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How We Rate Non-GamStop Sites

Our scoring is the weighted result of five bench-tests. Here's exactly what we check, and how much each part counts.

Ewan Fairhurst
Ewan Fairhurst
Non-GamStop Casino Reviewer · Brighton, UK
Updated 27 July 202615 sites tested10 min readFact-checked

The Bench Test

We come from a mindset of taking things apart to see how they work — and we review gambling sites the same way. Every site is scored out of 10 as the weighted result of five checks. No site is listed until it clears them. The weighting below is applied to every casino, bookmaker and crypto site on Cranford House.

The Five Checks & Their Weights

  • Licence trace (30%) — we follow the licensing claim to the Curaçao or Anjouan register. No verifiable licence, no listing.
  • Payout bench-test (25%) — we deposit, play and withdraw for real, timing every step and completing KYC to find where delays hide.
  • Bonus-terms probe (20%) — we read wagering, max-cashout and game-weighting rules in full and flag anything built to make winning impossible.
  • Support ping (15%) — we message live chat and email with real questions in UK hours and rate speed, accuracy and tone.
  • Mobile load (10%) — we run the lobby on a phone: load speed, mobile cashier, and whether the layout survives a small screen.

Independence

Rankings are decided before any commercial discussion. Affiliate commission funds the testing but never changes a score or a position. If an operator we recommend is later sanctioned or starts paying slowly, we say so and re-rank it.

How We Test a Non-GamStop Site: Step by Step

Every operator goes through the same five-stage bench test before it is scored and listed. Here is the exact sequence.

  1. Trace the licenceWe follow the licensing claim to the Curaçao or Anjouan register and confirm the number is live and matches the operator — no verifiable licence, no listing.
  2. Deposit and play for realWe fund the account with our own money across card and crypto and play through a range of games to test the lobby and terms in practice.
  3. Request a real withdrawalWe complete KYC and cash out, timing each stage from request to funds received, and note any pending or reverse-withdrawal traps.
  4. Probe the bonus termsWe read the wagering, max-cashout and game-weighting rules in full and flag anything designed to make winning impossible.
  5. Ping support and load on mobileWe message live chat and email in UK hours, then run the whole lobby and cashier on a phone.
  6. Score and re-checkWe combine the five checks into a weighted score out of 10 and re-verify every listed site monthly, re-ranking or removing any that slip.
#ad — Advertising disclosure: Cranford House is reader-supported. When you sign up through links on this page we may earn a commission from the operator, at no cost to you. This never changes our test scores or the order of our rankings, which are decided before any commercial terms. Offers and bonus figures were accurate on 27 July 2026 and can change — always confirm current terms on the operator’s site. All operators are offshore and not UKGC-licensed. 18+ only. BeGambleAware.org.