Research Methodology
The standard any original research or data work on this site follows. For how routine guides and articles are written, see our broader Editorial Policy instead — this page is specifically about original research and data.
How we evaluate sources
We rank sources in the same four categories used across this site: direct first-party confirmation, a reliable public source we can cite directly, information that requires further verification (published only with that caveat, never as settled fact), and information we can't support (not published at all).
How frequently-changing information is checked
Any figure that can go stale — a bonus amount, a wagering requirement, a payment contact — carries its own "last verified" date, drawn from when that specific fact was actually confirmed. We don't apply one blanket date to a whole page of mixed facts.
How corrections are handled
If a reader or we ourselves find an error in something we've published, we correct it and update the relevant date at the same time. Contact us if you spot something wrong.
How we disclose commercial relationships in research content
Any original research this site eventually publishes will carry the same disclosure as everything else here: we're an independent affiliate and may earn compensation from qualifying registrations, and that relationship does not shape what a piece of research finds. See our full Affiliate Disclosure.
No fabricated statistics
We will not publish invented player counts, market-size figures, or survey results. If reliable data for a claim isn't available, the honest answer is that we don't have it yet — not a plausible-sounding guess.