Editorial policy: how I test and what I won't say

Every casino or bookmaker review follows the same method. This page states it, so you can check a review against it.

How a review is tested

1. A small real deposit, then play, then a withdrawal request, timed with a stopwatch.
2. Every term read and logged: wagering, max bet, game weighting, withdrawal limits, expiry. The bonus is converted into its real cost in euros.
3. The licence is checked in the regulator's own register on the day of writing, not from the footer logo.
4. At least one drawback of the operator is named plainly.
5. No "risk-free" and no "guaranteed". A responsible-gambling block with the market's real helpline and self-exclusion register.

Limits of the method

From Malta I can't open accounts at most UK or Spanish casinos (UK sites want a UK address, Spanish ones a NIE and residency). Spanish operators are tested through accounts opened in Valencia; UK ones on yearly visits home or through a former colleague who deposits and withdraws on my instructions. Where a review rests on that arrangement, the review says so.

Sources and dates

Licence numbers, legal age, tax treatment and helplines come from the regulator's or tax authority's own page, with the date I checked it. Odds and line-ups in betting content are fetched on the day and time-stamped. A fact I cannot source is left out.

Use of AI tools

With the client's written consent, AI tools may be used for research and a first draft. I then rewrite the text in my own voice, check every claim against the regulator's source, and proofread it in the target language. Without consent, I write from scratch. German drafts are proofread by a native reader before delivery.

Independence

Operators don't see my review before the client publishes it, and a client's commercial relationship with an operator doesn't remove a drawback from my draft. Whether a page discloses its affiliate links is the publisher's decision; I recommend it and say so at delivery.

Corrections and updates

Each page on this site shows the date it was last reviewed. When a regulator changes a rule, send me the page and I correct the fact; factual errors are fixed free at any time. Write to [email protected].

Age and responsible gambling

18+ in most markets, 21+ in Belgium for online casino and betting. If gambling is a problem, use the helpline and self-exclusion register of your own country; every page I write names the real ones for its market.

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