{"id":15,"date":"2026-07-13T21:35:42","date_gmt":"2026-07-13T21:35:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bitcoincasinosnews.com\/methodology\/"},"modified":"2026-07-13T21:35:42","modified_gmt":"2026-07-13T21:35:42","slug":"methodology","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/bitcoincasinosnews.com\/de\/methodology\/","title":{"rendered":"Methodology: The Cashout Report"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"bcn-lede\">Every casino we review is scored with The Cashout Report \u2014 a 0-10 rating built from six published sub-scores, centred on the thing players care about most: getting paid. The weights are fixed and identical for every casino, so a score cannot be quietly bought.<\/p>\n<h2>The six sub-scores and their weights<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Licence &amp; Safety \u2014 25%<\/strong>. The licence verified against the regulator&rsquo;s public register, ownership, track record, and any documented incidents (breaches, sanctions, unpaid-winnings disputes, licence changes).<\/li>\n<li><strong>Payout \/ Withdrawal \u2014 25%<\/strong>. Documented or aggregated withdrawal-speed evidence, KYC thresholds and known holds. This is the metric we foreground.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Bonus Value &amp; Terms \u2014 15%<\/strong>. The real value of offers after wagering, max cashout, game weighting and expiry \u2014 read from the operator&rsquo;s terms, not the promo page.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Games &amp; Providers \u2014 15%<\/strong>. Library breadth, notable studios, live-dealer range and provably-fair availability.<\/li>\n<li><strong>KYC &amp; Support \u2014 10%<\/strong>. Verification friction, support quality and responsiveness.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Crypto Support \u2014 10%<\/strong>. Coins and networks accepted, and deposit\/withdrawal mechanics.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The overall score is the weighted average of the sub-scores you can see on every review. Expect a real spread and the occasional sub-7 verdict \u2014 uniform 9s are a sign of affiliate inflation, not quality.<\/p>\n<h2>Research-based vs field-tested \u2014 the integrity core<\/h2>\n<p>Each review states its evidence standard plainly. A <strong>research-based<\/strong> review verifies the licence against the register, reads the bonus terms from the operator&rsquo;s terms of service, confirms supported coins, and presents withdrawal-speed as documented or aggregated player-reported evidence with a source and date. A <strong>field-tested<\/strong> review means a reviewer genuinely deposited real funds, timed real withdrawals and documented KYC and support first-hand. At launch, every review is research-based; we never present research as a field test, and we never fabricate a payout time, screenshot or rating.<\/p>\n<h2>The publishing checklist<\/h2>\n<p>No review publishes until: the licence is verified against the regulator&rsquo;s register (or clearly flagged as unverifiable); bonus terms are confirmed from the operator&rsquo;s terms of service; supported coins are confirmed; the evidence label is set; the affiliate disclosure and responsible-gambling context are present; and the desk has signed off.<\/p>\n<h2>Licence verification<\/h2>\n<p>We check the claimed licence number against the regulator&rsquo;s public lookup \u2014 Cura\u00e7ao (CGA), MGA, UKGC, Gibraltar and others. Where an operator blocks automated access, we pull its licensing footer from a Wayback-archived snapshot and cross-reference the register, and we attribute it as an archived footer \u2014 never as a live first-person fetch.<\/p>\n<h2>Independence and updates<\/h2>\n<p>Scores are never adjusted for affiliate revenue. A licence suspension or revocation drops the Licence &amp; Safety sub-score immediately and is posted to <a href=\"\/news\/\">the Wire<\/a> within 48 hours of confirmation. Every review carries a &ldquo;last verified&rdquo; date and is re-reviewed at least annually. Corrections are logged publicly at <a href=\"\/corrections\/\">corrections<\/a>, and our commercial relationships are disclosed at <a href=\"\/affiliate-disclosure\/\">affiliate disclosure<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2>AI policy<\/h2>\n<p>Editorial body content is written and edited by humans, with AI-assisted drafting and human accountability for every published word. We do not publish AI-generated reporting passed off as first-hand work, and we do not claim our content is &ldquo;100% human.&rdquo;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Cashout Report methodology: six published sub-scores and weights, the research-based vs field-tested evidence standard, the publishing checklist, and how we stay independent.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-15","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/bitcoincasinosnews.com\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/15","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/bitcoincasinosnews.com\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/bitcoincasinosnews.com\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bitcoincasinosnews.com\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bitcoincasinosnews.com\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=15"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/bitcoincasinosnews.com\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/15\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/bitcoincasinosnews.com\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=15"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}