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Affiliate Disclosure
How it works
How affiliate links work
An affiliate link is a tracked URL that signals to the operator that you arrived via ChainBankroll. If you sign up and deposit through it, the operator pays ChainBankroll a one-time fee from their marketing budget. You pay nothing extra.
The mechanism, step by step:
- The affiliate link is a regular URL with a tracking parameter (typically
?ref=chainbankrollor a sub-domain redirect). - You click and land on the operator's sign-up page.
- If you register and deposit within the tracking window, the conversion is attributed to ChainBankroll.
- The operator pays the affiliate fee from their marketing budget. Not from your deposit. Not from your bonus. Not from any account you hold.
You as the reader pay the same amount whether you sign up via our link or by typing the operator URL directly. An affiliate link is a tracking signal, not a price increase.
What an affiliate link does NOT do
- Affect the bonus terms you receive
- Affect KYC procedures or document requirements
- Affect withdrawal speed or processing priority
- Identify you personally to ChainBankroll (we see aggregate conversion data, not individual identities)
What an affiliate link DOES do
- Signal to the operator that you arrived via ChainBankroll
- Trigger a one-time fee paid by the operator if you register + deposit
- Help us fund hands-on testing (real-money cycles, infrastructure, time)
- Let us track aggregate conversion data for editorial analysis
Cross-reference: how we test §How We Make Money.
Revenue model
How we earn
Affiliate fees are typically 15-45% of net first-month revenue per registered player. The fee is operator-paid, one-time per signup, and tracked per converted depositor.
What we accept
- One-time CPA fees tied to verified deposits
- Revenue-share variants when operator deals require them (disclosed per operator)
- Aggregate conversion reporting from affiliate networks
- Test-account funding we pay for ourselves, never operator-provided
What we don't accept
- Paid placement - we don't rank-for-money
- Paid reviews - no favorable review in exchange for fees
- Advance review copies with editorial strings attached
- Pay-to-rank in best-of lists - inclusion is rubric + testing based
Cross-reference: how we test §How We Make Money + editorial policy §Editorial Independence.
Independence mechanism
How affiliate relationships don't influence scoring
The 8-dimension scoring rubric is rubric-defined, publicly documented, and operator-payment-independent. The mechanism, not the promise, is what makes this work. Anyone with the rubric and the test data can reproduce the score.
Six concrete mechanisms keep scoring independent:
1. Rubric publication
8 dimensions published openly. Every scoring criterion visible. Math reproducible.
2. Unweighted mean
Simple aggregation. No hidden weights where bias could hide.
3. Test data publication
Launch baseline study publishes the underlying test data. Anyone can verify the derivation.
4. Live data feed
Monthly-refreshed withdrawal data. Scores shift when operator behavior shifts, automatically.
5. Low scores published
When affiliate-relationship operators score low on a dimension, the low score is published. See launch baseline for examples.
6. No fee-for-score adjustment
No operator has ever had scoring adjusted upward in exchange for fee. No mechanism by which this could happen - rubric is published.
What independence does NOT mean:
- Zero affiliate revenue - we're a publication that monetizes through affiliate links. Revenue exists.
- Zero operator relationships - we work with affiliate networks that connect us to operators.
- Zero risk of unconscious bias - we publish a corrections process per editorial policy to catch and correct it.
Reader trust
Reader trust + corrections
If you spot an undisclosed affiliate relationship or a scoring discrepancy you can't reconcile with the rubric, report it. Corrections happen within 7 days of confirmation.
Report via /contact/
Subject line "Disclosure issue" or "Correction" + the URL + the specific claim you're flagging. editorial inbox.
Editorial team verifies
We cross-check the operator-official source, the testing log, and affiliate network records. Verification typically takes 1-3 business days.
Correction appended + dated
Material corrections carry an inline dateline visible at the top of the affected section. Minor corrections appended at the bottom. The fix is timestamped.
Resolution within 7 days
From the day we confirm the issue. Faster when the underlying data is already public; slower when third-party verification is required.
What we do NOT correct: scoring decisions readers disagree with. Those remain editorial judgment per the published rubric. Disagreements about whether a given operator deserves a higher score can be filed but won't trigger an automatic revision unless the underlying rubric-data is incorrect. Cross-reference: editorial policy §Corrections.
Methodology
How to verify independence yourself
The fastest way to verify our independence claim is to read the rubric, read the test data, and check whether the math reproduces. All four documents are public.
Testing protocol
/methodology/how-we-test/ - 5 cycles, 30 days, 8-dimension rubric.
Scoring rubric (8 dim)
UX / Withdrawals / KYC / Games / Sportsbook / VIP / Transparency / Support.
First published application
/research/launch-baseline-2026/ - 9 ops, 30 days, raw CSV.
Live data feeds
/testing/ trinity - withdrawal + KYC + support, monthly refresh.
Editorial policy
Corrections + voice ratio + conflicts documented.
FAQ
Frequently asked questions
Do operators pay you to review them?
No. Operators pay an affiliate fee per registered and depositing player who arrived via our links. They do not pay for a review to exist, for a particular score, or for ranking position.
The 8-dimension scoring rubric is rubric-defined and operator-payment-independent. Mechanism documented in §How It Doesn't Influence Scoring above.
Verification path: /methodology/how-we-test/.
Do you take advance review copies or guaranteed coverage?
No. We do not accept advance review copies with editorial strings attached, exclusive previews in exchange for guaranteed coverage, or pay-to-rank arrangements in best-of lists.
Inclusion in any ranking is rubric + testing + GEO-availability based. No operator has paid to be in a best-of list.
How do you maintain independence with affiliate revenue?
Mechanism, not promise. The 8-dimension rubric is publicly documented at how we test. Anyone can derive a score from the rubric. The math is reproducible.
Testing data is published at launch baseline 2026. Live data refreshes monthly at testing trinity.
We publish low scores on affiliate-relationship operators when the data warrants it. Independence is a measurable property, not a slogan.
Does it cost me anything to click an affiliate link?
Zero. The affiliate fee is paid by the operator from their marketing budget, not from your deposit, not from your bonus, not from any account you hold.
You pay the same amount whether you sign up via our link or by typing the operator URL directly. Affiliate links do not affect bonus terms, KYC procedures, or withdrawal speed.
Revision history
Disclosure version log
Each material revision documented with date and change summary.
Published 8 Jun 2026 · current
Initial disclosure document. Covers how affiliate links work, fee structure (15-45% of net first-month revenue, operator-paid, one-time), independence mechanism (6 documented mechanisms), corrections process. Quinn Hartwell author byline.
Standards & Compliance
How we work - standards
Disclosure document v1.0. Plain-English FTC pattern. Material connection disclosed in opening 200 words. Reader-reported issues corrected within 7 days with a dated correction note.