About Beat The Fish
📅 Founded in 2005 — 21 years of online gambling coverage
♠️ Started as a poker strategy site, now covers casinos, sports betting, and crypto gambling
🤖 Operator terms and support pages inform payment and bonus guidance; dated checks apply to the specific facts shown.
💰 Documented firsthand observations are distinguished from operator-published information.
📝 Recorded editorial updates appear in the public changelog with a date and a description of what changed.
Beat The Fish was created by Joshua Hill in 2005 because the poker review sites of the day bore almost no resemblance to what he was actually experiencing at the tables. There were stories to be told about these sites. There were ways to consistently win. Nobody was telling them.
Twenty years later, the same problem exists across the broader gambling industry — most review sites rank casinos based on who pays them the most, not who treats players the best. We exist to fix that.
What Makes Us Different
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Clear Evidence
Firsthand observations are distinct from operator-published terms. A dated result applies to the transaction or test described.
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Operator Terms
Operator terms and support pages are the reference for offer conditions. A source-check date applies to the specific information checked.
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Public Changelog
Recorded editorial updates appear in the public changelog with a date and a description of what changed.
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No Sponsored Content
We don't accept payment for reviews, rankings, or editorial content. We use affiliate links (disclosed) but they never influence our ratings or recommendations.
How We Review a Casino
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Define the review scope
Identify the operator, product, and relevant jurisdiction. Separate operator-published terms from firsthand observations.
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Compare games and banking
Explain the available games, payment methods, fees, and restrictions. Describe actual software or payment tests only to the extent supported by their records.
3
Put withdrawals in context
A documented cashout includes the method, amount, date, and elapsed time. Keep a single observation separate from an operator processing window or a guarantee.
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Read the fine print
Use the applicable offer and account terms for wagering, expiry, eligibility, and withdrawal limits. Keep the source and check date with the facts they support.
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Explain the assessment and updates
Publish the reasoning, trade-offs, and review updates. A page edit is distinct from a fresh fact check or another hands-on test.
Meet the Team
Meet the people behind our coverage. Review bylines identify the author; the review explains the assessment.
Owner and Editor in Chief
“Joshua founded Beat The Fish in 2005. His editorial focus is poker, casino game rules and the payment conditions readers need to understand before choosing a site.”
Bethany Hansraj
Reviewer and Columnist
“Bethany has been working in the online gambling industry since 2010. She is a graduate from the Professional Writing Program at York University. Bethany is an iGaming expert, having worked with top casino operators. She brings her professionalism to Beat The Fish news and reviews, often testing gaming sites for tens of hours before publishing a page.”
Our History
2005 Beat The Fish launches as a poker strategy site. First reviews and daily news coverage begin.
2011 Navigates players through poker’s Black Friday — the DOJ seizure of PokerStars, Full Tilt, and Absolute Poker.
2016 Launches dedicated casino review section, applying the same real-money testing methodology proven in poker.
2017 Publishes the largest Bitcoin gambling guide on the internet. Early adoption of crypto as the primary deposit method for US players.
2020 Adds sports betting coverage as US states begin legalizing. Covers the rapid expansion of regulated markets.
2026 Full site rebuild, with public changelogs and tools for comparing operator terms and maintaining review information.
In The Media
Beat The Fish has been featured in Forbes, HuffPost, The Denver Post, Engadget, and The Indian Express. The World Poker Tour used one of our strategy tutorials for a cover story. CardPlayer profiled Beat The Fish for its “unparalleled coverage.” Our poker hand strength research has been cited in university theses on game theory.
Our Business Model
Beat The Fish earns money through affiliate links. When you sign up at a casino or poker site through our links, we receive a commission. This is disclosed on every page where affiliate links appear.
Our editorial positions are never sold or influenced by these relationships. We have recommended against casinos that would have paid us well, and we have recommended casinos that pay us nothing. The review comes first. The business model follows.
✅ Explain the basis of recommendations and distinguish firsthand observations from published operator terms.
✅ We do not accept payment for reviews, rankings, sponsored posts, or guest articles
✅ Every affiliate relationship is disclosed. Commission never determines editorial assessments.
✅ We deliberately keep the team small — exhaustively-researched content curated by experts, not content farms
