Editorial Policy & Review Methodology

This page is both our editorial policy and our scoring rulebook: who writes our reviews, what we will and will not publish, how corrections work, and exactly how each ranking score is built from four measured inputs.

1. Payout Timing (40% weight)

We submit three consecutive withdrawals per operator and record the median time from "withdrawal-requested" to "funds-received in wallet." Anything over 24 hours on crypto is scored down heavily.

2. Bonus Value (25% weight)

Headline bonus size matters less than the terms. We calculate effective bonus value after wagering requirements, max-cashout clauses, minimum odds requirements, and eligible-market restrictions.

3. Market Coverage (20% weight)

Number of sports, average markets per event, live in-play coverage, and props depth on NFL/NBA/soccer.

4. Trust & Licensing (15% weight)

Active gaming license, minimum 24 months of documented payout history, and no unresolved reader complaints logged with us.

Update Cadence

We re-test payouts quarterly. Bonus terms are verified weekly. Any operator that fails a payout re-test is flagged on their review page and, if the pattern persists, removed from our rankings.

Affiliate Disclosure

We earn commissions on some links. Rankings are decided before commissions — a higher payout offer never buys a higher rank. Full detail: affiliate disclosure.

Who Writes Our Reviews

Reviews are produced by the Reviewing Sportsbooks editorial desk, the in-house team at The Fantasy Prophecy LLC. We attribute to the desk rather than inventing named personas with credentials we cannot evidence. Every review is checked by a second editor before it publishes, and the operator being reviewed never sees or approves the copy.

Sourcing Rules

  • Payout times come from withdrawals we requested ourselves, not from operator marketing claims.
  • Bonus terms are quoted from the operator's live terms page on the date of review.
  • Licensing is taken from the regulator's own register where a public register exists.
  • Anything we cannot verify is either left out or marked as unverified on the page. We do not estimate, round up, or reuse a competitor's figure.

Corrections Policy

If we publish something wrong, we fix the page and note material corrections. Email editor@reviewingsportsbooks.com with the URL and the disputed claim — payout disputes are triaged first because they can change a rating. See contact.

Ratings & Structured Data

A score only appears in our structured data when the same score is visible on the page. We do not publish aggregate ratings, star markup, or review counts we cannot substantiate with our own testing.

What We Will Not Publish

  • Guaranteed-win claims, tipping services, or betting framed as income.
  • Content targeted at anyone under the legal betting age.
  • Loss-chasing tactics or advice to bet beyond a set bankroll.
  • Paid placement in a ranking, under any label.

Every page carries a responsible gambling notice. Support resources are listed on our responsible gambling page.