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title: About Us
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linkTitle: About
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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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h1: About ilyaCasino
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- about-review
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- responsible-gambling
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- bonuses
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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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- payments
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- live casino
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authorYearsExperience: 9
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---
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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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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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## 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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- **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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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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## 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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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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## Meet the team
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Reviews are written and signed by named people, not an anonymous desk.
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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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