How the standings score is calculated
The standings score runs from 0 to 100. It combines six criteria with fixed weights: responsible gambling tools 25, payments 20, house rules for sports 20, breadth of markets 15, app and access 10, and agreement among reviews 10. Registration in your province is a gate, not a score. Items are counted from documents, not from tests. Version 1.0, dated 2026-11-13.
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Criteria and weights
| Criterion | Weight | What is counted |
|---|---|---|
| Responsible gambling tools | 25 | Limits, break, self-exclusion, reminders, links to BetGuard and selfexclusion.ca |
| Payments | 20 | Deposit and withdrawal methods listed, minimum and maximum, fees, stated time "up to N" |
| House rules for sports | 20 | Overtime, shootouts, postponement, cancellation, props, cash out, same game parlays |
| Markets | 15 | Items to be fixed before the first calculation |
| App and access | 10 | Publisher, version, date, age, data labels, Android distribution |
| Reviewer agreement | 10 | Share of matrix reviews with the operator in the top five |
Takeaway: the score rewards what an operator documents, so a missing document lowers it and a longer document does not raise it.
The formula
For each criterion, the share is documented items divided by listed items. The score is the sum of weight times share. A value that could not be confirmed counts as zero and is shown as "Not confirmed".
Ties are broken in alphabetical order. A score is recalculated when a fact changes and at the next scheduled recheck; the date of the first calculation is not set.
| Criterion | Items documented | Share | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| Responsible gambling tools (25) | 4 of 5 | 0.80 | 20.00 |
| Payments (20) | 3 of 4 | 0.75 | 15.00 |
| House rules (20) | 5 of 7 | 0.71 | 14.29 |
| Markets (15) | Hypothetical | 0.60 | 9.00 |
| App and access (10) | 4 of 6 | 0.67 | 6.67 |
| Reviewer agreement (10) | Hypothetical | 0.40 | 4.00 |
| Total | 68.95 |
Review agreement is read from the reviewer matrix; responsible gambling items from the tools dataset.
What the score cannot tell you
- It does not say how an operator treats winning customers.
- It is not a forecast of results and not a reason to bet.
- It is our opinion, calculated from published weights, and no product was tested.
Gambling involves risk. Play responsibly. Standings by province appear on the compare page once scores are calculated.
How we checked
- We checked that the weights add to 100.
- We recomputed the example by hand.
- Method for facts: methodology.
Sources
- Weights and items: editorial rules, version 1.0, 2026-11-13.
- Item data will come from regulator and operator pages, each dated.
What changed
- : version 1.0 published; no operator scored yet.
How the score is built
Weights version 1.0. Registration in your province is a gate, not a score. Each criterion counts documented items only.
- Responsible-gambling tools25
- Payments20
- Sport rules20
- Market breadth15
- App and access10
- Review agreement10
FAQ
Is registration part of the score?
No. Registration is a gate. An operator not listed for your province in the regulator's list is not scored for that province at all.
What are the weights?
Responsible gambling tools 25, payments 20, house rules for sports 20, breadth of markets 15, app and access 10, agreement among reviews 10. Total 100.
Did you test the operators to get these scores?
No. The score counts documented items only, taken from regulator and operator pages and from the review matrix. It is our opinion, not a guarantee of results.
What happens when two operators have the same score?
They are listed in alphabetical order.
Does any operator have a score today?
No. As of 2026-11-13 the first calculation has not been run, and no score is published.