Editorial policy
Where our facts come from, how we report what players say, and how commercial arrangements are kept away from what we publish.
On this page
OCB exists to help South Africans enjoy casino games at licensed betting sites. This page sets out how we decide what to publish, and how the way we’re funded is kept away from that.
Where our facts come from
- Regulator records. The National Gambling Board’s verified operators list and the provincial boards’ lists.
- The operator’s own pages. Offers, games, banking and terms, recorded with the date we read them and labelled as the operator’s.
- What players say. Public review platforms and app stores, summarised with the score, the sample size and the date.
- Our own test, once we’ve played a site with our own money.
Where sources disagree, we say so and say which we relied on.
Facts, views and gaps
A fact has a source and a date. A view is ours, and it’s labelled: the “who it suits” section of every review says so. A gap is something we haven’t been able to find, and it shows as a visible [slot] rather than a plausible guess.
What players say
We summarise recurring themes from public reviews, positive and negative alike, and we report a site’s complaints as readily as its praise. We don’t name reviewers, quote private groups or repeat one-off allegations as fact. Full rules are on how we pick and review sites.
How we make money, and what it can’t buy
We’re paid a fee by operators we have an arrangement with when you join through our links. We cover operators whether or not we have one.
It can’t buy a place on OCB, a position in our tables, a “best for” label, a kinder sentence in a review, or the removal of a complaint or a negative finding. Our tables are A to Z, and if an operator’s arrangement with us ever ended, its review would stay exactly as it is.
It does pay for the site, which is why we say so in the footer of every page and in our terms.
What operators can and can’t do
Operators can correct a factual error, and we welcome it. They can’t see a review before it’s published, approve its wording, or have a finding removed because they dislike it.
Responsible content
We write about gambling as entertainment you pay for. We don’t promise wins, sell systems or “predictors”, or suggest gambling is a way to make money or solve money problems. We don’t use images of anyone who looks under 25. Every page carries the 18+ notice and the National Responsible Gambling Programme’s helpline.
Corrections
When we get something wrong, we fix the page and update the date. If a correction changes the substance of what we said, we note what changed. Email hello@onlinecasinobetting.co.za with the page and the problem.