GoodLuckMate Editorial Guidelines

What our reviews cover

We cover a selected catalogue of casinos and games. We do not review every operator, payment service or release, and a position in a list is not a certification or a guarantee of a good outcome. Availability and the order of recommendations can differ by location.

Sources and verification

Use the source that can support the claim. A casino's current terms and cashier information can establish its stated conditions. A regulator's register can help establish the licence holder, domain and licence status. A provider's rules, game information screen and technical documentation can support game mechanics and published configurations. These sources answer different questions; an operator's marketing copy is not independent confirmation.

Where sources conflict, the article should identify the uncertainty or omit the unsupported detail. A published maximum win, RTP or withdrawal time needs its relevant version, conditions or scope. We should not present a theoretical return as a prediction of a player's session.

Source checks and hands-on testing

Reading terms, checking a register, opening a demo and completing a real-money deposit or withdrawal are different activities. We do not imply that one proves the others. Unless an article records a hands-on test and its scope, readers should not assume that we deposited, withdrew, used every payment method or tested every location.

Automated availability checks help identify broken pages, links and demos. They cannot establish that every game session works, that an operator will accept a particular account, or that a withdrawal will succeed.

Ratings, selection and affiliate links

Our scores are editorial assessments. They are separate from displayed player-review scores and do not remove the risks of gambling. The number beside a star rating is the actual published score. Our selection is limited, and an unavailable operator may still have an editorial review.

GoodLuckMate may receive a commission through affiliate links. That creates a commercial incentive which readers should take into account. We explain the relationship on How we make money. A commission relationship does not establish the accuracy of a claim or the suitability of a casino for a reader.

Credits, updates and corrections

Author credits and team profiles identify the people who contributed to the site. Older articles may retain their original author credit when GoodLuckMate makes a later correction. A page-update date records an edit; it does not mean that every statement was rechecked on that date. Where a dated editorial check is recorded, its stated scope identifies what was reviewed.

To report a mistake, use the page's correction or problem-reporting option, or contact us. Include the page address, the statement in question and a supporting source where possible. We assess the evidence and correct supported errors. We cannot resolve an operator's account dispute or promise a response from that operator.

Policy reviewed 10 September 2026: sources, testing claims, commercial disclosure, author credits and correction process.