Sushi Knight Gaming is a small independent review team working out of Lower Hutt. We review $5 minimum deposit casinos for New Zealand players - the sites actually worth the five dollars.
Every casino on our site has been deposit-tested with real New Zealand dollars in the last 90 days. We sign up, deposit $5, play through the bonus, and try to cash out. We score on wagering terms, payout speed, KYC friction, and the quality of the game catalogue at the $5 tier specifically.
We don't publish reviews we haven't tested. Casinos we've tested and disqualified don't make the list - we think the omission is more useful than a negative review and an affiliate link.
Affiliate commissions. When a reader signs up through one of our links and deposits, the casino pays us. That commission doesn't alter where a casino places in the ranking - we prioritise wagering multiplier, payout speed and support responsiveness, because that's what readers actually ask us about. Full policy on the methodology page.
Runs deposit testing and writes the headline rankings. Ten years in the NZ and Japanese online gambling market. Focuses on wagering math and payout behaviour.
Verifies every bonus code, wagering multiplier and licence number against the casino's own T&Cs. Also owns the quarterly re-test cycle.
Tests POLi, card, e-wallet and crypto flows. Maintains our banking-block map for ANZ, ASB, BNZ and Westpac.
47 Dudley Street, Hutt Central, Lower Hutt 5010. Email [email protected] - we reply within a working day.