Affiliate disclosure
Operators pay us. Readers do not.
That arrangement funds everything here, and it is the first thing you should know before reading a single score.
The mechanics
How the money actually moves
Links to operators on this site carry tracking parameters. If you follow one and go on to open an account, the operator can attribute that registration to Jackpot Draft and may pay us a commission — either a one-off fee, a share of the operator's revenue from that account, or a combination. The amount varies by operator and is agreed commercially.
You pay nothing extra, and you receive exactly the same terms, offers and account as someone who typed the operator's address directly into a browser. A tracked link changes who gets credited for the referral, and nothing else about your experience.
Why we say so on every relevant page
Because a comparison funded by the businesses being compared has an obvious tension in it, and the honest response is to make that visible rather than bury it in a footer. You will find a disclosure block next to the shortlist on the front page, on each operator review, and in the standing disclaimer at the foot of every page.
The regulatory side
Affiliate marketing for gambling is covered by the same UK advertising rules as the operators themselves. Commercial links are marked, tracked destinations are the operator's own site rather than a redirect through anything unrelated, and every promotional element carries the 18+ marker and a link to free support. We also do not run urgency language, guarantees, or any claim that gambling is risk-free or a way to earn.
The boundary
What commission does and does not buy
This is the part that matters, so it is set out line by line rather than left to a general assurance.
- Does buy
- A tracked link on a page where the operator already qualifies to appear, and the administrative work of keeping that link current.
- Does not buy
- A higher score. The eight-line sheet is completed and the write-up drafted before any commercial link is added.
- Does not buy
- A better position. The running order of the shortlist is published and fixed, and the head-to-head pairings are chosen for editorial contrast rather than commercial value.
- Does not buy
- Removal of criticism. Our lowest-scoring operator carries a commercial link and a review that calls it the thinnest offering on the list. Both stay.
- Does not buy
- Entry past the licence check. An operator without a current Gambling Commission licence for remote casino play cannot appear here at any price.
- Does not buy
- Invented praise. No fabricated statistics, no manufactured testimonials, no exaggerated claims about an offer. If a figure cannot be verified, we describe the type of offer instead of inventing a number.
Practicalities
A few details readers ask about
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Are the tracking links live?
The tracking values in the links on this site are realistic placeholders. They point at each operator's genuine domain, but until the site owner replaces them with credentials issued by their own affiliate accounts, no click will actually register against a commercial agreement. Nothing about that changes where the link takes you.
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Can I avoid the tracking?
Easily. Type the operator's address into your browser and you will reach the same site with no referral attached. We would rather you clicked through, for obvious reasons, but the comparisons are written to be useful either way and no part of this site is gated behind a link.
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Do you take payment to add an operator?
Operators can suggest themselves, and several have. Whether one appears depends on the licence check and then on whether it has anything to offer that the existing shortlist does not — a different app situation, a different supplier mix, a different position in the market. A cheque does not answer either question.
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What happens if an operator objects to a review?
Send evidence and we will check it. Factual errors get corrected, promptly and without argument. Opinions we have formed and explained stay on the page, and no commercial relationship has ever been worth more to us than the comparisons being worth reading. The contact page is the route in.
The wider point
Reading any comparison site sceptically
Almost every casino comparison site you find through a search engine is funded this way, whether it says so prominently or not. That is not a scandal — it is simply the economics of publishing free editorial about a regulated commercial sector. What varies is how much the arrangement shapes the content.
Useful things to check on any such site, including this one: does it disclose the model clearly, does it ever say anything negative about a listed brand, are there operators listed with no commercial link, and does the ranking change suspiciously often. A page where every operator is excellent and every score sits above nine is telling you about its contracts rather than about the casinos.
Our scores run from 5.9 to 8.9, three of the six operators are marked down for having no app, and the reasoning is on each review page for you to disagree with.
Jackpot Draft is an independent comparison site. It is not a gambling operator, not a regulator, and not owned by or affiliated with any brand listed here. No games are offered, no bets are accepted and no money is handled on this site. Content is editorial opinion and general information, not advice. Gambling is for over-18s only, outcomes are never guaranteed, and operator terms take precedence over any summary published here. Free confidential help is available from the National Gambling Helpline on 0808 8020 133.