Gambling Tips charges readers nothing, runs no paywall and sells no subscriptions. So how is it paid for? Mostly through commission from casino operators. Below is the arrangement laid out without spin, so you can judge our recommendations knowing exactly who pays the bills. Our Legal disclaimer, Terms of use and Privacy policy cover the wider legal position.
Why spell this out
A guide that earns from the brands it ranks has an obvious temptation, and readers in Ireland have every right to know about it. A commercial relationship should sit in plain view rather than in small print, and we would rather you heard it from us in plain words than guessed. Knowing the business model also helps you read our rankings sensibly: as tested opinions from a site with partners, not as neutral league tables.
Who pays, and for what
Zeebriza Digital Media N.V., the publisher, has signed referral deals with a number of the brands covered here, some agreed with the casino itself and some through its affiliate network. If a visitor clicks through from us and goes on to open an account or fund it, the brand can pay us for that introduction. Deals differ: some pay a single amount per new player, others pay a percentage of that player's net revenue for as long as the agreement runs. This income covers testing, writing, editing and hosting.
Your price: zero
Arriving via Gambling Tips costs you nothing extra. The casino funds the commission from its own promotion budget, and the bonus and terms you receive match those offered to someone who typed the web address by hand. On the rare occasion an operator gives our readers an exclusive code or a different offer, the page carrying it says so.
Spotting a referral link
Commission links on Gambling Tips all go through a path on this domain starting /go/. You will find them behind the "Visit casino" buttons in rankings, the brand names in comparison tables and the sign-up buttons that close a review. A click is logged by our server and then passed on to the casino; the cookies this sets are listed in the privacy policy. Links to the regulator, the National Gambling Helpline, banks, e-wallets and news outlets pay us nothing at all.
Lists, scores and featured spots
Most brands in our rankings are commercial partners; without a deal, a brand usually does not appear in a list. The order inside a list, though, comes from our own testing of licensing, bonus fairness, cash-out speed, game choice and support. Partners whose terms slip lose places or vanish from the list. No operator can purchase a rating, rewrite a review or see one before it goes live. Any spot on a page that an operator has paid for on top of commission carries a label saying so.
Keeping money and verdicts apart
The test criteria on our About us page are applied in the same way whether or not a brand pays us. Steep wagering, sluggish cash-outs and tight bonus caps get flagged even for partners, and brands that start treating players badly are dropped regardless of what they earn us.
Brands that pay us nothing
We also cover operators we have no deal with, including some we advise against. Such pages carry no referral link, and the lack of commission changes neither our questions nor the tone of the verdict. A brand missing from our lists has usually either closed its doors to Irish players, failed our checks or not been reviewed yet; refusing to pay is not the reason.
Over to you
A review is where your research begins, not where it ends. Before registering, look at the casino's live bonus rules, withdrawal caps and licence details, and keep your stakes to sums you could lose without trouble. Gambling in Ireland is for over-18s. If it is hurting you, call the National Gambling Helpline free on 1800 936 725.
Updates
A significant change in our commercial deals means a rewrite of this page and a new "Updated" date beneath the heading.
Funding questions
Ask the publisher: Zeebriza Digital Media N.V., Ara Hill Top Building, Pletterijweg Oost 1, Willemstad, Curaçao, [email protected].