We Review Casinos by Their Published Terms
10-dimension scoring from published Terms & Conditions and verifiable data. Honest ratings — regardless of what a casino pays us in commission.
Why We Started
BonusReviewers was started to publish casino reviews built on the source documents — terms, licence records and complaint data — rather than marketing copy. Most casino review sites we read looked professional, but their ratings were suspiciously uniform. The "independent" opinions had affiliate disclosures buried three scrolls below the fold.
The bonus terms were riddled with gotchas that a careful read of the T&Cs would have flagged. The licence claims often didn't match the operator's footer. The wagering figures didn't match what the promotion terms actually said. We started reading the source documents carefully and publishing what they showed.
That was the beginning of BonusReviewers. The goal was simple: write the reviews we wished we could have read before depositing. Every casino on this site is scored against its own published Terms & Conditions, cashier documentation, and licensing records, cross-checked with independent complaint databases. If something is unverifiable or unclear, we say so.
How We Review Casinos
- 01
Verify Licensing
We check the licence number against the issuing authority's public register before anything else. An unverifiable licence claim scores near the bottom of the licensing dimension.
- 02
Read the Full T&Cs
Every operator's published Terms & Conditions, promotion terms, and cashier documentation. Wagering multipliers, maximum bet limits during bonus play, withdrawal caps on bonus winnings, game contribution percentages — we read it all because players often don't have time to.
- 03
Compile Cashier & Payment Data
Payment methods, minimum deposits, published withdrawal windows and per-period caps, KYC requirements — all pulled from the operator's own published cashier and support pages, not from marketing copy.
- 04
Cross-check Complaint Databases
Independent third-party complaint records on casino.guru and AskGamblers provide reputational context beyond what a casino publishes about itself. Persistent complaint clusters influence the licensing score.
- 05
Apply 10-Dimension Score
Account creation speed, payment reliability, deposit and withdrawal limits/speed, functionalities, VIP program, bonus size, wagering, payment methods and crypto, licensing. Each dimension 0–10; overall = mean.
- 06
Conservative Where Unverified
Where a dimension cannot be verified from the operator's published sources, we score conservatively rather than assume favourable defaults. An editor checks the findings before publication.
Editorial Independence
We earn affiliate commissions when readers click through and sign up at a casino. We disclose this clearly, on every page. What that commission does not buy is a positive review, a higher rating, or a spot on our recommended list.
We do not accept payment for placement, and we publish negative findings whatever a casino's commercial value to us. We re-score a casino when its published terms, licence status or complaint record changes, whatever its commercial relationship with us.
That independence is the only thing that makes this site worth reading. Without it, we're just another affiliate directory with prettier CSS.
Our Values
Transparency
Affiliate relationships are disclosed. Our scoring methodology is published in full on the How We Rate page. We show our work rather than just asking you to trust us.
Independence
No casino can purchase a review, a rating adjustment, or a removal of negative findings. Our editorial decisions are made by the review team alone.
Player First
Every choice we make — which casinos to feature, how we present information, which warnings to include — is made with the player's interests as the primary consideration. Not the casino's.
The Editorial Team
BonusReviewers is run by a small in-house editorial team. Every review is produced by more than one person — an analyst and an editor.
Every casino review goes through an analyst (T&C read, cashier & licensing data compiled, complaint databases cross-checked) and an editor (scoring sign-off, publication review). For the full breakdown of who does what, see the team page.
See Our Reviews in Action
Browse all our casino reviews and see exactly how we scored each casino.