Scoring and evidence
How we rank crypto casinos: clauses, register pages and the order of the board
Five yes-or-no questions, each answered by a clause number with its read date or by a register page. This page shows what earns a point, what never does, and how the board changes when an operator rewrites its terms.
This page sets out how we rank the twelve operators on the board. The rule is short: a point needs something you can open and read for yourself, either a numbered clause in the operator's terms or an entry on the page of the authority that issued the licence.
Nothing is scored from hunches, player chatter or marketing copy. If a fact cannot be pinned to a clause and a date, or to a register page, it earns no point.
- ID clausethe terms carry an identity-check clause
- Momentsign-up, withdrawal or a named trigger
- Amounta sum at which the check starts
- Deadlinedays allowed to send documents
- Register and domainthe casino’s own domain in the issuer’s register
How we rank: five questions, one point each
Each question gets a plain yes or no. Five yeses give 5 points; the board runs from 5 down to 0.
1. Is there an identity clause?
The terms have to contain a clause that lets the operator confirm who the player is. Wolfbet earns this point through cl. 5 ¶1, even though that clause says little else. Jack.com and Wild.io do not, because no such clause stands behind their cells.
2. Does the clause say when the check starts?
A named moment counts: at withdrawal, or after a trigger event. Rainbet puts its check at withdrawal (cl. 20.1); Wild Fortune ties it to triggers (cl. 2.7, 11.2). Thunderpick's cl. 21.1 names no moment, so the point stays empty.
3. Does it print an amount?
Only two operators on the board put a sum in writing. Bitcasino.io names €2,500 or its value in crypto (cl. 6.6). Rocketpot gives US$2,500 or 0.05 BTC in cl. 11.4 and US$2,000 in cl. 12.4; the two figures disagree, but both are printed, so the point is given.
4. Is there a deadline for documents?
This is the time a player has to answer a request, not the time the operator takes. Rainbet allows 72 hours (cl. 20.1), Wild Fortune two weeks (cl. 8.4, 9.3), and Metaspins 30 days (cl. 9.10).
5. Does the authority's own register show this licence against the casino's domain?
On cert.cga.cw the search runs by domain or by company name. Bitcasino.io passed: on 12 September 2026 its domain stood on certificate OGL/2023/111/0069. Rocketpot did not: the number printed in its terms, 1668/JAZ, showed as «not valid» when the portal was checked twice, on 12 and again on 13 September 2026. Metaspins misses it for another reason: clause 1.1 carries an Anjouan number, whereas Curaçao's portal shows Metaspins N.V. under a number of its own.
What counts as evidence
Three kinds of record are accepted, and each cell carries one of them:
- A clause number from the operator's terms, with the date that version was read. Most cells were read on 2 September 2026.
- A register page from the issuing authority, with the lookup date, such as cert.cga.cw for Curaçao or the Anjouan public register.
- A promotions or cashier page from the operator, with its date, used for context only and never for points.
Review portals, forums and copies of old pages held elsewhere are not used. An operator's claim in a banner, if no clause repeats it, is not evidence either. You can read more about licence numbers and what they cover.
How we rank ties on the board
Points decide the order. Where operators tie, they are placed alphabetically, which is why Bitcasino.io, Rocketpot and Wild Fortune stand first, second and third on 4 points each.
No hidden weighting sits behind the numbers. A register match is worth exactly as much as a printed deadline. That is how we rank on purpose: each of the five facts answers a practical question you face before a deposit, and none of them is more “true” than another.
What stays outside the score
Several things readers care about earn nothing on the board:
- Bonus size. Offers change often and say nothing about how money leaves.
- Game counts and studios. A long lobby is not a withdrawal rule.
- Payout speed. Operators' own time claims are not scored or repeated.
- Country lists. They play no part in the order.
Withdrawal ceilings and coin lists are shown in the cells for planning, but they do not add points either. A generous cap and a tight cap score the same. Caps by clause are collected on the withdrawal limits page.
Vave's slot at the top
Vave sits above the numbered list. That position is paid for by the operator. For that reason Vave has neither a place number nor points, although its terms, licence and promotions are shown with clauses and dates like everyone else's. The order of the twelve does not change because of it.
Two accounts funded at Vave and TrustDice
Almost every cell on the board comes from reading. Two exceptions involved real money, and they are described as they happened.
On 28 August 2026 our editors paid their own funds into Vave and cashed them back out. Up to roughly 5,000 USDT taken out in total, nobody asked for ID. One account over one stretch of time is something seen once, not a rule; under Vave's clause 8.7, identity may still be asked for before money goes out.
TrustDice is the second case. Across several weeks of May 2026, our editors topped up with USDT; cash-outs went unchecked until their sum crossed about US$5,000. Then a single request stalled with the label «payment under review», and compliance got in touch by email, Veriff link attached. The driving licence sent in was rejected; the passport was accepted on attempt number five; some while afterwards a fresh email asked for documents again. The details are on the identity checks page.
Neither test adds a point. They show how a clause can play out in one account, nothing more.
What a dash means
When no clause or register page backs a cell, the board prints «—». A dash is not a zero and not a warning about the operator. TrustDice has five dashes and 0 points; Jack.com has four dashes and 1 point from the register.
Corrections and rereads
Terms change without notice, and registers change too. When an operator publishes a new version, the clause is read again, the date in the cell moves forward and the points are recalculated. A licence status that changes, for example from Active to «Not Active», moves the register point on the next lookup.
If you spot a clause that no longer says what a cell shows, write down which clause it is and on what day you opened it. That is the same standard the board uses, and it lets a correction be checked quickly. For a walk through the five checks on any casino, see how to check an operator yourself.
Frequently asked questions
- Why does a register match count as much as a document deadline?
- Both answer a question you cannot skip. The register tells you whether the licence covers the domain in your address bar; the deadline tells you how long you have once documents are requested. Weighting one above the other would add a judgement that no clause supports, so every check is worth one point.
- Does Vave's paid-for position change the scores?
- No. Vave's position above the list is paid for, and it has no number and no score for that reason. The twelve operators below it are ordered only by their points, with ties placed alphabetically. Vave's own clauses and register details are still printed with dates so you can compare them.
- What happens when an operator updates its terms?
- The new version is read, the clause numbers and read dates in the affected cells are replaced, and the points are worked out again. If the update removes a deadline or an amount, the point goes; if it adds one, the point is given. The board order then follows the new totals.