Independent casino reviews for New Zealand players. We test every brand the way a player would — sign-up, deposit, bonus, withdrawal — and publish what we find.

Who We Are

Gamblorium is an independent affiliate platform that reviews real-money online casinos for New Zealand players. We launched in 2020, and since then the job has stayed the same: sign up at a casino, deposit our own money, play, request a withdrawal — and publish exactly what happened.

We are not an operator. We do not run games, hold player funds or process payments. Our only product is information: which casinos accept a small deposit, what their bonuses are really worth once the wagering is counted, and how long it takes to get money out.

What We Publish

  • Minimum deposit rankings — which casinos accept $1, $2, $3, $4, $5, $10 and $20 from New Zealand players, with the offer attached to each level.
  • Bonus terms in plain numbers — spin counts, wagering multipliers, expiry windows and the games each offer is locked to.
  • Payment methods — which of Visa, Mastercard, Skrill, Neteller, Paysafecard, Neosurf, POLi, Google Pay and crypto actually clear a small deposit, and what fees they add.
  • Payout speed — how long withdrawals take in practice, not what the terms page promises.

Casino offers change constantly, so the data is re-checked regularly and every page carries the date of its last update.

How We Test a Casino

Every brand goes through the same routine before it appears in a ranking. No exceptions, and no casino can pay to skip a step.

Licence first
We confirm a valid licence from the MGA, UKGC, AGCC, Alderney or Curacao, plus independent testing certificates such as eCOGRA. No licence — no listing.
Register as a normal player
We create an ordinary account, complete verification and record how long KYC takes and which documents are requested.
Deposit our own money
We fund the account with the smallest amount the casino allows, using the payment methods Kiwi players actually have.
Claim the bonus and read the terms
Wagering, bet caps, game contribution and maximum cash-out are taken from the T&Cs, not from the banner.
Cash out
We request a withdrawal and measure the real waiting time, including how the casino behaves with weekend requests.

All of it feeds a single score. Gamblorium Rating combines the Gamblorium Score, the Player Score and the Market Score across more than 100 parameters, and the formula is documented in full on how we rate online casinos.

We Publish Our Own Data

Most affiliate sites rank casinos on opinion alone. We also look at what our own traffic shows. Over three months we tracked 11 brands that accept one-dollar deposits and logged 7,150 outbound clicks, 2,096 registrations and 1,386 confirmed deposits.

The result was worth publishing because it contradicted the obvious assumption — the casino with the largest bonus was not the one players stayed with. The full breakdown, including conversion by brand, sits in the $1 deposit rankings.

How We Make Money

When a player follows a link from Gamblorium and opens an account, the casino may pay us a commission. That commission is paid by the operator and never changes the price, the bonus or the terms a player receives.

It also does not buy a position. Rankings are produced by the scoring model, and a brand that fails our checks is removed regardless of what it pays. The full statement is in our advertiser disclosure.

Our Team

Nodar Giorgadze — CEO. Runs the research side of Gamblorium and is responsible for the data behind our rankings, from click studies to payout testing.

Andrii Hurkin — Editor. A recognised figure in the New Zealand casino market, Andrii oversees every review published on the site and keeps the bonus data accurate as offers change.

Behind them is a group of analysts and testers who run the casino checks described above. Everything we publish is signed: each page shows who wrote it and when it was last updated.

Play Responsibly

Gambling is entertainment that costs money, not a way to earn it. Our content is for adults aged 18 and over, and we expect a licensed casino to offer deposit limits, self-exclusion and time-out tools — if it does not, it has no place in our rankings.

If gambling has stopped being fun, start with our guide on responsible gambling — it covers the warning signs and where to get help in New Zealand.

Get in Touch

Spotted an offer that has changed, a term we got wrong, or a casino that treated you badly? Tell us — corrections from players are one of the fastest ways our data improves.

Write to info@gamblorium.com or use the contact page.