Studio-published RTP
None
RTG publishes no figure
The claim spread
2.5pts
95% to 97.5% — a doubled house edge
AU venue floor
85%
Clubs & pubs, five jurisdictions
Volatility label
High
Third-party consensus
Every figure in circulation, with its publisher
Nothing averaged · nothing invented
Clubs and pubs in NSW, Vic, Tas, Qld and the NT — legislated floor
85%
The ACT — legislated floor
87%
South Australia — legislated floor
87.5%
SlotCatalog’s entry for the RTG build
95%
The commonest affiliate claim
96%
Chipy, FreeSlotsHub and SlotsMate’s shared figure
97.5%
80%
85%
90%
95%
100%
The adversarial check’s verdict: the variation is “inconsistent with a single clearly published canonical RTP being widely and reliably referenced”.
What A$100 of turnover costs, claim by claim
Our arithmetic · their figures
SurvivabilityHow long an A$100 bankroll lasts, claim by claim
Our arithmetic · 13 Aug 2026
A$100 at A$1 a spin · 97.5% claim
≈4,000 spins
100 ÷ (1 × 0.025)
A$100 at A$1 a spin · 96% claim
≈2,500 spins
100 ÷ (1 × 0.04)
A$100 at A$1 a spin · 95% claim
≈2,000 spins
Half the 97.5% figure — same game
Long-run averages, not session forecasts
The spec pages we read all label volatility high — an adversarial sweep found mixed labels further afield — and none states a hit frequency, so real sessions land far either side of the counts above. The reserve that matters survives the gap between free-games rounds, not the theoretical spin count.
The fine printWhat a bonus on a pokie like this is worth
Our arithmetic
A$50 + A$50 bonus at 35× dep+bonus
A$3,500
Required turnover before withdrawal
Expected cost of clearing it · 96% claim
A$140
A$3,500 × 4% — more than the bonus itself
The same bonus at 25× bonus-only
A$50
A$1,250 × 4% — the multiple IS the offer
A$100 + A$100 at 35× dep+bonus
A$280
A$7,000 × 4% — scale cuts both ways
Five clauses decide a pokie bonus
Game weighting (feature-heavy pokies are commonly weighted below 100% or excluded) · what the multiple applies to (deposit-plus-bonus or bonus-only) · max stake while wagering · max cashout (what a big feature round is worth to you) · the expiry window. Run the arithmetic above on any offer before you claim it.
Do it yourselfHow to verify the return and the build before you spin
1. Open the in-game information or paytable panel and read the return-to-player line if the lobby publishes one. 2. Read the studio credit in the same panel: the number means nothing until you know whose game loaded. 3. If the panel and a review disagree, the panel governs your session.