Affiliate Disclosure

Last updated: May 2026

The short version

Most pages on Payout Verdictcontain affiliate links to online casinos. If you click one of those links and sign up — and later deposit — the casino pays us a commission. That commission comes out of the casino's marketing budget. It does not change the bonus you receive, the games you can play, or the withdrawal limits on your account. You pay the same price either way.

How it works in practice

We sign affiliate agreements with operators we have personally tested and would recommend. When you click a link tagged ?sub_id=…or routed through our affiliate partner's tracking domain, the operator records that the referral came from us. If you go on to make a qualifying deposit, the operator pays a one-time fee plus a small ongoing share of the gaming revenue you generate over time.

What we do not do

  • We do not let commission rates influence our scores. Some operators on this site pay us less than competitors we did not feature, simply because the competitor failed our payout test.
  • We do not take bonuses or kickbacks for favorable reviews. Operators have offered. We have declined.
  • We do not hide cons. Every brand review on this site names at least two cons. If you read a review that sounds entirely positive, scroll to the verdict section — the cons are there.
  • We do not use cookie stuffing, retargeting tricks, or aggressive pop-ups designed to force attribution.

Tracking

When you click an affiliate link, your browser is redirected through our partner network (currently Affilka). They drop a cookie that attributes any future signup back to Payout Verdict. We never see your personal information. We do see aggregate data: clicks, registrations, and deposits per article.

How this site is funded

Affiliate commissions are our only source of revenue. We do not sell advertising slots, sponsored posts, or paid listings. We do not accept payment to add or remove operators from any "best of" list. We do not run programmatic display ads.

What you can do

If you find this site useful, signing up through one of our links is the easiest way to support us. It costs you nothing. If you would rather not, you can navigate to any casino directly — we will not be offended.

Conflict of interest

We acknowledge the inherent conflict: we have a financial incentive to recommend the operators we cover. We mitigate this by (a) testing before publishing, (b) listing cons honestly, (c) declining to feature any brand that fails our payout test, and (d) updating reviews when terms change unfavourably.

Questions? Contact us. See also our testing methodology and responsible gambling resources.