How We Rate Neteller Casinos

Every score on NetellerCasinosOnline.com comes from the same seven-part rubric, whichever country edition you're reading. The questions below are the ones readers actually send us about it, answered in the order they usually arrive.

What does a score actually measure?

It measures how well a casino works for someone who pays with Neteller. That's narrower than "is this a good casino", and on purpose: a site with a huge lobby but a wallet that only works one way is a different proposition for our readers than one that pays straight back to Neteller.

Each criterion is scored out of ten, multiplied by its weight and added up. The total decides the order you see on each country page.

Why do payments carry almost a third of the score?

Because that's the part of the experience this site exists for. Under that heading we look at whether Neteller appears on the withdrawal screen as well as the deposit screen, how long the casino holds a payout before releasing it, what the daily and monthly cashout caps are, and whether the casino adds its own fee on top of the wallet's. A casino that closes the loop in both directions will outrank an otherwise similar one that takes Neteller for deposits only, which is exactly why the casinos at the top of our lists are the ones that pay back to the wallet.

Bonus terms come second. We read the excluded-methods clause first, since e-wallet deposits are still left out of some welcome offers, then the wagering multiple, the maximum bet while a bonus is active and any cap on winnings.

What keeps a casino off the list entirely?

Some findings end a review on the spot, however good the rest looks. A footer with no named regulator or licence number is one. Terms that let the casino keep part of a withdrawal because a turnover target wasn't met are another, and so are verification rules that allow a payout to be delayed indefinitely. We also drop any site whose terms exclude the country of the edition we're writing, even when its cashier lists Neteller.

What changes from one country edition to the next?

The rubric stays the same; the checks inside it follow the market. For Australia there is no local online casino licence at all, so the licence we name is always the offshore one the casino holds, and we look at AUD handling and whether Neosurf or PayID sit next to Neteller in the cashier. For Germany we note that a casino without a GGL licence isn't connected to the OASIS register, and for the Netherlands the same applies to KSA and CRUKS. On the Polish edition we check PLN accounts and BLIK, and on the New Zealand edition NZ$ accounts and POLi. Every edition carries its own helpline, listed on our responsible gaming page.

Do casinos pay for a better score?

No. We earn a commission from some of the casinos we list when a reader signs up or deposits through our links, and that relationship never moves a number in the rubric. A casino with a commercial agreement that slips on payouts drops down the page like any other.

Who does the rating, and how often is it revisited?

Ratings are written and signed off by Oliver Grant, our editor. Scores are revisited in each review cycle and whenever a casino changes its cashier, its bonus terms or its withdrawal limits, so a site can move up or down between visits.

What can a score not tell you?

A score describes what we could verify at the time of our most recent checks. Casinos change terms without notice, payout speed depends on whether your own account is verified, and the wallet's fees depend on how you fund it. Treat the number as a strong starting point, then check the cashier and the bonus terms yourself before your first deposit.