Terms and Conditions

These terms and conditions explain how house-energy.com works, what you can expect from the content on this site, and the limits of what we do. By using this site, you agree to the terms set out below. If you don't agree with any part of them, please don't use the site.

What This Site Is — and What It Isn't

house-energy.com is an independent review and comparison resource covering online poker sites and apps available to players in the {{ country }} market. We publish rankings, mini-reviews, and comparison tables to help readers evaluate operators on factors such as traffic, game selection, rake structure, bonuses, and payment options.

We are not a poker operator, payment processor, or gambling regulator. We don't accept deposits, process withdrawals, or run games ourselves. Nothing on this site is gambling activity — it's editorial content about gambling activity. Any decision to sign up with, deposit at, or play on a third-party poker site is made entirely by you, and you should read that operator's own terms before doing so.

Commercial Relationships and How We're Funded

house-energy.com may earn a commission when readers click through to a poker site and register an account, sometimes regardless of whether they go on to deposit or play. This is how the site sustains itself as a free resource. Commission arrangements never determine our rankings — positions reflect our own editorial assessment, not payment size, and we say so plainly wherever offers are listed.

You'll see this disclosed again on any page that ranks or recommends specific operators, including our comparison of real money poker sites, so you always know when a commercial relationship exists alongside the editorial content.

How We Score and Rank Poker Sites

Our editorial ratings for sites such as Coinpoker, Americas Card Room, Stake, Ignition, Bovada, and the other operators covered on this site are built from research into publicly available information: licensing status, stated payment methods, advertised bonus terms, game formats offered (cash games, MTTs, Sit & Gos, Spin & Go variants), software and mobile app availability, and customer support channels. We do not open accounts, deposit funds, or play real money games as part of this research, and we never describe our findings as the result of hands-on testing.

Ratings are a snapshot based on information available as of the fact-check date noted on each page and can change if an operator alters its terms, licensing, or market availability. Where a page shows a bonus figure — such as a deposit match percentage or a bonus cap — that figure comes directly from information published by the operator and is subject to that operator's own wagering requirements, time limits, and eligibility rules, which we encourage you to confirm directly before signing up.

Accuracy, Updates, and No Guarantees

We make a reasonable effort to keep bonus amounts, rankings, and factual details current, but poker operators change their promotions, terms, and market availability without notice. We can't guarantee that every detail on this site is accurate at the moment you read it, and we accept no liability for decisions made based on information that has since changed. Always verify current bonus terms, licensing, and deposit methods directly with the operator before you commit any funds.

Nothing on this site should be read as a promise or expectation of winning money. Poker involves skill, but outcomes are never guaranteed, and no content here implies that playing poker is a reliable way to earn income or solve a financial problem. Any player who plays should only ever risk money they can afford to lose.

Eligibility, Age Restrictions, and Legal Use

This site is intended for adults of legal gambling age only. Most regulated states set the minimum age for real money online poker at 21, though a small number permit play from 18; you are responsible for knowing and complying with the minimum age and legal status of online poker in your own state before acting on anything you read here. Online poker in the United States is regulated on a state-by-state basis — there is no single federal framework — so availability, licensing, and legal status vary depending on where you live. It is your responsibility to confirm that real money poker is legally available in your jurisdiction before registering with any operator featured on this site.

We do not knowingly direct content at, or intend it to appeal to, anyone under the applicable legal age. If you are underage or if online poker is not legally available where you live, please do not use the links or offers on this site.

Responsible Gambling

Poker should be entertainment, not a source of income or a way to manage stress or financial pressure. If gambling stops being enjoyable, starts affecting your finances, relationships, or wellbeing, or if you find yourself chasing losses, it's time to step back and seek support. Free, confidential help is available in the US through the National Problem Gambling Helpline at 1-800-GAMBLER. Many of the operators reviewed on this site also offer their own account limits, timeouts, and self-exclusion tools — we encourage you to use them where needed, and we fully respect state-run self-exclusion programs. For more on setting limits and recognizing warning signs, see our responsible gambling page.

Third-Party Links and External Sites

This site links out to third-party poker operators for the reader's convenience. Once you leave house-energy.com, you're subject to that operator's own terms, privacy policy, and bonus conditions, none of which we control. We're not responsible for the content, security, availability, or conduct of any third-party site, and inclusion in our rankings is not an endorsement that a particular operator is right for your circumstances or suitable in your state.

Intellectual Property

The text, rankings, comparison tables, and editorial content published on house-energy.com are our own work and may not be copied, republished, or redistributed without permission. Operator names, logos, and trademarks referenced on this site remain the property of their respective owners and are used solely to identify the products being reviewed.

Limitation of Liability

house-energy.com provides information "as is," without warranty of any kind. To the fullest extent permitted by law, we are not liable for any loss — financial or otherwise — arising from your use of this site, your reliance on its content, or your dealings with any third-party operator linked from it. This includes losses from gambling activity itself, which is inherently risky regardless of skill level.

Changes to These Terms

We may update these terms from time to time to reflect changes in our content, our commercial relationships, or applicable law. The date shown at the top of this page reflects the most recent update. Continued use of the site after changes are posted means you accept the revised terms.

Questions About These Terms

If anything here is unclear, or you'd like to raise a question about how we operate, you can reach us through our contact page. You can also learn more about our editorial approach and who's behind the site on our about us page.