How we write
Editorial standards
Who writes what appears here, what evidence a claim needs before publication, and the line between explanation and advice.
The promise
A sentence is published only when it is either first-party explanation or a fact attributed to a named, dated source.
What we publish
Everything on this site falls into one of three categories, and each category is held to a different evidentiary bar. Mixing them silently is the most common way an information platform misleads its readers, so we separate them in the interface as well as in policy.
- Explanation
- First-party writing about how odds, probability, market structure and settlement work. It cites no external data because it asserts none — the arithmetic is shown in full so a reader can check it.
- Attributed fact
- Any figure, price, statute, availability report or operator behaviour. Requires a named source and a retrieval date rendered on the page next to the claim.
- Analysis
- Interpretation of attributed facts, labelled as opinion, by-lined, and never phrased as a prediction of an outcome.
The evidence bar
A factual claim needs a primary source: the regulator, the league, the exchange, the operator's own published terms, or a peer-reviewed paper. Aggregators and secondary reporting may point us at a fact but do not substitute for it.
Where a primary source cannot be reached, we do not publish an approximation. The page shows an honest empty state, and the missing input is named so a reader can see exactly what is absent.
Independence
This platform is not a sportsbook, takes no wagers, and carries no affiliate links, referral codes or paid placements. Nothing on the site is ranked, ordered or omitted because of a commercial relationship, because there are no commercial relationships with operators to disclose.
If that ever changes, the disclosure appears at the top of every affected page before the content, not in a footer.
Review cadence
Educational writing carries a last-reviewed date and is revisited when the underlying market mechanics change. Jurisdiction research carries the reviewer and the statute cited. A page that is overdue for review says so rather than presenting stale text as current.
Sources
- Source: SportsWager.com editorial desk — Editorial standards standard, published on this site · Retrieved: 2026-08-01
Last reviewed: 2026-08-01
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