Terms and Conditions

This page explains the rules that govern your use of socialyy.com. By browsing this site, reading our reviews, or clicking through to any of the poker sites we cover, you agree to the terms set out below. Please read them before relying on anything you find here.

What This Site Is — and What It Isn't

Best Poker Sites is an independent review and comparison resource covering online poker sites and apps. We publish rankings, mini-reviews, and comparison tables to help readers evaluate operators such as Coinpoker, Bovada, Stake, Ignition, Americas Card Room, Black Chip Poker, Ya Poker, BC Poker, Betonline, and Jack Poker. We do not operate any poker room, hold player funds, process deposits or withdrawals, or have any control over the games, software, or customer service offered by the sites we review.

Nothing on this site constitutes financial, legal, or gambling advice. We do not guarantee that any player will win, profit, or recover losses at any poker site. Poker involves both skill and chance, and money staked can be lost. Anyone reading this site should treat our content as general information for comparison purposes only, not as a promise of any outcome.

Affiliate Relationships and Commercial Disclosure

socialyy.com earns commission when readers click through to some of the poker sites listed and sign up. This is how the site is funded. Commercial relationships do not decide our rankings or ratings — a site's position in our tables reflects our editorial assessment, not the size of any commission arrangement. Where an offer is shown alongside a brand, we describe it as accurately as we can based on information published by the operator at the time of writing, but offer terms change, and you should always confirm current terms directly with the operator before signing up.

Eligibility and Age Restrictions

This site and the operators it reviews are intended only for adults who meet the legal age for real-money gambling in their jurisdiction. In most regulated US states this is 21, though a small number of states permit poker at 18. You must confirm your own state's minimum age and legal status for online poker before registering with any operator, and you must not use this site if you are under the applicable age. We do not knowingly direct content at, or collect information from, anyone under 21.

Online poker for real money in the US is regulated on a state-by-state basis; there is no single federal framework. It remains your responsibility to check whether real-money online poker is legally available where you live before creating an account anywhere, and each operator's own terms will set out the states and countries it can accept players from.

Accuracy of Information

We research publicly available information, operator disclosures, and our own review process to compile ratings, bonus details, and comparison data. Even so:

• Bonus amounts, wagering requirements, deposit methods, and promotional terms are set by the operators and can change without notice — always check the operator's own site before depositing.
• Ratings and rankings shown on this site are editorial opinions based on our review methodology, not customer satisfaction scores or guarantees of quality.
• Licensing and regulatory status is stated where we have been able to verify it; if you rely on a site's licence, confirm current status directly with the regulator or operator.
• We correct errors when they are identified, but we accept no liability for outdated or inaccurate third-party information reproduced here.

How We Assess and Rank Sites

Our comparisons weigh factors such as traffic and player pool, game variety across cash games, tournaments, and Sit & Gos, rake structure and rakeback value, welcome bonus terms, mobile and software quality, deposit and withdrawal options, and customer support. No operator can pay for a higher position — commission arrangements fund the site but never buy placement. For a fuller breakdown of how sites compare across these factors, see our online poker sites comparison.

Responsible Gambling

Poker should be treated as entertainment, not as a way to make money or solve financial difficulty. Never gamble with money you cannot afford to lose, and never chase losses. If you are concerned about your own gambling or someone else's, free confidential help is available in the US through the National Council on Problem Gambling helpline at 1-800-GAMBLER. Several states also run their own self-exclusion programs, which we respect fully — this site will never suggest ways to work around a self-exclusion order. For more on setting limits and recognizing warning signs, visit our Responsible Gambling page.

Limitation of Liability

Use of this site and any decision to register with, deposit at, or play on a third-party poker site is entirely at your own risk. socialyy.com is not liable for any losses, damages, or disputes arising from your use of any operator listed here, including issues with withdrawals, account verification, bonus eligibility, or software performance. Disputes about your account, funds, or gameplay should be raised directly with the operator in question, and where applicable, with the relevant state regulator.

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 version shown on this page at the time you access the site is the one that applies. Continued use of the site after an update means you accept the revised terms.

Getting in Touch

If you have questions about these terms, spot an error in our content, or want to raise a concern about a specific review, you can reach us through our Contact Us page. For background on how this site is run and who stands behind it, see About Us.