Editorial standards
The desk publishes editorial copy only. The desk refuses to publish guaranteed-win systems, fabricated payouts, fake winners, or operator endorsements without evidence. The desk names its sources, dates its claims, and says so when it has not verified a fact. The desk publishes a separate safety chapter on verification so a reader can read the verification method before reading the verdict.
The desk's editorial standard is the long sentence over the short slogan. The desk's headlines are not exclamations and the desk's paragraphs are not fragments. The desk publishes the byline, the dateline and the editor of record on every chapter so a reader can answer the question "who wrote this and when" without leaving the page.
The desk fixes errors in public. A correction is published as a dated note at the foot of the affected chapter with the original sentence quoted, the corrected sentence quoted, and the source that prompted the correction. The desk does not silently edit published copy.
Jurisdiction
The desk publishes skill-based formats only. State-by-state restrictions on real-money play apply and the desk reminds readers to check their local rules before joining a paid table. The desk's editorial position on rummy as a game of skill is grounded in the Supreme Court of India's observations and the desk publishes the relevant judicial reference in the strategy chapter.
The desk is not a legal advisor. The desk publishes the editorial reading of the law so a reader can read it before deciding. Where the law is unsettled or under appeal, the desk says so. Where the law is settled, the desk says so. The desk refuses to publish language that suggests the desk's reading is a legal opinion.
The desk publishes the MeitY / PROG Act language that governs online real-money games in India. The language is reviewed at every desk pass and the date of the last review is published at the foot of the responsible play chapter so a reader can answer the question "when was this last checked" without leaving the page.
Age notice
18+ only. The desk does not publish game coverage for minors. The desk carries a permanent age notice on the cover and on every chapter close. The desk refuses to publish operator marketing aimed at minors and the desk refuses to publish any visual that depicts a minor in a playing context.
The desk's editorial standard on age is non-negotiable. The desk applies the 18+ standard to all editorial copy, all editorial photography, all social cards and all chapter descriptions. The desk does not publish country-specific age floors that are lower than the Indian default and the desk does not publish country-specific age floors that are higher than the Indian default without naming the floor and the source.
Operator's terms
The operator's terms of service apply to the operator's product, not to the baccarat editorial desk. The desk publishes a pointer to the operator's terms from the safety chapter so a reader can read both documents side by side. The desk does not paraphrase the operator's terms and the desk does not publish language that suggests the operator's terms are flexible.
The desk's editorial relationship with the operator is one of reader, not customer. The desk reads the operator's published terms, the operator's published deposit ladder, the operator's published responsible play page and the operator's published withdrawal policy. The desk publishes a short verdict at the foot of each review chapter and the verdict is dated so a reader can answer the question "when was this verdict last checked" without leaving the page.
The desk reserves the right to update this summary. The desk will publish a dated correction note at the foot of the affected chapter whenever the summary changes in a way that affects the reader's reading. The summary is not a contract and the desk is not a legal advisor.
What the desk refuses to publish
The desk refuses to publish any of the following: guaranteed-win systems, fabricated payout tables, fake winner testimonials, casino clone language, jackpot cues, "win back" offers, "responsible" bonus language aimed at players who have asked to self-exclude, and any visual that conflates skill-based play with luck-based play. The desk's editorial line on these refusals is published in the strategy chapter and the responsible play chapter and the standard applies across every section, every chapter and every page of the desk.
The desk reserves the right to update the list of refusals. The desk publishes a dated note whenever the list of refusals changes in a way that affects the reader's reading. The list of refusals is the editorial code of the desk and the desk applies the code to internal copy, contributed copy and any operator-supplied copy that the desk publishes under the desk's byline.