Thunderpick Casino Review

I appreciate a refer-a-friend promotion; it feels like a chance to earn extra rewards without doing much. I also liked the Thunderpick Casino refer-a-friend promo at first sight because I thought I could earn up to 30% of the revenue my friend generates (hoping she would play a lot). Oh, but a fool I was.

When you click the link to get to the code, you are redirected to a whole other Referral page (plus points for transparency). This is where I found out that the real deal:

• If you invite up to 25 depositors, the commission is 10%
• If you invite 26 – 99 depositors, the commission is 20%
• If you invite 100+ depositors, the commission is 30%

Wow. This is no walk in the park, as you’d have to have a Discord community or a Twitch audience and be an influencer of some sort to reach these numbers. I’d definitely rather stick to simpler refer-a-friend promotions, like Joe Fortune’s.

Tip from Australian Gamblers: “Revenue share” means your friend’s net losses, not their wagers. Many referrals assume that if the friend bets A$1,000, you get a cut of that, but you actually get a cut of what Thunderpick keeps after payouts, bonuses, fees and other adjustments.

As a Thunderpick player, this is where you need to roll up your sleeves because the Rewards program is a top loyalty-rewarding system.

The structure is simple enough – you earn XP(experience points) the moment you deposit and play.

The best part, you ask? For every amount you wager, you earn the same in XP, so the higher the wager, the faster you’ll reach serious ranks. There are 11 ranks in total, and I’ll explain them more clearly below.

This is hands down one of the best loyalty systems I’ve come across: clean organisation, 1:1 XP to real money ratio, and lots of good bonuses as you climb the perks (Lucky7even Casino can actually learn a lesson or two).

The Thunderpick VIP Club follows a familiar pattern: access is by invitation only. In light of the good-value rewards for loyal players, I really did my best to play consistently, even occasionally placing bigger bets, hoping to be invited at least after a couple of months of active playtime.

You really have to be labelled as a whale to get this exclusive invite. From the information I could find (mind you, not much, especially related to the way of reaching ‘the level’ they require), the benefits are quite attractive:

• Special Gifts and Bonuses: Sudden appearance of promo deals that nobody else gets access to.
• Priority Withdrawals: It’s pretty fast as it is, but your withdrawal will always be a priority if you are a VIP member.
• Higher Betting Limits: Increased maximum bets for sports markets and casino bets.
• No fees: Probably the best perk of all, no fees whatsoever on deposits and withdrawals.
• Higher Withdrawal Limits: Even higher than 400,000 EUR? That’s a unique one.
• Personal VIP Manager: Prioritised customer support and a personal VIP manager for you.

The Thunder Race competition is a fast-paced, entertaining action that you can join once you rank Iron. Since I deposited shortly after registering, I gained access instantly and couldn’t help but place my car in the race. I earned enough race points to actually be placed among the 150 players who win a prize – a modest one, but still a good boost.

On the other hand, the Giveaways are available after the Bronze Rewards level, even though they are quite fun as well. Right at that point, I entered the Bronze-specific Giveaway, which offered a cash bonus of A$177.34.

There isn’t a category named ‘Table Games’ in the lobby of Thunderpick, which threw me off at first. Instead, blackjack, roulette, baccarat, poker, and craps are placed in separate tabs, and the Card category generally overlaps similar games.

Blackjack features a fine lineup of around 60 variants, and here I found what I expected (American and European variants), as well as some unique versions, such as Ultra One Hand Blackjack and 5 Handed American Blackjack by Concept Gaming. Since they already have an Info point at every thumbnail, it could have listed table limits upfront, like pro lobbies do.

The Roulette category is home to around 50 games, and it offers sufficient diversity for Aussie table game fans. Here is the Thunderpick Original called Spin, which is far from a roulette game as we know it, but it’s pretty refreshing and a quick break from my routine.

On the other hand, Baccarat and Poker show the cracks. Almost half of the games in each category are black-and-white (meaning no Aussies allowed).

Back to square one: the actual number of live games is 60+, not 150+ as constantly shown at the top. This lineup comes from four software providers, ICONIC21 and BetGames supplying most of it, PlatipusLive with four games, and 1spin4Win with one. So, don’t expect to find the variety you’d see at other casinos, but, even as such, things work surprisingly well.

I spent most of my time on Speed Blackjack and Roulette. I tested several variants to compare the streaming quality and even tried them on mobile; no lags or awkward buffering were detected mid-spin, so that’s a good thing. The dealers were communicative, especially on the late-night roulette tables where extra patience is required.

One quick way to spoil a clean lobby layout is not to separate jackpots into their own category. Why would you do that? Jackpots are all-time favourites for many gamblers at AU casinos, and making it more difficult to find them isn’t the brightest idea.

Of course, I found the jackpots scattered across the enormous pokies selection, but this means a lot of digging to find a specific game. I used the Search bar, and around 70 games appeared, but it’s still clunky. Although, to be fair, since many Hold and Win pokies double as mini-jackpot games, they are easily accessible via a subcategory in the lobby.

The good news: a good selection of more than 60 instant-win games is found in this Thunderpick casino category. The bad news: Aviator and JetX aren’t there.

I tried to make the most of Goose Boom Bang and a game that resembles JetX, CosmoX, but I paid most attention to the Thunderpick original in this category – Crash. The game obviously wants to be Aviator, but different flying objects take off one after another instead of just the plane. The graphics are cartoonish and a bit childish for my taste, but I still had fun.

It was quite a hustle to discover the exact number of software providers here. I had to go through the categories one by one, as there is no single drop-down menu that displays all of them. At least I didn’t have to hunt down the Australia-restricted ones, as they’re labelled as ‘Not Available’ on the list.

The search was worth the time, as the total number is 45+. This is the complete list of providers:

• BGaming
• Thunderpick
• Evoplay
• Platipus
• Platipus Live
• Pragmatic Play
• 1spin4win
• Betsoft
• Popiplay
• Push Gaming
• 4ThePlayer
• Onlyplay
• Belatra
• Booming Games
• Yggdrasil
• Nucleus
• Spade Gaming
• Reflex Gaming
• KA Gaming
• TaDa Gaming
• Mancala
• Mascot
• Apparat
• GameBeat
• Gamzix
• Smartsoft
• Tom Horn Gaming
• MGA Games
• CT Interactive
• Peter&Sons
• Bad Dingo
• VoltEnt
• Clawbuster
• ICONIC21
• Penguin King
• BetGames
• Spinthon
• Turbo Games
• iSoftBet
• Felix Gaming
• Apollo
• Golden Race
• Concept Gaming
• Revolver Gaming
• IGTech

Thunderpick didn’t put too much effort into developing responsible gambling tools. The only actual in-house measure that you can use is the self-exclusion option, which lets you block your account entirely and prevent you from depositing – that’s it.

On the plus side, Thunderpick lists third-party applications for protecting minors, such as Contentwatch and GamBlock, and links to professional support organisations like GamCare and Gamblers Anonymous for players who may need counselling or professional help. Still, it feels basic. I would have liked to see cool-off periods for short breaks and, most importantly, deposit and loss limits, all of which are available at 7Bit Casino.

Yes, but only when you advance the Rewards program. The tier-up bonus can include free spins, and there are also daily free spins once you reach Bronze.

The casino states that the team processes withdrawal requests within 24 hours; however, the time it takes for your funds to arrive at the account address you provided depends on the chosen payment method.

Yes, but they aren’t placed in a separate category. The easiest way to find them is to use the Search bar or browse through the pokies collection.

Everyone who is at least 18 years old, has created an account on the site, and deposits a minimum of A$35 in crypto, can get the deposit bonus.