CSDB · CS2 Gambling
What We Have Actually Verified
Every number on this page is computed from the database itself rather than written by hand, so it includes the figures that do not flatter us. The coverage table is the important one: it says how much of this database is still unresearched.
The database
- 53 operators on record — 39 active, 14 closed. Closed operators keep their pages permanently.
- 40 sourced negative findings across 25 operators. These are published for commercial partners on the same terms as everyone else.
- 13 dated changes recorded, plus 6 we could establish happened but could not date.
Research coverage
How many of the 39active operators have had each fact read against a primary source. A blank record is not a claim about the operator — it is work we have not done.
| Fact | Researched | Coverage |
|---|---|---|
| Responsible-gambling controls | 5 of 39 | 13% |
| Country restrictions | 7 of 39 | 18% |
| KYC / ID checks | 9 of 39 | 23% |
| Fairness documentation | 14 of 39 | 36% |
| Promo offer | 32 of 39 | 82% |
| Operating company | 35 of 39 | 90% |
| Deposits and withdrawals | 36 of 39 | 92% |
| Trustpilot reading | 38 of 39 | 97% |
| Licence position | 38 of 39 | 97% |
Licence position
What the 39 active operators say about being licensed, and how much of it we have confirmed. Almost nobody in this niche holds a licence, and saying so plainly is more useful than a badge.
- 1confirmed against a regulator's own register
- 5 state a licence we have read but not yet confirmed on the register
- 32 claim no gambling licence at all
- 1 not yet checked
Transparency scores
38 operators have enough dimensions researched to publish a score; 1 do not, and for those we show the breakdown and no number. Among the published scores the median is 72, ranging from 34 to 83.
How the score is calculated— and why commercial relationships cannot affect it.
How current this is
- 160 fact blocks are past their re-check window, of which 96 have never been researched at all.
- The oldest check anywhere in the database is 70 days old.
- Of 32 recorded promo offers, 0 are inside their verification window and presented as current; 15 are shown as a dated observation instead, and 10 are operators where we hold a code and the operator publishes no reward for entering it.
- Last full corpus pass: 31 July 2026.
Fairness documentation
9 operators document a provably-fair scheme, 5 assert one without publishing a scheme a player can read, and 25 have not been checked. Where a scheme is reproducible you can check a result yourself.
Frequently asked
Why publish how much you have not checked?
Because the alternative is implying we have checked everything. Every operator page already says which facts are unverified; this page adds them up so the scale is visible in one place. A database that reports its own gaps can be trusted about the things it does claim.
Why are so many records thin?
Most of these operators sit behind bot protection that blocks automated reading, and we do not bypass it. Those records are filled by a person opening the pages, which is slow. The re-verification queue orders that work by how many people are actually reading each page, so the thinnest high-traffic records get filled first.
Does a low transparency score mean an operator is bad?
No. It means little about that operator can be established from what it publishes and what we have checked. An operator can be entirely open about terms that are bad for you, and a site with a thin record may simply be one nobody has researched yet — which is why the score is withheld entirely below five assessed dimensions.