Stated times: what the casino says about itself
We open each casino from an Australian connection, the way you would. We read the payments page, the withdrawal section of the terms and the help pages, and copy the exact wording: minimum and maximum amounts in AUD, the processing window, the time each method takes and any fee.
Each figure goes into a fact sheet with the page address and the date we read it. Where the homepage and the terms disagree, we write down both and show you the difference. The payout race on the home page uses the terms, not the banner.
How the payout race is drawn
A withdrawal has two legs. First the casino holds it as pending while it checks the request. Then the money travels by the method you picked. The amber part of each bar is the longest pending window the casino states; the green part is the longest time it gives for that method.
We add the two and draw them on a 0 to 72 hour scale. A bar that runs off the edge means more than three days by the casino's own numbers. We rank casinos by that total, shortest first. When a casino gives a range such as "0 to 24 hours", we use the top of the range, because that is what you should plan for.
Timed tests: the stopwatch protocol
A timed test replaces a stated figure only when we have done it ourselves. The protocol is short and the same every time:
- Deposit $20 to $50 of our own money with the method we're testing, usually PayID or bank transfer.
- Play the deposit through if the casino's terms require it before a withdrawal.
- Pass verification with real documents. We never test ways around it.
- Press withdraw and note the time in AEST, with a screenshot of the cashier.
- Screenshot every status change: pending, approved, sent.
- Note the moment the money shows in the bank account, with a screenshot of the statement line.
The result is written as "requested at 14:12 AEST, landed at 09:40 the next day: 19 h 28 min", split into the pending leg and the transfer leg. A timed result is labelled timed on the page, with its date. One test is one test: a single withdrawal tells you how that request went, not a guarantee for yours.
Where each casino stands right now
On 28 September 2026 every casino on this site has a stated result, read from its cashier and terms. Timed tests are the next step and each casino page says whether it has one. Until then, the race shows stated windows and says so under each bar.
What we don't check
- Game fairness and RTP of individual pokies beyond what the casino or the game studio publishes.
- Bonus value. We note bonus rules only where they block a withdrawal, such as wagering that must be finished first.
- Your bank's own limits and holds. PayID and Osko payments usually land in under a minute, but limits and fees are set by each bank.
- Whether a casino can be reached from every Australian network. The Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) blocks offshore gambling websites, and any casino here can become unreachable.
Rechecks and corrections
We reread every cashier at least once a quarter and redo a timed test when a casino changes its terms. The "Last checked" date on each page moves only when we have actually rechecked it. If you see a number that no longer matches the cashier, write to us at hello@clearedcasinos.com and we'll recheck and correct it.
Commission doesn't change any of this: a casino that pays us more gets no better place in the race. How we make money is on the affiliate disclosure page, and the person behind the checks is Lachlan Feeney.