How we audit a bonus
We work from the published terms — the full current document, not the summary banner. From it we extract the numbers that decide the offer: the wagering requirement and what it applies to (bonus, or deposit plus bonus), the game-weighting table, win and withdrawal caps, max-bet clauses, whether the bonus is cashable or forfeitable, and the expiry clock. Then we do the arithmetic in the open: worked examples use round numbers, are explicitly labeled as illustration, and are never presented as any operator's data or as a projection of anyone's results. Where we cite the wider record — regulator rules, company statements — we attribute it ("per the regulator", "the company says") rather than repeat it as our own finding, and we never invent quotes, statistics, test results, or dates. Terms change without notice, so audits speak as of their publication date.
What our scores mean
Scores run 0–10 and are judgments, not averages of sub-scores. For a bonus structure, the question is always the same: does the offer survive its own terms? A 7 is a fair price with legible conditions. An 8 is an offer whose arithmetic genuinely favors the reader who does the reading. A 9 is rare and means the fine print matches the poster. Every audit lists genuine cons — caps, weighting, clocks — and if we can't find any, we haven't finished reading the terms.
Disclosure
Bonus Wire is a commercially supported publication. Posts that contain affiliate links, and posts that are sponsored, carry a disclosure with the post. Sponsored and affiliate links are marked as such in the page's code. Sponsors never see, edit, or approve editorial copy, and no score can be bought — see our advertising page for what is and isn't for sale.
Bylines
Bonus Wire publishes under house bylines maintained by the editorial team. Nadia Ferris, the editor byline that all audits run under, is a disclosed house pen name — the accountable editorial identity for this site's judgments. News runs under “Staff, Bonus Wire.” We do not publish fabricated author biographies or invented credentials.
Responsible coverage
This site is for adult readers in licensed markets. We frame bonuses as pricing — never as income, profit, or a way to get ahead — and we publish no “how to win” content. Every page carries the responsible-gambling line in the footer, and every audit restates it in its own words.
Corrections
If we've published an error — a clause misread, a multiplier, a date, anything — we want to know. Reach the editorial desk via the contact page. We correct promptly and note material corrections in the post.