The spins are played on two BGaming pokies, Elvis Frog TRUEWAYS and Aztec Magic Deluxe.
Welcome bonus conditions
- Minimum deposit: the bonus terms ask for $15, but the bonuses page says $30. $30 is the safer amount, and it also qualifies you for the daily lucky katana spins.
- Wagering: 40 times the bonus amount, not the deposit.
- Time limit: 14 days according to the bonus terms, while the Australian homepage says 7. Plan for 7. The free spins have to be activated within 3 days and used within 7.
- Bet limit: $7.50 a spin, and that includes buying a bonus feature or gambling a win.
- Free spin winnings: no more than $75 can be withdrawn from the welcome spins.
- Payment methods: deposits through Skrill or Neteller don’t qualify.
- Withdrawing mid-pack: cash out before you’ve claimed all three bonuses and the remaining ones disappear.
What the welcome pack costs you
Say you deposit $200 and take the first bonus. You now have $200 of bonus money that needs $8,000 of bets within the time limit. At $2 a spin that’s 4,000 spins, and even at the $7.50 maximum it’s more than 1,060. Your own $200 also has to be played through three times before Spin Samurai will pay it out, a rule that sits in the general terms rather than the bonus terms.
The bigger catch is in the general terms too: across your first three deposits, the most you can withdraw in winnings is €5,000. The cap applies whether or not you take the bonus, but it matters most to players chasing the full $5,000 pack.
Games that don’t count
Pokies count in full while you wager, apart from a long list of titles you can’t open with a bonus running, including every jackpot pokie. Table games, roulette and video poker count 0%, and live dealer games aren’t part of wagering at all. The restricted games stay closed until you’ve finished wagering every bonus in your account.
Codes for existing players
Once the welcome pack is done, Spin Samurai has something running on most days of the week. Several offers only appear after your first three deposits.
Weekend free spins: DOJO and SENSEI
At weekends you choose between two codes. DOJO gives 70 free spins for a deposit of $30 or more, and its winnings are wagered only 35 times, the lowest requirement in Spin Samurai’s line-up. SENSEI gives 95 spins for $40 or more. The page promises up to 165 spins every weekend, which only adds up if you could use both codes, yet it presents them as one or the other. Neither code is in the bonus terms, so the SENSEI wagering and the win caps aren’t published.
Top Slots: TOP40 and TOP100
After three deposits you can use each of these once a week, from Monday to Sunday UTC. TOP40 is for deposits of $30 to $59 and gives 40 spins. TOP100 needs $60 or more and gives 100. Because they count as separate offers, one week can bring 140 spins. Spin winnings need 45x wagering, and you get 3 days to activate the spins and another 3 to play them.
Monday bonus
Mondays pay spins on a sliding scale: 25 for $30 to $74, 50 for $75 to $149 and 100 for $150 or more. No code is shown, and the offer unlocks after your first three deposits. It isn’t in the bonus terms yet, so its wagering and caps aren’t published.
Friday boost
Every Friday, players who have used all three welcome bonuses can get 50% up to $150 plus 30 free spins. The bonus terms set the minimum deposit at $20, the bonuses page at $22.50. The spins land on three pokies from the month’s featured provider. The offer runs from 00:00 to 23:59 UTC, which is 11am Friday to 10:59am Saturday in Sydney during daylight saving.
Read the cap before you take it. The terms limit winnings from the Friday bonus to €50, while the full $150 bonus needs $6,750 of bets at 45x. For most players that’s a poor trade.
Daily lucky katana and the spin wheel
Deposit $30 or more on any day and you can open the Daily lucky katana card in your account the next day for 10, 20 or 30 free spins. They must be activated within a day and played within 3, need 45x wagering and pay out at most $75. The bonus option in your account has to be ticked for them to appear.
Deposits of $30 to $59 also unlock one spin a day on the prize wheel, worth 15 to 77 free spins or a no-wager reward. Wheel spins are activated within a day and last 7 days, winnings are capped at $75, and depending on the prize there’s either 45x wagering or none.
Loyalty program and cashback
You earn one comp point for every $30 you bet on pokies with real money, and the points move you through ten levels. These are the rewards the bonus terms attach to the levels: