Methodology
How we rate operators
Why we publish this page
Every operator on MALIKVAULT carries an editorial score and a place in a ranking. For that number to be worth anything, you need to know how it was built and what sits behind it — and equally, what does not. This page sets out the whole procedure without dressing it up. If you find a claim in a review that does not match what is described here, tell us and we will fix it.
A note specific to this market
No top-tier regulator licenses operators for Saudi Arabia, because gambling is prohibited in the Kingdom. Every operator we list is offshore, and most hold a Curaçao or comparable licence. That means the usual affiliate shorthand — "licensed and safe" — does not apply here, and we do not use it. What we can do is tell you exactly which licence an operator holds, who owns it, and what that licence is and is not worth if something goes wrong. That is a weaker guarantee than players deserve, and pretending otherwise would be the dishonest part.
Step 1: Licence and operator
We start with the one hard fact that can be checked against an official source: which licence the operator holds and which company holds it. We look the licence up in the issuing regulator's register, record the company behind it and its group, and check the public complaints record — including player-forum disputes and any regulator action. An operator whose licence cannot be verified in a register does not go on the site, however good its offer looks.
Step 2: Terms and the bonus
We read the terms of the welcome offer and pull out the parameters that decide its real value: the amount, the wagering requirement, the maximum bet while wagering, the time limit, and which games are excluded or count only partially. A bigger number on the poster with worse terms scores below a smaller offer you can actually clear. We do the same with cashback and VIP schemes.
Step 3: Crypto payments, limits and fees
This market runs on crypto, so we record which coins and networks the cashier actually supports — USDT on TRC-20 is not the same as USDT on ERC-20 when the fee is the difference — plus minimum deposit, withdrawal limits, fees, and payout timings as the operator states them. The payout time is the operator's declared figure taken from its own documentation, not a time we measured with a stopwatch. Where the declared figure and the public player record disagree, we say so in the review.
Step 4: Games and support
We record the size and type of the game library, the software providers behind it, whether live dealer and a mobile product exist, the support channels, and whether Arabic support is genuinely staffed or machine-translated. These are verifiable properties of the platform you can check without registering.
How the score is built
Five categories — trust and licensing, bonuses, crypto payments, games, and support — are rated 1 to 10 and weighted into one final score. That number is an editorial judgement resting on the findings above, not the output of a measurement. Two editorial teams with the same facts can reach different scores, and that is legitimate. This is why every review also lists the concrete facts the score rests on: so you can form your own view where you disagree with ours.
What we don't do
This is the most important part of the page. We do not open accounts with operators, we do not deposit real money or crypto, we do not play, and we do not withdraw winnings. We do not time payout speed with a stopwatch and we do not test support with staged questions. We do not pretend to do any of it — and if you find wording anywhere on this site that suggests otherwise, that is a mistake and we want to hear about it. Our rating rests on verifiable facts from official and public sources, and on comparing them honestly. We would rather tell you exactly what is behind our numbers than invent experiences we never had.
Affiliate links and rankings
Outbound links to operators are affiliate links: if you follow one and register, MALIKVAULT may earn a commission. Commissions fund the site. Ranking positions are not for sale, and the size of a commission does not enter any of the five rated categories. An operator cannot buy a better score or a higher place from us.
Updates and corrections
Bonuses, limits and fees change, and our data can go stale. We review the pages on a rolling basis and publish the date of the last update next to the score. Before registering or depositing, always check the current terms with the operator directly. If you spot an inaccuracy, write to us — we will correct it and we will not pretend it was never there.