Our Review & Rating Scores

For our reviews, we use a standardized scorecard. This ensures that each casino is reviewed using the same data points, keeping them standardized and comparable.

We collect data by creating accounts (anonymously), claiming bonuses, depositing our own money, playing games, and cashing out balances. We do not accept any form of compensation to write reviews, and our reviews are in no way influenced by our advertising partners. Casinos cannot pay for favorable reviews or ratings.

Scorecard

Game Selection

Item	What	Scale
Number of Games	The sheer number of games offered by the site. This doesn’t account for game quality or type.	100 up to 300 301 up to 500 501 up to 1000 1001 up to 2000 2001+
Game Variety	Takes into account the different types of games offered	Slots Table Games Live Dealer Fishing Scratch Plinko Instant Win
Software Providers	We grade each site based on the software providers they feature. More Tier A game providers = higher rating. Our list of providers for each tier is confidential to protect us from potential backlash or influence.	Tier A Tier B Tier C
Exclusives	Does the site have any games that are exclusive to the site?	Yes / No
Live Dealer	Few sweepstakes casinos offer live dealer games. Casinos with live dealer games score higher by offering them	Yes / No

Bonuses & Promotions

Bonuses and promotions refer to any extra incentives for players, including the following:

Item	What	Scale
Sign-up Bonus	Bonus a player receives when they join a site and verify their identity.	1-3 SC 4-6 SC 6-10 SC
Welcome Bonus	Extra coins received as a first purchase bonus incentive. The percentage amount received over 1:1.	100% 150% 175% 200% 200%+
Daily Bonus	A bonus is received by logging in to the site each day. Sometimes cumulative over several days.	0.1 – 0.5SC 0.5 – 1 SC Free Spins
Ongoing Promotions	Promotions for existing players, including seasonal bonuses, flash sales, and player-specific bonuses.
Social Media	A bonus is received for following the site on various social media platforms, including X (Twitter), Facebook, and Instagram.	Yes / No
AMOE	An Alternate Method of Entry is required by sweepstakes sites to allow players to receive free sweepstakes entries without making a purchase. Traditionally, through mail-in requests.	Yes / No
Refer a Friend	A financial incentive for referring your friends and other players.	Yes / No
VIP / Loyalty Program	Programs that reward play in the form of cashback / rakeback or other incentives to play often operate in a formalized tiered program.	Yes / No

Customer Support

Casinos that score high in the customer support department offer high-quality help and a variety of different support options. Here are some of the different features the reviewer is looking for:

• Phone support. Rare but highly sought-after support option.
• Live chat. Arguably the most preferred form of support.
• Email support. Not as good as live chat but still helpful
• FAQ. The bare minimum for support.
• An active presence on social media is also beneficial

We also rate sweeps casinos highly for support time. Any casino that takes more than one working day to respond takes a hit in our eyes. Responding in one day is the industry standard. Any support that responds faster than one day gets high marks.

Your Safety & Security

Security is one of the most important factors when we review sweepstakes casinos. There’s no point in playing on a site that’s not safe. Here some of the factors we consider when reviewing the security of a site:

• Clear and accessible Terms and Conditions
• Responsible gambling tools
• Disclosure of bonus playthrough requirements
• Consumer complaints
• KYC (Know Your Customer) protocols.

Purchase Options

The best sweepstakes casinos offer a number of different options for payments. Here are some of the payment methods we are looking for in our review:

• Visa
• Mastercard
• Debit Card
• Apple Pay
• Google Pa
• Interac (Canada)
• Skrill
• Trustly / Online Banking
• Bank Transfer
  BTC
  Etherium
  Other Cryptocurrencies
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  Redemption response time is also important. Most sweeps casinos will pay out in 3-5 days. Anything over a week is bad form.

Mobile Play

All sweepstakes casinos should offer a viable mobile experience. Here are some of the factors we’re looking at when it comes to mobile play:

• Standalone mobile apps (Apple Store or Google Play).
• Mobile optimized no-download option for in-browser play on smartphones and tablets.

Additional Factors

Location 

Our writers are based in locations where they can access and play at the casino being reviewed. 

Sounds simple, but far too often we read reviews from people who aren’t located in a country where they can play at the casino they have reviewed. Online gambling is heavily regulated and restricted based on geography. We have boots on the ground so our readers can be sure what they’ve read is from a source in the same local as they are.

Internal Firewall

We have intentionally put an information firewall between our writers and the advertising department. Our writers are paid to do one thing and one thing only. Review the casino and report on it. They have no contact with the casinos (other than as players) and are not compensated to write about them. They write based on their own experiences at the casino and compare it to other similar casinos they have played at.

Fact Checking

Each review we publish passes through multiple hands to verify every detail before reaching the final stage of being posted on the site. We share information internally to confirm the accuracy of hard-to-find details.

This is critical to earning your trust. Details matter, and you deserve to know that what you read here is accurate. 

Transparency