Changelog

Every published Gauge move, with the reason. Cite an event on the public audit trail.

1. 2026-08-26

   Detailed compliance notes

   Age, licence, affiliate disclosure, and help lines on every review and market desk. Full set at /compliance.

2. 2026-08-26

   Wave 11 — popularity batch 5 (99 brands)

   401–500 regional. Skipped 32Red (already 78). win2day / Lottomatica / Barrière / Jacks.nl are local-high, no CA/UK/US hop. 1xBet Africa is a sister of 1xBet 33, not a new licence. Star Casino Belgium ≠ PlayStar NJ.

3. 2026-08-26

   Wave 10 — popularity batch 4 (100 brands)

   301–400. All new. Stake.us / Chumba / Pulsz are sweepstakes — not state iGaming, no hop. Holland Casino / TOTO NL / Kansino are KSA (TOTO ≠ UK Tote). Stake.us ≠ Stake.com (68).

4. 2026-08-26

   Wave 9 — popularity batch 3 (92 brands)

   201–300 list. 8 already in (Fanatics, Horseshoe, betPARX, Hollywood, PlayStar, Monopoly, Betinia, BetWhale). New UKGC bingo/slots (MrQ, Pink, BoyleSports, Gala, Slingo…) can hop. Crypto dice and US grey stay off the rail.

5. 2026-08-26

   Wave 8 — popularity batch 2 (93 brands)

   AskGamblers/Casino Guru 2026 directory names that were not already Gauged. 7 were already in (Grizzly’s Quest, Mr Vegas, LuckyMe, Pelaa, Yako, Lucky Days, SlotsMagic). All new rows are roc, no hop. 1xBet-class mirrors sit in the high-risk band.

6. 2026-08-26

   Wave 7 — popularity-100 gap fill

   51 brands from the Aug 2026 global popularity list that were not already Gauged. 49 names were already in the index. UKGC Coral/Virgin/Jackpotjoy/Betfair hop; grey US and crypto stay off the rail. 1xBet is high-risk.

7. 2026-08-26

   Desk-file archives logged (A)

   Every review has a dated snapshot of the published file. Cashier (C) stays empty until a real deposit→withdraw is recorded.

8. 2026-08-26

   R/D/C/A verification + payments cap

   Every review shows Register, Desk, Cashier, Archive. Payments above 70 are capped without C.

9. 2026-08-26

   Visit/Get-bonus hops wired

   Licensed 65+ buttons open the operator URL. Grey-market brands still have no hop.

10. 2026-08-26

    Pennsylvania PGCB market brief

    FY 2025/26 $7.01B all gaming / $2.93B iGaming on the Pennsylvania page.

11. 2026-08-25

    TrustFacts engine relaunch

    Public weights published.

12. 2026-08-14

    Category weights frozen

    Licensing 25%, payments 20%, player safety 15%, fairness 15%, transparency 10%, RG 10%, complaints 5%.