Casino bonuses for Australian players, compared from each casino’s own bonus terms and Australian promotions page. We read the terms behind every offer and put the conditions into dollars: how much you have to bet to clear a bonus, the most you can bet while you do, and the most you can cash out.
StayCasino, Spin Samurai, Wanted Win, Richard Casino, Golden Crown, PlayAmo and National Casino all hold offshore licences and let you hold your balance in Australian dollars. Advertised welcome totals don’t always match what the bonus terms add up to, so we did the sums ourselves.
| Casino | Advertised | What the terms add up to | Min. deposit | Wagering | Max bet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| StayCasino | $5,000 + 350 free spins | $4,000 + 350 free spins over 5 deposits | $30 | 40x the bonus, 7 days | $8 |
| Spin Samurai | $5,000 + 150 free spins | $5,000 + 150 free spins over 3 deposits | $30 ($15 in the terms) | 40x the bonus, 14 days | $7.50 |
| Wanted Win | $5,000 + 500 free spins | $5,000 + 500 free spins over 5 deposits, no code | $30 | 40x the bonus, 7 days | $8 |
| Richard Casino | $5,000 + 500 free spins | $5,000 + 500 free spins over 5 deposits, no code | $30 | 40x the bonus, 7 days | $8 |
| Golden Crown | $15,000 + 300 free spins | $16,500 + 350 free spins over 3 deposits (CROWN1, GC75, 50DEP) | $45 | 40x the bonus, 14 days | $7, then $3 |
| PlayAmo | $1,850 + 100 free spins on the first deposit | $6,500 + 150 free spins over 4 deposits (FIRSTDEP to FOURTHDEP) | $25 | 50x the bonus | $8 |
| National Casino | $500 + 100 free spins on the first deposit | $1,500 + 150 free spins over 2 deposits, bonus cards in the cashier | $25 | 40x the bonus | $8 |
Three things stand out. Spin Samurai’s pack is honest about its size, since the three matches really do add up to $5,000, but it lets you withdraw at most €5,000 in winnings from your first three deposits, and each deposit has to be played through three times first. Golden Crown’s $15,000 first deposit match is also real, yet winnings from any deposit bonus there stop at five times the deposit and $7,500, so a big deposit buys you nothing. PlayAmo is the only casino on the list wagering its bonuses 50 times, which makes even its small reloads expensive to clear.
StayCasino, Wanted Win and Richard Casino share one structure: five deposits, 40x on the bonus alone, and a cap of 10 times each bonus. StayCasino’s pack is $1,000 smaller than its headline; the other two match theirs. National Casino is the smallest pack and the plainest one, with 40x and no cap on what the welcome bonus can win.
A welcome bonus matches your first deposits by a percentage, usually with free spins on top, and it’s often spread across three to five deposits. The first deposit tends to be the best value: every casino on our list matches it 100%, and Golden Crown stretches that match to $15,000, while later deposits drop to 75% or 50% at StayCasino, Wanted Win and Richard Casino, swing between 75% and 100% at Spin Samurai, and slide from 50% to 20% at PlayAmo. StayCasino, Spin Samurai, Wanted Win and Richard Casino need no code for their welcome packs; Golden Crown and PlayAmo do, and National Casino uses bonus cards you pick in the cashier.
Some casinos run a second welcome pack for big first deposits. StayCasino’s starts at $350 and is advertised as $50,000 + 780 free spins over five deposits, with up to $10,000 per bonus. Forty times $10,000 is $400,000 in bets, so we’d only treat a pack like this as a reward for spending you were going to do anyway.
Reloads are smaller matches for players who have already deposited. StayCasino’s weekend reload is 50% up to $500 from a $30 deposit with the code WEEKEND, and Wanted Win and Richard Casino run the same code from $45. Golden Crown’s WBONUS goes to 50% up to $10,000 on paper, with the same 5x-of-deposit cap as its welcome bonus. Spin Samurai’s Friday boost gives 50% up to $150 plus 30 free spins, but it needs 45x wagering and its terms cap the winnings at €50, which makes it far weaker than it looks; PlayAmo’s RELOAD and National Casino’s Friday offer are both 50% up to $250.
Most free spins are tied to a deposit. StayCasino hands out 25 to 100 spins on Tuesdays with the codes FS25, FS50 and FS100, and Wanted Win and Richard Casino do the same with FS50, FS80 and FS150. Golden Crown’s Wednesday code WEDFS pays 30 to 100 spins, PlayAmo gives 20 to 100 on Mondays without a code, and Spin Samurai has weekend spins with the codes DOJO and SENSEI, weekly spins with TOP40 and TOP100, and spins on Mondays once you’ve made three deposits. Check the win cap before you get excited: StayCasino, Wanted Win and Richard Casino pay out at most $150 from a set of spins, Golden Crown $225, and Spin Samurai usually $75.
Cashback returns part of what you lose. StayCasino pays 7% of a week’s net pokie losses every Monday once you’ve made six deposits, up to $5,000, with 5x wagering. Golden Crown pays daily, 5% to 20% of the previous day’s loss, but not on crypto play. Wanted Win’s cashback starts at loyalty level four, and at Spin Samurai daily cashback of 15% to 30% only arrives at the top loyalty levels, after big losses.
No casino on our list offers Australians a real no deposit bonus. The closest is National Casino, which gives 10 free spins for installing its app and 10 more for turning on notifications, capped at $75 of winnings. PlayAmo pays 10 spins for its app, and StayCasino, Spin Samurai, Wanted Win and Richard Casino hand out small batches of spins or partner chips for things like installing an app or confirming your phone number, usually only after you’ve deposited, and with win caps of $35 to $75. Offers that promise you can “keep what you win” without depositing almost always have a cap like this, and most casinos ask for a deposit before you can withdraw. Our no deposit bonus guide explains the caps and how to spot codes that no longer work.
Loyalty programs turn your bets into points that unlock levels and prizes. The rebate is small: at StayCasino, $2,500 of pokie bets earns $1 in exchangeable points at level 4, Spin Samurai gives one point for every $30 you bet on pokies, and at Golden Crown $1,470 of bets is worth $1 at the entry status. Treat loyalty rewards as a bonus on top of play you’d do anyway.
A wagering requirement is the amount you have to bet before bonus money turns into cash you can withdraw. With 40x wagering, a $50 bonus needs $2,000 of bets. All of them count wagering on the bonus only, not on the deposit plus the bonus, which is the friendlier way round, although PlayAmo’s 50x is the highest multiplier on the list. These are the other rules that decide what a bonus is really worth:
A bonus isn’t always the better deal. Playing with your own money means no wagering, no bet limit and no win cap, and your winnings are yours to withdraw straight away. It’s usually worth saying no if you mainly play live dealer games or table games, if you want to cash out quickly, or if your deposit is too small to get through the wagering at a sensible bet size. Every casino here lets you cancel a bonus, and at StayCasino doing it before you wager the bonus leaves your own money untouched.
StayCasino’s first deposit bonus, 100% up to $1,000 with 100 free spins, has the fewest strings, and Wanted Win and Richard Casino offer the same terms with more spins. Golden Crown’s 100% up to $15,000 is the biggest headline on the list, but winnings from it are capped at five times your deposit. Spin Samurai’s pack matches its headline yet caps early winnings at €5,000, and PlayAmo’s 50x wagering makes its bonuses the hardest to clear.
Not at StayCasino, Spin Samurai, Wanted Win or Richard Casino. Golden Crown needs CROWN1, GC75 and 50DEP, PlayAmo needs FIRSTDEP, SECONDDEP, THIRDDEP and FOURTHDEP, and National Casino uses bonus cards you select when depositing. Reloads and free spin offers usually do need one, entered in the cashier before you deposit.
Only after you’ve met the wagering, and only up to the win cap. Until then, the bonus and anything it wins stay locked.
The bonus and anything it has won are cancelled. What’s left of your own deposit can still be withdrawn once it has been played through: once on pokies at StayCasino, Wanted Win and Richard Casino, three times at Spin Samurai, Golden Crown, PlayAmo and National Casino.
For a recreational player, no. The ATO treats gambling wins as windfalls rather than income, and that includes money won from a bonus. The picture changes only if gambling is run as a business, which is rare and worth a conversation with a tax adviser.
Yes. At StayCasino you can cancel a bonus before you wager it without touching your own money. Spin Samurai lets you cancel an active bonus too, but anything it has already won goes with it.
