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title: About Us
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description: "Who runs ilyaCasino, how we review operators, and how our affiliate model stays separate from editorial. 18+, T&Cs apply."
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description: "Learn who runs ilyaCasino, how our independent affiliate model works and who reviews our casino content. 18+, T&Cs apply."
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h1: About ilyaCasino
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date: 2026-07-16
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lastmod: 2026-07-16
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authorRole: Senior iGaming analyst
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authorExpertise:
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- bonus terms
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## Who we are
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ilyaCasino is an independent affiliate site, published by Thorne Media Ltd and running since 2023. We are not an operator and we do not take deposits, hold funds, or run games. Our job is narrower and, we think, more useful: we test how licensed casinos actually behave, then write it down in plain language so you can decide for yourself.
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ilyaCasino is an independent affiliate site, published by Thorne Media Ltd and online since 2023. We are not a casino and we do not take bets or hold player funds. Our job is narrower and, we think, more useful: we test and document licensed operators so that adults in our markets can decide where to play with fewer surprises.
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Everything we cover sits inside a regulated framework. When we discuss an operator licensed by the Malta Gaming Authority (for example under licence MGA/XXX/XXXX), we treat that licence as the baseline for player protection, dispute handling, and segregated funds - not as a marketing badge.
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That independence shapes everything here. We write for the reader first, not for the operator, and we would rather flag a slow withdrawal or a punishing wagering requirement than pretend it doesn't exist.
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## What we cover
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We focus on the parts of a casino that are easy to get wrong and expensive to misread:
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We focus on the parts of an online casino that actually affect your money and your time. In practice that means the areas our team knows best — bonus terms, payments and live casino — alongside the game libraries operators offer.
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- **Bonus terms** - wagering multipliers, game weighting, maximum bet during a bonus, and cashout caps, because the headline percentage rarely tells the whole story.
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- **Payments** - realistic deposit and withdrawal timings, verification (KYC) steps, and where limits actually bite.
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- **Games and studios** - what you are really playing. Our catalogue includes titles from Pragmatic Play, Play'n GO, Evolution, and NetEnt. A slot like Gates of Olympus (Pragmatic Play), with its pay-anywhere grid and tumbling wins, is a good example of the mechanics we explain rather than just list.
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- **Live casino** - table availability, studio quality, and how stake ranges are set.
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On the games side we look at studios such as Pragmatic Play, Play'n GO, Evolution and NetEnt, and we describe how individual titles behave rather than just listing them. Gates of Olympus by Pragmatic Play is a good example: a high-volatility slot with a pay-anywhere grid, tumbling wins and multiplier orbs of up to 500x, and a published RTP of 96.5% (T&Cs apply, verify on the operator's site). Detail like that tells you far more than a star rating alone.
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Where numbers such as return-to-player (RTP), bonus size, or wagering appear, they come from the operator's published data. Treat them as a starting point: T&Cs apply, and you should verify current figures on the operator's own site before you commit money.
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You can browse our work by area, including [casino reviews]({{< relref "about-review.md" >}}), [bonus guides]({{< relref "bonuses.md" >}}) and [slot coverage]({{< relref "slots.md" >}}).
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## How we stay independent
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Let us be direct about how we are paid. When you follow certain links to an operator and sign up, we may earn a commission. That is the affiliate model, and it funds the reviews.
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We fund this site through affiliate links. When you follow one of our links to an operator and sign up, we may earn a commission — at no extra cost to you. That is the entire business model, and we would rather be plain about it than bury it.
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What it does not do is buy a rating. We keep a firewall between commercial arrangements and editorial judgement: the person assessing an operator is not negotiating the deal, and a partnership never guarantees a higher score or a softer verdict. Our published editorial rating for the site currently sits at 4.5 out of 5 across 980 reader ratings - a figure we report from our own data, not a claim about any single casino. Full detail on commissions and placement lives in our affiliate disclosure, and we recommend reading it alongside any review. See how we test in [our review methodology]({{< relref "about-review.md" >}}).
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What commission never buys is a better verdict. Ratings, criticism and the order of our recommendations are decided by the editorial team, separately from any commercial arrangement, and an operator paying us more does not move it up a list. For the full detail of how those links work, see our [affiliate disclosure]({{< relref "about-review.md" >}}).
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## Meet the team
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Reviews are written and signed by named people, not an anonymous desk.
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Our reviews carry a real byline, not an anonymous house voice. Editorial content is led by Elena Marsh, a Senior iGaming analyst with nine years in the industry whose focus is bonus terms, payments and live casino. She is the reviewer behind the operator assessments you'll find across the site, and the last-reviewed date on each page reflects when the content was genuinely checked. Where a figure comes straight from an operator rather than from us, we say so.
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**Elena Marsh** is our Senior iGaming analyst, with nine years in the industry. She leads our work on bonus terms, payments, and live casino, and her byline sits on the pages within her expertise. Every review she signs carries a last-reviewed date so you can see how current it is.
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We would rather admit the limits of what we know than pad a page with claims we cannot stand behind. If you spot something that looks wrong, tell us and we will check it.
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## Play responsibly
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ilyaCasino is for adults aged 18 and over. Gambling is a form of entertainment, not a way to make money or clear debt, and there is no strategy that beats the house edge over time. If it stops being fun, take a break - our [responsible gambling guide]({{< relref "responsible-gambling.md" >}}) explains deposit limits, time-outs, self-exclusion, and where to find free, confidential support. 18+, T&Cs apply.
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**18+ only.** Gambling should be treated as entertainment, not a way to make money or solve financial problems. Please play within your means, and if it stops being fun, take a break. For confidential support, see our [responsible gambling]({{< relref "responsible-gambling.md" >}}) page. T&Cs apply.
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