Full disclosure
Affiliate Transparency
This is the public list of every casino we earn commission from, and every casino we don't. Most directories don't show you this. We do.
- 0 casinos pay us commission when readers click through and sign up.
- 29 casinos are listed organically - no commercial relationship at all.
- Commission rate has no effect on rankings. We score every casino on the same 8 criteria regardless of payment.
The difference between disclosure and transparency
Almost every casino review site has an affiliate disclosure. It says, roughly, "we may earn commission from some links". What it does not say is which links earn commission and which don't.
This page does. Two columns: every casino we currently have a commercial agreement with, and every casino we list with no commercial relationship.
You can verify the same fact yourself by following any /go/<casino>/ link: paid affiliate links carry rel="sponsored", organic links carry rel="nofollow". View the page source.
How GambleDude makes money
When a reader clicks through one of our affiliate links to a paid casino and signs up, that casino pays us a one-time commission (typically £20-£200) or a revenue share of the player's losses (typically 25-45%, capped at the player's lifetime loss). The casino is paying for the introduction; the reader is not paying anything extra.
Organic casinos (the right-hand column below) pay us nothing. We list them because they meet our review criteria - UKGC, MGA or state-licensed; transparent bonus terms; verified payouts. Their inclusion proves the ranking is based on the review, not the cheque.
Why we list organic operators at all
Three reasons. First, completeness - a UK casino directory that excludes Hyperino or Cosmo Casino is worse for readers, regardless of whether those operators have an affiliate programme. Second, calibration - readers can compare paid vs organic listings and see the ranking holds up either way. Third, leverage - operators that pay aggressively for placement tend to lose it if their product slips. The presence of organic alternatives we'd happily recommend instead is the discipline.
How affiliate revenue does not affect rankings
Concretely:
- We've declined commercial offers from casinos we believed would score below 7.0 on the eight criteria.
- We have downgraded affiliate partners after re-tests showed withdrawal speed had regressed or bonus terms had quietly worsened - at real cost to monthly revenue.
- Higher commission rates don't move ranking. Two casinos with similar scores in the same category will be ranked by score, not by which one pays more per signup.
- The scoring rubric is fixed in our methodology page - every casino runs through the same eight criteria with the same weights.
What you should still check
Even a fully transparent affiliate model deserves scepticism. Two things you can do:
- Cross-reference reviews. Read a paid-listed casino on at least two other independent sites before depositing. Look for systematic disagreements about withdrawal speed, support quality, or bonus T&Cs - those signal a review you can't trust.
- Verify the licence. Follow our 5-minute licence verification process for any casino, paid or organic, before depositing. The licence is the only consumer protection that doesn't depend on the directory you found the casino on.
Paid affiliate (0)
Commission per signup or revenue share. Links carry rel="sponsored".
No paid affiliates currently listed.
Organic listings (29)
No commercial relationship. Links carry rel="nofollow".
If you find a mistake on this page
If a casino is listed as organic but you believe we have an affiliate relationship, tell us and we'll correct it within 24 hours. The same applies in reverse - accuracy on this page matters more than the page existing at all.