About this site

The scope of our content

Sweet Bonanza Desk writes about pokies and casino bonuses for Australian readers. Our pages explain how online slots work, what the common bonus conditions mean in practice, and what the published return figures say about a game over the long run. We describe features and terms; we do not tell readers what to play or how much to spend.

Where we cover a bonus offer, we set out the conditions attached to it in plain language: playthrough requirements, time limits, maximum bet rules and any caps on what a bonus can pay out. Our partner's current cashier is described in general terms. We do not list payment methods and we do not advise on which one to choose.

How we source the numbers

Return figures on this site are taken from material published by the game providers, then re-read against that material and dated so a reader can see how current the figure is. A published return is a long-run average across millions of spins. It tells you nothing about what a single session will do, and no arrangement of bets changes it.

If a provider publishes a figure we use, we use it as published. If a sentence would need a number we have not sourced, we write the sentence without the number. Bonus terms are summarised from the operator's own published terms, and where those terms change, our summary is corrected to match rather than kept for appearance.

Where our funding comes from

This site carries a paid placement. Our commercial partner is referred to throughout as our partner, and the arrangement is disclosed rather than blended into the copy. The placement does not change the way a return figure is quoted or a bonus condition is described: those are reported from the published source, not negotiated.

We do not name operators in our pages, and we do not claim to have played, deposited or withdrawn at any of them. We have not. Where a reader is deciding whether to open an account anywhere, the decision is theirs to make on the operator's own terms and on their own budget.

What we are not claiming to be

It is not financial, legal or tax advice, and it is not a gambling help service. It is not a casino and not an operator: we take no bets, hold no player funds and cannot open, close or adjust an account. No figure on this site is a promise of a result, and no approach we describe is a way to beat a game.

Pokies are a game of chance with a built-in house edge. Money spent on them can be lost, and the long-run return figure is not a forecast for your session. If gambling is costing you more than you can afford, stop and seek independent help. This site is written for adults.

Corrections and how to read us

When a provider republishes a return figure or an operator changes its bonus terms, the page is updated and the figure re-dated. A date on a figure means the source was read at that point; it does not mean the term will stay the same. We would rather remove a stale number than carry it forward.

Read our pages as a summary of published material, not as a recommendation. Check any offer against the operator's own terms before you act on it, and treat any figure you see here as one input among several. Where this site and the operator's terms differ, the operator's terms are the ones that apply.

Age and responsible play

This site is for adults. Gambling products are not available to anyone under the age limit set for their jurisdiction, and nothing here is written for or aimed at younger readers. If you are not old enough to gamble where you live, this site is not for you.

Set a limit before you play, not after, and treat it as fixed. If you find yourself chasing losses or spending beyond what you planned, that is the point to stop and talk to someone independent. No bonus and no game feature changes those odds in your favour.

Privacy and data

Our privacy page explains what is collected when you read the site and how it is handled, including the application of the Privacy Act 1988. We keep that explanation in plain terms rather than in legal shorthand. It covers the site itself, not an operator's own systems.

If you follow a link to our partner, that operator's privacy policy governs what happens there, not ours. Read it before you provide personal details or documents. Questions about how this site handles information belong with us; questions about an account belong with the operator holding it.

Do you earn money from the offers on this site?

Yes. The site carries a paid placement with our partner, and that arrangement is disclosed. It does not change how a published return figure or a bonus condition is described.

Are your return figures a prediction for my session?

No. A return figure is a long-run average taken from provider material and re-dated, not a forecast for any single session. A session can end well below or above that average, and no betting pattern changes it.