HQCasinoReview was started in 2026 by a small group of writers tired of reading casino comparison pages that scored brands by commission rather than by anything a reader could verify.
We cover a small, deliberately short list of UK-licensed casino brands. For each one, someone on our team opens a genuine account, makes a first deposit at the minimum stake, plays through any wagering requirement, and requests a withdrawal — timing it from request to funds landing. We read the full terms document, not the marketing summary, and we check the operator's licence directly against the UK Gambling Commission's public register rather than trusting the footer of the brand's own page.
We'd rather publish two properly tested reviews than twenty shallow ones. When we add a brand, it's because someone has done the work above — not because a listing was purchased.
Visiting a brand through a link on this publication can earn us a commission — full detail is on our Disclosure page. That commission never determines our score, our ordering, or whether a brand is covered at all. We turn down covering a brand if the account-opening or withdrawal experience doesn't hold up, commission or not.
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Verifies every licence claim against the UK Gambling Commission's public register before a review is published, and maintains our Responsible Gaming resources.
Runs the actual signups, deposits, and withdrawal requests behind every review, and times each step.
This publication is not a gambling operator, does not accept deposits, and does not offer customer support for any brand we review. If you need help with an account, contact the brand directly. If you need support with gambling itself, see our Responsible Gaming page.