About Us

Best Online Casinos was built for one reason: newly launched online casinos in the US market change fast, and it's hard to tell a genuinely solid newcomer from one that just has a flashy welcome page. We track new online casino launches, dig into their licensing, banking options and bonus terms, and put the findings in one place so readers don't have to do that legwork themselves.

What We Actually Do Here

This site focuses specifically on new online casinos serving US players. That's a narrower job than covering the whole industry — we're less interested in the household names that have been around for a decade and more interested in what a recently launched operator offers on day one: what welcome bonus is actually claimable, what games are live at launch, which payment rails work for US customers, and whether the licensing behind the site holds up to scrutiny. The rankings on this page reflect that lens.

Commercial Disclosure

Some of the casinos listed on artists4parisclimate2015.com pay us a commission when a reader signs up through our links. This does not buy a higher position, a better rating, or a more favorable write-up. An operator with a larger marketing budget appears no higher than one without, and we've turned down placement requests that conflicted with our own findings. If a casino sits at the top of our list, it's because it scored well against our criteria — not because of the size of any commercial arrangement.

How We Assess a New Casino

Every listing goes through the same checklist before it earns a place on this page. We look at:

• Licensing and regulation — who licenses the operator, and whether that licence carries meaningful oversight and complaint-handling obligations.
• Bonus terms — the full wagering requirements, game restrictions, expiry windows and maximum withdrawal caps attached to any headline offer, not just the headline number.
• Banking — which deposit and withdrawal methods are actually supported for US players, typical processing times, and any fees.
• Game fairness — whether the operator publishes information on RNG certification and independent testing for its slot and table titles.
• Site security — HTTPS encryption and account protections such as two-factor authentication where offered.
• Support quality — the channels available and how straightforward it is to reach a human when something goes wrong.

Commission arrangements play no part in this scoring. A casino can be one of our advertising partners and still receive a middling or low rating if the terms or licensing don't hold up.

What the Ratings on This Site Mean

The editorial ratings shown next to each casino — like the 10.0 currently held by Raging Bull or the 9.9 for Uptown Aces — are our own assessments based on the criteria above. They are not customer-review scores, and they don't reflect any testing of real-money play, since we don't deposit, wager or withdraw on behalf of readers. They're a research-based judgment, and we treat them as a starting point for your own comparison, not a guarantee of anything.

Bonuses, RTP and the Limits of Any Offer

Welcome offers such as the 410% match at Raging Bull or the 600% bonus at Uptown Aces look generous on the surface, but every one of them comes with wagering requirements, game contribution rules, and often a maximum cashout limit. We read those terms before including an offer on this site, and we'd encourage every reader to do the same before claiming anything. Similarly, where a casino advertises Return to Player (RTP) figures on its slots, remember that RTP is a long-term statistical average across millions of spins — it says nothing about what happens in your next session, and no game outcome is ever guaranteed.

Eligibility and Legal Standing

Online gambling law in the US varies by state, and legal real-money play generally requires that a player be physically located within a state where it's permitted at the time of play, regardless of where they live. The typical minimum age is 21, though this can differ by state and by the type of gambling activity. It's the reader's responsibility to confirm what's legal in their own state before signing up anywhere, and we write our reviews on the assumption that readers will do that check first.

Responsible Gambling

We cover new operators, but we don't treat gambling as risk-free entertainment. Before playing anywhere, set a deposit limit and a time limit in advance, never gamble with money you can't afford to lose or with borrowed funds, and stop if it stops being fun or starts affecting your finances or wellbeing. Most licensed casinos offer self-exclusion tools and account limits directly in their cashier or account settings. For more detail on setting limits, recognizing warning signs, and finding state and national support services, see our Responsible Gambling page.

Questions, Corrections and Getting in Touch

If you spot something out of date on this site — a bonus that's changed, a licence detail that needs correcting, or anything else — we want to know. You'll find the full details on our Contact Us page. We also publish our full Terms and Conditions for how this site operates, and readers outside the reach of standard US-facing sites sometimes ask about alternatives; our separate page on Non GamStop Casinos covers that specific topic for UK-based readers.

Why Trust What's on This Page

We're independent of the casinos we cover in the sense that matters most: our rankings are not for sale. That said, we're not a testing lab and we don't claim to have played every game or withdrawn from every listed site. What we offer is careful research — checking licence numbers, reading bonus terms in full, comparing banking options, and updating listings when something changes. Readers should treat this as a well-researched starting point for their own decision, not a substitute for reading a casino's own terms before signing up.