The mark out of ten is arithmetic, not taste. Six weighted checks, one shared sheet, and a short list of hard auto-fails that pull a casino off the board no matter how well it scores elsewhere.
Payout clock
30% of score
Two cash-outs minimum, timed from the confirm button to money sitting in an Australian bank account. PayID inside 15 minutes takes full marks; anything past a day loses half the weight.
Auto-fail: a payout stalled past 72 hours with no ID reason
Bonus honesty
25% of score
Wagering multiplier, max bet while a bonus runs, excluded pokies and the cash-out ceiling. A calm 25x with no cap beats a headline 200% at 60x every time.
Auto-fail: max cash-out under five times the deposit
Verified RTP
20% of score
Advertised return figures are cross-checked against the operator's independent test certificates for pokies, blackjack and live tables before we quote a number.
Auto-fail: a lobby average measured below 96%
Licence and dispute path
15% of score
A named corporate entity, a current offshore licence, and an escalation route to an independent adjudicator an Australian player can actually reach by email.
Auto-fail: no traceable licence holder
Support under pressure
10% of score
Live chat gets one hard verification question and one bonus-terms question, sent in AEST business hours and again after midnight. We log reply time and accuracy.
Auto-fail: scripted replies that contradict the terms
Australian cashier fit
Pass / fail gate
PayID or Osko must work in both directions, priced in Australian dollars, with no forced currency conversion and no quiet processing cut skimmed on the way out.
Auto-fail: A$ deposits converted to USD at the cashier