Scoring Methodology
Every operator in the Trust Index is scored 0–100 as the weighted sum of six factor scores. Factors and weights are fixed; changing them requires a public note in the monitor log.
The six factors
| Factor | Weight | What full marks require |
|---|---|---|
| Operating history | 20% | Years of continuous, verifiable operation. The heaviest signal: fraud doesn't survive long exposure. 10+ years scores 100 (currently only CSGOFast); under 1 year caps at 40. |
| Fairness verification | 20% | Not the claim — the implementation. Full marks require user-verifiable seeds committed before each round, or independently published odds for house-edge formats. |
| Withdrawal reliability | 20% | Rails available (skins/crypto), observed fulfilment behaviour, and whether high-value items are actually withdrawable. |
| Ownership transparency | 15% | Published company information, jurisdiction, and consistency between what the site claims and what records show. |
| Complaint volume & resolution | 15% | Volume and — more importantly — resolution of complaints across public channels during the monitoring window. |
| Responsible-gambling tooling | 10% | Age gating, self-exclusion tools, deposit limits, and absence of marketing aimed at minors. |
Automatic disqualifiers (straight to High Risk or Blacklist)
- Documented outcome manipulation or odds-feeding to sponsored players
- Undisclosed ownership by promoters presenting the site as independent
- A sustained pattern of credible, unresolved withdrawal refusals
- Marketing aimed at minors
Tier boundaries
85+ Verified Safe · 70–84 Low Risk · 55–69 Caution · below 55 High Risk. Blacklist entries are permanent and sit outside the scoring scale.
Cadence and corrections
The index is re-reviewed monthly; material changes are logged publicly. Operators may dispute findings with evidence via the about page — substantiated corrections are published, including when we were wrong.
Independence
SkinWatch lists no referral links and publishes no promo codes. We do not accept payment, free play, or 'review fees' from operators. If that ever changes, this page will say so in the first paragraph.