How we rate slots casinos
We rate every casino on four measured figures. This page explains each one, how much it counts, and what we leave out.
What goes into a rating
| 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 |
Things we do not rate
Commission. Some casinos pay us when a reader signs up through our link. It is not an input to the rating and it moves nothing up or down. The disclosure sits in the footer of every page, not hidden on one page nobody opens.
Slot counts. Every casino claims hundreds or thousands of games, nobody counts them the same way, and none of it can be checked. A number you cannot verify is not a measurement. Where a library is genuinely different (exclusive in-house titles rather than the same licensed studios) we say so in the review instead.
How the site looks. We have opinions. They do not belong in a payout ranking.
Correcting our mistakes
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.
Why payout speed counts the most
The four inputs behind every score here are weighted in a fixed order, and payout speed sits at the top of it on purpose.
It is the only figure in the table that we measure end to end ourselves, it is the thing no marketing page ever mentions, and it is overwhelmingly what players write to us about. A casino clearing a redemption inside twelve hours scores near the top of that input. One taking three days scores near the bottom.
Redeemable bonus value comes second, counted strictly as coins that can become a prize. The redemption minimum is third. Playthrough is fourth and the smallest, because all but two casinos here sit at 1x.
Level scores break in favour of the faster payer, which is why the order at the top of this site looks so much like the order on the payout page.
How we check every casino
- Open an account like anyone else
Standard registration, standard checks, no arrangement with the operator and no special handling.
- Take the bonus as advertised
Whatever is on the page that day. Where the amount promoted and the amount delivered differ, the review page says so.
- Clear the playthrough on ordinary games
Normal slots, nothing excluded, no attempt to exploit a loophole in the terms.
- Time the redemption
Clock starts at the request, stops when the money can be spent. That measurement is what the payout column holds.
- Measure it again later
Bonuses change and payment teams drift. When a figure moves the order re-sorts on its own, with no opinion involved.
Questions about the scores
Why does a huge bonus score badly?
Because headline coins are play money. Chumba Casino leads the site on headline and sits fifteenth overall, because the redeemable part is 2 SC behind a 100 SC minimum.
Do commercial deals move a score?
No. Every input is measured, so there is no discretionary element available to adjust.
Why is nothing rated 5.0?
Because every casino here keeps a redemption minimum and a playthrough. Headroom is deliberate so a genuinely better offer has somewhere to go.
What if a figure looks wrong to you?
Tell us which one and we will re-run the test. Measured numbers are the only kind we publish, and a corrected measurement is still a measurement.