Summary in one paragraph
PokieLadder is owned by the same group that owns and operates the six casinos it reviews: Fortune88, B4Bet, Aussie2Win, The Star (online), Ripperbet and Le88Win. The same group also owns Frenzy96 and the comparison site AusRoo. Every casino review on this site is therefore a review of one of our own brands, and the group benefits financially when you register and play at them. We say this at the top of every review and comparison page. Read our reviews as information from the owner, not as an independent opinion.
1. Why This Page Exists
Australian consumer law (ACCC / ACL) and international best practice (US FTC 16 CFR Part 255, UK ASA CAP Code) require review publications to disclose material commercial relationships clearly and prominently — not buried at the bottom of a terms page. This page exists to make that disclosure easy to find and read.
2. How We Benefit
PokieLadder is not paid per referral by an outside casino. The casinos we review belong to the same group as this site, so when you click a link here and then register and play at one of them, our group earns from that play. Your deposits, bonuses and withdrawals are the same whether or not you arrive through our links — you pay nothing extra.
3. What This Means for Our Reviews
- Every casino is scored against the same published eight-dimension rubric, and each review lists weaknesses as well as strengths.
- Figures such as bonus terms, minimum deposits and payment methods come from each casino's own published pages, with the date we read them.
- We do not claim real-money deposit or withdrawal timing tests. Where a page gives a payout time, it is the casino's stated figure.
- We are not independent of these casinos. If a decision matters to you, cross-check it with a source that has no connection to them.
4. Ownership Disclosure (Important)
PokieLadder is owned by the same group that owns and operates these six casinos:
- Fortune88
- B4Bet
- AUSSIE2WIN
- THE STAR (online)
- RIPPERBET
- LE88WIN
The same group also owns Frenzy96 and the comparison site AusRoo. The group benefits financially when these casinos do well.
Because of this, every review and comparison page on the Site carries a disclosure at the top, in addition to this page.
5. Casinos Outside Our Group
The casino reviews on this Site currently cover only our own group's brands. Where a guide names a casino outside the group, it is there as a point of comparison for readers.
6. Advertising vs Review Content
PokieLadder does not publish sponsored posts, paid reviews, or operator-authored guest content from outside companies. Every page on the Site is written by our editorial team. If we ever publish content paid for by a sponsor, it will be labelled "Sponsored" at the top of the page.
7. Changes
If the ownership or commercial position described here changes, we update this page and the per-page disclosures, and change the "Last updated" date.
8. Reader Choice and Alternatives
If you would prefer a source with no connection to these casinos, you have several options:
- Use the Australian Gambling Research Centre, Gambling Help Online, or a review publication with no link to the operators;
- Navigate to any casino directly by typing its address into your browser;
- Read the operator's own terms, banking and licensing pages for primary-source information.
The Site remains freely accessible whether or not you click a link.
9. Contact
Questions about this disclosure can be sent to the editorial team at [email protected].