About PlayMerit
PlayMerit brings each casino's published terms, licence record and payment rules into one place, gives every casino an editorial score and explains the rules that matter before you sign up. The site does not run games, accept bets or deposits, or manage casino accounts.
The site is published by PlayMerit (playmerit.info). Reviews, rankings, comparisons and guides are written by Lucas Meyer, our crypto casino expert, who has more than ten years of experience in iGaming. We do not claim personal gambling experience with the casinos: every review is based on the casino's own published documents and the regulators' records. The site is in English.
PlayMerit earns money through referral links to the casinos it lists: if you open an account through a Play Now button, the casino may pay us a commission, at no extra cost to you. We carry no display or contextual advertising. The advertiser disclosure explains how this works. Contact and corrections and responsible gambling have their own pages.
How we rate casinos
Each casino receives an editorial score from 0 to 10, shown with one decimal place and as up to five stars, where 10 equals five full stars. The score is our overall judgement of six areas:
- Licence and operator: whether the operator is named and whether a regulator's register lists a licence for the reviewed domain.
- Crypto payments: supported coins and networks, minimum amounts and fees, as published.
- Withdrawals: identity checks, deposit turnover, limits and stated processing times.
- Bonuses: the type and size of the offers and how clearly their terms are written.
- Games: the range of games and what the casino publishes about fairness and RTP.
- Support and account tools: contact channels, deposit limits, cooling-off and self-exclusion.
The home page lists the casinos in order of score. Scores are editorial opinions, not measured results, user ratings or guarantees. We review them when a casino's terms or offers change.
Casino battle scores
Casino Battles on the home page puts any two casinos head-to-head in five rounds. Each round has its own editorial score from 0 to 10, built from the same terms, help pages and offers as the reviews:
- Bonuses & rewards: what comes back on ordinary play through welcome offers, rakeback, cashback or a lower house edge, and how simple the terms are.
- Payment methods: the coins and networks the casino documents, minimum amounts and fees.
- Withdrawal speed: stated processing times, deposit turnover, limits and holds.
- KYC process: when identity checks happen and how clearly the casino says so.
- UX & support: help channels, account limits and self-exclusion tools, and whether the casino's own pages agree with its terms.
A casino wins a battle by taking more rounds; an even split goes to the casino with the higher overall score. The overall score also weighs the licence record and the game range, so a casino can win a battle and still rank lower on the list. Each battle score comes with a one-line reason, shown in the battle.
How reviews are researched
Each review covers one product and domain and shows when its sources were checked. Similar brand names and local products are not merged. Facts come from the casino's own terms and help pages and from regulators' registers, and the text says which document a rule comes from.
When documents disagree, for example a homepage and the terms, the review says so and treats the binding terms as the rule. A licence record shows who holds a licence for a domain; it does not show that a service is legal where you live, and it does not guarantee payouts.
The research uses public documents and records. It does not include opening accounts, depositing, betting, testing withdrawals or contacting support. Conditions change, so each page shows when it was updated and when its sources were checked.
For a correction, name the page, the exact statement and a primary source. The contact page explains how, and the ranked list shows the method applied.