About the desk

What the desk publishes

The desk writes about pokies and casino bonuses for Australian readers. That means explainers on how games and bonus offers are structured, how wagering conditions work, and what the published return figure on a game means over the long run. It also covers the consumer side: how to read terms, how to set limits, and where to go when gambling stops being manageable.

The writing is aimed at adults deciding how to spend their own money, and it assumes they can lose it. Nothing here is a recommendation to play, and no page on this site suggests a game, a stake plan or a timing trick will produce a win. A return figure is a long-run average across an enormous number of spins. A session is not the long run, and it can end anywhere.

Sources behind the numbers

Numbers on this site are taken from figures the game providers and regulators publish themselves. We do not generate our own statistics and we do not estimate a return figure by watching a game. When a page quotes a published figure, it is re-read against the source and the reading is dated, so a reader can see how current it is and check it against the original.

Where a published figure is not available, the sentence is written without one. That is deliberate. A gap in the record is more honest than a number that looks precise and is not. If a figure you have seen elsewhere does not appear here, it may be that we could not trace it to a published source.

Where the money for this site comes from

The site carries a paid placement for our partner, and that placement is disclosed where it appears. Our partner is a commercial arrangement, not an editorial one. The desk is paid for the placement, and readers should treat any page that leads to our partner as carrying that commercial interest.

A paid placement does not buy a favourable description of a game, a bonus or a set of terms. Where the terms of an offer work against the player, the page says so. Anything on this site that is not marked as a paid placement is written independently of it.

What this desk does not do

This site is not financial, legal or gambling advice, and it is not a substitute for reading the terms of an offer yourself. It is not a casino and not an operator. We do not hold player funds, run games, process deposits or withdrawals, or handle account queries. Those matters sit with the operator you deal with, and any dispute about a payment or an account is theirs to resolve.

We do not claim to have tested a game, made a deposit, requested a withdrawal or contacted a support desk. Descriptions here are based on published material, not on play. If you need help with your own gambling, the support services listed on this site are the right place to start.

Corrections and how to read a page

Pages are re-read against their sources and can change when a provider or regulator changes what it publishes. If something here does not match the current published material, the published material is right and this site is wrong, and we would rather be told. Corrections are made to the page itself rather than left in a comment.

Read every figure on the site as a description of how a game behaves over a very long run, never as a forecast for the next session. Bonus terms should be read in full before any money moves, because the conditions decide the outcome more than the headline does. Take the time, and treat anything you cannot find in the terms as though it were not offered.

Does this site run any of the games or hold my money?

No. This is a publishing desk, not a casino and not an operator, and it never holds player funds. All deposits, withdrawals and account matters sit with the operator you deal with.

Are the numbers on this site independently measured?

No. They are published provider and regulator figures, re-read against the source and dated when they appear. Where a published figure is not available, the sentence is written without one rather than estimated.