The method
An account is opened in Grant’s own name, with a deposit from his own funds. Identity verification is timed from the moment documents are submitted to the moment the account is confirmed. A withdrawal is then requested at a normal, realistic amount, and the full time to funds arriving is clocked. Bonus terms and wagering requirements are read line by line and recorded, not summarised from a promotional page. Every site is retested on a roughly six-month cycle, because terms, ownership and processing times change.
What we measure versus what we ignore
| We measure | We deliberately ignore |
|---|---|
| Verification time (document to approval) | Total game count |
| Withdrawal time (request to funds received) | Homepage design or visual polish |
| Actual wagering requirement as written in terms | Size of the welcome-bonus headline number |
| Deposit and withdrawal method availability for Canadian players | Marketing claims not tied to a specific, checkable term |
| Availability of deposit limits, session timers and self-exclusion | Number of provider logos shown on the lobby page |
Grounds for leaving a site out entirely
We won’t cover a site that has no clear licensing information, that made withdrawal information deliberately difficult to obtain during testing, or that showed a pattern of ignoring the responsible-gambling tools it claims to offer.
Do operators pay to be tested or included?
No. Testing and inclusion are editorial decisions; commission on some links doesn’t change the result.
How often is a site retested?
Roughly every six months, or sooner if we notice a material change.
Why don’t you factor in game count or design?
Those details are easy to find elsewhere and don’t tell you anything about whether your money moves in and out reliably.