Team

Slot Tactics runs on two editorial desks. They look at the same slot from different angles, and what you read on a slot page is the joint output of both.

Mark Henderson — Analyst desk

Mark writes the description tab on every slot review. The job is to lock down the spec sheet, check the producer’s RTP variants against what AU-facing casinos are actually running, write up the bonus mechanics from the in-game rules screen rather than the press kit, and call out any aggregator-side fiction (inflated max wins, copied RTP errors, sequels credited to the wrong game).

The description tab reads dry on purpose: numbers first, spin second. Each figure carries its precision, sources name themselves in line with the text, and the conclusions sit in the table cells. When a number can’t be traced to a producer page or a community sample with enough hands behind it, Mark labels it as derived and shows the working.

Full Mark Henderson profile · All slots profiled by Mark

Dave Holloway — Strategy desk

Dave writes the strategy tab: the playbook a punter reads once they’re past the spec table. Fifteen years on AU pokies behind him, starting on the floor at Penrith Panthers RSL in 2009, and online once the tumble engines turned up. The strategy desk’s job is to turn the spec data into a numbered playbook with branches for each phase of the session. It gives A$ bet ranges, percentage stop-loss marks, and spin-count exits for the dry stretches.

Dave doesn’t sell a winning system. The maths still favours the house long-term on every slot in our catalogue. What the strategy buys you is a longer session, a cleaner exit point, and a better chance of leaving after a feature spike before the regression line drags you back. The maths is honest; the rules are operational.

Full Dave Holloway profile · All slots profiled by Dave

How the split works on a slot page

A slot page renders three tabs. Strategy opens by default; that’s Dave’s work. Description carries Mark’s spec sheet and the mechanic teardown. Demo embeds the producer’s free-play iframe when we can find one that isn’t carrying affiliate parameters.

Numbers cross-check between the two tabs. If Dave’s playbook says “exit at 200× stake” and Mark’s spec table says max win is 5,000× stake, both come from the same producer source. When the desks disagree, they fight it out against the dossier before publication, not on the page.

What both desks refuse to do

• No paid placement. We don’t take money for a review, a casino listing, a strategy mention, or a footer link. None of those slots are for sale.
• No fabricated session anecdotes. Dave never won 18,000× on a Tuesday night. Mark never has a “personal favourite” pokie. The desk has to prove itself in the copy, not in made-up war stories.
• No conclusions. The article ends on the last actionable rule of the last block. There’s no recap, no summary; you close the tab and decide for yourself.

If you’ve spotted a number we got wrong, see the contact page for the corrections email. Source-cited fact-checks get acted on; loose feedback doesn’t move the page.