Why we fact-check
An online casino review is a document that someone reads before they deposit real money. If the licence number is wrong, the reader might open an account with an unlicensed operator. If the withdrawal window is misstated, the reader might budget for a payout that never arrives on time. If the bonus terms are outdated, the reader might deposit under conditions that differ from what they read. The consequence of a factual error on this site is not embarrassment. It is a reader making a financial decision on bad information.
We treat fact-checking as the last line of defence before a page goes live. Every claim that can be verified against a primary source is verified. Claims that cannot be verified are removed before publication. If we write it, we can prove it, or we do not write it.
What gets checked
Every factual claim in a MrMega article gets verified before it goes up. Ernest Bowes checks the following on every page:
- UKGC licence numbers. Every licence number cited in a review is cross-referenced against the UK Gambling Commission public register. If the number does not match the operator named in the site footer, the review does not go up.
- Operator entities. The company that holds the licence, the trading name, and any sister brands on the same account are confirmed against the register and the operator’s own terms.
- Trustpilot citations. The score, review count, and date of access are verified live before the page is published. If the Trustpilot score has moved since the session was written, the citation is updated.
- Bonus terms. Wagering requirements, game weightings, cashout caps, and expiry periods are checked against the operator’s promotions page on the day of publish.
- Regulatory references. GamCare helpline numbers, GAMSTOP details, and BeGambleAware links are checked for accuracy.
How we check
Ernest works from primary sources. The UKGC register, not a summary of it. The operator’s live site, not a cached version. Trustpilot accessed directly on the day of verification, not a screenshot from two weeks ago. If a primary source and a secondary source disagree, the primary source wins.
What happens when we cannot verify a claim
If Ernest cannot confirm a factual claim against a primary source, the claim is removed from the article before publication. We do not publish claims with a caveat that we could not verify them. We do not publish claims attributed to an unnamed source. If a reviewer writes a session detail that cannot be independently corroborated, such as a live-chat response time or a withdrawal window, we publish it as the reviewer’s measured experience with the date of the session, not as a universal claim about the operator.
If a fact is verifiable but the verification contradicts what the reviewer wrote, the reviewer’s text is corrected to match the primary source. The reviewer’s notebook is not the authority. The UKGC register is.
When we check
Every page is fact-checked before it goes live. Pages are rechecked when they are updated with new session data or when a licence, operator entity, or bonus term changes. A full quarterly audit runs across every live page to catch anything that has gone stale: expired licences, changed Trustpilot scores, updated helpline numbers.
Sources we trust
Ernest works from a defined hierarchy of sources. Tier one is the UK Gambling Commission public register, the operator’s own terms and conditions page, and the operator’s promotions page, all accessed live on the day of verification. Tier two is Trustpilot, accessed directly for the score and review count cited in the article. Tier three is regulatory and helpline organisations: GamCare, BeGambleAware, GAMSTOP, and the Information Commissioner’s Office for data-protection references.
We do not rely on operator press releases, aggregator review sites, affiliate portals, or any source where the information has been filtered through a commercial intermediary. A fact that appears only on a third-party review site and not on the operator’s own site is not a fact we will publish.
Who checks
Ernest Bowes is the fact-checker for every MrMega article. With a background in compliance verification, Ernest treats every page as a document that will be read by someone who needs to trust it before they deposit. If a licence number, operator entity, or regulatory reference appears in a MrMega article, Ernest has checked it.
Independent from editorial
Fact-checking is a separate function from writing. Ernest does not write the articles he checks, and Conor does not check the articles he writes. This separation means the person verifying a claim has no stake in the claim being correct beyond the professional obligation to get it right. If Ernest flags a factual error in Conor’s draft, the draft is corrected. There is no negotiation, no author’s prerogative, no publication while a fact is in dispute. The fact-checker’s finding is final.
We believe this is the minimum standard for a site that publishes information about licensed gambling operators. If a casino review site does not name its fact-checker, does not describe its verification process, or does not separate editing from verification, the reader has no way to assess whether the factual claims in a review are reliable. We name our fact-checker on every page.
Correcting errors
If we get something wrong, we fix it. The corrections policy is at the bottom of every page and linked from the footer. If you spot a factual error, a stale licence number, or a claim that does not match what you see on the operator’s site, tell us through the contact form. Ernest verifies corrections the same way he verifies articles: against primary sources, before anything goes up.
About the writer: Angjela Adjievska has been funding casino and sportsbook test sessions since 2024. Read more.
About the fact-checker: Ernest Bowes verified the fact-checking standards and regulatory references cited in this article on 6 June 2026. Read more.
