Joe Fortune Casino Review

Joe Fortune seems very proud of its prize wheel, and it sure looks good, but it’s not some groundbreaking promotion. The way it’s advertised, you first get the impression that it’s a no deposit bonus, but it turns out you need to have deposited at least A$30.

The rewards are also a bit on the weak side. I expected cash rewards or at least free spins, but you can only get Casino Points, which you can later trade for bonus credits.

I quite like the Refer-a-Friend bonus at Joe Fortune. Plain and simple: you send your friends a referral link, they deposit at least A$20, and you both get A$50 each. If they deposit with crypto, you get A$75 each.

This is actually a very fair bonus, and it helps that the wagering requirements for the referral promo are just 30x, which is more realistic.

The loyalty program is called Joe’s Rewards and is a standard loyalty program where you acquire CP that you can later trade in for cash rewards. It has six levels, but even though it promises several benefits, the only one that’s worth it is the redemption rate.

Starting from level 4, Platinum, the redemption rate is 1,000 CP = A$1. Considering that pokies provide 5 CP per A$1 played, you need to play A$200 in pokies to get A$1 as a reward. That’s not too bad, and what’s even better is that specialty games like Bingo and Keno provide 15 CP per A$1 played.

The promotional page is surprisingly hard to find, hidden in the footer, so I almost missed the Daily Boost promo. It’s actually a decent reload promo that rewards a deposit match, but the exact percentage and amount depend on whether you deposit with crypto or card, and how much you deposit.

For example, if you deposit from A$30 to A$99.99 with a card, you only get a 10% boost. However, if you deposit A$200 or more with crypto, you get a 100% boost. The wagering requirements are 30x regardless of how you deposited, so the operator is gently pushing you to deposit with crypto.

You don’t need to enter a bonus code to get the daily boost, but note that it’s only available after the 5th deposit, and you do need to opt in for it when depositing.

The online pokies library takes the largest part of Joe Fortune’s lobby, and it’s a respectable selection of around 400 games. The filtering options are Hold & Win, Bonus Buy, Progressives, Ways Pays, and Video Pokies, but I’m really missing a search bar or a way to filter the games by provider.

The lobby mostly contains popular games by around 20 developers like Pragmatic Play, BGaming, and Playson, but considering that these are the same studios behind the pokies Aussie players actually love, I can’t really fault the selection for sticking to what works. You’ll find plenty of hits like Sugar Rush, Gates of Olympus, Elvis Frog, 777 Coins, and 3 Hot Chillis.

I went digging for some lesser-known titles, too, and was happy to see a few standouts:

• Freaks of Folklore by Dragon Gaming
• Mythic Wolf Extreme by Rival Gaming (a Joe Fortune exclusive)
• Zombie Mash by Betsoft (another Joe Fortune exclusive)

With around 50 games, the table games section is actually bigger and better than what I expected. These are all RNG tables, so they’re all playable in demo mode too. The selection is fairly standard, with several roulette and blackjack variants, and the video poker that I already mentioned, but there are a few baccarat and craps games too.

The best way to describe Joe Fortune’s live casino is that it’s compact. In reality, it has around 30 games, so it’s much smaller when compared to the live casinos at some of the best in the category, like Ritzo Casino, for example, but it does the job.

It’s mostly roulette and blackjack games by Gold Tier Games, and a few game shows like Sweet Bonanza Candyland and Treasure Island by Pragmatic Play Live. My hits here are Crypt of Giza and Three Card Poker Live.

I knew I was in for a good jackpot section when I noticed that Joe Fortune features RealTime Gaming pokies, and it didn’t disappoint. There are around 60 jackpot games with fixed and progressive jackpots, but the ‘stars’ of the lobby are RTG’s progressive jackpots with prizes that regularly reach millions, like Jackpot Pinatas with a grand jackpot prize of A$2.3 million at the time of writing.

As much as I dislike Joe Fortune’s filtering options, the Specialty Games section is exactly what it should be: a section with all the games that are not pokies or table games. So, here, you’ll find instant win games, Plinko, Keno, Bingo, scratchies, tap games, Crash, and even virtual sports.

With around 50 games, it’s not the largest one out there, but it’s very diverse and features plenty of fun games like Capymania, Chick vs Croc, Amazonie Bingo, Fishing Club, Yellow Driver, and more.

You only know how useful the ‘filter by provider’ option is when it’s gone. I spent a lot of time testing games here, and here’s the full list of software providers that power the games at Joe Fortune Casino:

• Rival gaming
• Woohoo Games
• Wingo
• Real Time Gaming (RTG)
• iSoftBet
• Revolver
• Makitone Gaming
• Bally Technologies
• Dragon Gaming
• Gold Tier Games
• Reevo
• Pragmatic Play
• Pragmatic Play Live
• Novomatic
• 3 Oaks
• Playson
• Spinomenal
• Betsoft
• GameArt
• Qora Games
• BGaming
• Yggdrasil

The Responsible Gambling page is on the website’s footer and has information about how to gamble responsibly, how to do a self-assessment, and how to determine whether you should opt for a self-exclusion. However, it doesn’t offer any built-in RSG tools. Instead, it directs you to use the customer support service to set deposit limits, request cool-off periods, or self-exclude.

You can use both credit cards and several cryptocurrencies, including Bitcoin, Bitcoin Lightning, Litecoin, Ethereum, and USDT. Crypto users get a better welcome bonus, higher limits and faster withdrawals.

No, Joe Fortune isn’t only good for poker, though that’s definitely where it shines. The casino also offers a decent mix of pokies, table games, jackpots, and a good Specialty Games category. Still, poker is its main highlight, especially for beginners.

Yes, but only a PWE (Progressive Web) app. This means that there’s no typical Android or iOS app you might expect. So, if you want to play on mobile, you can do it through your browser.