Been mucking around on a handful of sites lately that still take Aussie players, mainly just to see how the experience stacks up now compared to even a year or two back. Not doing a big dramatic spray at any one brand, more just a general read on the scene from a regular punter who likes slots and doesn't want to jump through fifty hoops before having a spin.
The biggest difference for me is still payments and verification. A lot of them look pretty similar once you're inside, same providers, same lobby setup, same bonus tabs everywhere, but the decent ones make it easy to deposit, keep the mobile site running properly, and don't go weird when it's time to verify or cash out. The average ones... you can feel it pretty quick. Slow loading games, support taking ages, random document requests, or withdrawal pages that suddenly get a bit vague. That's usually where I bail.
Game range is alright across most of them if you're into the usual stuff like Pragmatic, Hacksaw, Play'n GO, Big Time Gaming and all that. I don't reckon selection is the main issue anymore unless a site is really bare bones. What separates them more is whether the games actually run clean on mobile, whether you can search properly without scrolling for yonks, and whether the promos are useful or just heaps of tiny terms jammed into the fine print. Free spin offers can be decent, but some of the wagering rules are bloody annoying once you actually read them.
If I had to give a general review of the current lot, I'd say it's very easy to find somewhere playable, but a bit harder to find one that feels genuinely smooth from sign-up through to withdrawal. That's the part I pay attention to now. Keen to hear what other people reckon - what matters most to you with these sites at the moment? Fast cashouts, better game range, local-friendly payments, fewer KYC headaches, something else?