Seven of the 51 brands reviewed on this site carry a no deposit offer. The other 44 do not, and no amount of searching the promotions tab will produce one. The table below lists every brand that does, with the exact offer, the wagering attached to it and the minimum withdrawal that applies when you try to take money out.

Brands with a no deposit offer

Sorted by rating. The offers range from free spins on registration to a flat free chip.

Brand No deposit offer Wagering Min withdrawal Rating
FastSpin99 AU$28 No-Deposit Bonus 35x AU$30 4.8
RooSpin 20 Free Spins on Registration 35x AU$20 4.8
SCR55 AU$50 Free Chip 35x AU$30 4.8
FuckSpin AU$18 Free Chip 35x AU$30 4.7
SydSpin AU$50 Free Spins with code 50POKIES 35x AU$50 4.7
MethSpin AU$10 Community Free Bonus 6x turnover AU$50 4.6
N1Spin AU$18 No-Deposit Free Chip 35x AU$30 4.5

The two AU$50 offers are the largest in the field: SydSpin gives AU$50 in free spins with the code 50POKIES, and SCR55 gives a AU$50 free chip alongside its deposit match. RooSpin is the only offer that is free spins on registration with no code, which makes it the simplest to claim.

Brands without a no deposit offer

If you are asking about one of these, the answer is plainly no: there is no free chip, no free spins and no sign-up credit at 28Mars, AusClub, AussieBT, BetMeth, BlackPokies, CuntCunt, CuntSick, CuntSpin, CuntWin, DeeSpin, EcstasyBaby, Fafabet9, FuckMate, FuckingMeth, GooSpin, JackpotMate88, JooSpin, KaBoom77, Legit99, MelSpin, MethKing, MethMeth, MethWin, NelSpin, NextPokies, Paramax9, PlayMeth, PokiesGG, PokiesOkay, Raabet9, RizSpin, RooPokies, SCR111, SCR66, SlotMate88, SlotMeth, SpinFred, SpinKing, TCL99, WaBoom77, WinMate88, Winstreak9, WooHoo9 or WooSpin. Several of them advertise large welcome packages, and the size of the package is often the reason a free offer is not on the table. Do not deposit at one of these expecting a no deposit bonus to appear later; the promotions on the account are the deposit match and whatever reload deals run that month.

The cashout cap on free chips

Every no deposit offer in the table comes with a maximum cashout. The cap is the most important term on the page and the least advertised. It works like this: you play the free chip or the free spin winnings, you meet the wagering requirement, and then the amount you are allowed to withdraw is limited to the cap, which is set either as a flat figure or as a multiple of the chip value. Anything above the cap is removed from the balance when you request the withdrawal.

That produces a strange outcome the first time you see it. A balance of several hundred dollars can turn into a payout of a fraction of that, and the rest disappears at the cashier rather than being lost on the pokies. The cap is not a penalty and it is not negotiable; it is the price of playing with the brand’s money rather than your own. Check it before you claim, because it is usually buried in the bonus terms rather than shown in the banner.

A second cap applies to the bet size. Free chip play is normally restricted to a maximum stake per spin, and a spin above that limit can void the entire bonus and any winnings attached to it. If you cannot find the maximum bet in the terms, ask live chat before you spin.

Why most players never clear the turnover

The wagering requirement is what stops most free chips from ever reaching a cashout. Six of the 7 offers carry 35x, which means the value of the chip has to be played through thirty five times before any of it becomes withdrawable. Free spin winnings are usually wagered at the same multiple, and the winnings from a handful of free spins are small, so the requirement is a long grind rather than a short one.

Three things break the grind for most players. Game weighting means pokies usually count in full but table games and live dealers count partially or not at all, so a player who drifts to blackjack watches the requirement barely move. The stake cap means the fastest way to clear a requirement, betting big, is also the fastest way to void it. And a short expiry window means an unfinished requirement is simply removed, along with the balance attached to it.

MethSpin is the exception worth knowing about: its AU$10 community free bonus carries a 6x turnover requirement rather than 35x, which is the lowest in the field by a wide margin. The catch is the minimum withdrawal of AU$50, so the bonus has to run a long way before it can leave the account.

Treat a no deposit offer as a way to see whether the lobby, the load times and the banking screens suit you, not as a route to a payout. If a cashable bonus is the goal, the deposit matches with low wagering are the better target: PlayMeth at 5x, Paramax9 at 6x on deposit plus bonus, and MethSpin at 6x turnover.