Methodology

Everything the finder uses to decide, written out. If a rule isn’t on this page it isn’t in the product — the table below is generated from the same records the engine runs, so it can’t drift out of date.

Rule set 2026.09.21

The rules

The bracketed labels identify inputs to a sentence, not facts about any casino. A recorded value and your answer replace them only when supported; an unconfirmed value stays unconfirmed. Must-haves exclude. Preferences carry a weight and earn full, half or no credit. A casino’s position is the share of your total weight it earned; below 45% we call it no strong fit. A preference only enters that arithmetic when its recorded value carries the evidence its status requires; otherwise the card marks it unconfirmed and it counts neither way.

Every recommendation rule, with the question it reads, its kind and its weight.
Rule	Question it reads	Kind	Weight	The sentence it writes when met
State availability	Which state are you in?	Must-have	excludes	It is not on the official excluded list for [your answer].
Game categories	What do you actually want to play?	Withdrawn	not applied	It has [recorded value], which you asked for.
Coverage of selected games	What do you actually want to play?	Preference	4	It covers everything you picked: [recorded value].
Live dealer tables required	Is live dealer a must-have?	Withdrawn	not applied	It has live dealer tables, which you said were a must.
Payment method supported	If you buy coins, how would you want to pay?	Withdrawn	not applied	It takes [recorded value], which you said you'd use.
Non-crypto payment available	How do you feel about crypto?	Withdrawn	not applied	You can use it without touching crypto.
Crypto payment preferred	How do you feel about crypto?	Withdrawn	not applied	It takes crypto, which you said you'd prefer.
Game library size	Big library, or a smaller one that's easy to navigate?	Preference	3	Its library is [recorded value], which matches what you asked for.
Interface complexity	How much of this have you done before?	Preference	4	The interface is [recorded value], which suits where you're starting from.
No-purchase entry	How important is being able to play without paying?	Preference	4	You can play there without buying anything.
Daily free coins	How important is being able to play without paying?	Preference	2	It tops you up with free coins daily, so you can come back without paying.
Device support	Where will you mostly play?	Preference	2	It works the way you want on [your answer].

Why some of them are withdrawn

The withdrawn hard rules are the ones whose fields cannot yet support the decision they would make. The game-list must-haves require evidence-backed game categories on every profile before they can clear or exclude anyone; the payment must-haves keep their stricter operator-source and consistency gate. A provisional seed is not allowed to become either a positive answer or a reason to remove a casino.

The state must-have is different: its evaluator can treat one casino’s unsourced list as unknown while continuing to use sourced lists for the rest. The rules stay printed above because this page is the rule set, not a summary of whichever parts happen to be active today.

Tie-breaks

Casinos on the same score are ordered alphabetically. That is deliberately the most boring rule we could pick: any tie-break that looked like a judgement would be one, and we didn’t want a hidden preference smuggled in under the word “tie”.

Missing data counts against a must-have

If you set something as a must-have and we don’t have that attribute recorded for a casino, the casino is left out and told to you as “we don’t know” rather than shown as a maybe. On a non-negotiable, “unconfirmed” isn’t good enough. On a preference, missing data is simply not counted either way — it neither helps nor hurts.

A missing value for one casino still counts against a live must-have. The game-list must-haves have an additional population gate because every current game list is a provisional seed: those rules do not run until every profile carries evidence-backed game-category data. Payment fields have their own stricter source-and-consistency gate. State availability remains live and handles an unsourced list as unknown for that casino.

The two judgement calls

Most attributes are facts an operator publishes. Two are classifications we make, so the rubric is here rather than summarised as a score.

Interface complexity

Plain and easy to find your way around. The switch between the two balances is visible without hunting for it, the lobby shows a manageable number of things before you choose anything, and the redemption process can be found before you need it.
Busy but manageable. One of those three is awkward — usually the lobby — but nothing is hidden and a patient first-timer gets there.
Packed with options. Two or more are awkward: carousels several screens deep, promotional overlays on arrival, or a balance toggle that isn't obvious on a phone.

Library breadth

Small and easy to browse. You could reasonably see everything it offers in one evening.
Reasonably wide. More than you'd get through quickly, but the lobby is still navigable by hand.
Very large. Search and filters are the only practical way in.

We don’t publish a game count, because we do not track catalogue sizes and a stale number looks more precise than a band while being less true.

Evidence, and how confident we are

About this data: Heads up: the fit details behind these recommendations — what a site offers, how big its library is, how cluttered it is, whether there's an app — are provisional on every profile we hold. We haven't confirmed them against each operator's own published information, and we've marked them that way rather than letting them look more solid than they are. Unverified fit fields do not earn weighted credit. The game-list must-haves are also withdrawn until every profile has evidence-backed game-category data, so a seed cannot decide who appears. Whether you can play without paying sits between the two: it is one of the fields the scoring reads, and on most profiles the value is one nobody has confirmed. Operator facts are different, and they are uneven: where a card shows a minimum age, how the free entry route works, whether coins can be bought, what the operator calls the product, or a rule about VPNs or extra accounts, that line was read from that operator's own document and carries its source and the date it was read. Where a card shows none of those, we hold none — the gap is the claim. One thing we do hold for every site the finder can return is its excluded-state list, read from that operator's own document; a card does not print it, but it is what your state answer is checked against. What that means and how it gets fixed.

Every attribute carries a status: operator-published (read from the operator’s own page, with a source and a date), internal-observation (something we recorded ourselves, which nothing currently is, with a date), or unverified. An unverified field never earns weighted fit credit. Game-list must-haves are additionally withheld until the full population is evidence-backed; state availability can instead treat one casino’s unsourced list as unknown.

Right now the statuses present in the dataset are: operator-published, unverified. They are not spread evenly, and which side of the line a fact falls on matters a great deal more than the headline. The two lists below are generated from the records themselves, so sourcing a field moves it between them rather than leaving this paragraph behind to be corrected.

Read from an operator document

Transcribed from the operator’s own rules, terms or help pages, with the source and the date it was read stored on the value itself. 15 such documents are cited by a value, each listed in the next section, read on 2026-08-21. That section counts 16 rows as operator documents rather than 15. The difference is one document we read that no value on a profile is taken from, so nothing cites it: LuckyLand Slots (luckyland-not-available). Most of these fields are optional, so the count after each one is against the profiles that record it at all, not against all 12 — a field one profile ships is not eleven profiles we failed to source.

whether coins can be bought — read from a document on all 11 profiles that record it.
the states it says it will not take — read from a document on 11 of 12 profiles; the rest are unverified.
the minimum age, in the operator's words — read from a document on all 10 profiles that record it.
what the operator calls the product — read from a document on all 10 profiles that record it.
whether more than one account is allowed — read from a document on all 9 profiles that record it.
the free entry route — read from a document on all 7 profiles that record it.
whether it publishes a warning against VPNs — read from a document on all 6 profiles that record it.
whether you can play without paying — read from a document on 3 of 12 profiles; the rest are unverified.
states where the operator's own documents disagree — read from a document on the one profile that records it.
the minimum age, as a number — read from a document on the one profile that records it.
states where sweepstakes play is restricted — read from a document on the one profile that records it.

Provisional, on every profile

Not one profile carries an operator document for any of these. The values are seeds we recorded so there would be something to score against, they are marked unverified in the record, and they are what the notice above is about.

whether crypto is accepted
daily free coins
which kinds of game it offers
how cluttered the interface is
when identity checks happen
how big the library is
the redemption minimum
how long a redemption takes
how money goes in
phone apps and browser support
the smallest purchase on offer

That split runs straight through the rules above, which read 9 of these fields between them. Document-backed: whether you can play without paying, the states it says it will not take. Provisional: whether crypto is accepted, daily free coins, which kinds of game it offers, how cluttered the interface is, how big the library is, how money goes in, phone apps and browser support. Being on the first list is not a promise about every profile, and it is not a promise about how the rule behaves either. Weighted rules turn an unverified value into unknown data, so it earns no fit credit. The two game-list must-haves use the population gate described above; payment must-haves use their stricter payment-evidence gate. State availability remains live and converts an unsourced per-casino list to unknown instead of treating the seed as an allow-list.

Where a page could not be read, the field stayed on the second list rather than being filled in from somewhere else. Moozi’s terms and rules pages are JavaScript shells and were not scraped as facts; Funrize’s section 3.4 is not shipped for the same reason. Nothing here cites a page nobody opened, and nothing here is marked confirmed because it looked plausible.

Anything older than 120 days is flagged on the card itself as worth re-checking, rather than quietly ageing.

What’s actually been checked

28 entries, of more than one kind: 12 front-door reachability checks and 16 operator-document transcriptions. The rows are generated from the same source registry the data cites.

Chumba Casino — website-address check. Chumba Casino's public front door resolves over HTTPS at this URL. This confirms the outbound link target only — no operator facts were read from the page. Retrieved 2026-08-15. https://www.chumbacasino.com/
Pulsz — website-address check. Pulsz's public front door resolves over HTTPS at this URL. This confirms the outbound link target only — no operator facts were read from the page. Retrieved 2026-08-15. https://www.pulsz.com/
WOW Vegas — website-address check. WOW Vegas's public front door resolves over HTTPS at this URL. This confirms the outbound link target only — no operator facts were read from the page. Retrieved 2026-08-15. https://www.wowvegas.com/
High 5 Casino — website-address check. High 5 Casino's public front door resolves over HTTPS at this URL. This confirms the outbound link target only — no operator facts were read from the page. Retrieved 2026-08-15. https://high5casino.com/
Stake.us — website-address check. Stake.us's public front door resolves over HTTPS at this URL. This confirms the outbound link target only — no operator facts were read from the page. Retrieved 2026-08-15. https://stake.us/
Global Poker — website-address check. Global Poker's public front door resolves over HTTPS at this URL. This confirms the outbound link target only — no operator facts were read from the page. Retrieved 2026-08-15. https://globalpoker.com/
LuckyLand Slots — website-address check. LuckyLand Slots's public front door resolves over HTTPS at this URL. This confirms the outbound link target only — no operator facts were read from the page. Retrieved 2026-08-15. https://www.luckylandslots.com/
Funrize — website-address check. Funrize's public front door resolves over HTTPS at this URL. This confirms the outbound link target only — no operator facts were read from the page. Retrieved 2026-08-15. https://funrize.com/
Sportzino — website-address check. Sportzino's public front door resolves over HTTPS at this URL. This confirms the outbound link target only — no operator facts were read from the page. Retrieved 2026-08-15. https://sportzino.com/
Zula Casino — website-address check. Zula Casino's public front door resolves over HTTPS at this URL. This confirms the outbound link target only — no operator facts were read from the page. Retrieved 2026-08-15. https://zulacasino.com/
Jackpota — website-address check. Jackpota's public front door resolves over HTTPS at this URL. This confirms the outbound link target only — no operator facts were read from the page. Retrieved 2026-08-15. https://www.jackpota.com/
Moozi — website-address check. Moozi's public front door resolves over HTTPS at this URL. This confirms the outbound link target only — no operator facts were read from the page. Retrieved 2026-08-15. https://moozi.com/
Chumba Casino — operator document. Chumba Casino Official Rules v26.0 section 1.1(c) and T&Cs v27.0 section 3.1(a) (document held on file): excluded CA CT DE ID IN LA ME MI MS MT NV NJ NY TN WA WV; age 21 or majority, whichever later. Paid Gold Coin packs. AMOE Rules section 3.2(d)(b)(c). VPN warning T&Cs section 3.3. Multi-account warning T&Cs section 5.1. Retrieved 2026-08-21. chumba casino official rules v26.0 and terms v27.0
Pulsz — operator document. Pulsz Terms of Use v5.1 section 3.4 held excluded list. Age 21 or majority, whichever higher. Paid Gold Coin purchase section 2.4 (package details not recorded). VPN warning section 3. Multiple accounts restricted section 4.2. Product: entertainment, no real-money gaming. AMOE unknown. Active. Retrieved 2026-08-21. https://www.pulsz.com/terms-of-use
WOW Vegas — operator document. WOW Vegas help article on Sweeps Coin redemption exclusions. Excluded: ID NV MI WA MT CT NY LA CA MD NJ TN IL IN ME, plus Canada except Quebec. Active. Retrieved 2026-08-21. https://help.wowvegas.com/en/articles/10676742-where-can-i-play-wow-vegas
High 5 Casino — operator document. High 5 Casino Official Rules v43.0 §2.1: excluded-state list; age 21+; Indiana and Iowa remain on that list after a special notice ended 30 Jun 2026 and are not treated as playable. §6.2.4 mail-in AMOE on a 4x6 postcard to PO Box 695, Mahwah, NJ. §6.2.2 marked Game Coin packs (no prices). Active. Cashout and identity-check figures are not used to assess fit. Retrieved 2026-08-21. https://high5casino.com/sweepstakes-rules/
High 5 Casino — operator document. High 5 public website. Page title names the product Social Casino. The official website restricts multiple accounts. No VPN sentence is transcribed. Retrieved 2026-08-21. https://high5casino.com/
Stake.us — operator document. Stake.us Terms plus help restricted-states 8570633. Excluded-state list as transcribed. Age: 21 or the higher age of majority. Paid Gold Coins; Stake Cash cannot be purchased; no prices. Product named only as Gold Coins, Stake Cash, Sweepstakes / Standard Play — not as a social casino. VPN warning published. Multiple accounts restricted. No AMOE sentence is transcribed. Active. Retrieved 2026-08-21. https://stake.us/policies/terms
Global Poker — operator document. Global Poker T&Cs v26.0 (media.globalpoker.com document held on file). §3.1 excluded-state list. Age: 21 or the age of majority, whichever is later. AMOE is an in-app Entry Request with a 4x6 photo, not postal. Paid Gold Coins. Product: social game play in Global Poker / entertainment. VPN warning published. T&Cs §5.1 restrict multiple accounts. Active. Retrieved 2026-08-21. global poker terms v26.0 media.globalpoker.com
LuckyLand Slots — operator document. The official LuckyLand Slots play URL returns HTTP 200 with a JavaScript shell. The served page does not publish a winding-down sentence or a closure date. Not treated as a live fit while the official play URL is /not-available. Retrieved 2026-08-21. https://luckylandslots.com/not-available
LuckyLand Slots — operator document. LuckyLand Slots Official Rules v29.0 (PDF; not the 2022 HTML). Excluded-state list as transcribed. §1.2: 21 or the age of majority, whichever is later. AMOE is an in-app Entry Request, not postal. §3.2(a) paid coins (no prices). Product: play games for entertainment. No VPN sentence is transcribed. Retrieved 2026-08-21. luckyland official rules v29.0
Sportzino — operator document. Sportzino Official Rules v2.4 (named document; no public link recorded). §1.1.8 excluded-state list; LA excluded from 24 Jul 2026. Age of majority only — no numeric age transcribed. §3.2 mail-in AMOE with Mail Code. §3.2.1 paid Gold Coins (no prices). Product: entertainment, no real-money gambling. VPN warning published. Multiple accounts restricted. Active. Retrieved 2026-08-21. sportzino official rules v2.4
Funrize — operator document. Funrize Terms of Use v2.0 section 3.4 (updated 03.06.2026). Fully restricted: CT DE ID LA MI MT NV NJ NY RI TN WA WV WY plus outside US. CA IN ME MD = Tournament Points only, not full Sweeps — a distinct, limited-access state; not classified as excluded or available. Age 21 or majority, whichever higher. Paid coins section 2.4 (package details not recorded). Multiple accounts restricted section 4.2. Product: Funrize Social Gaming Platform / Social Casino. Active. VPN unknown. Retrieved 2026-08-21. https://funrize.com/page/agreement
Funrize — operator document. Funrize alternative method of entry. Mail-in 4x6 to A1 Development LLC, Casper WY. Retrieved 2026-08-21. https://funrize.com/alternative-method-of-entry
Zula Casino — operator document. Zula Sweeps Rules v2.5 section 1.1.8 (24 Jul 2026 PDF). Excluded: ID MI DE NY WA NV CA LA IL TN CT IN ME NJ MT. The shorter Terms and Conditions list in section 1.1.6 is not the basis for these exclusions. FL is a max-win cap, not excluded. Age 18 or majority, whichever later, section 1.1.11. AMOE handwritten mail plus Mail Code section 3.2.4. Paid Gold Coin section 3.2.1 (no prices). Product: Social Casino. VPN warning. Active. Retrieved 2026-08-21. https://www.zulacasino.com/api/Document/ContentPage/sweeps-rules.pdf
Zula Casino — operator document. Zula Terms and Conditions section 3.4: multiple accounts restricted. This source does not establish the excluded-state list; see the separately cited sweepstakes rules. Retrieved 2026-08-21. https://www.zulacasino.com/terms-and-conditions
Jackpota — operator document. Jackpota Terms of Service v2.6 section 3.4 (30 Jul 2026). Excluded: AL CT DE ID IN KY LA ME MD MI MT NV NJ NY TN WA WV plus outside US. Help adds CA — the sources disagree. California is absent from this list and remains outside recommendations; the Help availability paragraph does not resolve the conflict. Age 21 or majority, whichever higher. AMOE unknown (footer No Purchase Necessary is not a mail-in path). Paid coins section 2.4. Product: Free-Play Social Casino. Multiple accounts restricted section 4.2. VPN unknown. The sweepstakes-rules address returned a missing-page response; no rules were inferred. Active. Retrieved 2026-08-21. https://www.jackpota.com/terms-of-service
Moozi — operator document. promo.moozi.com: Gold Coin purchase exists (package details not recorded). Active. Product: social casino. Official terms/agreement/rules are pages without readable document content and could not establish facts. Excluded list, official age, AMOE, VPN and multi-account remain unverified. State eligibility cannot be assessed from this source. Retrieved 2026-08-21. https://promo.moozi.com

What can’t affect any of this

Commercial relationships. The scoring code cannot import the affiliate registry, non-partner casinos are eligible on identical terms, and a test changes the commission figures and fails if any result moves. The full commercial disclosure.

When the rules change

The version number goes up. It appears on every recommendation card and in every copied result, so a shortlist you saved can be traced to the rules that produced it. Weights are not tuned to make particular casinos rank better; if a weight changes, it’s because the reasoning changed, and the version records that it did.