1 Licence & transparency (25%)
UKGC licence number verified against the public register, owner and operator identified, registered office confirmed, any historic enforcement action recorded openly on the review page.
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How UKBonusRadar reviews UK casinos.
A plain-English look at the editorial process behind every score you see on the homepage. No black-box ratings, no affiliate-driven ordering, no vague superlatives.
Every casino that appears on UKBonusRadar goes through the same four-stage review. It is a manual, editorial process run by our team of UK-based reviewers and paid testers. We deliberately reject the kind of auto-generated scoring you see on some comparison sites because it rewards the wrong behaviours.
The process below is the same one we applied to Jackpotjoy, MrQ, Casumo and every other brand on the site. If you spot an error or disagree with a score, email us at editorial@ukbonusradar.com and we’ll take another look.
Editorial methodology
Our scoring breaks down into four weighted blocks.
2 Welcome offer value (25%)
True value of the sign-up bonus after wagering, game weighting, max stake rules and expiry windows. Offers marketed as “wager-free” must genuinely be free of wagering to score top.
3 Withdrawal performance (25%)
Live-tested payout time across debit card, PayPal, Trustly or bank transfer. We record median and worst-case times over a rolling 90-day window and weight them into the score.
4 Safer-play & support (25%)
Deposit limit friction, reality checks, self-exclusion flow, GAMSTOP status, plus response speed from live chat and email support measured during busy and quiet hours.
What we do not do
Where our process draws the line.
- We do not accept “sponsored” editorial. Every word you read was written by our team, not an operator PR department.
- We do not promote unlicensed or crypto-only casinos.UKBonusRadar is a UK-facing publication and only lists brands licensed by the UKGC.
- We do not hide outbound links. CTA buttons use direct external URLs with transparent affiliate parameters. No redirect chains, no cloaking, no masked destinations.
- We do not rewrite bonus terms. We quote wagering, expiry and maximum-stake rules as the operator publishes them, and flag anything material in the review itself.
FAQ
Common questions about the review process.
Can operators pay to be listed on UKBonusRadar?
No. Inclusion in our league table requires meeting the licence, offer transparency and withdrawal standards described on this page. Commercial terms are only discussed after an editorial decision has been made.
How often are scores recalculated?
We recalculate every published score at least once a month. Rankings and published pages are updated immediately if a material change occurs — for example a licence suspension or a welcome offer withdrawal.
Do you test withdrawals yourselves?
Yes. Our editors maintain personal UK accounts across each operator and document the time from withdrawal request to arrival in a regulated UK bank account or e-wallet.
Spotted something we got wrong?
Our editors actively welcome corrections. If you believe a score or licence detail is out of date, let us know — we re-check and republish within two working days.