About Casino Insider

What this site is

Casino Insider reviews online casinos that accept South African players. We hold full reviews of 36 operators. 8 of them are ranked partners with an affiliate route and a published score; 4 are Ruby-programme brands we link but deliberately do not rank; the remaining 23 have no affiliate route at all. The site is written for adults aged 18 and over in South Africa.

We are an independent publisher. We are not owned by, operated by, or affiliated with any casino operator, and we do not run games of our own.

How we are funded

When a reader opens an account through a link marked as a partner link, the operator may pay us a commission. It costs the reader nothing. This is the site's only source of revenue and we state it on every page that carries such a link.

Scores reflect five criteria: rand handling, banking, payouts, catalogue and support. See how we rate for the weights and score breakdowns.

Our editorial standards

No button ever pretends to be something it is not. It is common practice in this industry to place a "play now" button beside a casino the site has no working link to, and quietly route the click to whichever operator does pay. The reader asks for one casino and lands at another with no indication that a substitution happened.

We do the same substitution — and say so. Where we have no affiliate route to an operator, the button reads "Play at Hollywoodbets instead", the text beside it states in bold that it opens Hollywoodbets and not the brand on the page, and the review says we earn nothing from the casino being reviewed. You may still decide to take it. What you will not do is take it by accident.

Where we do have a route, the button opens the casino named on the page. That is true of all 12 partner and Ruby brands.

We do not publish payout percentages. Return-to-player is set per game by the software supplier, not by the casino, so a site-wide "96.4% payout" figure is not a measurable property of an operator. Most comparison sites publish them anyway. We do not.

Who writes this

Casino Insider is for adults in South Africa. Each page displays its last updated date. The operator’s current terms govern your account.

Responsible gambling

Nothing on this site is advice to gamble. Gambling is a form of paid entertainment with a negative expected return, and for some people it becomes harmful. If that is you or someone close to you, the National Responsible Gambling Programme offers free, confidential counselling on 0800 006 008. Our responsible gambling page sets out the tools every operator we list is required to provide.