How We Rate: Our 6-Factor Methodology
Every Platform. One Standard.
Review facts and base scores come from documented editorial research. Commercial relationships may affect directory order and market-specific recommendation scores, as explained below.
Casino Rating Factors
Every casino on odds.guru is scored across six weighted categories.
Game Selection
20%Breadth and depth of the game library — slots, table games, live dealer, and specialty titles. We count providers, check for exclusives, and test mobile availability.
Bonuses
20%We look past the headline number. Wagering requirements, game restrictions, max cashout caps, and time limits all factor into our True Value Score.
User Experience
15%Site speed, mobile responsiveness, navigation clarity, and registration flow. We test on real devices across multiple browsers.
Payouts
20%Withdrawal speed, available methods, minimum thresholds, and fees. We verify claims with real cashout tests where possible.
Support
10%Live chat response time, email turnaround, knowledge base quality, and availability hours. We contact support with real questions during testing.
Trust & Safety
15%Licensing jurisdiction, responsible gambling tools, data encryption, complaint history, and corporate transparency.
Sportsbook Rating Factors
Sportsbooks are evaluated with a parallel framework tuned for sports betting.
Regulation
20%Licensing status, regulatory jurisdiction, and compliance track record. State-by-state legality and player protections.
Markets
20%Number of sports covered, depth of bet types (props, parlays, futures), and availability of niche and international markets.
Odds
20%Competitiveness of odds across major sports, margin analysis, and consistency of pricing compared to market consensus.
Payouts
15%Withdrawal speed, available methods, minimum thresholds, and fees. We verify claims with real cashout tests where possible.
Support
10%Live chat response time, email turnaround, knowledge base quality, and availability hours. We contact support with real questions during testing.
Trust
15%Corporate transparency, complaint history, responsible gambling features, and data security measures.
True Value Score
Most sites show you the headline bonus. We show you what you actually keep.
The current model does not force every offer through one scalar shortcut. We decompose the operator's welcome offer into deposit-match, rakeback, cashback, lossback, free-bet, risk-free, free-spin, and no-deposit components. Each component uses the inputs that actually govern realizable value, then the components are combined into a low/high composite.
Hybrids keep each component visible, assumptions are snapshotted with the result, and a human can verify the calculation in the admin workflow.
Read the full True Value methodology →Review score versus directory order
The base review score is an editorial output backed by the review dossier. Directory order is a separate decision. Commercial agreements may reserve positions in specified markets and may affect the market-specific recommendation score shown on that list. Unfilled positions come from the default ladder, and platforms without agreements can still appear.
Commercial context never authorises a false claim or removal of a material drawback. Every override carries a reason, actor, and audit history.
See the platform review and ranking methodology →What We Won't Do
- Publish a factual claim without supporting evidence
- Hide a material drawback because of a commercial relationship
- Fabricate or rewrite a player quote
- Publicly reproduce restricted third-party review content
- Publish a new evidence-required review without its dossier
The Blacklist
We've blacklisted 110+ platforms that failed our standards. Reasons include dead sites, confirmed scams, revoked licenses, geo-blocked operations, and platforms with insufficient verifiable data.
View the full blacklistOur Team
Our reviews are written by a team of gambling industry analysts, not AI-generated content farms. Every review reflects real testing and research. We sign up, deposit real funds, test withdrawals, contact support, and document everything before publishing a single rating.