The Trust Gauge is not a bonus ad

What we actually rank

The index is a weighted Trust Gauge: licensing, payments, safety, fairness, transparency, responsible gambling, and complaints. Welcome offers sit on a separate rail. A casino below 65 on a licensed market does not get a Visit hop, no matter what the affiliate sheet pays.

That is the opposite of a #1-for-the-week listicle. If you arrived from a bonus round-up, read the score first.

Where the money is disclosed

Some outbound Play / Get-bonus buttons are sponsored hops. The button says so. The Gauge next to it does not move when a tracker is pasted in. Editorial guidelines and the methodology page spell out the weights in public.

What to do with this

Use Rankings when you want the file. Use Bonuses when a licensed desk already cleared 65 and you want the live terms. Do not treat either page as a licence to play in a market that is not yours.