Ignition Poker & Casino Review

The Daily Boost is the most reliable casino bonus here. It works as a reload deposit match, and you can claim it every day. The amount and bonus percentage depend on whether you deposit with crypto or a card, and how much you deposit.

This is the bonus for crypto depositors:

• Deposit $30 – $99.99 and get a 50% deposit match
• Deposit $100 – $199.99 and get a 75% deposit match
• Deposit $200+ for a 100% deposit match up to $500

Card depositors get the short end of the stick again. If you make a card deposit, you can get the following boosts:

• Deposit $30 – $99.99 for a 10% deposit match
• Deposit $100 – $199.99 for a 25% match
• Deposit $200+ for a 50% deposit match up to $100

The wagering requirements are 30x, regardless of which deal you pick, which is fair. However, you can only claim one per day – either the crypto or card Daily Boost bonus.

The Refer-a-friend bonus is the most universal offer of the bunch. It works for everyone, be it poker or casino players, and it’s as simple as it gets: if you refer a friend and they make a qualifying deposit ($20 or over), you get $100. If they make a deposit using crypto, you get $125.

The wagering requirements are 25x, or, if you want to use the bonus for poker, you’ll earn Ignition Miles at the rate of $1 for every 25 miles.

The weekly reload boost is available every Monday (50% match of up to $1,000), and it works as a classic reload bonus: you get a deposit match percentage on your deposit. With this promotion, only crypto deposits are eligible.

This one is self-explanatory. If you land a Royal Flush in any real money Texas Hold’em cash game, you’ll be rewarded a bonus payout of 50x the game’s big blind, up to $200. The bonus comes with no wagering requirements, and is one more reason why I consider Ignition to be the best Australian casino for poker players.

Note from Australian Gamblers: If you hit a Royal Flush in a cash game (tournaments are not included), you’ve got 48 hours to report it. Submit your hand and table number to poker@ignitioncasino.eu, and you’ll be credited with your bonus. I suggest taking a screenshot immediately after winning a Royal Flush to make things even easier.

This one is another poker bonus that I really like. Remember how I mentioned that Ignition has several daily freeroll tournaments? Well, one of them is the $250 freeroll, which is activated like this:

1. Follow Ignition on X or Instagram.
2. You’ll get a one-time password.
3. Click on Play Now.
4. In the poker lobby, find the daily $250 Social Media Freeroll and click to join.
5. You’ll be asked to enter the one-time password.
6. Once you enter the password, you’ll be registered for the tournament.

Both of these promos provide Ignition Miles, but they work differently. The Daily Scratch N’ Match is a promo where you need to deposit $50 or more and wager it on any casino game, and you get to scratch a scratcher. If you get three matching symbols, you win, and the grand prize is 1,000,000 Ignition Miles.

The Double Up on Ignition Miles bonus is locked to the Game of the Week. For every $1 you play on this game, you get 6 Ignition Miles rather than 3.

The Live Dealer Jackpot is actually a side bet in the Live Blackjack game by Dynamite Interactive. The side bet is called 777 Progressive Jackpot, and there are Mini, Major, and Grand jackpots. To play it, you should click on the J button while playing blackjack, but like any side bet, it’s usually a worse bet than just playing standard blackjack.

The Bad Beat Bonus is a poker bonus. If you lose an Ace full of Kings hand by four of a kind or better, you can collect a Bad Beat Bonus of 100x the big blind, up to $1,000.

To get the bonus, both pocket cards must be used in both the losing and winning hand, three or more players must be dealt into the hand, and all hands must be played independently. The losing hand must happen while playing Texas Hold’em cash games, so tournaments are not included. Like the $200 bonus for a Royal Flush, you get 48 hours to submit your hand.

Ignition Rewards is a very well-structured loyalty program where you collect Ignition Miles, climb levels, trade them for prizes, etc. I mentioned the Ignition Miles, and they’re an integral part of the bonuses at Ignition.

You collect them by playing games (both casino games and poker), and the rate is different whether you’re playing pokies, live casino, Sit & Go poker tournaments, or cash games. Essentially, every game and every dollar you wager here brings Ignition Miles.

The redemption rate for prizes is 2,500 miles = $1 redemption rate, but note that many bonuses actually require you to trade in miles to get the bonus, like the welcome bonus for poker, where the redemption rate is 30 miles = $1 redeemable.

I must admit that the loyalty program can be too overwhelming even for me, who has spent countless hours at casino sites, let alone beginners. So, what’s most important to know for you is that there are 9 levels, each one unlocks new rewards, and the most important reward is unlocked at level 2 – access to the weekly $2,500 freeroll tournament.

The Road to Riches is a separate bonus that’s directly connected to Ignition Miles. It starts every last week of each month, and you can exchange your Ignition Miles at the Rewards Store for bonuses like reloads, free spins, tournament tickets, and more on top of the existing rewards at the Rewards Store.

To complicate things further, Ignition has a VIP club that’s separate from the Loyalty program. You get in by invitation, and I asked Customer Support, and I was told, I quote: “Joining our VIP club is invite only, but we’re constantly checking to see if anyone is playing at a VIP level. So, simply keep playing your favourite Ignition Casino games, try to use crypto for all transactions, and that invite could be heading your way before you know it!”

The benefits are not really clarified, but they include faster withdrawal times, lower wagering requirements, exclusive VIP bonuses, priority services, and more.

I admit that I was pleasantly surprised by Ignition’s pokie library. Yes, it’s not the biggest one, but there’s just enough variety to keep things fun. What I especially like is that there are pokies from 25+ studios, and they focus on popular games like Elvis Frog by BGaming and Sugar Rush by Pragmatic Play. Yes, you won’t find the entire Pragmatic Play library like you would in, say, Neospin, but most of the hits are here: Joker’s Jewels, The Dog House, Gates of Olympus, Sugar Rush, Big Bass Bonanza, etc.

So, the entire pokie lobby feels more like a hit compilation by some of the most popular providers for Australians. The filtering options are also good, although I really miss the option to filter games by provider. You can filter pokies by popularity, bonus eligibility, Bonus Buy, Hold and Win, 5-reelers, Progressive Jackpots, Pay anywhere, and more, yet you can’t sort them by provider. Why?

I tried 50+ games here, including some Ignition Casino exclusives, and some of my favourites were Diggin Deep: Diamonds and Dynamite by Rival, Wild Kangaroo Spins (an Ignition exclusive by Reevo), and 3 Pots of Gods by Qora.

The RNG table games section is decent. It offers around 50 games, including blackjack, baccarat, and several roulette variants. Additionally, it features niche games such as Andar Bahar, Battle of Cards, Rocket Dice, and video poker.

My biggest surprise? The live dealer section. You can choose between two suppliers: Dynamite Interactive (which is Ignition’s in-house live dealer studio) and Gold Tier Games. Surprisingly, both are great options.

While Dynamite Interactive has 20+ options of classics like blackjack, baccarat, roulette, and poker, I actually prefer Gold Tier Games, which has all types of live casino games. Besides the standard table games, I tried some games that I haven’t played anywhere else, like Crypt of Giza, Football Grid, and Lucky Kicks. The betting range varies depending on the game, but it usually starts very low, at around $0.1.

The jackpots category here is actually called Hot Drop. There are approximately 10 games that participate in the Hot Drop Jackpots, and each round contributes to the grand prize (called the Epic Jackpot), which currently stands just north of $500k.

The Specialty Games category counts about 50 games like scratchers, Plinko, Crash games, mines, Keno, and similar. It’s good to see these games categorised in one place, rather than scattered across the pokie library, which many other casinos do.

There’s a separate Virtual Sports category where you can bet on virtual sports like soccer, horse racing, greyhound racing, camels, Bingo, and Keno. It’s decent for what it is, but realistically, it doesn’t even come close to a real sportsbook with real sports, so I wouldn’t waste time here.

Ignition can’t match some of the Aussie casinos that have libraries with thousands of games and hundreds of providers, but it has a more-than-decent list of software studios supplying the games:

• Nucleus
• iSoftBet
• Hacksaw
• Spinomenal
• Fugaso
• Endorphina
• Red Tiger Gaming
• Yggdrasil
• Habanero
• Push Gaming
• KA Gaming
• Pragmatic Play
• Blueprint Gaming
• Evoplay
• Booming Games
• ELK Studios
• Quickspin
• Betsoft
• Wazdan
• Play’n GO
• Reevo
• Qora

While the list looks short, I was actually pleasantly surprised by some of the providers and their games, especially Qora and Reevo.

Ignition has a Responsible Gambling page linked in the footer, where you’ll find basic guidance and resources like tips for responsible play, RSG tools like setting time/money limits, a problem gambling checklist (based on Gamblers Anonymous questions), and self-exclusion options.

It also offers support resources that link to Gamblers Anonymous, the National Council on Problem Gambling, and Gambling Therapy.

Ignition is an all-around platform that offers a good mix of poker, table games, and over 650 pokies, so it’s suitable for casino players as well. You’ll find popular formats like 5-reel video slots, classics, progressive jackpots, Megaways, and whatnot.

The promotional page at Ignition is divided between casino and poker, and the welcome bonus that offers a 300% match of up to $3,000 is divided 50-50 for casino games and poker. Other promos include daily reloads, bonuses for hitting specific poker hands, and the unique Ignition Rewards program.

Ignition supports Bitcoin, Litecoin, and traditional fiat options. Crypto withdrawals are faster and with high limits, while fiat deposits may come with slightly worse deals. The minimum deposit is around $20 for all options, while the maximum withdrawal depends on the payment method you choose.