Sister Casino Picks
The Lobby Desk

How We Rate Casino Sister Sites

Sister Casino Picks exists to answer one question well: when a casino belongs to a wider network of sister sites, what is actually worth playing across that network? This page sets out how we decide, and what has to happen before any rating goes live.

Where our information comes from

Everything we publish is based on what is visible to the public. We browse game lobbies before login, in the same view any visitor gets, and we treat that view as the record. Specifically, we work from:

  • Pre-login game lobbies: front pages, full catalogues, search results and provider filters.
  • Live casino sections where a site shows them without an account.
  • Official licence registers, to confirm which company operates which brands.
  • Domain and market behaviour, checked from more than one region where possible.

Every lobby observation is dated in the review it appears in, because lobbies change and an undated claim is a stale claim waiting to happen.

The Lobby Scorecard

Every review carries the same four-part scorecard, so networks can be compared like for like.

  • Slots depth – how far the catalogue goes past the front page, and whether the search and filters actually surface it.
  • Live tables – the range of the live section visible before signup, and the suppliers behind it where they can be seen.
  • Provider spread – whether the games are genuinely distributed across the provider list, or whether three studios do all the work.
  • Standout – the specific thing worth opening the lobby for, named, not gestured at.

The flaw rule

We rate warmly when a network earns it, and we enjoy being enthusiastic. But enthusiasm is only worth something if it can be disappointed. So every review on this site names at least one concrete flaw or limitation: a thin live section, a bloated lobby that hides its good games, a provider list that overpromises, a market restriction that matters. If we cannot find a genuine flaw, the review is not finished, and it does not go live.

What we never do

  • We never open player accounts, deposit money or claim to have played. All lobby observations are pre-login, and we say so.
  • We never publish a rating that a commercial relationship has touched. Scores are not for sale, in either direction.
  • We never recycle another site’s verdict. If we have not checked it ourselves, it is not on the page.

How the site makes money

Some outbound links on this site are affiliate links. If you follow one and go on to sign up or deposit, we may earn a commission from the operator. Those clicks carry tracking identifiers, which is how the operator knows the visit came from us. None of that changes a score: the scorecard and the flaw rule apply to every network, including the ones that pay commission. You can read more in the affiliate disclosure section of our terms of use.

Corrections

Lobbies move fast and we would rather be corrected than stay wrong. If something on this site is out of date or mistaken, email [email protected] with the page and what changed. We check it, fix it and re-date the observation.

Last updated: July 22, 2026