Methodology
How the score out of 100 is built, and what it refuses to measure
If you are about to treat 91 as a guarantee, stop. The number is an editorial judgement of live-dealer quality plus a short list of supporting checks. It is not a forecast of results and not a UKGC rating.
Licensing is a gate, not a sliding scale
An operator is either on the UK Gambling Commission public register for the domain we link, or it is not listed here. We record licensee name, account number and licensed domain when those facts are on the register or on the operator's own terms. If we cannot verify a field, we omit it rather than guess.
Last checked for the current list: 1 September 2026. Re-check is monthly, or sooner if a reader flags a change. UKGC public register
What carries the score once the licence gate is passed
- Live-dealer quality (largest share): studio mix, exclusive or branded rooms, lobby clarity, table variety across roulette, blackjack, baccarat and game shows.
- Catalogue: whether slots and RNG tables exist at a useful depth, not a raw title count used as marketing.
- Mobile: native app where it exists, otherwise whether live tables are usable in a mobile browser without a dead-end.
- Support: whether live chat or email is actually offered on the UK site.
- Term clarity: whether a new customer can find wagering rules without a scavenger hunt. We describe offer types; we do not invent amounts.
This: a live lobby with commissioned tables
An exclusive or branded room usually means the operator paid for dedicated capacity. That is a quality signal we can observe. It still has a house edge.
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That: a shared Evolution feed only
Plenty of licensed UK sites offer a perfectly decent shared live feed. That is not a fault. It is simply a thinner live identity than a multi-studio exclusive floor, so the score is lower on this spine.
Why payments are missing from the score
Cashier options and payout clocks change, and listing them would turn this site into a payments guide. The job here is comparison of licensed products and live tables. If a reader needs banking detail, the operator's own pages are the source of truth.
How affiliate funding sits next to the score
Commission can influence which brands we have commercial relationships with. It does not rewrite a licence number. When two sister sites share a licence, as Duelz and Voodoo Dreams do, we still score the live lobbies separately. Affiliate disclosure
When a score is wrong
Tell us on the corrections page. We correct facts in place and note the date. We do not quietly swap an operator to protect a ranking.