How WagerX Works — Our Methodology
We audit casinos, we don't advertise them. This is the complete map of how every WagerX verdict is produced — the forensic gauntlet, the scoring, the stopwatch payout tests, and the firewall that keeps commissions out of the lab.
The methodology, page by page
Every WagerX verdict is the output of a process you can inspect. Each surface below documents one part of how we audit, score and police crypto casinos.
How We Test — The Forensic Gauntlet
The flagship explainer — the step-by-step process behind every verdict, from first deposit to timed withdrawal.
Read →How We Score — Inside the Trust Score
What goes into the number — the sub-scores, how they roll up, and what can cap a casino's rating.
Read →Payout Speed Testing — The Stopwatch Protocol
The stopwatch method behind every 'fast payout' claim — and why 'pending' never counts.
Read →KYC Classification — No KYC vs Soft vs Mandatory
The four KYC labels — No KYC, No KYC detected, Soft KYC, KYC required — and the transparency rule that overrides them all.
Read →The Holding Tank — Casinos Under Observation
What 'under observation' means, how casinos land there, and the two ways out.
Read →Red Flags & Delisting — The Burn Pile Criteria
The disqualification list — what gets a casino burned, and the warning signs that lead there.
Read →Trust Glossary — The Terms That Decide Your Money
Short, plain definitions of the jargon that actually decides whether you keep your money.
Read →Editorial Independence — Why You Can Trust Us
The firewall that keeps commissions out of the lab — and the affiliate disclosure that funds the testing.
Read →Tools & live surfaces
The methods above feed these working tools and live trackers. We don't rebuild them here — these are the originals.
Bonus Decoder
Paste any casino's raw bonus terms and Wagie decodes the wagering, max-cashout traps, game weighting and true clear-time into an ~80-field score. The method behind every bonus verdict lives here.
Open the Bonus Decoder →Wagie Watchdog
Every Sunday our bots re-fetch each casino's Terms, bonus rules, restricted countries and privacy policy, hash the legal text and surface every change in plain English. This is how a review stays true after we publish it.
See live T&C changes →The Audit Lab
The live Holding Tank (operators under observation) and the Burn Pile (operators we delisted). The page below explains the criteria; this is the running list.
View the live lists →Payout Speed Report
The actual stopwatch numbers — median withdrawal times across the operators we tested. The Payout Speed Testing page explains the protocol; this report has the data.
Read the latest report →About WagerX
Andreas Ericsson (founder, auditor since 2018) and Jenny (player advocacy & dispute resolution). Who runs the lab, why, and the track record behind it.
Meet the team →