I've been bouncing around a fair few sites that take Aussie players over the last year or so, mainly chasing decent pokies range, clean payments, and not getting mucked about the second you try to pull a win out. Figured I'd chuck up my take because there are so many dodgy-looking ones now that all seem the same until you actually sign up and use them.
For me the big tell is how they behave after deposit, not before. Any site can look flash on the homepage. I care more about whether verification turns into a circus, whether support gives you copy-paste rubbish, and whether withdrawals move without you having to poke them every arvo. If a place lets you deposit in two seconds then suddenly wants half your life story once you win, nah, I'm done with it.
The better ones I've used usually get a few basics right straight away: pokies load properly on mobile, the game library isn't just padded out with random filler, the promos are easy enough to understand, and the banking page doesn't feel like it was written by a bloke at 3am. I also rate sites a lot higher when they show max cashout rules clearly instead of burying them somewhere stupid. Sounds obvious, but heaps still don't.
Stuff that drops a site down my list pretty quick: bonus terms that are a bloody maze, pending withdrawals that sit there forever, support only replying when you're depositing, and weird limits that pop up after a decent hit. I've also got less patience these days for casinos that look local-friendly but clearly don't get Aussie players at all... payment methods feel off, time zones are weird, and you end up waiting ages for anything useful.
Not trying to make some fake top 10 list here, just keen to hear what other regulars are actually sticking with at the moment. Which sites have been solid for you lately, especially for pokies and cashing out without drama? And which ones started alright then went downhill once you'd been there a bit?