How we test and what we check
Published so you can judge whether our conclusions are worth anything, and so we can be held to them.
Game data
Every payout figure, RTP value and mechanic description on this site is taken from one of two places: the in-game information panel, or Pragmatic Play's published game documentation. We do not source numbers from other review sites, because errors in this field replicate quickly and then become consensus.
Where a figure varies between builds — RTP being the obvious case — we say so and give the range rather than the single flattering number.
Demo testing
Before writing about how a game behaves, we run extended demo sessions and record what we see: roughly how many spins pass between bonus triggers, the distribution of bonus round outcomes, and how the game reads at different stake sizes.
An important limitation, stated up front: demo sessions are not large enough to measure RTP or trigger frequency with statistical confidence. Thousands of spins tell you what a game feels like. They do not verify certified maths, and we do not claim otherwise. Where we describe frequencies we use deliberately imprecise language, because precision we cannot support would be dishonest.
Casino assessment
Operators are assessed on the criteria below, in this order of weight:
- Licence and regulator. Verified on the regulator's own register, not on the casino's footer.
- Which RTP build it runs for Sweet Bonanza. Checked in-game where we can access it.
- Full bonus terms. Wagering multiple, what it applies to, expiry window, maximum bet while wagering, game weighting and excluded titles.
- Withdrawal process. Stated processing times, verification requirements and any withdrawal caps.
- Complaint history. Patterns in public player complaints, particularly around confiscated winnings and verification delays.
We do not rank by commission rate. We do not include operators solely because they pay well, and we list terms that make an offer look worse when those terms exist.
What we deliberately do not do
- No fake urgency. No countdown timers, no "3 people are viewing this", no artificial scarcity on offers that are permanently available.
- No fake search animations. Progress bars that pretend to scan casinos while doing nothing are a deceptive pattern common in this niche. We do not use them.
- No invented experts. No stock-photo authors with fabricated credentials.
- No win screenshots. They are trivially faked and they systematically distort what readers expect.
- No guaranteed-win claims. There is no such thing, and any site making one is telling you what it is.
Updates and corrections
Pages carry a last-updated date. Bonus terms are re-checked periodically and after any reader report of a discrepancy. When we correct something material we change it and note that we did.
If something here is wrong, tell us. That is not a formality — reader corrections are the fastest way we find out that an operator has quietly changed its terms.