Been bouncing around a few sites that cater to Aussie players lately because I was getting a bit over the whole shiny homepage thing, then five minutes later the place feels dodgy as. Funny thing is I ended up caring way more about the basic stuff than the flashy promos - how the lobby runs on mobile, whether deposits are dead easy, and if support answers without making you wait till next arvo.
A couple of them had heaps of pokies and looked pretty decent at first, but then one started mucking me around on verification and another had the banking info buried like they didn't want anyone reading it. Bit of a red flag for me. The ones I actually didn't mind were the simple ones - easy sign up, games load quick, withdrawals page is clear, no weird surprises. If I need to jump through bloody hoops just to cash out a small win, I'm not sticking around.
Curious what everyone else is using at the moment and which sites you'd actually go back to. Keen to hear proper player takes, not the usual polished stuff. Fast payouts, decent pokies range, fair promos, live chat that doesn't vanish when you need it... that's the sort of thing I care about. Chuck your favourites in here, or the ones you reckon are a hard pass.