Terms and Conditions

These terms explain how you may use defconnews.com and how we produce our comparisons of online poker sites. By browsing this site, reading our rankings, or clicking through to any operator we cover, you agree to the terms set out below. If you don't agree with any part of them, please don't use the site.

What this site is and is not

Online Poker Sites is an independent information and comparison resource covering online poker sites and apps operating in the US, including brands such as Coinpoker, Bovada, Stake, Ignition, Americas Card Room, Black Chip Poker, Ya Poker, BC Poker, Betonline, and Jack Poker. We publish editorial reviews, rankings, and comparison tables built around factors like traffic and liquidity, game variety, rake structures, bonus terms, deposit and withdrawal methods, and payout speed.

We are not a poker operator, a payment processor, a licensing body, or a gambling regulator. We do not accept deposits, process withdrawals, run games, or hold player funds. Nothing on this site is legal, financial, or gambling advice, and nothing here is a guarantee that any operator we list is currently available or legal to use in your specific state.

How we make money and how that affects rankings

Online Poker Sites may earn a commission when a reader clicks through to a poker site and signs up, at no extra cost to the reader. This is a standard affiliate arrangement and it is how we fund our research and keep the site free to use.

Commercial relationships do not decide where a brand sits on our list. Our rankings and editorial ratings are based on the criteria described in our method — things like verified traffic levels, cash game and tournament variety, deposit and withdrawal options, and bonus terms — not on which operator pays the highest commission. A site can pay us nothing and still be reviewed; a site that pays us can still receive a critical write-up.

How we assess and rank operators

Our editorial team reviews publicly available information about each poker site, including its stated licensing, its published bonus terms, its supported banking methods, and its game and stakes offering. Editorial ratings shown on this site (for example, the scores attached to Coinpoker, Bovada, or Ignition) are our own assessment, not a customer-review score and not a claim that we have personally deposited or withdrawn funds at that operator. Where we describe withdrawal or payout speed, we're referring to operators' advertised timeframes and publicly reported experiences, not results we have independently tested and timed ourselves. For a deeper look at how payout speed specifically factors into our rankings, see our page on online poker sites with the fastest payouts.

Bonus and promotion terms

Welcome offers such as deposit matches, bonus cash, or free tournament entries always come with conditions set by the operator, not by us — typically a minimum deposit, a playthrough or wagering requirement, a time limit to clear the bonus, and eligibility restrictions by state or region. We try to summarize these conditions alongside the offers we display, but the operator's own terms and conditions are always the final word. Always read the operator's bonus terms in full before you deposit, and never treat an advertised bonus figure as cash you're guaranteed to receive or keep.

Accuracy and no guarantee of outcomes

We work to keep our reviews, offer details, and comparison tables current, but licensing status, bonus terms, banking methods, and game availability at these operators can change without notice. We're not responsible for out-of-date information you find elsewhere, or for changes an operator makes after we last checked our facts. Nothing on this site suggests that playing poker is a reliable way to make money, cover expenses, or solve financial difficulty. Poker involves real financial risk, skill reduces but does not remove that risk, and you can lose the money you play with.

Eligibility, legality, and your responsibility

Online poker for real money is regulated on a state-by-state basis in the US; there is no single federal framework, and availability varies by where you live. You are solely responsible for checking that real-money online poker is legal in your state before you sign up anywhere, and for meeting the minimum age required by the operator and your state, which is 21 in most regulated states (a small number set it at 18). We do not knowingly direct this content at anyone under the applicable legal age, and nothing on this site is intended for readers below it.

Using a poker site listed here, including verifying your identity (KYC) or depositing funds, is a matter between you and that operator, governed by their own terms, licensing, and privacy policy — not by us.

Responsible gambling

Poker should stay a form of entertainment, not a way to chase losses or manage stress. If you're spending more time, money, or emotional energy on poker than you intended, or gambling is affecting your finances, relationships, or wellbeing, free confidential support is available around the clock through the National Problem Gambling Helpline at 1-800-GAMBLER. Several states also run their own self-exclusion programs, which we fully respect and never help readers work around. See our Responsible Gambling page for more resources.

Limitation of liability

Online Poker Sites is provided "as is." We make reasonable efforts to publish accurate, well-researched content, but we don't warrant that every detail on the site is complete, current, or error-free, and we're not liable for losses, gambling or otherwise, arising from your use of this site or your decision to sign up with any operator listed here.

Changes to these terms

We may update these terms from time to time to reflect changes in our content, our commercial relationships, or applicable law. The version published on this page is the one currently in effect.

Questions about these terms

If anything here is unclear, or you'd like more detail on how a particular review or ranking was put together, you can reach us through our Contact Us page. You can also read more about who we are on our About Us page.