Most online-casino reviews follow the welcome bonus. Cody's start with the licence — who issued it, whether the operator is who they say they are, and what the public register actually shows. The bonus comes after the safety check, not before. His Non-Gamstop coverage focuses on the operators UK players actually encounter when they look outside GAMSTOP — Curaçao, Anjouan, and Costa Rica licence holders. He cross-references operator filings, footer disclosures, and platform fingerprints to map sister-site networks and identify the parent group behind each brand. Where two casinos share a wallet, a KYC stack, or a self-exclusion register, the review says so. Cody's tests are deliberately mundane: how long does a withdrawal actually take, are the bonus wagering terms what the marketing claims, and does the responsible-gambling tool live up to the link in the footer. If a casino fails on those, the recommendation reflects it — regardless of the bonus on offer.