Editorial policy: sources, checks and how ads are kept apart

Sources, in order of priority

The Gambling Commission public register, licence conditions (LCCP) and technical standards (RTS).
Rules published by the studio or provider.
The operator's own terms and lobby, read on a named date.
Help pages from Gamstop, GamCare and GambleAware.
Legislation and advertising rules, for example the Gambling Act 2005 and the CAP Code.

Reviews, forums and assistant answers are not sources. We quote a claim from them only to test it.

How facts are checked

A figure is published only if a source and a date are recorded for it.
Each type of fact has a shelf life; when it passes, the page says it is being re-checked.
If we could not confirm a figure, the page says so and leaves it out.
Corrections are logged on the changelog and handled as set out on corrections.

The shelf lives and the log are explained in where the figures come from.

Use of AI assistance

Texts are prepared with the help of an AI assistant, go through fact checks and editorial review; [legal entity name and registration number: to be supplied by the owner] is responsible for publication. Pages are signed Editorial team. They name no individual authors.

Advertising and editorial

Links to operators appear only on selected pages and are marked Ad.
Pages on licences, claims, data, tools and help carry no operator links.
Fees do not buy a place in a list. [Owner confirmation pending: fees do not decide who we list or how we order them.]
Lists are ordered by published criteria and date; ties are settled alphabetically.

See how this site earns money and how we check operators.

Version

Version 1, 13 November 2026. Questions about this policy can be sent through the about page.

Our method: sources, dates and sorting rules: How Seatcheck checks a casino: the Gambling Commission register first, then studio rules and lobby limits, with a source and a date on every figure.
Where the figures come from and how old they can be: Every number on Seatcheck sits in a fact log with a source, a reading date and a shelf life. Here is how long each kind of fact stays current.
Wrong figure on a Seatcheck page? Report it here: How to report a mistake on Seatcheck, how quickly a factual error is fixed and where corrections are logged with their dates.
Advertising and affiliate disclosure: How Seatcheck earns money from links marked Ad, which pages carry them and which never do, and how to report a problem with a marked link.
Behind Seatcheck: who runs it and where the money comes from: Who runs Seatcheck, how the site earns money, what it does and what it does not do. Company details are listed in full on this page.
What changed, and when: A dated record of changes to Seatcheck pages, figures and rules: what moved, where, and why. The first entry is the opening edition of 13 November 2026.

How Seatcheck sources, checks and keeps ads off the facts