Mostly a reader, rarely post, thought I would drop my short checklist for choosing a casino site. After getting burned once or twice I learned to read the small print first.
First thing is the licence: find the licence number and look it up, and whether they actually accept players from your country. After that I look at banking: crypto is a plus but not a must, and cashout times should be listed up front.
Never judge a site by the bonus alone. Anything above 40x rollover is a red flag for me, and some games count less towards it. A decent independent write-up with the current terms can be found here read more and it saved me some time.
On mobile I mostly use the browser version, so I check how the lobby works on a small screen. Support matters too: if they answer in a couple of minutes that is a good sign.
Hope this helps someone. Set a budget and stick to it.