Standards We Keep

Anyone can write about casino games. Writing about them honestly takes a few firm rules, applied every time. These are the ones Chia Film works to. They apply to new articles and to older ones whenever we revise them.

1. The rules come first

An article about a game begins by explaining how that game is played: what the cards or symbols are worth, how a round runs, how bets are settled. Tactics, tips and opinions come afterwards, if at all. Our pieces on blackjack and baccarat show the pattern.

2. The cost is always visible

Every casino game has a built-in cost, whether it is called house edge, commission or rake. We name it, say roughly where it comes from and avoid burying it in small print. If a game's cost depends on the table rules, we say which rules move it.

3. Numbers must be earned

We use figures only when they follow directly from a game's rules, such as the number of five-card poker hands in a deck or the effect of a single green pocket on a roulette wheel, or when they are clearly labelled as invented examples. We do not quote surveys, studies or statistics we cannot stand behind, and we do not make up percentages to sound precise.

4. No promises of winning

No article claims that a method, a system or a pattern will make a player profitable. Where a strategy genuinely helps, as basic strategy does in blackjack, we explain exactly what it does and what it does not do. "Reduces the cost" is not the same as "beats the game", and we keep the two apart.

5. No operator picks

We do not recommend, rank or review casinos, card rooms or betting sites. Some older archive articles mention platforms from an earlier period of the site; we keep them as historical reference, not as advice.

6. A safer-play line in every piece

Each article carries a responsible-play reminder written for that article, not pasted from a template. It is there because limits work, and a reminder at the right moment can help.

7. Written by people, signed honestly

Our writers use pen names and plain role descriptions. We do not claim titles, qualifications or experience we do not have, and we never attach fictional experts to our articles.

8. Adults only

We write for readers aged 18 or over. We avoid imagery, language and themes designed to appeal to younger people, and we do not present gambling as a route to money, status or excitement in everyday life.

9. Corrections in the open

When a reader points out a mistake, we check it, fix it if it is wrong, and update the article's modified date. If a correction changes the meaning of advice, we say so in the text rather than quietly swapping a sentence. Errors can be reported through the contact page.

10. Reviewing the archive

Rules change, games are updated and older articles can drift out of date. We revisit pieces over time, starting with the ones readers visit most, and bring them into line with these standards.

For the wider picture of who we are and what the site covers, see About Chia Film.