Terms and Conditions

These terms and conditions govern your use of w-h-k.net (Online Casinos). By browsing this site, reading our reviews, or following a link to any casino listed here, you agree to the terms set out below. If you do not agree with any part of them, please do not continue to use the site.

What this site is and is not

Online Casinos is an independent research and comparison publisher covering offshore online casinos that accept players from the United States. We are not a casino, a gambling operator, a payment processor, or a regulator. We do not accept wagers, hold player funds, or process deposits or withdrawals of any kind. Every ranking, rating, and write-up on this site reflects our own editorial research into publicly available information about each operator, including licensing details, game libraries, bonus terms, and reported payout practices.

Nothing on this site should be read as an endorsement that a listed casino is licensed, regulated, or legally sanctioned to operate in your state. Offshore casinos sit outside US state gambling regulation, and it is your responsibility to check the law in your own jurisdiction before signing up anywhere.

Legal status and the offshore grey area

The casinos reviewed and ranked on this site — including Raging Bull, Uptown Aces, Ignition, and the other operators listed on this page — are licensed outside the United States, typically in jurisdictions such as Curaçao, Anjouan, or Costa Rica. None of them hold a US state gambling licence, and none are regulated or supervised by a US state gaming authority.

This means that if you play at an offshore casino, you do so in a legal grey area. Some states have laws that touch on offshore online gambling; others have none at all. We do not provide legal advice, and nothing on this page or elsewhere on Online Casinos should be treated as a definitive statement of the law in your state. If you have any doubt about whether playing at an offshore casino is lawful where you live, consult a qualified attorney before depositing any money.

Because these operators sit outside US regulation, the consumer protections that apply to state-licensed gambling — segregated player funds, mandatory dispute resolution, independently tested return-to-player figures, guaranteed payout timeframes — do not apply. An offshore casino may delay, limit, or in rare cases refuse a withdrawal, and there is no US regulator you can turn to if that happens. We factor payout reliability into our rankings, but we cannot guarantee that any listed operator will pay out on time, in full, or at all.

How our rankings and ratings work

Our editorial ratings are our own assessment, built from research into each casino's licensing, game selection, banking options, published payout speeds, bonus terms, and customer support. They are not customer-review scores, they are not based on any test deposits or withdrawals made by our team, and they should not be mistaken for a guarantee of how quickly, or whether, any individual player will be paid. Ratings can change as operators update their terms, banking options, or licensing — the date shown at the top of each page reflects when it was last reviewed.

Where a casino's position on this site links to an operator, that link may be a commercial affiliate link. Commission does not decide ranking order — our position is based on the editorial factors above, not on which operator pays the highest fee. Full detail on how we assess offshore casinos, including payout speed and banking, is available on our Offshore Casinos for US Players: Fastest Payouts Reviewed page.

Age, eligibility and use of this site

This site is intended for adults aged 21 and over. It is not intended for, and must not be used by, anyone under the legal gambling age in their jurisdiction. By using Online Casinos, you confirm that you meet this minimum age requirement and that you are legally permitted to view gambling-related content where you are located.

Nothing on this site is directed at, or should be accessed by, minors. If you are a parent or guardian concerned about a minor's access to gambling-related sites, tools such as content filtering software can help restrict access.

Bonuses, promotions and material terms

Headline bonus figures shown on this site — such as deposit match percentages, free spin counts, or bonus cash amounts — are the offers as published by each operator at the time of our review. Every bonus carries wagering (rollover) requirements, time limits, maximum bet restrictions, and game-eligibility rules set by the operator, not by Online Casinos. These terms change without notice. Always read the full bonus terms on the operator's own site before opting in, and never treat a headline bonus figure as money you are guaranteed to be able to withdraw.

No guarantee of winnings

Casino games, including slots, table games, video poker, and live-dealer titles, are games of chance. Nothing on this site implies or guarantees that you will win, break even, or recover money already deposited. Gambling should never be treated as a way to make income or resolve financial difficulty. You should only ever gamble with money you can afford to lose, and you should stop if it stops being enjoyable.

Responsible gambling

Online Casinos supports responsible gambling and encourages every reader to set limits before playing. Offshore casinos may offer weaker self-exclusion and deposit-limit tools than regulated US operators, so it is worth checking what controls are actually available on any site before you join. If gambling is causing you or someone you know a problem, free, confidential help is available around the clock from the National Council on Problem Gambling helpline at 1-800-GAMBLER. Our Responsible Gambling page has more on setting limits and recognising warning signs.

Cryptocurrency and volatile payment methods

Several operators covered on this site accept deposits and withdrawals in cryptocurrency, including Bitcoin, Ethereum, Litecoin, and stablecoins such as USDT and USDC. Cryptocurrency values can move sharply between the time you deposit and the time you withdraw, and that price movement is a real risk separate from the outcome of any game you play. We do not provide financial advice on cryptocurrency, and any decision to fund an account this way is made at your own risk.

Accuracy and changes to this site

We research each casino carefully, but bonus terms, licensing, banking options, and payout practices can change after we publish. We update pages when we become aware of changes, and the date badge at the top of each page shows when it was last reviewed, but we cannot guarantee that every detail is current at the moment you read it. Always verify current terms directly with the operator before depositing.

We may update these terms and conditions from time to time. Continued use of the site after changes are published constitutes acceptance of the revised terms.

Limitation of liability

Online Casinos provides information for research purposes only. We are not liable for any loss, financial or otherwise, arising from your decision to sign up with, deposit at, or play at any casino featured on this site, including losses arising from delayed or refused withdrawals, changed bonus terms, or the closure of an operator. Your relationship, and any dispute, is with the casino operator directly, not with Online Casinos.

Questions about these terms

If anything here is unclear, or you want to know more about how we research and rank the operators on this site, our About Us page explains our process, and you can reach us directly through Contact Us.