POLi lets players deposit straight from an Australian or New Zealand bank account without using a card, so the money is confirmed immediately and you can start playing right away. Because it’s a direct online banking transfer, casinos don’t see your card number, and deposits can be made 24/7 from supported banks. Withdrawals depend on the casino’s banking process and can take 1–3 business days once approved, but the payout lands in your bank account rather than a wallet.
POLi sends you to your bank’s internet banking login and returns a confirmation to the casino; the casino does not receive your bank password. Security still depends on using the correct bank URL, keeping your device secure, and not sharing login details.
Most casinos set the POLi deposit fee at $0, and POLi does not add a separate fee at checkout in most cases. Your bank can still apply its own internet banking charges, and a casino can add a payment processing fee if it states this in its cashier terms.
POLi deposits show in the casino balance within minutes because the payment confirms straight after you approve it in internet banking. Casinos do not pay withdrawals back through POLi; withdrawals go by bank transfer or another method, so the timing depends on the casino’s payout processing and your bank.
Minimum deposits commonly start around $10–$20, set by the casino. Maximum limits come from the casino’s cashier rules and your bank’s daily transfer cap, so a single POLi deposit can be blocked even when the casino allows a higher amount.
POLi supports New Zealand banks and is widely used for local online payments. Availability still depends on whether the casino enables POLi in its NZD cashier and accepts players from New Zealand under its licence rules.
Casinos usually treat POLi as a standard bank deposit for bonus eligibility, including welcome offers and reload bonuses. Some promos exclude “bank transfer” style payments or apply different wagering rules, so check the bonus terms for the payment-method exclusions list.
POLi is available to casino players in New Zealand and Australia, where it connects to local online banking for account-to-merchant payments in NZD and AUD. New Zealand sites commonly list POLi alongside bank transfer and debit card options, and Australian-facing casinos do the same when they accept local bank rails. It is not a standard option for the UK, most of the EU, or the US, where casinos more often rely on open-banking payments, cards, or region-specific e-wallets instead.
Usage concentrates in New Zealand and Australia because POLi is built around those banking ecosystems and local consumer habits. The main practical limits for casino use are geographic: if a site doesn’t support NZ/AU bank connections, POLi won’t appear at checkout. Casinos also treat POLi as a deposit-only method in most cashier flows, so withdrawals typically go to bank transfer or another supported payout method rather than back through POLi. Current state: POLi remains a niche payment option centred on New Zealand and Australia, with limited reach outside those markets.
When you deposit with POLi, the casino sends you to the POLi gateway, where you pick your New Zealand bank and sign in using your normal internet banking. POLi passes the payment details to your bank so you can confirm the transfer, and once you approve it the money moves as a bank transfer and the casino credits your casino balance. Most casinos treat POLi deposits as near-instant, but the underlying payment is still a direct bank transfer, so confirmation speed depends on your bank and the casino’s payment processor.
The deposit record normally shows as a bank transfer reference tied to the casino account, and casinos use that reference to match the funds to your player profile. Because POLi is a deposit method, many casinos lock withdrawals to the same identity details used on the deposit and run standard verification (ID and proof of address) before paying out. Casinos also apply anti-money-laundering rules: they can reject withdrawals to a different name, and they can return funds to the original source where their terms require it.
For withdrawals, POLi is rarely offered as a “withdraw to POLi” option because it is built for initiating payments from your bank rather than receiving funds back through the same channel. Instead, the casino pays winnings by bank transfer to your nominated NZ account after you enter your account name and number and pass verification, and the processing time includes both the casino’s approval step and your bank’s settlement time. If you deposited with POLi, expect the withdrawal route to be standard bank transfer rather than a POLi-branded payout.