Terms and Conditions

These terms explain how Online Casinos Australia works, what you can expect from the information on this site, and the responsibilities that sit with you as a reader before you use any of it to choose an online casino. By browsing hihou.com.au, you accept the terms set out below.

What this site is and isn't

Online Casinos Australia is an independent comparison and review website. We publish research on online casinos available to players in Australia, covering areas such as licensing, online pokies and table games, live dealer options, bonuses, payment methods and mobile play. We are not a casino, we do not accept wagers, and we do not process deposits or withdrawals on behalf of any operator.

Nothing on this site should be read as financial, legal or gambling advice. We summarise publicly available information and our own assessment of each operator's terms at the time of writing, but casino offers, wagering requirements and game libraries change regularly. Always check the current terms on the operator's own site before you sign up or deposit.

The casinos we cover are offshore operators

The casino brands reviewed and ranked on hihou.com.au — including the sites listed on our top-rated casinos page — are offshore operators licensed outside Australia. Australia does not licence local online casino operators for real-money interactive casino games, so any site accepting Australian players in this category is regulated under a foreign jurisdiction rather than by an Australian body.

This has practical consequences you should understand before playing:

• Dispute resolution, if something goes wrong, runs through the operator's licensing authority overseas, not an Australian regulator.
• Consumer protections vary by jurisdiction and may differ significantly from protections you'd expect under Australian law.
• Currency, payment processing and identity verification requirements are set by the operator and its licensor, not by an Australian standard.

We report the licence details we can verify for each operator, but we encourage you to confirm current licensing status directly with the operator before depositing.

Eligibility and your responsibilities

You must be at least 18 years old to use gambling services referenced on this site, and it remains your responsibility to check that online gambling with a given offshore operator is lawful for you personally, given your location and personal circumstances. Age and identity verification (KYC) requirements are set and enforced by each casino operator, not by Online Casinos Australia, and typically apply before a first withdrawal.

If you're at all worried about your gambling, or someone else's, our Responsible Gambling page lists tools and support services available in Australia, including deposit limits, self-exclusion options and independent support lines.

How we present bonuses, ratings and offers

Bonus values, free spin counts and offer terms shown on this site — such as those attached to VegasNow, LuckyOnes, CrazyTower and the other operators listed — are quoted in the currency the operator itself promotes, which may not always be AUD. Editorial ratings reflect our own assessment against criteria including licensing transparency, game range, payment options and the clarity of bonus terms. They are not customer satisfaction scores, and they are not guarantees of a particular outcome, payout or experience.

Wagering requirements, maximum cashout limits, minimum deposits and offer expiry dates all sit within the operator's own terms and can change without notice. Where we quote a headline offer, treat it as a starting point for your own check of the operator's current terms page, not as a fixed promise from us.

Affiliate links and how we're funded

Online Casinos Australia earns commission when readers click through to a casino operator and register an account. This is how the site is funded, and it does not cost you anything extra to use a link from this page. Commission arrangements never determine an operator's position in our rankings or the content of a review — an operator cannot pay to improve its rating, and a listing is never removed simply because a commercial relationship changes.

You can read more about how we assess operators on our reviewed and ranked casinos page.

Accuracy, updates and limitation of liability

We make a reasonable effort to keep information current, but online casino terms, game libraries, payment methods and licensing details are set by third parties and can change without notice to us. We do not guarantee that any figure, date or term quoted on this site matches what you'll see at the point you visit an operator's site.

To the extent permitted by law, Online Casinos Australia accepts no liability for losses arising from your use of this site or your dealings with any third-party casino operator, including losses connected to gambling activity, payment processing, account verification or disputes with an operator. Your relationship, once you sign up, is with that operator and is governed by its own terms and conditions — not by this page.

Changes to these terms

We may update these terms from time to time to reflect changes to the site, the operators we cover, or our own processes. The version shown here is the one currently in effect. Continuing to use hihou.com.au after an update means you accept the revised terms.

Questions about these terms

If anything here is unclear, or you've spotted something on the site that looks out of date, get in touch via our Contact Us page. You can also read more about who compiles this site's reviews on our About Us page.