CasinoPayments.ca is paid for by affiliate commission. Some of the links on the site that lead to casino operators are affiliate links: they carry a code that tells the casino a visitor arrived from this site. If you register through such a link, we will receive a small commission at the cost of the casino; this does not affect the terms of your own deal.
Reading the guides and using the tools costs you nothing. This page explains how the arrangement works in practice, what it can influence and what it cannot.
How a referral works
- You follow a link to a casino
The link includes a referral code that identifies this site as the source of the visit.
- The casino records the referral
The casino's own system notes that your visit came from CasinoPayments.ca.
- You decide whether to register
Registering is your choice. Leaving the casino's site without an account ends the matter.
- The casino pays the site
If you register, the casino pays a commission under its agreement with the site. The money comes from the casino, not from your deposit or your account.
The commission is linked to the registration itself. It is not a fee added to anything you pay, and it is not deducted from your balance or your winnings at any point.
Your account is between you and the casino. The commission does not change your deposit limits, your fees, your withdrawal terms or any offer you accept. Whether you arrive through a referral link or type the address yourself, the casino’s current terms apply in the same way.
Which links are commercial
Only links that lead to casino operators may be affiliate links. Everything else is an ordinary link chosen because it helps the reader check a fact: the pages of payment providers such as Interac or PaysafeCard, regulators’ registers, provincial government pages, consumer guidance from the Financial Consumer Agency of Canada, and gambling support services. None of those pays the site, and a link to them is not an endorsement of the site by them.
The disclosure works on two levels. The short advertising and affiliate notices sit in the header and footer of every page, so they are in view wherever a casino link might appear. This page is the longer version, written to explain those notices in plain words for anyone who wants to know how the arrangement runs. Where operator links appear, the advertising and affiliate notices shown in the site header and footer apply to them.
What the commission does not change
The explanations on this site are written from primary sources, and that rule does not bend for a commercial link. A referral arrangement cannot:
- add a payment method that the operator’s cashier does not offer;
- turn a deposit-only method into a withdrawal method;
- lower a stated minimum deposit or shorten a stated payout period;
- turn an unpublished fee into “no fee”;
- stand in for a licence record or for approval in your province.
If a page compares operators, the comparison states its criteria and keeps unknown values marked as unknown, whether or not a link earns a commission. The editorial policy describes how claims are sourced and corrected.
Offers behind a link
A casino link may lead to a page with a welcome offer. The offer is the casino’s, set by its own terms, and those terms decide what you actually receive: wagering conditions, eligible payment methods, time limits, maximum withdrawals from bonus winnings. Some offers exclude certain deposit methods altogether, so a deposit made with an excluded method may not qualify. Read the offer’s terms and the payment terms together before the first deposit, not after.
The referral commission is a separate arrangement between the casino and the site. It is not part of your offer and does not change it.
Before you follow any casino link
A short set of questions covers most of what matters. Is the casino available where you live, and are you of legal age there? Does its licence check out for the exact domain? Does your preferred method work for withdrawals as well as deposits? Which fees could apply at the casino, at your bank and in currency conversion? If any answer is unclear, the link can wait.
Pictures are not proof either
The photographic scenes on this site, like the one above, are AI-generated illustrations and are labelled as such. A tidy cashier, a deposit slip or a card terminal in a picture says nothing about which methods an operator accepts or how it pays out. Read the operator’s payment terms for that, and use the casino payment fees guide to see where costs can sit outside the casino, for example the cash-like treatment that card issuers often apply to gaming transactions.
Your decision
Following a link, registering and depositing are your decisions, and so is the decision not to. Before any of them, set a budget you can afford to lose and read the operator’s terms for your province. The responsible gambling page lists the account controls worth setting first and the help lines for Alberta, British Columbia and Quebec.
Common questions
Do I pay more if I register through a link on this site?
No. The commission is paid by the casino. The terms of your account, your deposits and any offer you accept are the same as they would be if you had typed the casino's address yourself.
How can I tell whether a link is an affiliate link?
Links to casino operators may be affiliate links. Links to payment providers, regulators, government pages and support services are ordinary links and earn nothing.
Does the commission affect which payment methods the guides recommend?
No. How a method works, which direction it supports, what it costs and how long it takes are written from the provider's, the regulator's and the operator's own published information. A commercial arrangement cannot change those facts on a page. The editorial policy sets out the rules.
Does an affiliate link mean the casino is licensed or available in my province?
No. A link says nothing about either. Check the licence yourself with how to check a casino licence and the provincial position on Canadian casino availability before you register.
Can I avoid the affiliate link if I prefer?
Yes. Type the casino's address into your browser instead of following the link. Nothing on this site depends on which route you take.
Sources
- Financial Consumer Agency of CanadaChecked October 19, 2026