How We Rate Casinos

Where every casino fact comes from

We use two kinds of source and nothing else.

• The operator's own pages: terms and conditions, bonus terms, payment pages, help-centre articles, the game lobby and its app store listings.
• Regulator registers: iGaming Ontario's list of regulated sites and the AGCO for Ontario, the AGLC for Alberta, and the public registers or validators of offshore licensing bodies, such as the Kahnawake Gaming Commission's permit holders, the Malta Gaming Authority's register, and the Tobique, Curacao and Anjouan validators.

When a live page blocks Canadian visitors or has changed since we read it, we use an archived copy and say so in the reference. Every figure on a casino page carries its source link and the date we checked it, and the References list at the bottom of each page collects them. Where a casino's own pages contradict each other, we print both and say which says what. A dash means the casino published nothing we could find; we do not fill gaps with estimates.

A brand's Ontario site, its Alberta site and its offshore site are often run by different companies with different lobbies, bonus terms and payment rules. We keep each fact with the site it came from, and the page says which site a bonus or payout figure belongs to. The province rules we apply are the same everywhere on the site: in Ontario, sites registered with the AGCO that hold an operating agreement with iGaming Ontario; in Alberta, AGLC-registered sites under an AiGC agreement, live since 13 July 2026; in the other provinces, the provincially run site; and offshore casinos, which are not licensed by any province.

The six sub-scores

Each sub-score runs from 0 to 10 with one decimal. The casino's score is their average, worked out by the site, so no one can type in a headline number. If any of the six is missing, the page says "Not scored".

In lists across the site, scored casinos come first, ordered by score, then the rest by how often Canadians search for the brand. The basis is printed under every list. Hubs that rank by something else, such as the live-game count or the number of our reviewed slots a casino carries, say so in the same place.

Rules that keep a score honest

• A missing fact is never rewarded. If a casino publishes no payout time, its payouts sub-score cannot benefit from a payout time.
• An unverified licence caps safety at 3. If we cannot find the licence a casino claims in a public register, the licence and safety sub-score stays at 3 or below, and the page says plainly what could not be confirmed.
• Closed brands are never scored. Brands that have closed or no longer accept Canadians get a page that says what happened, with sources, and are never ranked or suggested.
• Regulator actions are shown. A sourced fine or warning appears on the casino's page and puts the brand under "Check these first" on our provider pages.
• No experience we did not have. For every casino except our partner, the score comes from published facts only. We do not claim deposits, withdrawals or support chats we did not make.
• No payment for a score. No casino can buy a score, a sub-score or a place in a list.

Facts change. When a re-check shows a casino's facts have moved, we update them and the sub-scores they affect, and date the change in the page's "What changed" list.

Our partner and the hands-on test

We have one partner casino, Neospin. When a reader signs up there through a button on this site, we earn a commission. The partner is labelled "Partner" in every list and on every button, and it is shown first in lists, marked as such, rather than ranked into them.

Neospin is also the one casino our team tested hands-on, in October 2026. Its six sub-scores come from that test, and its facts follow the same sourcing rules as every other casino: operator pages and registers, each with a date. Being our partner does not change those facts, and the six sub-scores are the same six used for everyone.

Neospin is not registered in Ontario. Visitors from Ontario see no partner buttons, no banners and no casino offers anywhere on this site, only the facts. Casino play is for adults: 19+ in most of Canada, 18+ in Alberta, Manitoba and Quebec. More in our advertising disclosure, editorial policy and how we rate slots.