Affiliate Disclosure

Top10OnlineCasino.au is a free resource for Australian players. We do not charge readers for access to our rankings, reviews, or guides. To fund our testing program and keep the site running, we participate in affiliate marketing programs with some of the casinos we review. This page explains exactly how that works, why it does not compromise our independence, and what safeguards we maintain to ensure our editorial integrity.

We Earn Affiliate Commissions

When you click a casino link on Top10OnlineCasino.au and subsequently sign up and deposit at that casino, we may earn a commission. This commission is paid by the casino as part of their customer acquisition marketing budget. It does not come out of your pocket, nor does it affect the bonus you receive, the games you play, or the payouts you withdraw. The commission is typically a fixed fee per new depositing player or a percentage of net gaming revenue generated by referred players.

The casinos we have affiliate relationships with include Sbingo9, King Billy Casino, Stake Casino, Ricky Casino, Wild Card City Casino, SpeedAU Casino, Joka Room VIP, Crown155, BC.Game, and Casinonic. Not every casino on our site generates commission for us, and we list non-commission casinos when they earn a ranking through test performance alone.

Commissions Do Not Influence Rankings

Our rankings are determined exclusively by the 6-criteria scoring methodology outlined on our Methodology page. No casino can pay for a higher position, and no affiliate relationship guarantees placement on our list. We have declined partnership offers from casinos that requested preferential treatment, and we have removed established partners from our rankings when their service quality declined.

The scoring is based on real-money test results: timed withdrawals, bonus verification, game library audits, support response tests, and reputation research. These results are recorded before any affiliate agreement is negotiated. A casino must meet our testing standards first; affiliate discussions happen second. This sequencing ensures that rankings reflect player value, not revenue potential.

How Commissions Fund Our Testing

Real-money casino testing is expensive. Every month we deposit AUD across multiple casinos, request withdrawals, and maintain active accounts to verify ongoing service quality. Affiliate commissions cover these testing costs, web hosting, research tools, and the time our editorial team invests in producing detailed reviews. Without this revenue model, we would need to charge readers for access or reduce the depth and frequency of our testing.

We view this model as aligned with reader interests: the better our recommendations, the more readers trust us, and the more sustainable our funding becomes. If we compromised our rankings for short-term commission gains, we would lose the trust that makes the entire model viable. Our long-term incentive is to maintain honest, tested rankings that Australian players rely on.

How We Mark Commercial Links

Every link on this site that leads to a casino where we may earn a commission is marked with rel="sponsored" in the HTML. This is a standard semantic marker that tells search engines and accessibility tools the link is commercially motivated. We also include clear CTA labels like "Claim Bonus" or "Visit Casino" so readers understand these are outbound commercial links.

Internal links to other pages on Top10OnlineCasino.au, such as our methodology or responsible gambling pages, do not carry sponsored attributes. Editorial content that contains no casino links, such as our privacy policy, contains no commercial markup at all.

Compliance with FTC and ACCC Guidelines

This disclosure complies with the United States Federal Trade Commission guidelines on endorsements and testimonials, which require clear disclosure of material connections between reviewers and advertisers. It also aligns with Australian Competition and Consumer Commission expectations for transparent affiliate marketing practices. We believe disclosure is not merely a legal requirement but an ethical obligation to our readers.

Our Editorial Integrity Policy

Our editorial team operates under a written integrity policy that prohibits the following: accepting payment for rankings, accepting payment for review language, removing negative findings at a casino's request, inflating scores to meet partnership targets, or publishing reviews without completing the full test protocol. Every review is assigned to a specific team member who is accountable for its accuracy. Reviews are spot-checked by a second team member before publication.

If you believe any review on this site has been compromised by commercial influence, please contact us with specific details. We investigate every such complaint seriously and publish corrections when warranted.