One Developer, Every Casino's Rules in One Place
I am Valerii Zalivkin, and I built GambleGrade on my own. Casino terms are deliberately hard to read - the clauses that cost you money are buried in documents nobody finishes. I collect each operator's rules, read them clause by clause, flag the language that triggered every warning, and publish the formula behind every score. Both halves are checkable: the operator's own words, and the math that turns them into a rating.
Who Runs This
Valerii Zalivkin
I built GambleGrade to put every online casino's rules in one place, across all 37 markets it covers. Casino terms are long, change without notice, and bury the costly clauses in the middle - so they get collected here, read clause by clause, quoted and dated, and you see them before the money rather than after.
- 2024Started buildingBegan work on GambleGrade with the mission of gathering all casino rules in one location and working through them clause by clause.
- 2024Formula publishedFinalized and released the six-pillar scoring formula in advance of computing the first score, ensuring the method was transparent from day one.
- 2025Pipelines builtDeveloped the scraping, terms analysis, scoring algorithms, and versioning infrastructure that operate the platform independently.
- 202637 markets liveWent live in August 2026 across all 37 markets concurrently, with each market's rules examined according to its own setting.
Rules First, Rankings After
- Rankings determined by which operator pays the highest commission
- Scores backed by unnamed sources or unverifiable claims
- One template copied across every region with minimal changes
- Ratings shift when affiliate payments change
- Affiliate deals hidden deep in terms and conditions
- No methodology shown, no formula weights made public
- Stale content repeated without fact-checking
- Scores built from a formula anyone can check and verify
- All inputs are concrete, disclosed fully, and traceable
- 37 markets, each with distinct regulators, payment systems, and rules
- Ratings recalculate when the data behind them changes
- Affiliate partnerships are open - they do not shift rankings
- Six assessment pillars, each with published weights
- Terms-of-service pages re-analyzed and ratings re-scored every month
Independence
Affiliate income pays for hosting and the scrapers that keep this running. The income has no access to the ranking system. That separation is built into the code itself, not just promised.
Transparency
The method is published. Data sources are named. Formula weights are written down. A score does not go live until I can trace backward through every step that created it.
Data-First
I set the weights once. The scoring engine runs from there without interference. No manual override exists. My opinion of a casino has zero bearing on its rank.
From New Casino Discovery to Your Rating
I build and manage the scoring system. Automation finds new casinos, collects data, runs the calculations, and publishes results. Every month, all ratings are recalculated using the latest terms from each casino.
Finding New Casinos & Checking Licenses
Daily crawlers search for new casinos across 37 markets. When I find a brand, I verify its license with the official regulator, check its ownership, and look for any revoked or suspended credentials. Only casinos with valid licenses are added.
Collecting Data at Scale
Scripts gather information from regulator databases, public records, payment processors, and game studios. Thousands of data points are collected automatically - no manual typing, no outdated bonus information, no frozen snapshots.
Running the Scoring Formula
Data is processed and fed into the scoring system, which rates each casino across six areas: trust and licensing, bonus fairness, payout speed, payment options, user experience and mobile, and player reviews. The formula determines the ranking. I never manually change a score, and business deals do not affect the order.
Checking the Numbers
I review unusual results, verify edge cases by hand, and document what the data means. My role is to explain the numbers accurately - not to adjust them.
Publishing & Monitoring
Once the monthly recalculation finishes, ratings go live automatically. Monitoring systems track license changes and payout shifts, flagging anything that needs attention.
Six commitments built into the score
These principles are embedded in the formula. Nothing overrides them.
Position is determined by data, never by money
Casinos cannot buy their way to the top. This platform runs on affiliate revenue, but rankings come purely from the formula - no financial arrangement changes your position in the results.
The algorithm decides, I do not
I set the weights and data sources once. After that, the scoring engine runs on its own - no manual tweaks, no exceptions, no override switches.
Built for the person funding the deposit
Every weight, every predatory clause flagged, every feature on this site exists because it helps you pick a casino more carefully - not because an operator asked for it.
All methodology is visible and testable
The scoring logic is public. Data sources are named. Every calculation step is published. Anyone with the same inputs can reproduce any casino's rating.
Every rating recalculates monthly
Stale scores mislead players. A scraper re-evaluates each casino's rating once per month against current licensing, recent payout test data, and the latest terms snapshot.
Errors and fixes live in the open
When a rating is wrong or the scraper hits a failure, I log the error and the fix in a public changelog. Player reports get tracked the same way.
Why Affiliate Revenue Never Changes a Casino's Score
How the system and process design keep casino ratings independent of the revenue that funds GambleGrade.
I run this platform alone, with no sales team pushing for ranking changes. The scoring system reads only from the rating database - affiliate payments are stored separately and the formula cannot access them.
Every casino is scored against the same six pillars with identical weights. Trust & licensing, bonus fairness, payout speed, payment methods, mobile experience, and user reviews - these inputs stay the same for every brand, whether or not I earn commission from them.
When you use certain links, I earn a referral fee - always shown at the point of the link. Whether a casino pays affiliate commission affects only my income from it; it does not change its rating or position in the catalog.
Casinos can submit factual corrections - a new license, additional payment options, updated branding. I verify each claim by hand before it updates the system. Rating changes and ranking improvements cannot be requested, negotiated, or bought.
Six pillars. One public formula. Scores you can verify.
I score every casino across six fixed dimensions with published weights and verifiable data. The complete breakdown - every calculation step, flag definition, data source - is available on the methodology page so you can reproduce any score yourself.
Trust & License
Regulator jurisdiction, operator background, automated scan of terms for unfair clauses, support response times.
Payout Speed
Real withdrawal times from actual transactions - same-day payouts score higher than multi-day waits.
Fair Bonuses
Actual bonus value after subtracting wagering requirements, cashout limits, and restrictive terms.
Player Reviews
Player feedback from Trustpilot, AskGamblers, forums, and other public spaces where users share honest experiences.
Payment Options
Deposit and withdrawal methods available - cards, e-wallets, crypto, bank transfer - with DOP and USD support, deposit minimums, and withdrawal maximums.
User Experience & Mobile
Site speed, navigation, mobile performance, and reliability during peak traffic.