Cookies Explained for Our Readers
Cookies are small text files that a browser stores when a site is visited. They let a site remember a choice, keep a page working as expected and gather simple statistics. We use them sparingly on our guide.
Updates to this policy
Changes to the way our site uses cookies are reflected here, and the date at the end of the page shows when the text was last revised. Regular readers are encouraged to glance at that date after a long break.
Third-party cookies
Some cookies come from services that work alongside our site, such as analytics tools and partners that record visits arriving through commercial (affiliate) links. When a reader arrives through such a link, a cookie can record that arrival for the partner concerned. It holds a visit marker and little else. These services set their own cookies, and their handling is described in their own documentation. A reader who follows a link to another site, including the casino, receives that site’s cookies under its own rules.
Consent and changing a choice
Giving consent
Cookies that are not strictly required, such as analytics and affiliate cookies, are placed after a reader agrees to them. Declining leaves the whole guide readable.
Changing a choice
A choice can be reversed at any time. Clearing the stored cookies in the browser resets the earlier answer, and the consent request appears again on the next visit.
Choices per device
Browsers keep cookies separately, so a choice made on a phone applies to that phone, and a laptop needs its own choice.
Managing cookies in the browser
How we use cookies
Keeping pages working
Basic cookies help a page load correctly and remember a reader’s consent answer, so the question appears once. Preference cookies remember display settings, so a reader returning to the guide sees it as it was left.
Understanding readers
Analytics cookies show which guides are opened, how long readers stay and which devices they use. Totals guide our editors when pages are refreshed and show which explanations are clear and which need work.
Types of cookies
Session cookies
They last until the browser is closed. A session cookie holds a temporary marker, such as the page a reader is on, and disappears once the visit ends.
Persistent cookies
They stay on the device until they expire or are deleted by hand. A consent answer and a visit marker for a partner are examples, which is why clearing stored cookies resets the earlier choice.
First-party and third-party cookies
A first-party cookie is set by our own pages. A third-party cookie is set by another service whose content or tool appears on them, and both kinds can be removed in the browser settings.
Last updated: 29 October 2026