How we review

Primary sources first

A review on BetMTL is built from three kinds of source, in this order:

1. The casino's own pages. General terms, bonus terms, payments pages, help centre and responsible gambling pages. We read the full terms, not the summary on the homepage.
2. Regulators' public lists. The Kahnawake Gaming Commission permit list, the iGaming Ontario operator list, and the licence registers of Anjouan, Curaçao and other licensing bodies where they publish one.
3. Our own account. Our editor plays from Montreal and reports what the site looks like to a Quebec player: the French version, the cashier, the support chat.

We may read other review sites to find where a casino hides a document, but we never copy their facts. If we cannot confirm something from a primary source, we leave it out and list it as unverified in our records.

What we check for every casino

• Quebec access. Whether the terms exclude Quebec, Canada or other provinces, and the minimum age the casino sets. Quebec's legal gambling age is 18; some sites set 19.
• Licence. The licensing body, the licence number and the company named in the terms, checked against the regulator's list where one exists.
• Separate provincial sites. Whether the brand runs a different site for Ontario or Alberta, and which domain a Quebec player uses.
• Payments. Interac, cards, e-wallets and crypto, minimums, fees, limits and the withdrawal times the casino states.
• KYC. When identity checks happen and what documents are asked for.
• Bonuses. Wagering, what it applies to, game weighting, maximum bet, maximum cashout and time limits.
• French. Whether the site, the terms and the support work in French.
• VPN rules. Whether the terms ban VPNs or allow winnings to be voided for using one.
• Responsible gambling tools. Limits, cool-off periods and self-exclusion.

How we report payout times

Payout times in our reviews are what the casino states, unless we say clearly that we are describing our own withdrawals. We do not publish stopwatch figures we cannot show, and we do not average timings across players.

Keeping reviews current

Casinos change their bonuses and terms often. We review each page when a casino updates its terms and at least every few months, and the review shows when it was last checked. If you see something out of date, tell us and we will check it against the casino's current pages.

Scores and order

Where we rank casinos for Quebec, we weigh access for Quebec players, licence and transparency, payment options and stated payout times, bonus fairness, French support and responsible gambling tools. No casino can pay to change its position or its review.