How the UniPlay Score works
Every casino on UniPlay gets one number: the UniPlay Score, a 0–10 rating we compute ourselves from the facts we collect. It answers the question a player is actually asking — which licensed casino is the best to play at — not just whether a site is legal. It is never paid placement, and no casino can buy a higher score.
To appear on our lists at all, a casino must hold a verified, active iGaming Ontario (AGCO) registration — that's the gate. The score then ranks the regulated field on six factors players care about, weighted as below.
The reported overall return-to-player, from the casino's own audited figures and reputable industry data. Higher is better, but it's an average across the whole library and is reported, never guaranteed — which is why it's a fifth of the score, not the whole thing.
How fast you actually get paid, from our payout-time data and hands-on cashout tests. Instant and same-day payers score highest; multi-day waits score lower. A high RTP means nothing if your money is stuck.
The depth and quality of what you can play — the size of the library and the number of game studios behind it, including live-dealer coverage. This is one of the first things players scan for, so it carries real weight.
The welcome offer judged on real value, not headline size: the wagering requirement, the terms-and-conditions fairness, and the size of the offer. A big bonus with 60x wagering scores below a smaller one with fair terms.
How easy it is to move money — whether Interac is supported (the Canadian essential), the breadth of payment methods, and the minimum deposit. Weighted for Canadian players specifically.
The safety backbone: verified iGaming Ontario (AGCO) registration, complaints record, years of operation, and a reputation signal informed by a scan of independent industry sources. We never republish another site's rating — the number is our own assessment.
How we calibrate it
The scale is tuned to reflect reality: a genuinely strong, licensed casino — high RTP, fast Interac payouts, a deep library and a clean record — lands in the 8s and 9s. Most of the regulated market sits in the 6–8 range. A score below 5 means thin data or a weak record, not necessarily a bad casino. The tiers are: 9.0–10 very high, 8.0–8.9 high, 5.0–7.9 average, below 5 building.
Where a casino is missing data, that factor scores neutrally rather than being penalised to zero — so an incomplete profile ranks below a fully-verified one of equal quality, but isn't unfairly buried. Every input is a stored fact with its own source, so any score is auditable casino by casino.
What the score does not include
Player reviews are kept separate and shown on their own until we have enough verified volume to fold them in — we never seed or buy ratings. We do not republish or average any third-party site's score; outside reputation only informs our own Trust assessment as one quiet signal. And there is no pay-to-rank: the formula is fixed and applied identically to every casino.
RTP figures are reported, not guaranteed, and represent an average across a casino's library. Always play within your means — 19+ in Ontario.