Claire Bennett — iGaming Editor & Casino Expert Canada

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Claire Bennett, Editor-in-Chief of Best Casinolist
Claire Bennett, Editor-in-Chief of Best Casinolist, based in Vancouver, British Columbia.

Last reviewed: August 2026

Disclosure: best-casinolist.com earns revenue through affiliate partnerships with online casinos. This never affects editorial ratings or recommendations. See the full disclosure statement below.

About Claire Bennett

Role: Editor-in-Chief, Best Casinolist
Location: Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Experience: 18 years in iGaming

Claire Bennett is the Editor-in-Chief of Best Casinolist, an independent casino review site covering Rest-of-Canada (ROC) online casinos since 2008. Based in Vancouver, BC, she has spent 18 years working in the Canadian iGaming affiliate and editorial space, with a focus on the ROC grey market — the landscape of offshore, internationally licensed casinos that serve Canadian players outside Ontario.

Her work appears on Best Casinolist and has been published externally at iGaming Business (iGB) and AffiliateInsider. She is a member of the Gambling Portal Webmasters Association (GPWA), the industry body for gambling affiliate publishers.

Claire’s coverage spans both Microgaming-powered brands — including platforms like Jackpot City, Ruby Fortune, and Royal Vegas — and crypto-native operators such as Bitstarz and Playamo. She has tested cashiers, processed real withdrawals, and reviewed licensing documentation at every operator listed on this site.

Editorial Specializations

  • Microgaming slots and classic casino software (Games Global platform)
  • Canadian online gambling market dynamics
  • Canadian grey market and offshore casino landscape
  • Kahnawake Gaming Commission (KGC) and Malta Gaming Authority (MGA) regulatory standards
  • Regional Canadian banking: Interac, iDebit, and CAD payment method verification
  • Provincial platforms vs. international operators — legal and practical differences

Editorial Statement

Outside of Ontario’s regulated bubble, Canadian players navigate a complex landscape of international and offshore casinos. My priority is ensuring you never play at a rogue site. I personally test platforms to ensure they hold strict licences from the Malta Gaming Authority or the Kahnawake Gaming Commission. I also rigorously audit banking cashiers to guarantee fast, reliable payouts through Canadian-friendly methods like Interac, iDebit, and eCashout, while ensuring international brands respect local responsible gambling standards.

Every casino on Best Casinolist has been through my personal review process: licence verified at the issuing registry, deposit and withdrawal tested with real money, responsible gambling tools accessed and confirmed. If I can’t verify something, it doesn’t get published as fact.

For the exact criteria I apply, see our review methodology.

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Disclosure Statement

best-casinolist.com earns revenue through affiliate partnerships with online casinos. When players sign up at a casino via links on this site, we may receive a share of the casino’s revenue from that player over time. This never affects our review scores or editorial positions. Brands that refuse to meet our review criteria (licensing, payout reliability, responsible gambling compliance) are not listed, regardless of commission offered.

For the full editorial policy, see About Best Casinolist.

Responsible Gambling Resources

For full guidance on responsible gambling standards, including self-exclusion and blocking tools. 18+/19+ depending on your province.

See our top casino picks — all recommended by Claire and verified against the criteria described above.

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Claire Bennett at her Vancouver editorial office
Editorial workstation in Vancouver.
Claire Bennett — editorial portrait

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