# How the standings score is calculated

> The Review Standings score runs from 0 to 100 from six weighted criteria: responsible gambling 25, payments 20, house rules 20, markets 15, app 10, reviewer agreement 10.

Source: https://reviewstandings.com/rating-criteria-and-weights/
Updated: 2026-11-13

The standings score runs from 0 to 100. It combines six criteria with fixed weights: responsible gambling tools 25, payments 20, house rules for sports 20, breadth of markets 15, app and access 10, and agreement among reviews 10. Registration in your province is a gate, not a score. Items are counted from documents, not from tests. Version 1.0, dated 2026-11-13.

## Criteria and weights

**Criteria and weights · version 1.0 · 2026-11-13**

| Criterion | Weight | What is counted |
|---|---|---|
| Responsible gambling tools | 25 | Limits, break, self-exclusion, reminders, links to BetGuard and selfexclusion.ca |
| Payments | 20 | Deposit and withdrawal methods listed, minimum and maximum, fees, stated time "up to N" |
| House rules for sports | 20 | Overtime, shootouts, postponement, cancellation, props, cash out, same game parlays |
| Markets | 15 | Items to be fixed before the first calculation |
| App and access | 10 | Publisher, version, date, age, data labels, Android distribution |
| Reviewer agreement | 10 | Share of matrix reviews with the operator in the top five |

**Takeaway:** the score rewards what an operator documents, so a missing document lowers it and a longer document does not raise it.

## The formula

For each criterion, the share is documented items divided by listed items. The score is the sum of weight times share. A value that could not be confirmed counts as zero and is shown as "Not confirmed".

Ties are broken in alphabetical order. A score is recalculated when a fact changes and at the next scheduled recheck; the date of the first calculation is not set.

**Example (not an offer) · a hypothetical operator, "Operator X" · derived · 2026-11-13**

| Criterion | Items documented | Share | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| Responsible gambling tools (25) | 4 of 5 | 0.80 | 20.00 |
| Payments (20) | 3 of 4 | 0.75 | 15.00 |
| House rules (20) | 5 of 7 | 0.71 | 14.29 |
| Markets (15) | Hypothetical | 0.60 | 9.00 |
| App and access (10) | 4 of 6 | 0.67 | 6.67 |
| Reviewer agreement (10) | Hypothetical | 0.40 | 4.00 |
| Total |  |  | 68.95 |

Review agreement is read from the [reviewer matrix](https://reviewstandings.com/reviewer-matrix/); responsible gambling items from the [tools dataset](https://reviewstandings.com/sportsbooks-by-responsible-gambling-tools/).

## What the score cannot tell you

- It does not say how an operator treats winning customers.
- It is not a forecast of results and not a reason to bet.
- It is our opinion, calculated from published weights, and no product was tested.

Gambling involves risk. Play responsibly. Standings by province appear on the [compare page](https://reviewstandings.com/compare-sportsbooks/) once scores are calculated.

## How we checked

1. We checked that the weights add to 100.
2. We recomputed the example by hand.
3. Method for facts: [methodology](https://reviewstandings.com/methodology/).

## Sources

- Weights and items: editorial rules, version 1.0, 2026-11-13.
- Item data will come from regulator and operator pages, each dated.

## What changed

- 2026-11-13: version 1.0 published; no operator scored yet.

## FAQ

**Is registration part of the score?**

No. Registration is a gate. An operator not listed for your province in the regulator's list is not scored for that province at all.

**What are the weights?**

Responsible gambling tools 25, payments 20, house rules for sports 20, breadth of markets 15, app and access 10, agreement among reviews 10. Total 100.

**Did you test the operators to get these scores?**

No. The score counts documented items only, taken from regulator and operator pages and from the review matrix. It is our opinion, not a guarantee of results.

**What happens when two operators have the same score?**

They are listed in alphabetical order.

**Does any operator have a score today?**

No. As of 2026-11-13 the first calculation has not been run, and no score is published.