Editorial Guidelines · Last updated June 11, 2026

Editorial Guidelines

These guidelines describe how the Maple Bet Guide editorial team researches, writes, reviews, and updates the casino reviews you read on this site. They apply to every contributor and every piece of content we publish.

1. Independence

Maple Bet Guide is funded by affiliate commissions earned when readers sign up at operators we cover. Affiliate revenue does not influence ranking position, score, or whether an operator is recommended. Reviews are written before commercial agreements are negotiated, and editorial decisions are made independently of the partnerships team.

If an operator pulls their affiliate program, our review of them remains published. If a paying partner fails our tests, we either remove their recommendation or qualify it explicitly — even at the cost of the relationship. Two operators were removed from our top-tier listings in 2025 following failed withdrawal-time benchmarks. Both were affiliate partners at the time.

2. First-hand testing

Every operator we recommend has been deposited at, played at, and withdrawn from by a named member of our editorial team. We do not republish third-party reviews. We do not summarise affiliate feed data. The reviewer’s name appears at the top of the article and links to their full bio.

Our standard test protocol is documented in the Methodology page. In summary: deposit, play to clear the minimum bonus contribution, request a withdrawal, and time the round trip with screenshots at each step.

3. Source verification

Every factual claim we publish must be sourced. We use the following hierarchy:

• Tier 1 — primary source from the operator. Bonus amounts, wagering requirements, supported coins, license numbers, and KYC thresholds are quoted directly from the operator’s own Terms & Conditions or cashier interface. We screenshot the source and archive it.
• Tier 2 — independent regulator confirmation. Curaçao, Anjouan, and Costa Rica license numbers are cross-checked on the regulator’s public database, not just the casino footer.
• Tier 3 — game provider data. RTPs are taken from the slot or table provider’s published mathematical sheet (Pragmatic Play, NetEnt, Hacksaw, Nolimit City, Evolution), then compared against what the operator reports.
• Tier 4 — community signal. Player-protection forum complaints (CasinoMeister, AskGamblers, ThePOGG) are factored into our trust score but are never the sole basis for a negative rating.

4. Bonus and promotion disclosure

When we list a welcome bonus, we always include: the headline amount, the wagering requirement, the maximum cashout from bonus winnings, the time window, and any excluded games or capped contributions. If the operator’s T&C includes a maximum bet during bonus play (typically €5 / 0.0001 BTC), we list that too — it is the most common reason players have winnings voided.

Headline bonus numbers (“up to 5 BTC”) without surrounding terms are misleading by default. We refuse to publish that format.

5. Updates and freshness

Crypto casinos change their welcome bonuses, withdrawal limits, and supported tokens more frequently than traditional online casinos. We re-test our top-tier operators every quarter at minimum, and we update reviews whenever a material change is confirmed. Each review carries a “Last updated” date at the top — that is the date the substantive review content was last re-verified, not the date a template was last touched.

If a review’s last-updated date is more than 180 days old, treat it as needing fresh confirmation against the operator’s current cashier before you deposit.

6. Corrections and right of reply

If you spot a factual error in any review, email [email protected]. Material corrections are made within five working days and are flagged at the top of the article with an “Updated” note explaining what was changed and why.

If an operator we cover disputes a finding in one of our reviews, they have a right of reply. We will publish a brief operator response below the review where it does not contradict primary-source evidence we hold.

7. AI assistance and human accountability

We use software tools, including large language models, to assist with research summarisation, transcript cleanup, and table formatting. We do not use AI to generate reviews. Every article on this site is written by a named human editor who has personally tested the operator and is accountable for the content of the review. No review on Maple Bet Guide is autogenerated.

8. Responsible gambling commitment

Casino reviews carry an ethical responsibility that other product reviews do not. Our content must not pressure readers to deposit, must not minimise risk, and must always provide visible access to responsible-gambling resources. Every recommendation page links to Responsible Gambling Resources. We do not run paid placement for operators that fail to provide deposit-limit and self-exclusion tools in-account.