Editorial Guidelines
Written by Adiela de BruynIn a world where gambling markets are overflowing with new online casinos, filtering the good, the bag and the ugly is a necessity. Our team of gambling experts have visited, played and reviewed tons of online gambling sites through the years. Our goal is to provide an unbiased review of a site, as we break it down outlining the pros and the cons. Here is how we break down casinos for you, and what guidelines we adopt when looking at online casinos.
Table of contents
- Accuracy & Fact-Checking
- Ranking Sites and why do we do it
- Independent reviewing and Transparency
- Responsible Gambling
- Usercentric and clear language
- Editorial Must Haves - The legal stuff
- Regulatory Changes
- Safety & Trust Evaluation
- We are professionals, but we are also human
- Review of Published Content
- Your feedback matters
Accuracy & Fact-Checking
Fast checking facts at online casinos is our bread and butter. Each casino's review that we published is backed with visiting and playing at the site ourselves. We feel that the best and most authentic way to review a brand new site is only by registering, and playing by ourselves. Our insights are backed by industry knowledge. Being players and casinos enthusiasts ourselves, we look at casinos from an unbiased lens, and offer you a deep analysis of the casinos and what to expect.
Once we register, deposit, play, withdraw and spend some time at a new casino, we look at key traits and that is how our casino reviews are created. From one casino enthusiast to another.
Ranking Sites and why do we do it
We look for a variety of traits when we land at an online casinos site. We check legal elements of the site, to make sure we only offer legal websites for your gambling entertainment. We also consider the UX, how easy the site is to look at, navigate and locate your next slot sensation. Visiting the cashier and skimming through payment options allows us to guide you with fees, timescales and withdrawals expectations. Game content is big with us also, and highlighting which sites offer specific games, over the other is an obligation that we strive to fulfill.
Independent reviewing and Transparency
We rank casinos to filter a good site, a great one, and others not worth visiting. Our editorials and reviews are aimed to show South African players which sites are licensed, reliable, and worth your time.
When we look at casinos, we look through an impartial perspective, in other terms, we will tell you what works, what does not and what needs some work. Our editorials and reviews are by gamblers for gamblers.
Responsible Gambling
Whilst Responsible gambling is at the forefront of almost all gambling legislators. It also tops our casino editorial list. Our website offers a comprehensive guide on RG tools that South African players can utilise. Gambling harm and gambling addictions, should be tackled with a variety of tools that include: deposit limits, casino limits, self exclusion options, and even loss limits. We look and promote casinos that go the extra mile and offer Helplines, Charity Sites and other tools that could help mitigate any gambling problems.
South African regions do offer extensive care and guidance to payers facing potential gambling problems. It is our goal to offer these services and extend them to you. Gambling should be fun, when it stops being fun, know that help is available, on our site and casinos that we review.
Usercentric and clear language
Simplicity is the key when speaking facts, and facts is what our team of casino experts aims to bring to the table. If a casino is worth visiting, this will be highlighted in our ‘Pros’ Section, along with features that we wish could be enhanced listed in the ‘Cons’ section.
When discussing bankroll, you can expect that all our content will include the ZAR currency. We want to make your life easy when seeking a new casino, hence we appreciate there is no time for conversion rates and fees.
A site’s FAQ section gives us a good indication of the language the casino uses. We try to look for site FAQs that answers questions, without beating around the bush. Having visuals is also something that we love to use. Visual impact on your reader is our goal,this is why we use tables to compare payments methods, fees, and timescales.Honesty is our second nature, and that is what you get when reading our South African casino editorials.
Editorial Must Haves - The legal stuff
Legal integrity is a core part of a gambling website. Our guides reflect the ethical standards that are required by gambling regulations in South Africa. One of the first things that we look for is if a site is legal (licensed or not) Adhering to the law is what we believe in and what we promote, so you can rely on us to tell you if a site is legal or not.
Our rigorous approach to gambling is in place to safeguard our readers and fellow casino enthusiasts. What is deemed not good in our eyes, we will tell you about. We look for sites that are trustworthy, licensed, offer RG tools and are fair (RNG). We go the extra mile too, checking if a site’s license is valid and if any offshore licenses are in operation.
Regulatory Changes
The South African gambling market is split into 9 regions, with each region having a racing and gambling board. It is our job to monitor and highlight any changes to regulations relating to players South Africans visiting online casinos. Regulator changes are envisaged for the future, and that is something that our team monitors closely.
If any rules, law or regulations relating to gambling will occur, we will be the first ones to spread the news. Our goal is to keep you up to date with regulations, and offer you a legal safe space to gamble online.
Safety & Trust Evaluation
Players share both personal and financial information when registering at a new casino. Before you do so, we undertake that process ourselves, and highlight the steps you need to take to become a full player at a South African casino. A step by step guide is sometimes presented to make your life easier.
Before we make a first deposit, we head over to the site’s Terms and Conditions and read on how the site handles personal data. Will this information be shared by third parties, If yes, with who? These are all elements we look for when we are about to evaluate a new site and bring you an independent review. SSL encryption, data protection is what our teams look for.
Fairness is measured by casinos engaging external companies to verify how fair games are. In an ideal scenario, all games are tested for RNG* by an external body like iTech Labs or eCorga. Our editorials include what type of external bodies sites use to test games for fairness.
RNG - Random Number Generator that ensures that online game outcomes are random and not premeditated.
We are professionals, but we are also human
Our years in the igaming business have equipped us with many tools, with one being looking at casinos with an unbiased lens. We strive to make our editorials professional, but we know you appreciate the truth and facts.
Before starting this website, we visited many casino editorial sites to look for the perfect formula. The perfect formula is one: honesty. Our writing style aims to engage you, peek your interest and also allow you to rely on us when looking for the next South African casino. Going round in circles is not our way, honest, fun and integrity is.
Review of Published Content
Once our content is published, you can expect it to be reviewed periodically. We appreciate that sites seize operations and times, whilst others refresh their bonus offers continuously. Our team goes back to casino editorials and refreshes information as we go along. If a site has changed its bonus offer, you can count on us to tell you!
We strive to have strong, fresh and engaging content, and we can only do so by a continuous effort of revisiting our work. Our strategy still remains the same: Be there for you, the ZA punter and provide you with fresh content straight from the gambling world.
Your feedback matters
Our website is always welcome to receive feedback. If you have a different experience than us at a casino, we’d love to hear about it. Your feedback and comments matter to our casino experts, and can also prevent other users from having a poor UX.
All our casino experts also look for comments from other users when visiting a casino for the very first time. Your experience at a casino and feedback to us matter.
Adiela de Bruyn
Adiela founded the website and has over 17 years of experience in the gambling industry. She reviews all listed casinos and carefully checks licensing, safety, and legal requirements before anything is published.