Cookie Policy

Last updated: 22 February 2026

This cookie policy explains what cookies are, how this website uses them, and how you can manage your preferences. It should be read alongside our Privacy Policy, which provides broader information about how we handle personal data.

This website complies with the Privacy and Electronic Communications Regulations 2003 (PECR) and the UK General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR) in its use of cookies and similar technologies.

What Cookies Are

Cookies are small text files that are placed on your device — computer, tablet or smartphone — when you visit a website. They are widely used to make websites function correctly, to improve performance, and to provide information to site operators. Cookies can be set by the website you are visiting (first-party cookies) or by third-party services embedded in the page (third-party cookies).

Cookies may be “session” cookies, which are deleted when you close your browser, or “persistent” cookies, which remain on your device for a defined period or until you manually delete them.

Cookies We Use

Strictly Necessary Cookies

These cookies are essential for the website to function and cannot be switched off in our systems. They are typically set in response to actions you take that amount to a request for services, such as setting your privacy preferences or accessing secure areas of the site. These cookies do not store any personally identifiable information.

Because these cookies are strictly necessary for the site to operate, they do not require your consent under PECR. However, you can configure your browser to block them, though doing so may affect how the website functions.

Analytics Cookies

We use Google Analytics to collect anonymised data about how visitors interact with this website. These cookies help us understand which pages are visited most frequently, how visitors navigate between pages, and where visitors arrive from. All data collected is aggregated and anonymous — it does not identify individual visitors.

The analytics cookies set by Google Analytics include:

_ga — Distinguishes unique visitors. Duration: 2 years. Set by: Google Analytics. Purpose: Assigns a randomly generated identifier to each visitor so that return visits can be recognised in aggregate reporting. No personal information is stored in this cookie.

_ga_XXXXXXXXXX (where the suffix matches the property measurement ID) — Maintains session state. Duration: 2 years. Set by: Google Analytics. Purpose: Used by Google Analytics 4 to persist session state across page loads. Contains a randomly generated identifier and timestamp data.

We have configured Google Analytics with the following privacy settings: IP anonymisation is enabled, meaning your full IP address is never stored by Google. Data sharing with other Google products is disabled. The data retention period is set to 14 months. Google Signals, which enables cross-device tracking, is disabled.

Analytics cookies are set only after you provide consent through our cookie notice. If you decline analytics cookies, no Google Analytics tracking will occur during your visit and no analytics cookies will be placed on your device.

Cookies Set by Third-Party Links

This website contains links to external websites, including online casino operators. When you click a link to a third-party site, that site may set its own cookies on your device. These are not cookies that we control, and they are governed by the privacy and cookie policies of the respective third-party site.

In particular, casino affiliate links may set tracking cookies that record your arrival from this website. These cookies are set by the casino operator’s domain, not ours, and are used to attribute any subsequent registration or deposit to our referral. We do not have access to the data stored in these cookies. For information about how a specific casino operator uses cookies, please refer to the cookie policy on their website.

Cookies We Do Not Use

For clarity, this website does not use advertising or marketing cookies, social media tracking pixels, retargeting or remarketing cookies, or fingerprinting technologies. We do not participate in real-time bidding for advertising inventory, and we do not share browsing data with advertising networks.

Managing Your Cookie Preferences

When you first visit this website, a cookie notice will ask for your consent to set non-essential cookies (specifically, analytics cookies). You can accept or decline at that point. Your preference is stored so that you are not asked again on subsequent visits.

You can change your cookie preferences at any time by clearing your browser’s cookies for this website, which will reset the consent notice on your next visit.

Browser-Level Controls

All major web browsers allow you to manage cookies through their settings. You can typically choose to block all cookies, block only third-party cookies, delete existing cookies, or receive a notification when a cookie is being set. The method for managing cookies varies by browser:

Google Chrome: Settings, then Privacy and Security, then Cookies and Other Site Data. Mozilla Firefox: Settings, then Privacy and Security, then Cookies and Site Data. Safari: Preferences, then Privacy, then Manage Website Data. Microsoft Edge: Settings, then Cookies and Site Permissions, then Manage and Delete Cookies.

For detailed, up-to-date instructions for your specific browser and operating system, visit aboutcookies.org, which provides step-by-step guides for managing cookies across all major browsers and devices.

Opting Out of Google Analytics

In addition to declining analytics cookies through our cookie notice, you can opt out of Google Analytics across all websites by installing the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on, available at tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout. This add-on prevents the Google Analytics JavaScript from sending data to Google Analytics.

Impact of Disabling Cookies

Strictly necessary cookies: blocking these may prevent certain site features from functioning correctly, though the core reading experience should remain largely unaffected given the primarily informational nature of this website.

Analytics cookies: declining or blocking these has no impact on your browsing experience. The website will function identically whether analytics cookies are active or not. The only effect is that your visit will not be counted in our aggregate traffic statistics.

Changes to This Policy

We may update this cookie policy if we add or remove cookies, change the third-party services we use, or if relevant legislation changes. When we make material changes, we will update the “last updated” date at the top of this page and, where appropriate, reset the cookie consent notice so that you can review the changes and make a fresh choice.

Further Information

For more information about cookies and your rights under UK law, the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) provides comprehensive guidance at ico.org.uk/for-the-public/online/cookies.

For broader information about how we handle personal data, please refer to our Privacy Policy.