Casino Moons Sister Sites

The Casino Moons sister sites story is one that NZ players researching this network deserve to hear honestly and completely. Every confirmed brand under the Blacknote Entertainment Group umbrella — Rich Casino, 21Dukes, 777Pokies, JokaRoom VIP, and Pokiesurf — is reported to have shut down alongside the operator itself. If you landed here hoping to sign up at a sister casino to Casino Moons, my assessment based on multiple independent sources is that the entire network is now defunct. What I can give you instead is a thorough record of what these Casino Moons sister sites were, how they operated, what players experienced, and which independently run alternatives are currently accepting New Zealand players.

The Blacknote Entertainment Group: Who Was Behind Casino Moons?

Casino Moons launched around 2008–2009 and was operated throughout its lifespan by Blacknote Entertainment Group Limited. At its peak, Blacknote ran a collection of casino brands that were predominantly aimed at players in Australia, New Zealand, Canada, and parts of Europe. The company held a Curaçao eGaming licence — the reference 1668/JAZ appears consistently on NZ-facing review pages — though I should note that one source, Casino Listings, attributed the operation to a different entity called Engage Entertainment Group Inc. and a company called Blefondia Holdings registered in Cyprus. This conflict has not been resolved publicly, and I have used Blacknote Entertainment Group as the primary operator name because it is cited by the largest number of independent sources including Casino Guru and SlotsSpot. The parent company above Blacknote level is not publicly confirmed.

Why does operator identity matter for New Zealand players evaluating Casino Moons related casinos? Because under a Curaçao licence, the operating entity is ultimately responsible for honouring player withdrawals and managing disputes. When the entity’s identity is contested or opaque, players have limited recourse if payments are refused. This is not a theoretical concern for the Blacknote network — complaints about delayed and withheld withdrawals are well documented, as I will detail below.

Is there any active brand in the Casino Moons network that NZ players can still use today? Based on research conducted for this article, no. All five confirmed sister brands and Casino Moons itself are reported closed.

Verified Casino Moons Sister Sites: What the Network Looked Like

Five brands have been confirmed as Casino Moons sister casinos by independent research sources including sistersitesindex.com and sistersites.guru. Each operated under the Blacknote Entertainment Group licence and shared the same back-end infrastructure. Here is how they compared at their last confirmed active state:

What did all these brands share beneath their distinct visual identities? The same software stack, the same game providers — Betsoft, Pragmatic Play, Rival Gaming, Parlay Entertainment, Visionary iGaming, and Octopus Gaming among the confirmed studios — and the same withdrawal processing bottleneck. Live dealer content was offered at select brands via Vivo Gaming. The main visual differentiator was regional branding: Rich Casino leaned heavily into the Australian market, JokaRoom VIP adopted a high-roller aesthetic, and 777Pokies and Pokiesurf both targeted the pokies crowd that makes up a large portion of the New Zealand online gambling audience.

Could a Kiwi player tell the difference between sites like Casino Moons and its sister brands at the time? In terms of game selection and promotion structure, very little separated them. The daily bonus rotation at Casino Moons — reportedly a different deposit offer for every day of the week — was broadly replicated across the network. But the shared 35x deposit-plus-bonus wagering requirement meant a NZD 100 deposit with a 100% match bonus required NZD 7,000 in total wagering to clear, with a maximum bet of A$5 per spin and a 7-day expiry window. For typical recreational NZ players, those conditions were structurally very difficult to satisfy.

How Payments and Withdrawals Worked Across the Network

Across the Blacknote network, Casino Moons and its related brands accepted a genuinely broad range of payment methods: Visa, Mastercard, American Express, Skrill, Neteller, Neosurf, Paysafecard, ecoPayz, Flexepin, AstroPay, and an extensive list of cryptocurrencies including Bitcoin, Ethereum, Litecoin, Bitcoin Cash, Tether (USDT), Tron (TRX), and TrueUSD. Bank wire was available for larger amounts. Crypto deposits were fee-free.

I looked specifically for NZD currency support and could not confirm it publicly. AUD was confirmed as a supported currency; NZD was not. For New Zealand players, this is a significant gap — operating an account in AUD rather than NZD means conversion fees on every deposit and withdrawal, which quietly erodes the value of any bonus or win.

The minimum deposit was approximately NZD 35 (equivalent to around USD/AUD 25). The minimum withdrawal was approximately NZD 85, and standard accounts were subject to a weekly withdrawal cap of approximately NZD 6,800 according to NZ-facing pages. Higher VIP tiers could access faster processing and higher caps, but reaching those tiers required sustained wagering volume.

In practice, did the network pay out promptly? The complaint record suggests not. The official position was that withdrawal requests would be processed internally within 72 hours, with bank wire transfers taking up to 5–15 business days beyond that. However, multiple AskGamblers complaints document players waiting 30 or more days for withdrawals that had already been approved in the system but never actually transferred. This pattern across the Casino Moons family of casinos is one of the clearest signals that the network had structural liquidity or operational problems before its closure.

Reputation, Complaints, and the Blacklist Record

How did independent watchdogs rate the Casino Moons network? The picture is mixed but ultimately negative. Casino Guru assigned Casino Moons a Safety Index of 7.0 out of 10, classified as