Who we are
We’re a small team of Irish players, and we write under nicknames — partly habit from years in gambling forums, mostly because the testing is the thing, not the names.
- Ciarán — founder and lead tester. Opens most of the accounts, runs the deposit-and-withdrawal stopwatch, and keeps the world’s most boring spreadsheet of payout times.
- Aoife — slots editor. Counts the lobbies, checks the studio line-ups, and reads RTP figures for fun. Wrote most of our online slots Ireland guide.
- Deco — the betting man. Runs the sportsbook tests, picks apart the acca boosts, and all but lives in the racing markets during festival week. His work anchors our betting sites Ireland guide.
- Shane — payments and promos. Handles the crypto testing, the crypto casino Ireland guide and the fine print on every welcome offer on the site.
Between us we’ve been playing and testing for the best part of a decade, and CasinoPilot is simply the notes we used to keep for ourselves, published.
How we test
Every casino on this site went through the same sequence with our own money at stake. We register a real account like any player would. We deposit — in euro by card or whatever the cashier offers, and in crypto where the site takes it. We claim the welcome bonus and work through its actual terms: wagering, game weighting, win caps, maximum bets. We play the lobby the way a real player would on a Tuesday night, on a real phone over ordinary mobile data. We ask support one easy question and one awkward one. Then we withdraw and time it, weekday and weekend, and the clock doesn’t stop until the funds land.
A casino that stumbles anywhere in that sequence doesn’t get listed, and one that slips after listing gets pulled while we retest. That’s the whole method, and our best online casino Ireland rankings are just the current standings. Fresh launches go through exactly the same routine before they appear in our new online casinos guide.
How we earn
CasinoPilot earns a commission when a reader joins a casino through our links — the “Play Now” buttons and other outbound links to casinos on this site are affiliate links. That’s the entire business model, and we’d rather you know it up front.
Two things it never buys. It never changes a ranking — positions come from our testing alone, and we’ve dropped well-paying partners that failed a retest while keeping lower-paying ones that outperformed. And it never changes a verdict — if a casino slows its payouts or tightens its terms, the review changes the same week.
If you’d rather not use an affiliate link, every casino can be found directly by its own name — nothing on this site is hidden behind the buttons.
Get in touch
Found a mistake, a broken bonus code or a casino that’s slipped since we tested it? We want to hear about it — corrections genuinely make the rankings better. Everything you need is on our contact page.
One last thing
We play for fun, and we want it to stay that way for you too. Every casino we list offers deposit limits, session reminders and self-exclusion tools — use them before you need them. If gambling ever stops being fun for you or someone close to you, free and confidential support is available any hour of the day from the Gambling Care Helpline on 1800 936 725.
Looking for support?
If gambling is starting to hurt you or someone you care about, free and confidential help is a phone call away. Gambling Care Helpline (free, 24/7): 1800 936 725
