About Us

Online Casino Sites is a research-based comparison site for US readers who want to understand online casinos before signing up to one. This page explains who produces the content on myplanetbeachfranchise.com, how the rankings on our lists are put together, how we make money, and — just as importantly — the limits of what a review site can tell you.

Everything here was last checked on Sep 25, 2026. Editorial work is overseen by Tyler Carson, who researches operator terms, bonus conditions, payment options and licensing claims, then writes them up in plain English.

What we publish and who it is for

Our readers are adults aged 21 or over in the United States who are comparing real money online casinos and want the terms explained rather than sold to them. Some arrive knowing exactly what a wagering requirement is. Many do not. We write for both, without assuming prior knowledge and without padding pages with warnings.

The site covers:

• Bonuses and their conditions — welcome bonuses, deposit match offers, free spins, no-deposit promotions, cashback and loyalty rewards, plus the wagering requirements, maximum bonus bets, expiry dates and cashout caps attached to them.
• Money movement — minimum deposits, payment methods, withdrawal times, withdrawal limits, minimum withdrawal amounts and fees.
• Verification — KYC and identity checks, source-of-funds requests, withdrawal verification and how complaints or disputes are usually escalated.
• Games — slots, progressive jackpots, live dealer tables, blackjack, roulette, baccarat, RTP, slot volatility, random number generators and mobile play.
• Law and licensing — federal versus state gambling laws, state-licensed online casinos, ownership, and where a site is and is not authorized to operate.
• Player protections — self-exclusion, deposit and loss limits, blocking software and support services.

How we make money, stated plainly

Online Casino Sites is free to read because some of the casino brands we list pay us a commission when a reader signs up through our links. That is an affiliate relationship, and you should know about it before you read our rankings.

Commission does not buy a position. A brand cannot pay to move up a list, to be added to one, or to have a drawback removed from its write-up. Where we have no commercial relationship with an operator we still cover it if it is relevant, and where we do have one we still publish the parts of the terms an operator would rather we skipped.

How the rankings are assessed

Our editorial ratings — the scores you see on the cards above, running from 10.0 down — are our own opinion, not customer review averages and not a measure of how much any brand pays. We have not deposited, played or withdrawn at these sites; every rating is based on documented research into published terms, promotional pages, banking information and licensing claims. Advertised withdrawal speeds are reported as advertised, never as something we timed.

The weighting we apply:

1. Bonus terms, not bonus headlines. A 600% offer with 60x wagering and a $100 cashout cap is worth less than a smaller no-wagering deal. We read the terms before we score the number.
2. Cashier clarity. Whether deposit and withdrawal methods, minimums, limits, fees and processing windows are published in advance or buried.
3. Verification practice. Whether KYC expectations are stated up front, since documents requested only at withdrawal time are the single most common cause of delays.
4. Game range and providers. Breadth across slots, tables and live dealer, and whether RTP information is available.
5. Licensing and jurisdiction. What regulatory status the operator claims, and whether that status actually covers players in a given US state.
6. Support and responsible gambling tools. Contact channels, and whether deposit limits, loss limits, time-outs and self-exclusion are available inside the account.

Where a claim cannot be verified from an operator's own published material or a regulator, we say it is unverified rather than repeating it as fact.

Three entries from our list, and what we can and cannot say about them

Raging Bull — 410% up to $10,000 + 50 Free Spins

Raging Bull sits at the top of our list, rated 10.0, largely because the headline package is unusually detailed for a real money online casino aimed at US players: a large percentage match, a high stated ceiling and a free spins component alongside it. It is a useful example for readers learning how bonuses work, because the structure shows every variable at once — match rate, maximum value and spins.

Conditions to check before you accept: the $10,000 figure is a maximum, not a typical award, and reaching it requires a deposit far larger than most players make. Percentage-match offers of this size almost always carry playthrough requirements, maximum bet rules while a bonus is active, and an expiry window. Free spins usually carry their own separate terms.

Limitation: a very high match percentage tends to come with correspondingly high wagering, and our rating reflects the offer's structure and the information published around it — not a tested withdrawal experience. If the full terms are not visible before you deposit, treat that as a reason to slow down.

Magician Bet — 101% No Wagering

Rated 9.9, Magician Bet earns its place for the opposite reason to Raging Bull. The headline is modest, but "no wagering" is the single most reader-friendly term in casino promotions: it means the bonus and anything won from it are not locked behind a playthrough multiple before a withdrawal can be requested.

Conditions to check: no wagering does not mean no rules. Minimum deposit, maximum bonus value, game eligibility and an expiry date normally still apply, and some no-wagering offers pay out as spins or credits with their own caps.

Limitation: the value on offer is far smaller than the headline numbers elsewhere on this page. If you are comparing purely on advertised size, this looks weak; it only looks strong once you do the math on what a wagered bonus actually costs to clear.

Slots of Vegas — 375% Bonus + 50 Free Spins on Cash Chaser

At 9.8, Slots of Vegas is included because its welcome offer is tied to a named game, Cash Chaser, which makes the free spins portion easy to evaluate: you know exactly where the spins can be used rather than guessing.

Conditions to check: game-specific spins cannot be moved to another title, spin winnings are commonly capped, and the 375% match will have its own wagering and maximum-bet rules separate from the spins.

Limitation: a slots-weighted welcome offer is a poor fit if you mainly play blackjack, roulette, baccarat or live dealer tables, since table games typically contribute little or nothing toward wagering requirements.

The rest of the list at a glance

Casino	Headline offer	Editorial rating	Offer type to check
Uptown Aces	600% for new players	9.6	Very high match — read wagering and cashout caps
Card Crush	Instant welcome reward: 2 mystery coins and 5 cards	9.5	Virtual currency reward, not a cash match
Zumba Cards	250% deposit bonus up to 250 SC	9.5	Sweeps-style currency (SC), separate redemption rules
BetUS	200% up to $4,000 for new players	9.5	Cash match with a stated ceiling
Amazon Jackpots	4 posters + 40 free SC + bonus wheel for $20	9.3	Purchase-linked package, not a free offer
Slots and Casino	500% up to $2,500 x3	9.1	Multi-deposit structure across three deposits
Bets.FM	225% up to 1 BTC + 225 free spins	9.1	Crypto-denominated — value moves with the market

How the money side works, and what we check

Costs are not limited to your deposit. When we look at a cashier, these are the points we try to establish and report, in US dollars where amounts are quoted:

• Minimum deposit — often $10 to $25, but bonus eligibility can require more than the account minimum.
• Payment methods available to US customers — debit cards, credit cards (which some issuers decline for gambling), ACH or e-check, bank transfer, e-wallets where offered, prepaid options and, at some sites, cryptocurrency. PayPal availability in particular varies by operator and by state, so check before assuming it works.
• Withdrawal methods — usually a shorter list than deposit methods, and frequently tied to the method you funded with.
• Minimum and maximum withdrawal amounts — including weekly or monthly caps that can stretch a large payout over several cycles.
• Fees — on deposits, on withdrawals, on inactive accounts, and any currency conversion where crypto is involved.
• Timings — internal approval time plus the banking network's own clearing time. Advertised speeds are the operator's claim, not our measurement.

Verification is where most withdrawal delays come from. Expect to supply government photo ID, proof of address and proof of payment ownership, and for larger or unusual withdrawals, source-of-funds documentation. Completing this at signup rather than at cashout is the simplest way to avoid a hold. If a payout is refused and the operator's complaints process does not resolve it, escalation normally goes to the licensing body named in the site's terms.

What you actually get to play

Our game coverage is organized the way casino lobbies are:

• Slots — the largest category, ranging from low-volatility titles that pay small amounts often to high-volatility games with long dry spells. RTP is the long-run theoretical return and says nothing about a single session.
• Progressive jackpots — pooled prizes that grow until won, sometimes requiring a maximum bet to qualify for the top tier.
• Table games — blackjack, roulette and baccarat in RNG form, with rule variants that change the house edge.
• Live dealer — streamed tables with human croupiers, higher minimum stakes and fixed opening hours at some studios.
• Mobile — browser play or a dedicated app, with game libraries that are sometimes smaller than on desktop.

Outcomes in RNG games are produced by random number generators; independent testing of those generators is a licensing condition in regulated markets and a claim worth verifying elsewhere.

The sportsbook and poker side

Several operators we list run more than a casino. BetUS, for example, is known primarily as a sportsbook brand with casino games alongside it. Sportsbook, poker and casino wallets are sometimes shared and sometimes separate, and bonuses rarely cross between them — a casino welcome offer usually excludes sports wagers, and sportsbook rollover is calculated differently from casino wagering. Some brands on our list also use sweepstakes or social-casino models with virtual currencies such as SC rather than direct cash play, which changes how redemptions work entirely. We flag which model a site uses, because the two are not interchangeable.

Legal standing and who may play

You must be at least 21 to use the casinos listed here, and in some states the minimum is higher for certain products. US online gambling is regulated primarily at state level. A handful of states license online casino play directly; many more permit sports betting only; several permit neither. Sweepstakes and social casino models operate under different rules again and are unavailable in some states.

An important distinction: an operator accepting deposits from a US resident is not the same as that operator being authorized to serve players in that state. Offshore sites accept US customers without state licensing, which means state-level consumer protections and complaint routes may not be available to you. Check which regulator a site names, confirm that it covers your state, and confirm your own state's position before depositing. Our full site terms are set out in our terms and conditions, and readers outside the US may find our coverage of casinos operating outside GamStop relevant instead.

We do not describe any casino as completely safe, we do not guarantee withdrawals or winnings, and we never present gambling as income. If play stops being entertainment, deposit and loss limits, time-outs, self-exclusion and blocking software are available — our responsible gambling guide explains the tools and the US support services behind them.

Corrections and contact

Terms change without notice, and pages here are updated as we recheck them. If you find a bonus condition, payment detail or licensing claim on this site that no longer matches the operator's own published terms, tell us and we will verify and amend it. Reader reports of payout or verification problems also feed into how we score a brand.

Start with the terms rather than the headline percentage, confirm your state's rules, and reach us through the contact page if something here needs correcting.