Gambling Addiction Policy

Who This Site Is For

canadaonlinecasinotop.com is operated by The Local Guide and is intended exclusively for adults aged 19 or older. That is the legal minimum age for gambling in most Canadian provinces, and we treat it as a firm floor — not a guideline, not a suggestion. If you are under 19, this site is not for you, and we actively work to keep it that way.

Our reviews, comparisons, and bonus breakdowns are written for adults who already gamble or who are considering gambling as a form of entertainment. We do not present casino play as a career path, a savings strategy, or a reliable source of income. Gambling involves real financial risk, outcomes are unpredictable, and nothing on this site should ever be read as a promise of profit.

Our Advertising Standards

We earn revenue through affiliate partnerships with licensed online casinos. That commercial relationship does not give operators the right to dictate how we describe their products, and it does not lower the bar on how we present gambling to our readers. Every piece of commercial content on this site is held to the following standards:

• No guaranteed-win language. We will not write — and will not accept from partners — any claim that a strategy, bonus, or game type guarantees a return. Phrases like "always win," "lower-risk profit," or anything functionally similar are banned from our pages.
• No fabricated or cherry-picked figures. If we quote a payout percentage or return-to-player rate, it comes from a verifiable, dated source. We note the date so readers can judge whether the figure is still current. We do not manufacture statistics to make a casino look more attractive.
• Age disclosure and terms on every commercial page. Any page that promotes a casino or bonus product carries a visible 19+ notice and a clear pointer to the operator's full terms and conditions. Burying the fine print is not something we do here.
• No countdown pressure or artificial urgency. We do not use ticking clocks, "only X hours left" messaging, or similar mechanics to push readers into decisions they have not thought through. Urgency tactics exploit impulse, and we refuse to use them.
• Honest rankings. Our casino rankings reflect editorial criteria — game range, licensing, payment speed, customer support, and similar factors. They are not pay-to-rank lists. You can read exactly how we evaluate operators at /how-we-rate, and our commercial relationships are fully disclosed at /affiliate-disclosure.

What We Refuse to Do

Some practices are common in affiliate marketing. That does not make them acceptable. The following are hard refusals for this site:

1. Target or accept minors. We do not knowingly allow anyone under 19 to use this site as a resource. Where we have any ability to influence it — through our own content, our ad placements, or our partner agreements — we push for age-verification and responsible access. We do not produce content designed to appeal to people under the legal gambling age.
2. Feature typical-winnings testimonials. "I turned $50 into $4,000 last Tuesday" style testimonials are misleading by nature. They imply a representative outcome when they describe an exceptional one. We do not publish them, and we do not link approvingly to casinos that use them prominently in their own advertising.
3. Hide or soften material terms. Wagering requirements, game restrictions, withdrawal caps, and time limits on bonuses are not inconvenient footnotes — they are the actual terms of an offer. We present them clearly, not buried in asterisks at the bottom of a page.
4. Accept payment for editorial placement. A casino cannot buy its way to a higher star rating or a more prominent position in a comparison table on this site. Money flows through affiliate commissions on referred players, not through editorial scores. If that ever changes, we will say so publicly.

If You Are Concerned About Your Own Gambling

This is a policy page, not a help page, but we are not going to leave you without a direction if you need one. If you have read something on this site and it has made you pause — if you are spending more than you intended, chasing losses, or hiding your gambling from people close to you — please take those feelings seriously.

Our fuller resource on recognising and responding to gambling-related harm is at /responsible-gambling. For immediate, confidential support in Ontario, you can reach ConnexOntario any time at 1-866-531-2600. They connect callers to mental health, addictions, and problem-gambling services across the province, at no cost. Additional Canadian resources are listed at /gambling-addiction.

If gambling has stopped being entertainment and started feeling like something you cannot control, that matters more than any bonus comparison on this site.

Corrections and Complaints

We make mistakes. If you spot an error in our content — a factual inaccuracy, a figure that is no longer current, a link that is broken, or a page that does not meet the standards described here — please contact our editorial team directly at [email protected]. We take correction requests seriously and aim to respond within five business days.

For privacy-related concerns, our policy is at /privacy. For the site's general terms of use, see /terms.

Last reviewed by The Local Guide editorial team. This policy applies to all pages published under the canadaonlinecasinotop.com domain.