# Standings and head-to-head: compare sportsbooks on published criteria

> How Review Standings compares Canadian sportsbooks: registration as a gate, six weighted criteria, and head-to-head pages that use the same list of criteria every time.

Source: https://reviewstandings.com/compare-sportsbooks/
Updated: 2026-11-13

Review Standings compares sportsbooks with one fixed method. Registration in your province is a gate: a brand that fails it is not scored there. Brands that pass are scored on six documented criteria with published weights, version 1.0. Head-to-head pages put two brands side by side on the same list of criteria, and rows that match are marked as the same.

## The six weighted criteria

**Weights, version 1.0 · site method · checked 2026-11-13**

| Criterion | Weight |
|---|---|
| Responsible-gambling tools | 25 |
| Payments | 20 |
| Rules by sport | 20 |
| Breadth of markets | 15 |
| App and access | 10 |
| Agreement among reviews | 10 |

**Takeaway:** the weights add up to 100, and each criterion counts only items we could document. Scores are our opinion, calculated from published weights, not a guarantee of results.

## Gate, order and ties

- Registration, checked on a stated date in the regulator's list, is a gate and carries no points.
- Order follows the score; ties are settled alphabetically.
- Order never follows commission.
- Odds are not compared. We do not publish them.

Two-brand pages repeat the same criteria so a reader can see where brands match. Brands in play: bet365, FanDuel, BetMGM and DraftKings, each a candidate until its registry entry is confirmed.

## Where the scores stand

**Score status · site method · checked 2026-11-13**

| Brand (candidate) | Registration confirmed | Score |
|---|---|---|
| bet365 | Not confirmed as of 2026-11-13 | Not published |
| BetMGM | Not confirmed as of 2026-11-13 | Not published |
| DraftKings | Not confirmed as of 2026-11-13 | Not published |
| FanDuel | Not confirmed as of 2026-11-13 | Not published |

Why the order differs from a review site's list is covered on the [reviews page](https://reviewstandings.com/reviews-checked/). The operators we cover are on the [operator index](https://reviewstandings.com/sportsbook-reviews/).

## How we checked

1. We fixed the criteria and weights before scoring any operator.
2. We will score only items found on the operator's own pages or in a regulator's record.
3. We will recalculate monthly and date every change.

## Sources

- Regulator registries (iGaming Ontario, AiGC), operator pages and review pages, each cited on the page that uses it.
- The odds-format converter and other helpers are on the [tools page](https://reviewstandings.com/tools-and-data/).

## What changed

- 2026-11-13: first version; weights set at 1.0.

## Age and help

19+ in Ontario and British Columbia; 18+ in Alberta, Manitoba and Québec. Gambling involves risk. Play responsibly. Need help? See [help lines by province](https://reviewstandings.com/rules-safety-and-help/). Need a break? Ontario: [BetGuard](https://betguard.ca/gp/en/). Alberta: [selfexclusion.ca](https://www.selfexclusion.ca/s/). Not an official site of any operator or regulator.

## FAQ

**How is the standings score different from a review site's list?**

A review list reflects that site's own weighting. Our score counts only documented items with fixed weights, and we publish the weights, the formula and the date of each recalculation.

**Does commission change the order of a table?**

No. Tables follow the published criteria, with alphabetical order for ties. Operators without any commercial link are scored by the same script as every other operator.

**Why is a brand not scored yet?**

A score needs its operator's documented items read and dated. Until then the brand shows 'Not published' for the score, and registration is shown separately.