How the Fair Go Fair Draw works
Our register sums it up as Weekly (Fri–Thu) chance of a $50–$500 bonus for players who deposit $500 or more in the week. In plainer words: the draw runs on a week that starts on Friday and ends the following Thursday. Deposit $500 or more during that week and you're in with a chance of a bonus prize between $50 and $500.
Fair Go's own Fair Draw page fills in the rest. Entry needs $500 or more in deposits each week. On timing and notice, it says: Drawn every Friday; winning bonus code sent by email. What it doesn't publish is the number of prizes, and it doesn't say whether several smaller deposits count towards the $500. If that matters to you, ask live chat before you plan around it.
The draw week, day by day
| Day | Fair Draw | Also on |
|---|---|---|
| Friday | Draw day, and a new draw week starts | Any-day codes such as BUSHMAGIC and CASTLE |
| Saturday and Sunday | Deposits still count towards this week | 30% weekend cashback on no-bonus deposits |
| Monday | Week continues | KOALAMO, and Fun Monday spins for a Saturday-to-Monday deposit |
| Tuesday and Wednesday | Week continues | Any-day codes |
| Thursday | Last day of the draw week | VIP Thursday inbox offers |
The week lines up neatly with the rest of Fair Go's calendar. If you already deposit on a Saturday for the weekend cashback or on a Monday for Koala Monday, those deposits fall inside a draw week anyway.
What a Fair Draw prize is actually worth
The prize is a bonus, not cash, and bonus money comes with strings. The listing doesn't give the prize wagering, so you'd need to read the message that tells you you've won. Fair Go's general terms offer two possible defaults: 30x for deposit bonuses and 60x for free ones. A prize that arrives without a deposit attached looks more like the second. Here's what each would mean:
| Prize | Bets at 30x | Average cost | Bets at 60x | Average cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $50 | $1,500 | $60 | $3,000 | $120 |
| $100 | $3,000 | $120 | $6,000 | $240 |
| $250 | $7,500 | $300 | $15,000 | $600 |
| $500 | $15,000 | $600 | $30,000 | $1,200 |
Look at the cost columns. At either multiple, the average cost of the betting is bigger than the prize itself. That doesn't make a prize worthless: results swing, and some players finish their wagering with a balance to withdraw. It means you should treat a prize as extra playing time, not money in the bank.
There's one more check. If Fair Go treats the prize as a free-money promotion, its default cap applies: $180 AUD from free-money promotions unless stated otherwise. A $500 prize could then pay out no more than $180. Ask before you play it, and see our max cash-out guide for how the cap works.
Should you deposit more to get into the draw?
No. Entry needs $500 or more in deposits in the week, and Fair Go doesn't publish how many prizes there are, so you can't put a value on your chance. A deposit made only to chase a draw entry is a deposit you didn't want to make. If your normal week already meets Fair Go's entry rule, the draw is a pleasant extra. If it doesn't, let it go.
Don't raise your deposits just to qualify. If you notice you're topping up to reach $500, that's a good moment to set a weekly limit; our responsible gambling page lists free help and the tools that make limits stick.
If you do win, the prize sits under Fair Go's general rules until its message says otherwise. That includes the $10 limit on every bet while you wager it, explained in our max bet rule guide, and the wagering basics that decide how long a prize takes to clear.
Odds, fairness and what we can't tell you
A draw is only as transparent as its rules. Fair Go doesn't put the number of winners, the draw method or past results on its promotions listing, so nobody outside the casino can tell you your chances. We won't show "recent winners" or prize totals, because we can't verify them. What we can confirm is the shape of the offer and the date we checked it: 9 October 2026.
