This page explains how CasinoLuck tests and rates the online casinos and sportsbooks the site covers, and just as importantly, what CasinoLuck does not do. The process is written down and applied the same way on every review, so a reader can check the work. CasinoLuck is operated by Sharp Connection Ltd, Birkirkara BKR 9077, Malta.
What CasinoLuck examines and what it does not
CasinoLuck does not deposit real money and does not run funded withdrawal tests. No reader should assume real-money testing happened because the site describes a cashier or a payout window.
Ratings are built from public data, operator-published terms, regulator registers, and hands-on non-funded checks. Those checks cover lobby counts, signup forms, cashier views where a brand shows them without a deposit, and demo or free-play rounds of the games.
A single real-money session would prove very little about how a casino treats thousands of players, so the site does not pretend otherwise. The checks below are the ones that determine whether a brand is safe, fair, and worth a player’s money, and each review records what was checked and when.
What we check on every brand
- Licence verification. The operator is looked up on the relevant regulator’s public register, the licence number and status are confirmed, and the date of the check is recorded.
- The actual terms and conditions. The published terms are read, not the marketing, and the clauses that matter are quoted: withdrawal caps, processing times, bonus wagering, and any fees. The date the terms were last checked is noted.
- Who really runs the brand. The operator and licensing behind each site are mapped, because many differently branded casinos share one platform, one licence, and one cashier. Comparing brands on the same operator tells a player very little, so CasinoLuck compares operators.
- The cashier. Deposit and withdrawal methods, limits, and stated processing times are recorded from the published cashier and terms pages, with the source and date noted.
- The games. The library is used hands-on in demo and free-play mode to judge provider mix, load speed, and the on-screen RTP information.
- Customer support. Support is contacted with a genuine question and the response time and usefulness are recorded.
- Responsible-gambling tools. Deposit limits, time-outs, and self-exclusion are checked for presence and ease of finding, and the national help service for the market is confirmed.
- Mobile and desktop. The site is tested on a phone and a desktop browser for speed, navigation, and whether the full feature set is available on both.
The CasinoLuck rating framework
Every brand is scored against the Seven-Layer Casino Rating Framework, and every game against the Six-Layer Game Review Framework. The weights favour what protects a player’s money first: licensing and fairness sit at the top, and bonus size is deliberately not rewarded.
The score reflects evidence that can be verified from the checks above, not how generous a bonus looks. The full frameworks, the per-layer weights, and how a score is produced are published in full at how we rate.
Original research
Some of what CasinoLuck publishes is compiled by the site itself rather than repeated from operator marketing. That includes the operator-network map, the record of verified withdrawal terms taken from operators’ own documents, and findings such as two separately branded sites carrying word-for-word identical clauses, which is direct evidence they run on the same operator.
The datasets behind the ratings, and the sources each one is built from, are described on the data and methodology page.
Where measured payout figures come from
CasinoLuck does not deposit real money and does not run funded withdrawal tests. It has no funded results of its own to report, and the site does not claim any.
Measured figures on the site are attributed citations of the Betiton payout log. Each citation names Betiton, carries the ledger test date, and never reads as a CasinoLuck first-person test.
Betiton is a sister site under the same owner; its funded tests are run and published by its own team. All other timing figures on the site are operator-stated, and the page says so.
Editorial independence
CasinoLuck earns commission when a reader signs up with an operator through the site’s links. That funding never changes a framework score, a ranking, or what the site chooses to criticise.
Operators cannot pay for favourable coverage, for the removal of criticism, or for a higher position. Commercial relationships and editorial judgements are kept separate, and every page is written by a named author and checked by a named fact-checker. The standards are set out in the editorial guidelines and the fact-checking policy.
Keeping reviews current
Licences, terms, and cashiers change. CasinoLuck re-checks the brands it covers and shows a last-examined date so a reader can judge how fresh a review is. If something material changes, the page and the score are updated.
Who writes CasinoLuck
Reviews and guides are written by a small, named team and fact-checked before publication. The writers and editors are listed on the authors page, and questions about the process are welcome via the contact page.
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