Last updated: August 2026
World Film Geek (WFG) earns commissions from licensed casino operators when you sign up or deposit through links on this site. This does not change what you pay — you get the same terms, bonuses, and odds as a player arriving from anywhere else. It also does not change what we write: scores are set before commercial terms are ever discussed, and no operator can buy a verdict. This page explains the whole arrangement in the plainest language we can manage.
How does World Film Geek make money?
WFG has exactly one revenue source: affiliate commissions from licensed online casinos featured in our where-to-play guides. When a reader clicks one of our tracked links, creates an account, and plays, the operator pays WFG a fee. There is no subscription, no paywall, no sponsored-content program, and no sale of reader data. Every dollar the site earns arrives through that single, disclosed channel — which is why we can afford to be blunt about the games and the casinos alike.
How do casino affiliate deals actually work?
World Film Geek’s operator agreements take one of two generic industry forms. Under a CPA (cost-per-acquisition) deal, the casino pays a one-time flat fee for each new depositing player who arrives through our link. Under a revenue-share deal, WFG receives a percentage of the net revenue the operator earns from referred players over time. Some contracts blend the two. What every WFG deal has in common: the reader’s own costs, odds, and withdrawal rights are identical whether they arrive through our link or type the casino’s address directly.
Do commissions affect WFG’s scores or rankings?
No. World Film Geek’s review scores and where-to-play rankings are not for sale, and commission rates are structurally invisible to the people who write them. Our reviewers score games against the published 100-point methodology before any commercial conversation happens, and a casino only becomes eligible for a where-to-play list by passing the licensing and player-protection checks first — the deal comes after the verdict, never before it. A high-paying operator that fails our checks stays off the list; an operator paying us nothing can still top it.
Is any placement on WFG paid?
WFG does not currently run paid placements, and if that ever changes, every paid slot will carry a visible label — “Advertisement” or “Sponsored” — directly on the element, not buried in a footnote. Editorial reviews, scores, and ranked lists will never be available as paid inventory under any label. A tracked affiliate link inside an honest review is our business model; a purchased ranking dressed up as an opinion is fraud, and we treat the line between the two as non-negotiable.
How are the editorial and commercial sides separated?
World Film Geek runs its review desk and its partnership desk as separate functions with separate inboxes, and the traffic between them flows one way. The rules:
- Reviewers FilmGeek and Lara do not negotiate, see, or sign operator contracts, and commission rates are not shared with them.
- Partnership inquiries go to partnerships@worldfilmgeek.com; they are never forwarded to the review desk.
- Affiliate links are inserted after a review is scored and locked, never during drafting.
- No operator or studio receives pre-publication access to any review, and none may request edits to a published score.
- Terminating or losing an affiliate deal does not remove or alter an existing review.
The full pipeline, including who signs off at each stage, is documented on our editorial review process page.
What does this cost you as a reader?
Nothing. Commissions are paid entirely by the operator out of its own marketing budget, and regulated casinos are prohibited from offering worse terms to affiliate-referred players. Using our links is a free way to support independent branded-slot coverage; not using them costs us revenue and costs you nothing either. We would rather you play at a properly licensed casino you found through someone else than at an unlicensed one you found through us — that preference is the whole point of the site.
Why is WFG telling you all this?
Because you deserve to know, and because disclosure of a material connection is the standard the U.S. Federal Trade Commission’s Endorsement Guides set for anyone recommending products they are paid to promote — a standard WFG applies to every page and every market we cover, not just where it is legally required. A financial relationship between a reviewer and the thing reviewed is exactly the kind of fact a reader needs to weigh our verdicts. If you believe any page on this site falls short of this disclosure, tell us through the contact page and we will fix it or explain it — publicly.
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