How we score
Every casino on LocoBonus gets a score out of 10 for each country it is listed in. Nobody types the score in by hand. It is calculated from facts we read on the casino’s own terms, cashier and licence pages, so anyone with the same facts gets the same number. Payment from a casino can buy a listing; it cannot buy a score.
The five parts
| Part | Weight | What it measures |
|---|---|---|
| Bonus terms | 35% | How many times the bonus must be bet before it can be withdrawn |
| Payout speed | 20% | The fastest withdrawal time the casino states |
| Licence | 20% | Which regulator licenses the casino |
| Payment choice | 15% | How many named payment methods the casino offers in that country |
| Game library | 10% | How many games the casino offers |
Each part scores from 0 to 10. The total is the weighted sum, rounded to one decimal.
Bonus terms (35%)
We take the casino’s headline offer in that country (its welcome offer where there is one) and look at the wagering. When wagering applies to the deposit as well as the bonus, we count it double, because for a typical 100% match that is the real amount of betting required.
A list of one offer type, such as cashback, reload, free spins or no deposit offers, scores the offer it shows instead: the bonus part reads that cashback’s or those spins’ wagering, and the other four parts stay the same. A list should rank what it lists. So the same casino can carry one score on a cashback list and another on its review, where the headline offer counts.
| Wagering on the bonus | Points |
|---|---|
| None (wager-free) | 10 |
| Up to 20x | 9.5 |
| Up to 25x | 9 |
| Up to 30x | 8 |
| Up to 35x | 7.2 |
| Up to 40x | 6.5 |
| Up to 50x | 5.5 |
| Up to 70x | 4.5 |
| Above 70x | 3.5 |
| Not published | 4 |
Payout speed (20%)
Under 1 hour scores 10, up to 12 hours 9, up to a day 8.5, up to two days 7, up to three days 6, and anything slower 5. When a casino states no time, it scores 5. These are the casino’s stated times, not times we measured.
Licence (20%)
- 10 points: Malta Gaming Authority, UK Gambling Commission, Gibraltar, Isle of Man.
- 8 points: Kahnawake Gaming Commission, Estonian Tax and Customs Board.
- 6.5 points: Curaçao, Anjouan and other offshore licences.
- 3 points: no licence we could match to a regulator. We don’t list casinos in this band.
A licence says where complaints can go and who can sanction the casino. It does not make a casino legal in every country, and the country guides explain the rules where you live.
Payment choice (15%)
We count distinct named methods in the casino’s cashier for that country: 12 or more scores 10, 9 or more 9, 7 or more 8, 5 or more 7, 3 or more 6, fewer 5.
Game library (10%)
6,000 games or more scores 10, 4,000 or more 9, 2,500 or more 8, 1,000 or more 7, smaller or unstated 6.
What the score is not
The score doesn’t measure how much fun a casino is, how good its support feels or how lucky anyone was there. It ranks the facts that decide what a bonus is worth and how safely you can get your money out. Read the terms on the casino’s own site before you sign up: offers change, and when our facts and the casino’s terms differ, the casino’s terms apply.
Every card shows the date we last read that offer’s terms. If you spot a fact that has changed, write to us at the address on the contact page.