Online Casino Australia is an independent comparison and information site. Some links on it are affiliate links: if you click one and register or deposit with the operator, we may earn a commission. This page explains how that works and what it does and does not change.
What an affiliate link is
Links that take you to a casino’s website go through an address on our site that starts with /go/. Many of them are affiliate links, which tell the operator that you came from us. If you register or deposit, the operator may pay us a commission under its affiliate programme. These links are marked as sponsored in the page code, and you pay nothing extra for using them.
Who the operators are
Every casino we link to is an offshore operator without an Australian licence. No online casino can be licensed in Australia, and online casino services cannot legally be offered to people in Australia. We say this on every page where casinos appear, in the banner at the top of the site and next to every offer.
The legal position, in plain words. Under the Interactive Gambling Act 2001, online casino services cannot legally be offered or advertised to people in Australia (ACMA). No online casino holds an Australian licence. The casinos discussed on this site are offshore operators without an Australian licence, and Australian regulators cannot help you if one of them treats you unfairly or withholds your winnings. Our guide to whether online gambling is legal in Australia explains the law in full.
How affiliate relationships affect our pages
We want this to be clear rather than reassuring:
- Our comparison table. Casinos are given a score out of 100 and listed in descending order of score. Casinos for which we have no affiliate link are placed at the end of the table.
- Our facts. Commercial relationships do not change the facts we publish. Offers, limits, fees and terms are taken from the operator’s own pages, read with an Australian IP address, and shown with the date we read them. Where a banner and the terms disagree, we quote both.
- Our guides. Guides such as those on the law, payments, withdrawals and casino games are written to answer the question, not to sell a casino. Some pages carry a short block with casinos from our table; responsible gambling pages carry none.
- What we never do. We do not take bets or deposits, and we never ask you to send money to us or to anyone else.
Where you will see commercial content
- The comparison table on the homepage.
- The “Bonuses” panel in the header, which shows offers from the first casinos in the table that have a link.
- Short “top 3” blocks and the podium near the bottom of some pages.
- Links to an operator inside a guide, where we discuss its terms.
Each of these carries an 18+ notice and a statement that the operators are not licensed in Australia.
Your safety comes first
18+ only. Gambling should be entertainment, never a way to make money. Free, confidential support is available 24 hours a day on the National Gambling Helpline, 1800 858 858, or at Gambling Help Online. BetStop lets you self-exclude from Australian-licensed online and phone wagering; it does not cover offshore casinos. Our responsible gambling guide covers limits, blocking tools and where to get help.
Questions
If anything on this page is unclear, or you think a page does not follow it, write to us at michael.jones@onlinecasinoaustralia.net or use our contact page. See also our editorial policy, how we review and terms of use.
