About Us

Casinos and pokies scored on the same rules, with payout times in hours.

Verified Pokies is an independent guide for Australian players. We record casino and pokies data with its source and the date it was collected, and we score casinos out of 10 from ten published database checks rather than on opinion.

What We Do

We do not run games or take deposits. Our work is research and presentation: collecting the figures that matter before you sign up at an online casino, and showing them in one place with their sources. Those figures include the operator and licence, the welcome offer and its wagering, minimum deposits and withdrawals, withdrawal caps and quoted payout times by method.

For pokies, we record the return to player, layout and features that each studio publishes on its own game pages. When a provider does not publish a figure, we leave the field empty rather than copy an untraceable number from elsewhere.

How We Check

Every casino record starts with the casino's own terms, banking page and footer. Where a casino blocks access or does not publish a figure, we use named independent review sources and say so. When sources disagree, both versions stay visible, and the casino's own figure is shown first where one exists.

Our most recent data round closed on 4 November 2026 and covered 79 casino brands and 28 pokies. Each casino card on the site shows the date its record was collected. The full process is set out on our home page and in our review methodology.

Casino scores come from a 10-point checklist covering licence details, operator, Australian access, wagering, payment methods, withdrawal caps and payout routes. Anyone with the same record would reach the same score.

What We Do Not Claim

We do not claim to have deposited and withdrawn at every casino. Payout times on our cards are quoted times unless a dated test entry says otherwise.
We do not promise that any casino is safe or that any game will pay. Online casinos serving Australians are offshore operators outside Australian regulation.
We do not invent ratings, player counts or testimonials.

How We Are Funded

Some casinos pay us a commission when readers sign up through our links. That income keeps the site running. It does not buy a place in our lists or a point in our score, and the arrangement is explained in full in our affiliate disclosure.

Responsible Gambling

Every page on the site carries responsible gambling information, and our guidance on limits and breaks follows published academic research. If gambling stops being fun, Gambling Help Online offers free, confidential support 24/7 on 1800 858 858. Our responsible gambling page lists the warning signs and the tools available.

Corrections

Casino terms change often. When we find that a figure has changed, we update the record and its date. If a casino's own terms differ from what you read here, the casino's terms apply.