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About CryptoGamblingHub

Who runs the site, how we rank operators, what the affiliate relationship actually does to rankings (short answer: nothing), and what we refuse to do for a cheque.

Who we are

CryptoGamblingHub is an independent review site covering the crypto-native gambling category — casinos, poker rooms, sportsbooks. Editorial is based in Malta. We opened the site publicly in May 2026 after a six-month build phase covering methodology, data infrastructure, and the initial review corpus.

The site is operated by CryptoGamblingHub Malta Ltd, registered at Ċensu Tabone St, St Julian's, Malta. Editorial decisions are made by a small team with combined experience across online gambling and the crypto industry specifically. We publish the names of our editors on individual review bylines as we add them.

How the rankings work

Every operator on the site is scored against a set of public signals. For casinos — payout reliability, bonus fairness, trust and transparency, crypto support, game library, support and UX. For sportsbooks — line quality, limit-cutting behaviour, esports depth, payout reliability, crypto support, live-betting UX. For poker rooms — traffic and liquidity, rake structure, software quality, community sustainability, withdrawal speed, native-token risk.

Each signal is weighted, each operator scored. Scores shift when the underlying data shifts. Two operators have dropped off our casino shortlist in the last twelve months when their signals degraded. The methodology is public so readers can reconstruct the scoring themselves.

We use AskGamblers' public complaint database as the primary third-party signal on operator trust patterns, because it's the largest and most transparent available. Community reports from Reddit, forums, and direct reader contact supplement. Where we haven't run our own test (e.g. timed withdrawals on a funded account), we say so rather than claim we have.

The affiliate relationship

Every outbound operator link on the site is an affiliate link. We earn a commission when a reader signs up through our links. This is how the site funds itself. We think this is legitimate and we disclose it on every page that carries such links, not only in a footer.

What the affiliate relationship does not do: change rankings. The operators that pay us the largest commissions are not automatically at the top of our lists. We have declined affiliate partnerships with operators whose complaint patterns we were not willing to recommend against. We have ranked operators with smaller commission payouts above ones with larger payouts when the methodology said so.

If an operator on our shortlist materially degrades, their ranking moves — regardless of the commercial relationship. Two operators have dropped off our main list for this reason; we will drop more if we need to.

What we refuse to do

Accept payment for a ranking position. Write reviews for operators we have not independently evaluated. Publish sponsored content disguised as editorial. Remove negative coverage in exchange for affiliate revenue. Publish any content generated by AI and not edited carefully for accuracy and voice.

Target underage audiences or market to anyone showing signs of gambling-related harm. Feature operators we believe are defrauding customers, regardless of affiliate terms offered. Misrepresent the legal position of crypto gambling in jurisdictions that criminalise it.

Editorial policy

Reviews are updated on a quarterly cadence at minimum. Money pages (our main listicles) are refreshed monthly to keep the shortlists current with operator-side changes. Dated content carries a 'last updated' note.

Content that is speculative, uncertain, or based on third-party sources rather than our own testing is explicitly flagged as such. We would rather say 'we haven't tested this' than claim a number we cannot back up.

Corrections run publicly with a correction note. If you find an error, send us a correction and we'll fix it visibly.

Responsible gambling

Gambling can be harmful. If you or someone you know shows signs of gambling addiction, contact a local support service. We link to BeGambleAware (UK), GamCare (UK), and Spelpaus (Sweden) in our footer; for other jurisdictions, your national responsible-gambling hotline is the correct starting point.

We do not accept or feature operators whose advertising targets problem gamblers. We include 18+ disclaimers and responsible-gambling resources on every casino-facing page.

Contact and feedback

Corrections, tips, complaints about an operator, or editorial feedback — all welcome.

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