Joe Fortune Casino Review

Online pokies and table games in Joe Fortune

Joe Fortune offers some 240 pokies (and growing) to Australian players. All of them are published on a single page, without breakdown into providers, features and other criteria. This may look a bit inconvenient because players can neither see games of their favorite provider in one place nor can they apply other sorting to the titles. Even so, the pokies are presented in alphabetical order, which somewhat facilitates the search of a particular game.

There are pokies from Realtime Gaming, Rival Gaming and iSoftBet. When clicking on any pokie picture, it will open in a half-transparent window on top of the lobby page and give you a choice of Real Play or Practice options. On the same window, you can see a full description of that pokie, some of them being long and some short. Anyway, the pokie reviews contain lots of detail such as special features, general info, symbols, and so on. The casino has proprietary pokies that were developed to the order of Haydock Sports Limited that owns Joe Fortune.

Table games have a very decent representation, featuring different bet sizes and being from various providers. The most popular titles include classic American roulette, Double Deck blackjack, European roulette, Perfect Pairs blackjack, Zappit blackjack, classic baccarat, classic craps, and all.

Joe Fortune live casino games

Live dealer games come from ViG that developed time-tested casino software for both mobile and desktop devices. The guys at Visionary iGaming have rich experience and they rolled out some really interesting solutions. Blackjack fans can play Early Payout blackjack only in ViG casinos. This is a rare blackjack variation where the player may surrender before the dealer plays out his hand. Other games from the provider are European roulette, Classic seven-seat blackjack, Blackjack HD, classic baccarat and Super 7 baccarat.

Two welcome bonuses in Joe Fortune

The online casino matches the first deposit up to $1000 if the funds were sent via a credit card. Players who use bitcoins, enjoy a $1500 first deposit bonus. To fulfill the bonus requirements, either bonus needs to be wagered x30 times (deposit + bonus amount). Online pokies contribute 100%, blackjack counts as 10%, and roulette and baccarat make a 5% contribution towards the wagering requirements. After matching the first deposit, players are encouraged to make the second deposit and claim the related 100% bonus. Similarly, the max bonus sum is determined by the payment method, $500 for credit cards and $750 for bitcoin. Rollover requirements and contribution percentages are exactly the same for both welcome bonuses.

Everyday and weekly deposit bonus for Aussies

The “first deposit” term usually refers to the money transferred by a user who has just created his account at a casino. In Joe Fortune, the “first deposit” term has acquired another meaning because one can make his first, second and third deposit during a day, not since the date of registration. In this sense, the reviewed bonus applies to the first money transfer made into the casino on a particular day. The promotion consists of a 100% deposit up to $50 and features the x30 wagering requirement (d + b). The bonus can claimed once a day by registered users.

Besides, the online casino gives a 100% match to one 150-dollar deposit a week pursuant to the same terms and conditions as the everyday deposit reviewed above. This promotion is valid only for players whose VIP status is Gold or higher.

Joe Fortune loyalty program

The loyalty program raises motivation of players to bet on casino games because it offers tier-specific cashback percentages. For every 20 cents wagered on online slots or $1 on table games, a player gets 1 loyalty point. There are five tiers (Member, Silver, Gold, Platinum, Black) and five respective threshold values that the player needs to reach in order to progress to the next tier. For example, 10,000 points are needed to become a Silver VIP player. Each subsequent tier has a decreased point redemption rate (e.g., Members exchange 2500 points for $1, while Black-status users get $1 for 1000 points) and an increased cashback bonus value.

Daily Cashback on losses

Every night, at 2 a.m., the casino calculates automatically if any given user is eligible for cashback. The calculations are made in the following way: the current real money balance is subtracted from the last deposit, and if the resulting number is negative, this means the player has sustained losses, unless a withdrawal was performed since the date of the last deposit prior to the moment of calculation. The cashback percentage is based on player’s VIP tier: no cashback for Members, 5% for Silver, 7.5% for Gold, and 15% for Platinum and Black). The rollover on cashback is x1.

Daily leaderboards in Joe Fortune

These are fast pokie tournaments with very short duration. Every day, Monday through Friday and at weekends, the casino runs from several to dozens of them. Each tournament has a set timeframe (some events last for 5 minutes) and the minimum spin requirement. Prizes tend to be small, up to $100, except for grand tourneys that occur occasionally and feature four-figure worth prizes. Each spin in a tournament gives one point, any winning spin gives 5 points, and so on. The higher your win in the selected pokie, the more points it adds (up to 50 points per spin). At the end of the event, the highest-scoring player is declared the winner.

Joe Fortune mobile casino

The mobile version of the casino provides exceptionally smooth and comfortable experience all around with over 200 HTML5 pokies playable on the go. The mobile web design is a bit unusual because games are arranged in a horizontal scrolling list, which is a rare practice for mobile design patterns of today.

Bottom line on Joe Fortune

The online casino features a good selection of online slots and live games, including several proprietary pokies. The bonus program is ok but it is somewhat uniform, with an accent on reload bonuses. One of the most enthralling things about the casino is continual pokie tournaments with no entry fee.

Reviewed by Thomas Zamora