Casino Online GuruWhere a verdict comes from
Four measured things, weighted. Here are the weights, where each number comes from, and what we deliberately leave out.
The four inputs
| Input | Weight | Where it comes from | Checked |
|---|---|---|---|
| Payout speed | 40% | Median of verified player payout reports, last 90 days | Monthly |
| Bonus value | 25% | Redeemable part measured against that casino’s own floor | When terms change |
| Terms | 20% | Playthrough, floor, expiry, state exclusions, from current terms | When terms change |
| Support | 15% | First reply time to a payout question, tested from a real account | Quarterly |
Three things, on purpose
Commission. Some casinos pay us when a reader signs up through our link. It is not an input to the verdict and it moves nothing up or down. The disclosure sits in the footer of every page, not hidden on one page nobody opens.
Game counts. Every casino claims hundreds of titles, nobody counts them the same way, and none of it can be checked. A number you cannot verify is not a measurement.
How the site looks. We have opinions. They do not belong in a payout rating.
The verdict format
Each casino gets one sentence on the main list because that is usually all it takes. Most of these sites differ in two or three measurable ways and are otherwise interchangeable, and a paragraph of hedging would hide that rather than explain it.
The full review behind each verdict carries the reasoning, the exceptions and anything that did not fit in a sentence. If the one-liner and the review ever disagree, the review is the one we stand behind.
When we get it wrong
If a figure here is wrong, tell us which casino, which field, and what it should be. Casino corrections meet the same evidence bar as player reports: we want the term in writing, from the current terms and conditions.
Corrections go straight into the list. We do not footnote the change, because the page is meant to show what is true now rather than what we published last month.