POLICY · THE DEAL WHEN YOU USE THIS SITE
Terms of use
Using this site means you accept these terms. They are written in plain language on purpose: this is a research site, not a casino, and the terms mostly exist to be clear about what our information is and is not. Effective July 1, 2026.
Who we are and what this site is
Bonus Bandit is an independent, owner-operated research site run by Noah Rafkin. We test sweepstakes casinos with real money and publish what happened, scored by a published methodology. We are not a casino: this site offers no gambling, takes no deposits, holds no player funds, and processes no payments. Anything you wager or purchase happens on an operator's own site, under that operator's terms, not ours.
Information, not advice
Everything here, including content about money, taxes, and state law, is research and general information, not financial, tax, or legal advice. Rules and thresholds change, operators change their terms, and your situation is your own, so talk to a qualified professional before acting on anything you read here. Sweepstakes availability varies by state; check the legality tracker.
Age and eligibility
This site is for adults 21 and older. Sweepstakes play involves real financial risk even when marketed as free; play for entertainment and within your means. Gambling problem? Call 1-800-GAMBLER or visit ncpgambling.org.
Accuracy, and its limits
We work from first-hand testing and documented evidence, we date our claims, and we log every score change in the public changelog. But operators change bonuses, terms, and payout behavior without telling us, so a page can be accurate on the day we tested and stale by the time you read it. The site is provided as is: we do not guarantee that any bonus, payout speed, or term described here will still hold when you sign up. Verify the operator's current terms yourself before you spend money.
How the site makes money
Some Visit links pay us a commission. Trust Scores are computed mechanically from the published methodology and are not affiliate-weighted, so no operator can buy a better score, a listing, or the removal of a bad review. The full mechanics are in the affiliate disclosure.
Third-party sites
Links on this site lead to operators and other third parties we do not control. Their content, their promotions, and what happens to your money and data there are governed by their terms and policies, not these. A link, with or without a commission attached, is not an endorsement beyond what the linked page's own Trust Score and evidence say.
What you agree to when you submit something
If you report an experience, you confirm the report is truthful, describes something that happened to you, and that any screenshot you attach is yours to share. You give us permission to review the report, verify it, and use it to decide what we test next. A human moderates every report; if we ever publish part of one, we follow the consent and anonymity handling described on the report page and in the privacy policy. We may decline or remove any submission. Newsletter signups are governed by the privacy policy and you can unsubscribe at any time.
Acceptable use
Do not abuse the forms: no automated or bulk submissions, no false reports aimed at damaging an operator or a competitor, no attempts to probe or bypass the rate limits. Do not misrepresent this site's content as an operator's own, or as advice we did not give.
Using our content
The writing, scores, and data on this site are ours. You are welcome to quote brief excerpts with attribution and a link back to the page you are citing; journalists will find sourcing help on the press page. Wholesale republication, or presenting our testing as your own, is not permitted.
Limitation of liability
To the fullest extent the law allows, Bonus Bandit and its owner are not liable for losses that result from relying on the site's content, from an operator's conduct, or from your gambling decisions. The practical version: we show you our evidence, but the decision to play, deposit, or redeem anywhere is yours, made on an operator's platform under an operator's terms.
Changes to these terms
We may update these terms as the site grows; the effective date above moves when we do, and continued use after a change means you accept the updated terms. Questions go to noah.rafkin@bonusbandit.win. I read and answer these myself.