Cookie Policy

Last updated: 2 June 2026

This page lists every cookie and similar local-storage technology used by Online Casino, what each one is for, how long it persists, who can read it, and how to turn it off if you'd rather it weren't set. The bigger picture of what data is collected and how it's processed sits separately on the Privacy Policy page; this cookie policy is the technical companion to it. The broader description of what the site is and who writes for it lives on the About page.

What a cookie actually is

A cookie is a small text file dropped into your browser's storage by a site you visit. It holds a short string — usually a random identifier or a preference value — alongside a little metadata: which domain set it, when it expires, whether it can travel over plain HTTP or only HTTPS, and whether it can be sent to other sites in cross-domain requests. The site that set the cookie can read it back on later page loads; other sites generally can't, unless the original site has explicitly opened third-party access through the cookie's flags.

Browsers also support related local-storage mechanisms — localStorage, sessionStorage and IndexedDB — which behave much the same from a privacy point of view. Online Casino uses cookies and localStorage only; I don't touch IndexedDB, fingerprinting techniques, or any other unusual state-storage method.

What Online Casino uses cookies for

Three reasons, in falling order of necessity:

• Strictly necessary. Storing your consent choice (so the banner doesn't pop up on every page), remembering accessibility preferences (dark/light mode, font-size override), and holding your position in long pages between sessions.
• Analytics. Anonymous traffic measurement that tells me which pages get read, which inbound search terms send the most readers to which guides, and which outbound links get clicked. Online Casino uses a privacy-respecting analytics provider (Plausible, or a self-hosted Umami instance, depending on the deployment); neither sets third-party advertising cookies, both report aggregated visits rather than individual sessions, and IP addresses aren't kept after the request that produces them.
• Affiliate attribution. When you click an outbound link to a casino operator, a short-lived cookie or URL parameter records that the click came from Online Casino. If you then register on the operator's site and meet their qualifying conditions, the operator pays me a commission. The mechanics are described in the Affiliate Disclosure. The attribution cookie is set on the operator's domain when you arrive there, not on Online Casino — but it's worth flagging here because clicking an affiliate link triggers it.

Online Casino runs no advertising on this site. I don't use Google Ads, Meta Pixel, TikTok Pixel, or any other behavioural ad network's tracking. I don't sell or trade visitor data to third parties.

The cookies, listed

The table below is complete for cookies set directly by Online Casino. Cookies set on partner-operator domains after a click-through appear in those operators' own cookie policies, not here.

Local-storage entries come to just two: lg_toc_state, which remembers whether the table of contents on long guides is expanded or collapsed; and lg_last_visit, which stores a timestamp used to suppress duplicate "back from a long absence" prompts. Both are first-party, both clear when you clear site storage in your browser, and neither leaves your device.

How to switch cookies off

Three layers of control are available, in rising order of strength.

Browser settings. Every mainstream desktop and mobile browser offers controls to refuse third-party cookies outright, to clear cookies on close, or to wipe cookies and local storage by hand at any time. On Chrome, Safari and Firefox the relevant menu sits under Settings → Privacy. Online Casino works fully with third-party cookies disabled — I don't use any.

This site's banner. The first time you visit Online Casino you'll see a consent banner. Choosing "Decline" sets only the necessary cookies and skips the analytics ones. You can change that choice whenever you like via the "Cookie settings" link in the footer; the new choice takes effect at once and overrides the old one.

Network-level blocking. Browser extensions such as uBlock Origin, Privacy Badger or NextDNS can block analytics requests at the network layer, which stops the relevant cookies from ever being set. These tools also block third-party tracking on operator sites you visit after clicking through from Online Casino.

Cookies set by other parties

If you click an outbound link to an operator, that operator may set its own cookies on its domain once you arrive. Those cookies are governed by the operator's own cookie policy, not this one. Online Casino can't read them and doesn't control their lifespan. The Affiliate Disclosure describes which outbound links are affiliated and which aren't; clicking an affiliated link triggers an attribution cookie on the operator's side regardless of your consent state on Online Casino.

The badges in the footer (responsible gambling resources and DMCA) are static images served from this domain and set no cookies. The links to Gambling Help Online and BetStop are plain hyperlinks; whether those sites set cookies is governed by their own policies, which you can read on their respective domains.

Updates to this cookie policy

When the cookies set by Online Casino change in any substantive way (the documented process for any content change sits in the Editorial Policy) — a new cookie added, an existing one's duration extended, a different analytics provider — this page is updated and the "Last updated" date at the top is moved forward. The cookie banner will resurface for everyone if the changes affect what's required for consent under Australian privacy law or the GDPR, even if you've previously made a choice.

If anything on this page is unclear, contact me via the Contact page. I reply in writing, on the record, and keep the answers on file so the same question doesn't have to be asked twice.