Richard Casino carries 5,000-plus games across four sections: pokies, live casino, table games and jackpots. This guide covers how each section works in practice — how to start a session, what the bet controls do, how the mechanics trigger wins, and how an active bonus changes the rules.
Step 1 — Deposit and Check Your Bonus Status
Log in and confirm your AUD balance shows real-money funds. Navigate to the cashier, select a payment method — PayID settles instantly — enter the amount and confirm.
Before opening any game, open the Promotions section in your dashboard. If a welcome bonus is active, the current terms show:
- Wagering target — how much you need to bet before bonus funds convert to withdrawable cash
- Maximum bet per spin — while any bonus is active, exceeding this voids accumulated winnings regardless of how much wagering you have completed; this is the most commonly missed rule at Richard Casino
- Eligible games — which titles contribute 100% toward wagering (most pokies) versus reduced rates (live casino, table games)
- Expiry — the date by which wagering must be completed
The 40x wagering requirement on the welcome bonus applies to the bonus amount only, not the deposit. Deposit AU$100, receive AU$100 bonus, clear AU$100 × 40 = AU$4,000 in eligible pokies.
How to Play Pokies
Finding a Game
Open the game lobby. The main navigation tabs: Pokies, New, Popular, Jackpots, Live Casino, Table Games. Additional filters:
- Provider — Pragmatic Play, BGaming, Hacksaw Gaming, NetEnt, Play’n GO, Nolimit City, Red Tiger, Yggdrasil and others
- Features — Megaways, Buy Feature, Cluster Pays, Free Spins, Hold and Win
- Search bar — type a game name directly for exact results
Tap or click any game tile to open it. Most titles have a Play for Free option — use demo mode to understand the mechanic and variance before staking AUD.
The Bet Controls
Every pokie has a control panel at the bottom of the screen:
Bet / Coin value — adjusts the total stake per spin. Use the slider, arrows or manual input. This is the number that counts toward the wagering meter when a bonus is active — set it carefully if you are clearing a requirement.
Spin — a single spin at the current bet.
Auto Spin — runs a set number of consecutive spins at the same bet. Set stop conditions: stop on any win, stop on bonus trigger, stop when balance drops by a set amount. Useful for clearing wagering requirements on low-volatility titles without manually clicking each spin.
Buy Feature (Bonus Buy) — on supported titles, pays a multiplier of the base bet (typically 75x–200x) to skip directly to the free spin round. At Richard Casino: Buy Feature is disabled while any bonus is active. Available with real-money balance only.
Max Bet — sets the stake to the highest available for the game. Do not use Max Bet while a bonus is active — it will almost certainly exceed the maximum bet rule and void winnings.
How Wins Are Calculated
Paylines — wins form when matching symbols land on the same path across adjacent reels from left to right. A 20-payline game has 20 possible win lines per spin. The paytable (tap the info icon) shows what each symbol combination pays.
Megaways — a Big Time Gaming mechanic where the number of symbols on each reel varies every spin, generating between 324 and 117,649 active ways to win. No fixed lines — wins form on any adjacent reel combination. All Megaways titles are high volatility by design.
Cluster pays — wins form when five or more matching symbols land adjacent to each other anywhere on the reels. Sweet Bonanza and Elvis Frog TrueWays both use cluster pays.
Cascading / tumbling reels — after a win, winning symbols disappear and new ones fall from above. Consecutive cascades from a single spin can multiply winnings significantly. Multipliers apply to each cascade in many titles.
Hold and Win / respin — coin symbols lock in place during a respin phase. The goal is to fill a set number of positions with coin symbols to unlock jackpot tiers.
RTP and Volatility
Every game’s RTP (Return to Player) is visible in the info panel before you stake. The industry benchmark for offshore AU platforms: 96% or above is competitive.
| Volatility | Session character | Best use |
|---|---|---|
| Low | Frequent small wins, stable balance | Clearing bonus wagering requirements |
| Medium | Mix of win frequency and size | General sessions, balanced risk |
| High | Infrequent but larger wins | Sessions where you accept variance |
| Extreme high | Long dry spells, large feature hits | Only with funds you can afford to lose entirely |
For clearing Richard Casino’s 40x bonus wagering: low-to-medium volatility, 96%+ RTP. Starburst (NetEnt, 96.1%, low volatility), Book of Dead (Play’n GO, 96.21%, high but manageable), Big Bass Splash (Pragmatic Play, 96.71%, medium volatility).
Avoid while clearing: extreme high-volatility titles like Dead or Alive 2 or Nolimit City titles can drain a balance before the wagering target is reached. Buy Feature is disabled anyway.
Popular Pokies at Richard Casino
Gates of Olympus (Pragmatic Play, 96.5% RTP) — Zeus-themed, multiplier applies to every spin in the base game, 15x multiplier during free spins, maximum win 5,000x. Buy Feature at 100x stake. High volatility.
Sweet Bonanza (Pragmatic Play, 96.51% RTP) — fruit cluster pays, tumble mechanic, scatter symbols trigger free spins with multiplier bombs up to ×100. Medium-high volatility.
Elvis Frog TrueWays (BGaming) — TrueWays mechanic generates thousands of active ways, scatter-triggered free spins, multipliers. Medium volatility.
Bonanza Billion (BGaming) — Megaways engine up to 117,649 ways, cascading reels, unlimited multiplier in free spins. High volatility.
Dead or Alive 2 (NetEnt, 96.8% RTP) — Western theme, three selectable free spin modes with sticky wilds or multipliers, maximum win 100,000x. Extreme high volatility — not suitable for bonus clearing.
Wanted Dead or a Wild (Pragmatic Play, 96.38% RTP) — five sticky wilds per free spin row, highest reel gives maximum win of 12,000x. High volatility.
How to Play Live Casino
Accessing Live Tables
Click Live Casino in the navigation menu. The lobby shows all currently running tables from Evolution Gaming with real-time player counts and current bet limits. Tables operate 24/7. Filter by game type: Roulette, Blackjack, Baccarat, Game Shows, Poker.
Lightning Roulette
Standard European roulette wheel plus randomly generated Lucky Number multipliers (50x–500x) applied to 1–5 numbers each round. Straight-up bets on Lucky Numbers pay at the multiplied rate. All other bets pay standard European odds.
To play:
- Wait for the betting phase (countdown timer visible)
- Click or tap any number, colour group, dozen or column
- Click Confirm Bets before the timer expires
- The dealer spins — winnings pay automatically
Minimum bet: AU$1. Live casino contributes at reduced rates to bonus wagering — approximately 10%. Clear welcome bonus wagering on pokies before spending extended time at live tables.
Infinite Blackjack
Unlimited seats, six-deck shoe, standard blackjack rules. RTP: 99.47% with correct basic strategy.
How a hand plays out:
- Place your bet before the timer
- Two cards dealt face-up to all players simultaneously; dealer gets one face-up, one face-down
- Choose: Hit (take a card), Stand (keep hand), Double Down (double the bet, take exactly one more card), Split (split a pair into two hands)
- Dealer reveals hole card and draws to hard 17
- Closer to 21 without busting wins; blackjack (ace + 10-value card) pays 3:2
Basic strategy rules that reduce the house edge to ~0.5%:
- Always hit on 8 or less
- Stand on hard 17–21
- Double down on 10 or 11 against dealer 2–9
- Split aces and 8s always
- Never split 10s or 5s
Speed Baccarat
Bet on Player, Banker or Tie before cards are dealt. No player decisions after betting. Banker bet pays 0.95:1 (5% commission). Player pays 1:1. Tie pays 8:1 but carries a high house edge — avoid as a regular bet.
Banker RTP: approximately 98.94%. The second-highest expected return of any game at Richard Casino, after video poker.
Rounds complete in approximately 27 seconds — the fastest live dealer format available.
Crazy Time (Game Show)
A 54-segment money wheel with four bonus rounds — Cash Hunt, Coin Flip, Pachinko and Crazy Time. Maximum payout: 20,000x. Minimum bet: AU$1.
Base game: bet on wheel segments (1, 2, 5, 10, 25, or one of the four bonus segments) before the spin. The multiplier the presenter draws before the spin applies to any matching segment. When a bonus segment lands, all players who bet on it enter the corresponding bonus game.
Crazy Time bonus: a larger wheel with multipliers up to 10,000x. A second multiplier applies to the first. The combined multiplier can reach 20,000x on a maximum-stake bet.
Monopoly Live
A money wheel with a 3D Monopoly bonus round. When 2 Rolls or 4 Rolls segments trigger, Mr. Monopoly moves around the board collecting cash and multipliers from properties he lands on. Documented session wins above 6,000x have occurred. Minimum bet: AU$1.
How to Play Table Games (RNG)
RNG versions of blackjack, roulette, baccarat and poker load faster than live tables, support lower minimum bets, and do not require video streaming. Use these for familiarising yourself with rules before moving to live dealer.
Video Poker — Jacks or Better
The highest expected return game at Richard Casino when played with optimal strategy. RTP: 99.54%.
How to play:
- Place your bet
- Five cards are dealt
- Click the cards you want to Hold — release all cards you want to replace
- Click Draw — replacement cards arrive for each discarded card
- Final five-card hand pays according to the paytable; minimum paying hand is a pair of jacks
A basic Jacks or Better strategy chart covers which cards to hold in every situation. Learning it takes approximately 30 minutes and reduces the house edge to under 0.5%.
Switching Between Game Types
Your balance is shared across all categories. Navigate between pokies, live casino, table games and jackpots without logging out — balance carries over instantly.
The key operational note: the welcome bonus wagering requirement applies broadly, but contribution rates differ:
- Pokies: 100% contribution
- Live casino: typically 10% contribution
- Table games: typically 5–10% contribution
AU$100 wagered on Infinite Blackjack advances the 40x meter by approximately AU$10. The same AU$100 on Book of Dead advances it by AU$100. Clear the wagering requirement on pokies before switching to other game types.
Responsible Gambling
Set deposit limits, loss limits and session timers in Account Settings before your first real-money session.
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