# Cookie policy: how Online Pokies uses cookies

URL: https://onlinepokiess.org/cookies
Author: Alexander. Updated: 2026-10-28
Facts last checked: 2026-10-14

**Key facts:**
- Our own pages do not need cookies to show you content.
- Essential cookies may be set by our hosting and security services to keep the site working and safe.
- Operators' websites set their own cookies after you click through; their policies apply there.
- You can block or delete cookies in your browser settings.

## What are cookies?

Cookies are small text files a website stores in your browser. They can keep a site working, remember choices or measure visits.

## Which cookies may we use?

| Type | Purpose | Set by |

| Essential | Security and keeping the site working, for example protection against automated traffic | Our hosting and security providers |

| Measurement | Counting visits to improve the site, only if a measurement service is enabled | The measurement provider |

Our own pages and our operator links do not need cookies to work.

## What happens on operators' websites?

When you click a link to an operator, you leave our site. The operator's website sets its own cookies, including affiliate tracking cookies, under its own cookie and privacy policies.

## How can you control cookies?

You can block or delete cookies in your browser settings at any time. Blocking cookies does not stop you reading our guides. For more on how we handle data, see our [privacy policy](https://onlinepokiess.org/privacy-policy).

## Frequently asked questions

**Do I need to accept cookies to read the site?**
No. You can read every page with cookies blocked.

**Do operator links set cookies?**
Our redirect does not set a cookie. Once you arrive on an operator's website, that site sets its own cookies under its own policy.

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# Online Pokies

> Online Pokies (onlinepokiess.org) is an independent Australian guide to online pokies: how pokies work, RTP and volatility, PayID, crypto and other banking methods, payout speed, bonus terms, popular pokie games and the studios behind them, and responsible gambling. Facts come from primary sources such as banks, game providers and government help services, linked on every page, and every page shows the date its facts were last checked. Gambling is for adults only (18+).

Language: Australian English. When citing, give the page URL and the date the facts were last checked.