Editorial policy
How we research operators, write scores, and fix mistakes.
Payline Quarter writes like a reviews desk: short, specific, and sceptical of fluff. This page explains the working method behind that tone.
Sources we trust first
Licence status, licensee name, and registered domains come from the UK Gambling Commission public register. Safer-gambling messaging follows current UK advertising and industry guidance. Operator marketing claims are treated as claims until we can see them on the operator’s own site.
What we publish
Verified facts (licence, domain, licensee) and clearly labelled editorial judgements (scores, one-line verdicts, product-shape notes). If we cannot verify a commercial figure — bonus size, wagering, withdrawal clocks — we leave it out.
Scoring
Scores out of 10 belong to this publication. They summarise licence clarity, product focus, safer-gambling visibility, and usability. They are not regulator ratings and they do not predict winnings.
Independence
We are not owned by the operators we list. Affiliate income funds the site. That conflict is disclosed on the homepage and in our affiliate disclosure.
Corrections
Factual errors are corrected when we confirm them. See corrections for how to send one.
We do not invent named experts or a fixed monthly review calendar we do not keep.