An independent desk, not a brochure for any casino
Jackpot Checklist compares UKGC-licensed casinos for a UK audience. We don't run games, hold player funds, or belong to any of the groups that own the brands we cover. What follows is the plain version of who we are and how the site pays for itself.
What we actually do
Every operator that appears on this site gets checked against the same eight points: UK licensing status, the breadth of its game catalogue, live casino quality, mobile and app experience, the studios behind its games, how its welcome offer is structured, its support channels, and how the whole thing feels to use once you're past the sign-up screen. We write that up in plain English, score it out of five stars, and update the page when something meaningful changes — a new app, a dropped studio, a reworked welcome offer.
We lean on the bonus and wagering side of things more than most comparison pages do, because that's usually where the gap between an offer's headline and its actual terms shows up. If a welcome offer is genuinely a deposit match with no unusual catches, we say that. If it's harder to unlock than the homepage suggests, we say that too.
What we don't do
We don't accept bets, run any games, or hold anyone's money. We're not a regulator and we can't resolve a dispute with an operator on your behalf — that goes through the operator itself, or the Gambling Commission if it can't be settled directly. And we don't promise guaranteed wins, "risk-free" play, or anything of the sort, because none of that exists in gambling. Every offer we describe is written as a factual, neutral data point rather than a sales pitch.
How the site makes money
Jackpot Checklist is affiliate-funded. When a reader clicks through to an operator and signs up, we may earn a commission from that operator — at no extra cost to the reader. That's disclosed on every page where it applies, and it's spelled out in full on our affiliate disclosure page. The commercial relationship doesn't change the eight criteria we score against or the order operators appear in; a brand that pays nothing and a brand we have a partnership with are judged the same way.
Who writes this
A small editorial team maintains the comparisons, working from publicly available information — game lobbies, app store listings, support pages, and the Gambling Commission's licence register — rather than marketing copy supplied by operators. We're a comparison resource first; the tone throughout is meant to read like one person explaining things to another, not a press release.
Who this site is for
Jackpot Checklist is built for UK residents aged 18 and over who want a second opinion before signing up somewhere new, and for anyone who'd rather read a plain breakdown of bonus terms than take a homepage's word for it. It isn't aimed at anyone outside the UK, anyone under 18, or anyone looking for a way to make money from gambling — there isn't one, and we don't pretend otherwise.