How We Review Casinos

METHODOLOGY

What we check on every casino

These six checks sit behind every ranking. The order is an editor's judgement, not a weighted formula.

1

Licence & Regulator

We check the licence against the regulator's public information where it can be searched, and against the operator's own licence disclosure. No verifiable licence, no listing.

2

Ownership & Reputation

Who operates the brand, how long it has traded, and what independent player-complaint sites report about payments and account closures.

3

Games & Providers

The game count and software providers the operator states, noted with the date we read them — not copied from a press kit.

4

Bonus Terms

Wagering multiplier, game weighting, max bet and max cashout clauses read from the operator's own terms. Ontario and Alberta pages show no bonus dollar amounts.

5

Payments & Payout Windows

Deposit and withdrawal methods, minimum deposits and the processing windows the operator states. We do not time withdrawals ourselves; your time depends on verification and method.

6

Player Protection

Whether deposit limits, time-outs and self-exclusion are described in the operator's responsible-gambling pages, and which independent bodies it names.

Our 4-stage review process

Shortlist

Licence, ownership and reputation checks decide whether a casino is safe enough to list at all.

Read the Terms

We read the operator's bonus terms, cashier and payment pages and record the figures with the date we read them.

Cross-check

Stated facts are compared with regulator records and independent player reports, and conflicts are noted rather than smoothed over.

Rank & Date

The order is an editorial judgement, not a formula. Every page shows when it was last updated, and closed casinos are marked.

Scores, money and re-checks

Editorial ranking, not a formula

Rankings are an editor's judgement based on the checks above. We do not publish a weighted score, and we do not claim to run real-money tests.

Independence & affiliate links

Casinos pay us a commission when you join through our links — marked sponsored. Commissions do not set the order, and a casino that closes or loses its licence is removed or marked, partner or not.

Dates you can trust

"Updated" means the copy changed. Facts are re-checked when we learn of a change and on a regular cycle, and we say when a figure is the operator's own claim.

What gets a casino delisted

A lapsed licence, a confirmed closure, withdrawals reported unpaid across independent sources, or missing responsible-gambling tools. A listing is removed or clearly marked until it is resolved.

Last updated: October 31, 2026

Every casino listed on NewOnlineCasinos.ca goes through the same documented checks before it earns a place in our rankings, and the facts on each page carry the date we checked them. Casinos cannot pay for a better position.

1. Licence verification

We check the operating licence against the regulator's public information where it can be searched (AGCO/iGaming Ontario, the Malta Gaming Authority, the UK Gambling Commission, the Kahnawake Gaming Commission, Curaçao) and against the operator's own licence disclosure. No verifiable licence, no listing.

2. Payments and payout windows

We record the deposit and withdrawal methods the operator lists, including whether Interac is offered for payouts.
We record the minimum deposit and the withdrawal processing window the operator states.
We cross-check those figures with independent player reports where we can find them, and note when they disagree.
We do not make real-money deposits or time withdrawals ourselves. Payout figures on our cards are operator-stated windows, not our own measurements.

3. Bonus fine print

We read the full bonus terms and record the wagering requirement, minimum deposit, maximum bet, expiry window and game weighting. Offers with wagering above 45x or predatory cashout caps are flagged, not promoted. Pages for Ontario and Alberta show no bonus dollar amounts.

4. Support & responsible gambling tools

We check that deposit limits, session limits and self-exclusion are described in the operator's responsible-gambling pages, and which independent organisations it names.

5. Ranking & re-checks

The order of our rankings is an editorial judgement based on the checks above, not a formula. Facts are re-checked when we learn of a change and on a regular cycle; a casino that closes or loses its licence is marked as closed or removed.

Questions about our process? Contact us — we answer every methodology question we receive.

8 Checks Before You Deposit

Every brand on this page had to clear all of these before we listed it. If one item fails, the casino is removed — no exceptions.

Valid licence you can look up on the regulator directory
HTTPS across the whole deposit flow
Games audited by an independent lab (eCOGRA, iTech Labs, GLI)
Named ownership with a traceable corporate record
Withdrawal methods that match your deposit methods
Deposit limits, time-outs and self-exclusion available
Bonus terms published in plain English
Support you can reach before you deposit

Frequently Asked Questions

Can a casino pay for a better ranking?

No. Affiliate commissions do not set the order. The same casino would hold the same position with no deal in place, and a partner that closes or loses its licence is removed or marked like any other.

Do you test casinos with real money?

No. We do not make real deposits or time withdrawals ourselves. We read operator terms and payment pages, check licence records, and cross-check them against independent player reports. Payout figures on our pages are the windows the operator states.

Why are there no scores out of 100?

We do not publish a weighted formula score. Ratings on cards reflect an editor's judgement of the checks above; the facts behind them — licence, payment methods, minimum deposit, stated payout window — are shown on each card.

How often are pages re-checked?

When we learn of a change, and on a regular cycle for the most visited pages. The "Updated" date on each page shows when its copy last changed.

What happens when a casino closes or loses its licence?

It is marked as closed and ranked below open casinos, and its affiliate link is switched off. We keep the review online for reference only.

See the process applied

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