The Five Weighted Criteria
Every score on this site is built from the same five inputs, weighted by how much damage each can do to a player. Bonus terms and payout rails carry more than half the weight between them because those are where money gets lost or trapped. Game range and mobile matter, and they are preferences rather than risks.
| Criterion | Weight | What goes into it |
|---|---|---|
| Bonus terms | 30% | Rollover multiple, whether it applies to the bonus alone or deposit plus bonus, game weighting, maximum cashout, time limit, excluded games |
| Payout rails | 25% | Withdrawal methods offered, published processing times, the pending-review window, fees at both ends, minimum and maximum withdrawal |
| Track record | 20% | Years in continuous operation, ownership continuity, documented history of settling disputes, licensing jurisdiction and the recourse it actually offers |
| Game range | 15% | Library size, supplier mix, whether RTP is published per title, live dealer coverage, video poker paytables |
| Mobile | 10% | Browser build at 390 pixels wide, cashier usability on a phone, whether the game grid and bet controls work without zooming |
Scores run 0 to 10 and are assigned per criterion, then weighted. We do not round up to make a lineup look stronger, and a site scoring below 7 does not get published at all rather than appearing as a warning at the bottom of a list.
How We Source Bonus Figures
Bonus terms are the most volatile thing we publish and the easiest thing to get wrong. Our process is deliberately boring.
- Read the operator's own terms and conditions document in full, and record the date we read it.
- Cross-check every figure against at least two independent published sources that are not the operator and not each other.
- Where the operator's promotional page and its terms document disagree, we take the terms document and say so.
- Where two credible sources disagree and the cashier does not settle it, we mark the figure as corroborated rather than confirmed and name the affected brands on the page.
- Print the date the terms were read next to the offer, because a bonus figure without a date is close to useless.
We do not publish bonus codes supplied by third parties. Codes expire, get restricted by region, and frequently belong to a different affiliate's tracking, so a code that looks like a favour to the reader can quietly cost them the offer.
What We Verify and What We Do Not
This is the section most sites in this category leave out, which is why we put it near the top rather than the bottom.
What we verify directly: the full terms and conditions text, the cashier page and which deposit and withdrawal rails it lists, which networks a crypto cashier accepts, the state restrictions on the registration form, the game library and supplier mix, published RTP where the operator provides it, and the mobile build at 390 pixels wide.
What we do not claim: we do not deposit at every site we cover, and we do not present a withdrawal time as a stopwatch reading unless we timed it. Where a page gives a processing time, it is the operator's published figure or a figure that independent sources report consistently, and it is labelled that way. Any site telling you it timed fifteen offshore payouts in a month is making a claim worth asking for transaction hashes about.
What Disqualifies a Site Outright
Some findings end the assessment rather than reducing a score. A site is not published if any of the following is true.
- No named licensing entity, or a licence number that returns nothing in the issuing register.
- No maximum cashout figure stated anywhere in the bonus terms.
- A withdrawal minimum set above the maximum cashout on the welcome offer, which makes the bonus mathematically unwithdrawable.
- An irregular-play clause that leaves the definition entirely to the operator's discretion, because a clause like that can be applied to any winning player.
- Identity verification demanded only at the point of withdrawal rather than at signup.
- A documented and unresolved pattern of confiscated balances or unpaid withdrawals.
- No support channel beyond a web form with no response commitment.
Independence and How We Are Paid
We earn a commission when a reader opens an account through a link on this site. That is the whole business model and we would rather state it plainly than bury it.
What the commission does not buy: placement, a score, the removal of criticism, or advance sight of a page. Ranking order is set by the weighted criteria above before any commercial arrangement is considered, and several of the brands we rank lowest pay the same rate as the ones we rank highest. Where a site's terms are bad we say so on the page that links to it, which is visible throughout our offshore casino coverage.
We do not accept operator hospitality, paid trips, or gifts. We do not publish sponsored posts. If any of that changes, this page changes with it.
Corrections and Review Cadence
Bonus terms are re-read and every page is refreshed on a rolling basis, and the updated date at the top of a page reflects the last time its figures were actually checked rather than the last time a word changed.
If a figure on this site is wrong, we want to know and we will correct it and note the correction. Terms disputes, licensing updates and payout complaints can all be sent through our contact page.