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Aarav Menon

Fact-checker

Aarav Menon

With NewCasinoRank since January 2020

Aarav Menon is a fact-checker at NewCasinoRank, originally from Mumbai. He has a master's degree in data science and predictive analytics, and he checks the details on new casino pages before and after they are published: licences, bonus terms and the facts each casino states.

Outside work he explores local markets and studies gemstones.

On our New Zealand site he checks the facts that matter most to Kiwi readers: whether a casino accepts New Zealand, whether it offers an NZD balance and what its licence means now that New Zealand licenses online casinos itself.

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New casino reviews
7
Guides and pages
28
Category pages
4

Experience and education

Aarav's background

Experience

  1. NewCasinoRank
    • Writer and fact-checker January 2020 – present
  2. Digital media publishing agency
    • Content Strategist and Platform Analyst July 2016 – December 2019
  3. Freelance
    • iGaming Content Writer January 2014 – June 2016

Education

  1. Master of Science in Data Science and Predictive Analytics
    • Indian Institute of Technology Bombay 2012 – 2014
  2. Bachelor of Commerce
    • University of Mumbai 2008 – 2011

Aarav in figures

7+ years in the industry
75+ online casinos evaluated
140+ articles published
12+ industry reports and research contributions

As stated in the author's profile; figures cover the whole career, all sites and markets.

How Aarav works

How Aarav checks a new casino page

Aarav checks each claim against its source: the licence against the regulator's register where one exists, the bonus terms against the casino's own terms page, and the figures in a worked example against the formula behind them.

When a detail cannot be confirmed, he marks it as stated by the casino or as missing, and the page says so.

I check each detail against clear criteria so players get straightforward information. If something doesn't add up, I flag it rather than gloss over it.
Aarav Menon

What they check

  • Licence number against the regulator's register
  • Bonus wagering and caps against the casino's terms
  • Worked bonus examples recalculated
  • Missing facts marked as missing

On this site

Aarav's pages on NewCasinoRank

Pages on this site that Aarav wrote or checked, newest first.

Guides and pages 28

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Questions for Aarav

How do you check a bonus claim before it is published?

I read the bonus terms on the casino's own site and compare them with what our page says: wagering, maximum bet, time limit and any cap on winnings. If something does not match, the page is corrected before it goes live.

What do you check first at a new casino?

The licence. I look for the licence number in the footer and search for it on the regulator's register. If there is no register to search, the page says the licence is stated by the casino.

How does data analysis help with fact-checking?

It helps me spot numbers that do not fit, such as an offer that is out of line with the rest of the list or a calculation that does not add up, so I know where to look closer.

How do you make complex bonus terms readable?

With worked examples. Showing what 35 times wagering on a NZ$100 bonus means in dollars is clearer than the legal wording.

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