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How we review: sources, criteria and limits

What our reviews prove, where the information comes from and how the order of our rankings is set.

What every review is built on

Source What we take from it
Operator terms Terms and conditions, bonus rules, payment pages and help center: limits, deadlines, fees, KYC thresholds
License and operator License number, operating company and registered seat, cross-checked with the licensing body
Website and cashier Dated screenshots of the lobby, cashier and bonus pages
Public reviews Scores and reported experience from other reviewers, cross-checked against the terms

Processing times, support response times and market figures come from these sources. Every number says where it comes from.

The criteria

Criterion What we check
Payments Coins and networks, minimums, fees, stated withdrawal times
Terms and bonus Wagering multiplier and base, maximum bet, win caps, time limits
Security and verification License details, KYC thresholds, two-factor login, restricted countries
Games Slots, live tables, in-house games, provably fair verification
Sports betting Markets, live betting, cash-out
Player protection and support Limits, cool-off periods, self-exclusion, support availability

How the ranking order is set

The order follows the overall score. It combines the scores of publicly available reviews and weights payments, terms and player protection most heavily. Coin filters narrow a list by documented coin support; they do not check every network.

How we treat sources

  • Terms before banners: For bonuses we state the base, wagering multiplier, game contribution, time limit and bet and win caps. Contradictions between sources stay visible.
  • An operator's claim stays an operator's claim: We label a published processing time as the operator's figure.
  • Two sources beat one: We cross-check third-party reviews against the operator's terms; where they conflict, the terms win.
  • A license is not a permit everywhere: A license from Curaçao, Anjouan or Malta does not make an offer legal in every country. Many countries license online gambling themselves or ban offshore operators; what counts is the law where you live.

Dates

"Updated" shows the date an article was last changed. It does not mean every operator term was re-checked that day. For restricted countries, fees and bonus terms, the current version on the operator's site applies.

Links to operators are affiliate links and are marked as such. If someone signs up through one, we earn a commission. The commission affects neither the order nor the content of a review, and operators cannot buy a position.

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