How We Rank

Every rating on this site comes out of the same process. No site can buy a place on a list, and no partnership changes a score. Here's the whole thing, step by step.

The test

Before a site gets a review, one of us creates a regular account and uses it the way any player would:

• We deposit our own money or skins. No press accounts, no operator-provided balance.
• We play the main games the site offers and watch how odds, fees and limits behave in practice, not just in the terms.
• We cash out. How long the withdrawal takes, what fees appear at the end and whether support answers when something breaks matters more to the score than any welcome bonus.
• We test the bonus codes we publish on a fresh account, so the code you see is one that worked when we tried it.

What the score is made of

The 0-5 rating weighs five things, in this order:

1. Payout record. Does the site pay, in full, without stalling? This is the heaviest factor and the fastest way to lose points.
2. Licensing and transparency: who runs the site, under what license, and whether the terms describe what actually happens.
3. Fees and odds, compared against the other sites in the same category.
4. Games and features: selection, provably-fair verification where it applies, and how stable the site is under load.
5. Support: how fast it responds and whether problems actually get solved.

Monthly re-checks

Rankings and bonus codes are re-checked every month. If a code stops working, we replace it or pull it. If a site changes its terms, fees or ownership, the review gets updated and the score can move in either direction. Each review shows the date it was last checked.

When a site gets removed

Payout complaints from readers are the main reason a site loses its rating. If a site refused to pay you, tell us what happened: name the site and attach what you have. A site that refuses to pay users, or repeats the same "technical issues" at cash-out, gets dropped from our rankings regardless of how much traffic or revenue it sends our way.

How we make money

Some links on this site are affiliate links, marked as sponsored, and we may earn a commission when you sign up through them. That is the whole business model, and it's also why the only thing for sale here is ad space, never a score. The details are in our affiliate disclosure.

Corrections

Wrong bonus amount, dead link, outdated screenshot, factual mistake: write to us and we'll fix it. The review's "last checked" date updates whenever the content changes.

Who does the reviews

Reviews are signed by the GlobalCSGO editorial team: Emil, Lukas and Lanzo. All three have played Counter-Strike for years, and their backgrounds are on the about page.