The editorial criteria behind our sportsbook and market comparison pages
A SportsBooking.info score is a comparison of how clearly an operator presents its product and its rules. It is assembled from four weighted criteria plus a freshness check that applies to all of them. No bonus, affiliate arrangement or brand size changes a score.
Can a reader understand which sports, leagues, markets and bet types are genuinely available? Depth is counted in the sport the reader uses, not in a headline total.
Are postponements, voids, props, parlays, cash-out and maximum payouts explained where a reader can find them?
Are deposits, withdrawals, verification, fees, currencies and dispute channels clear, and is support reachable?
Are deposit, loss, session and time limits, breaks and self-exclusion visible, and is the surrounding language non-pressuring?
Markets and product fit. We open the sport a reader is most likely to use and count the market types, the alternate lines and the live options. A long list of sports with shallow markets scores lower than a shorter list with real depth.
Rules and settlement. We look for the scenarios that decide real tickets: an abandoned match, a retired player, a dead heat, a scoring correction, a tied parlay leg and an unavailable cash-out. Rules that exist but cannot be found are treated as missing.
Payments and support. Deposits and withdrawals are assessed separately. We look for verification timing, processing windows, currency handling, fees and a documented complaint route — the practical path a reader actually walks.
Responsible betting. We check whether limits, breaks and self-exclusion are reachable inside the product rather than buried in a policy page, and whether the marketing language pushes urgency.
Every criterion is re-read against the date. Archived odds, expired bonuses and historical event pages are context, never current evidence. Where a figure could have changed, the page says so and points to the source instead of repeating the figure.
A score is not a chance of winning, a guarantee of payout, a safety certification, or a statement that a service is legal where you live. It is an editorial comparison of clarity and market fit, applied consistently across the directory.