. Its hard to convince friends to purchase (for head to head play) at $5 when they are used to $1 apps and FREE apps. I'd like to see Apple update this app to take advantage of the increased CPU and graphics performance in the 3GS. ### 5/5 — Best Texas Hold 'Em Game on the iPhone! *2020-01-17, version 1.0.2* Love the game! Very addictive! Really nice use of the horizontal/vertical views in the game. A couple of features though need to be improved: (1) Non-face cards need to show their true icon numbers. For example, a 7 of diamonds shows up with the number 7 on the card, but with only one diamond, so on first glance it looks like you have an Ace of Diamonds when you actually only have a 7 of diamonds (very confusing). (2) All cards need to appear larger on screen. Right now they are too small and hard to distinguish from other cards. There is plenty of room in the playing area to allow this. (3) Multiplayer games need to be with ANYONE on the internet, not just people within your Wi-Fi LAN network. This is not a true multiplayer game otherwise (how many times do you find yourself playing a game on someoe ONLY in your Wi-Fi network?). Besides that, awesome game. Way to go Apple. ### 5/5 — For $5, this game is more than worth it! *2020-01-17, version 1.0.2* I think that $5 is such a reasonable price--especially compared to what other people are charging for less sophisticated apps. As for the game, it is gorgeous. If you hold your phone upright (vertical), you will see video clips of people actually playing. The game plays well; the taps and swipes are intuitively what you would expect. To fold, for example, you drag your cards to the table; to check, you tap three times. The only thing this game is missing is the ability to play with other people. It has Wi-Fi multiplayer, but you must play with people on the same wi-fi connection. This means either people you know, or if you get lucky and happen to hop on at Starbucks or somewhere and get someone else on at the same time. There are much less sophisticated games out there that allow you to play with live people. My boyfriend's older, crappier phone used to let me play tetris with real people. This is THE Texas Hold'em game to purchase if you're going to purchase one. I know I always look for the best so I don't waste money on junk only to find a really cool (and usually cheaper) one later. ### 5/5 — Good Looking, but very unrealistic *2020-01-17* I agree with many of the people here. The gameplay is VERY unrealistic. I've played 4,827 games now and I have seen about 14 royal flushes. I also hate how the entire table folds almost every time. I play a lot of poker and I do very well. After playing hundreds of games the way you would a real tournament, I noticed that it doesn't come down to how well you play a hand...it's as if the AI is determining the results. In one game I hit trip-Aces three times in a row and the AI holding 2-6 off, 5-9 off, and A-4 off hit a straight on the turn and river. I've never seen that in a real tournament. So as an experiment I started playing "unrealistic"...like the AI. I fold every hand until I get down to three players and bam. Bankroll of $17,000,000. This App needs major improvements.....and more tables. I've been stuck playng Dubai for my last 2,000 or so games....its getting old. ### 5/5 — Awesome! *2020-01-17* I don't know what the problem is with some of the others, but I've had no problems so far (other than i've spent several hours playing this thing when I should have been doing something else). I've only started playing poker, and I've been able to win through atleast the third level. Playing on a computer is never going to be like playing real people, but I think they did a nice job with this app. I don't regret downloading it at all, and it's now my favorite app. It does get frustrating when you consistently get your pocket aces beat by a 2/3, however. UPDATE: It took me a few weeks, but I finally got first place on all levels. It's not impossible. ### 5/5 — Great UI, unrealistic poker *2020-01-17* The interface for this game is near perfect for a touchscreen device. You can play slower watching every player's subtle and not-so-subtle expressions (which is of dubious value), or you can play at lightning speed and use fast forward until it's your turn to act. The UI fits the game perfectly. Unfortunately, the game has one big problem: the actual poker. While I am not a pro, I've played a lot of poker both online and in casinos, and we have regular hold'em tournaments at our houses; and overall I come out ahead. And I can honestly say that 1. Nobody who knows anything about hold'em plays like the AI players, and 2. the way the AI players catch miracle cards and give bad beats after going all in with nothing is absolutely ridiculous, making it seem that they sometimes "know' what hand they will end up with. Of course, I've seen things like that happen in real life, but they just don't happen that often. In this game, they happen all the time. Typical (last hand I just played): I have AQ off, flop comes AQ9 rainbow. AI (chip leader) shoves all in with J5 off, my 2 pair is 96% to win, and turn and river bring a K and a 10, completing backdoor straight for AI and busting me. C'mon... ### 5/5 — Do not buy this garbage *2020-01-16* I wish I could get my money back. If you know how to play Texas hold-em you will want to throw your phone thru a wall. This game has good graphics, but the card playing is horrible. I bet three times the pot with the highest pair on the board and got raised by a computer player who had a pair of 3s. I called and he beat me on the river with two pair. This happens every 90 percent of the time. If you like the card playing on this game you don't play real hold em. In that case enjoy! For the people who play hold em you will end up having to replace your phone after it hits the wall. ### 5/5 — Wow. Seriously, wow. *2020-01-16, version 1.0.2* The only thing that I would like to see added is the ability to play with others over the Internet, not just my local network. Otherwise, this game is a masterwork and really shows the level of immersion and interaction that a handheld game can offer. The poker play is authentic and smooth, and you can even find "tells" in the video players if you watch carefully. ### 5/5 — Warning: Terribly Addictive *2020-01-16, version 1.0.2* Once you start winning the bigger games like Paris and Vegas, you just can't really quit playing until you win Dubai. I can't put this darn thing down. The only thing I would change is to make it so that the other players don't celebrate EVERY SINGLE HAND they win. That gets a little annoying. Great game otherwise though. ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Broken *2022-01-26* Games broken. Tried downloading it and it kept crashing non stop. Nothing works. Complete garbage. Don’t waste your time ### 5/5 — Better way *2020-01-22, version 1.0.2* There should be a better way to allow the spins and coins to last longer without having to pay ### 5/5 — Best casino game so far *2020-01-21* This game is easy to stay with not like the other games where you loose your money very fast, you earn it fast and enough to play. ### 5/5 — How can anyone give this 5 Stars is beyond me! *2020-01-20* If you are dealt a good hand no one bets and if you bet they fold. Now if they get a good hand betting is normal. I have on numerous occasions dealt the same had not once, not twice but 3 hands in a row, really? What are the odds of being dealt A 9, 3 times? OR A J, 3 times in a row? I’ll tell you, million to 1. Fix this game to deal totally random and you then will have a good game. If you don't believe me play poker in real life and you will see how bad this game is. ### 5/5 — Addictive *2020-01-20* I haven’t played Poker before this and I am loving it. Seeing NPC’s tells is also interesting, only issue is you can’t always check, but that is no reason to give it any less than what this game deserves! ### 5/5 — Cheats! *2020-01-20* I literally could not win a hand out of 20 attempts! The one good hand I had I flopped a straight and lost to a higher one! You can’t win in this game at all. Can’t play something where you don’t win. Just when you think you have the highest straight you get beat by a flush on the river. Then when you have the Ace high flush you then get beat by a full house! ?????? This game gets 5 stars for guaranteeing that you will lose no matter what cards or bet you place. They will even call your all in bluff with nothing in their hand.....and somehow still win! This is not how poker is played! ### 5/5 — Monopoly *2020-01-19, version 1.0.2* I am curious why Apple never gave opportunity to feature social poker apps but have its own app this option? That’s monopoly for sure! Who is next? Blackjack from Apple on main page? Zynga should think about it and ask their lawyers to be ready if it would happen. ### 5/5 — So bad it’s funny *2020-01-19, version 1.0.2* Look I get it; it’s a free game. That being said the AI in this game is absolutely ridiculous. Making huge bets on garbage hands, etc. it’s also amazing how many times those crap hands end up miraculously winning especially on the river. If “luck” were like that in real life Las Vegas would be a ghost town. ### 5/5 — Sort of accessible *2020-01-19* You can play, but it's not possible to tap players to see stats or bios, and you can only adjust bets by 5 dollars—an awful thing when you're betting 500 ### 5/5 — Tweaks on the vertical view please? *2020-01-18* As many people have said, Texas Hold'em is great for novices and experts alike. The user interface is wonderful, allowing you to fold by flicking your cards in, or go all in by pushing your stack of chips to the center. The horizontal view is great, with all the info you need: a ranking of your hand (simply touch and release to see how strong your hand is), pot and player info, even player histories. My only complaint is about the vertical view. It is SO cool to actually have near-realistic players to compete against. But in this view you can't tell how much money other players have, or even how many players are in the pot. This means I am forced to constantly play in horizontal mode, even though I'd love to play more vertically. If Apple could find a way to show crucial hand/pot info even in the vertical movie view, this app would be incredible. One other point about the AI (Artificial Intelligence). The computer players are a bit too aggressive. The easiest way to win is by simply folding every hand until most of the AIs have knocked themselves out with their constant all-in betting. Once you're down to 2 or 3 other players, you can start playing for real. ## Most praised reviews (1 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Best Hold'em Implimentation On This Kind of Media *2020-01-17* Hands down the best Texas Hold'em game for a cell phone, or portable media at this size. Easy, intuitive interface--already a polished UI, and the ability to speed through turns in Single Player mode. Everything about this app is 1st rate. The only hickup is the ability to only play Multi-Player with people sharing the same WiFi signal--and I am aware of the logistics of having to host multi-player games would become cumbersome--but Apple is the company supplying the game! Surely if anybody has the resources, they do. That is my ONLY qualm about this game / app. Easily worth $4.99+. --- *Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). User reviews are verbatim App Store reviews. Ratings, prices and chart positions refresh continuously; this snapshot is from 2026-06-10.*