Commercial Relationships Disclosure
Rainbet Casinos Guide may receive compensation from selected online casino operators, affiliate networks or commercial partners when readers follow certain links on our website and complete a qualifying action.
These commercial relationships help support the operation of the portal, including research, content production, technical maintenance and ongoing updates.
They do not give partners control over our editorial conclusions.
How Affiliate Links Work
Some links on Rainbet Casinos Guide may be affiliate links.
If a reader clicks one of these links and later registers, deposits or completes another qualifying action, we may receive a commission from the relevant partner.
This does not normally increase the cost to the reader.
Affiliate tracking can be used to identify that a referral originated from our website, but it does not change the casino’s standard account rules, payment conditions or game outcomes.
Not every external link on the portal is commercial. We also link to informational resources, regulatory material, payment-related pages and other sources where they are useful to readers.
Commercial Relationships and Casino Reviews
A commercial relationship does not automatically result in a positive review.
Rainbet Casinos Guide may discuss both strengths and limitations of an operator, including issues involving:
- Withdrawal limits
- Bonus conditions
- Payment restrictions
- Verification requirements
- Mobile access
- Customer support
- Game availability
- Responsible gambling tools
If a casino has a commercial relationship with the portal, that relationship does not remove relevant disadvantages from its review.
Similarly, the absence of a commercial relationship does not automatically reduce an operator’s editorial assessment.
Ratings Are Not Purchased
Casino ratings cannot be purchased directly from Rainbet Casinos Guide.
An operator cannot obtain a higher score simply by increasing a commission, purchasing advertising or entering into a partnership with the portal.
Our published ratings are based on the criteria used across the site, including payments, withdrawals, games, support, transparency, usability and relevance to New Zealand readers.
Commercial arrangements and editorial assessment are treated as separate matters.
Rankings and Commercial Considerations
Some comparison pages may contain casinos with which Rainbet Casinos Guide has commercial relationships.
Commercial relevance can influence whether an operator is eligible to appear in certain promotional placements, but it should not replace the editorial criteria used to describe that casino.
Where a page is designed primarily as an editorial comparison, the ordering should reflect the subject being compared.
For example, a casino featured in a fast-payout comparison should be assessed on payment speed, withdrawal structure and related conditions rather than solely on its commercial relationship with the portal.
This distinction is important because different comparison pages can legitimately produce different rankings.
Sponsored Content and Advertising
From time to time, Rainbet Casinos Guide may publish sponsored content or display advertising.
Where content is paid for directly by a commercial partner, we aim to identify that relationship clearly.
Sponsored material is treated differently from independent editorial reviews and should not be presented in a way that makes the commercial nature of the content difficult to understand.
Advertising arrangements may include banners, featured placements, promotional links or other forms of commercial visibility.
These placements do not automatically represent an editorial endorsement.
Our Editorial Separation
The purpose of this disclosure is not to suggest that commercial relationships do not exist. They do.
The important distinction is how they are handled.
At Rainbet Casinos Guide, editorial content is intended to remain useful even when a commercial relationship is present. A review should still explain important limitations, payment rules, bonus conditions and other information that may influence a reader’s decision.
Our editorial process is described separately in our Editorial Standards and How We Evaluate Online Casinos pages.
Changes to Partnerships
Commercial relationships can change.
A casino may become a partner, stop being a partner or change the terms of an existing arrangement.
These changes do not necessarily require an editorial review to be removed or rewritten.
If the casino itself changes materially, the relevant review may be updated through our normal editorial process. If only the commercial relationship changes, the underlying factual assessment should remain independent of that change.
Reader Transparency
We believe readers should be able to understand when the portal may benefit financially from a referral.
For this reason, Rainbet Casinos Guide uses disclosure language in relevant areas of the site and maintains this page as a broader explanation of how commercial relationships work.
Our standard disclosure is:
Transparency Notice: Some links on this website may be affiliate links. We may receive a commission from selected partners, but this does not affect our editorial reviews, comparisons or ratings.
Our Position
Commercial relationships are part of the way many comparison and information websites are funded.
For Rainbet Casinos Guide, the key principle is that these relationships should be disclosed and should not replace editorial judgement.
Readers should be able to distinguish between:
what we are paid for, what we advertise, and what we conclude editorially.