Table of Content 10
In short
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Age
Only casinos whose stated founding year is this year or one of the two before can enter a new-casino ranking.
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Inputs
Licence, terms, welcome offer, games and studios, payment methods and the countries a casino accepts.
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Market
Casinos that exclude your country are not ranked for you.
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Money
Commission is not an input, and it does not change check results.
So what
What it means for you
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First place is a comparison
A top position means a casino compares well on our inputs. It does not give a new brand a history.
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Age is visible on every row
Each casino shows its founding year and the date it joined our list, so you can see how new it really is.
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Check before you deposit
Use the six checks on each review, starting with the licence on the regulator's register.
Full text
The order of casinos on NewCasinoRank comes from one ranking method applied across the CasinoRank network. It uses the same inputs for every casino and is adjusted for the market you are in, here Singapore. On this site, a filter comes first: only new casinos can enter a new-casino ranking.
NewCasinoRank ranks new casinos with a fixed method, not with editor preference. The method has two stages. The first stage is an age filter. The second stage is an ordering by inputs. NewCasinoRank applies both stages to every casino in the same way, so two casinos with the same facts receive the same treatment.
Which casinos count as new
A casino counts as new when the founding year it states is this calendar year or one of the two years before. That gives three age bands, Year 1, Year 2 and Year 3, which appear as a stamp on every casino. Casinos founded earlier are marked Established. They keep their review, but they do not appear in our new-casino rankings. A casino that states no founding year is treated the same way, because we cannot show that it is new.
If a page's own ranking has fewer than three new casinos, the page shows the site-wide ranking with the same age filter and says so under the table.
The age filter exists because a new casino has little public history. NewCasinoRank reads the founding year a casino states and compares it with the current calendar year. A casino founded this year is in Year 1. A casino founded last year is in Year 2. A casino founded two years ago is in Year 3. The window stops at three years because a longer window would mix new brands with established ones. A casino leaves the new-casino rankings when the calendar year moves past its Year 3 band. The guide on the difference between regular and new online casinos explains what changes for a player once a brand has years behind it.
What decides the order
Within the new casinos, the position comes from several inputs taken together. No single input decides a place.
- The licence the casino states, and whether a reviewer has found it on the regulator's register
- The casino's terms, including bonus and withdrawal rules
- The welcome offer as stated by the casino
- The games and studios the casino lists
- The payment methods it lists, including PayNow, Singapore banks and Singapore dollar accounts, for deposits and withdrawals
- Whether it accepts players from Singapore, so a casino that excludes Singapore is not ranked for you
The licence input records the regulator a casino names. The licence input also records whether a reviewer has found that licence on the regulator's register. The register is the regulator's own record, while a licence line in a casino footer is only the casino's statement. The ranking keeps the two apart for that reason.
The terms input covers bonus rules and withdrawal rules. Terms matter because the same headline offer can be easy or hard to use. Wagering, time limits and withdrawal caps change what an offer is worth. The overview of terms and conditions at new casinos shows which clauses to read first.
The welcome offer input uses the offer as the casino states it. A stated offer can change, so a position follows the offer that is current when an editor records it. The offer input sits beside the terms input, because an offer without its terms says little.
The games input records the game types and studios a casino lists. The payments input records the deposit and withdrawal methods a casino lists for Singapore players. The market input records whether a casino accepts players from Singapore. A casino that fails the market input is not ranked for a Singapore reader, whatever its other inputs show.
When a ranking changes
A casino's position changes when one of its inputs changes: a new or lost licence, new terms, a different offer, or a change in the countries it accepts. Positions also shift as newer casinos join our list, and a casino leaves the new-casino rankings when its founding year falls outside the three-year window.
A position can move without any change at the casino itself. A newer casino that enters the list can take a place above it. A casino that ages out of the window can free a place below it. Both moves come from the list changing, not from the casino changing.
What we do not use
Commission is not an input. We earn money when you sign up at some casinos through our links, but that does not move a casino up or down, and it does not change its founding year, its licence check or any other check on its review. We do not run paid placements in our rankings.
How Singapore law relates to the ranking
Singapore's online casino legal status is Prohibited.
The governing law for gambling in Singapore is the Gambling Control Act 2022.
The law citation is Act 15 of 2022.
The minimum age for online gambling in Singapore is 21.
Singapore's tax rate on other winnings is 0%.
These Singapore facts explain why a ranking position is not legal advice. A position shows how a casino compares on the inputs above. A position does not show that Singapore law allows you to play there. Read the responsible gaming page before you deposit, and check the law yourself.
Reviews and rankings
A review looks at one casino in detail: its age, licence, offer, games, payments and the six checks before a first deposit. The ranking compares casinos side by side on the inputs above. The review method is on our How we review page, and the current ranking of new casinos is on New casinos.
A review answers whether one casino passes its checks. A ranking answers which of the qualifying casinos compares best on the inputs. A reader who wants a first deposit decision should use the review. A reader who wants a shortlist should use the ranking.
Our ranking system
Positions are calculated by our ranking system, which applies the same fixed rules to every casino across the CasinoRank network's sites. Editors feed it the facts from each review and update them when a verified change happens, such as a new licence, changed terms or a payment method added or removed.
When the rules change in Singapore or in a licensing country, we review the casinos affected and update their pages.
The ranking system depends on the facts it is given. A wrong fact produces a wrong position. This is why a position should lead you to a review, and why the review should lead you to the casino's own terms and the regulator's register.
Questions about our rankings
Which casinos can appear in your new-casino rankings?
Casinos whose stated founding year is this year or one of the two years before. Older casinos and casinos that state no founding year keep their review but do not appear in those rankings.
Why can the ranking differ between countries?
Rankings take into account which casinos accept players from where you are. A casino that excludes your country will not be shown to you at the top of a list.
Can a casino pay to rank higher?
No. We earn commission on some links, but commission is not an input to the ranking, and it does not change a casino's founding year, licence status or check results.
Why did a casino drop in the ranking?
Usually because a fact changed: its licence, its terms, the countries it accepts or its offer. A new casino can also move down as newer, stronger casinos join our list.
Is the casino in first place the safest?
Not necessarily. A ranking compares casinos on our inputs; it cannot give a new brand a track record. Run the six checks on its review before your first deposit.
What happens when a casino turns three years old?
A casino leaves the new-casino rankings once its stated founding year falls outside the three-year window. The casino keeps its review page, and its age stamp changes to Established. Positions below it move up, because the ranking only counts casinos that still qualify as new.
Does a ranking position mean a casino is legal in Singapore?
No. A position records how a casino compares on the inputs listed on this page. A position does not record whether Singapore law allows you to play there. Singapore's online casino legal status is Prohibited. Read the responsible gaming page if you want to understand the risks before you play.
Is the ranking updated on a fixed schedule?
No fixed date is attached to a position. A position changes when an editor records a verified change, such as a licence, a set of terms, an offer or the countries a casino accepts. A casino that has not changed keeps the facts it was ranked on.