Ernest Bowes

Fact-checker, MrMega

Ernest Bowes is the fact-checker behind MrMega. His job is the unglamorous half of every review, the part that happens after the writer has finished the draft and before a single word goes live. He takes the draft, the research notes, and the operator’s own pages, and he checks that all three agree before a verdict is published.

In practice that means confirming the licence number on the UK Gambling Commission public register against the one in the operator’s footer, reading the bonus terms on the live promotions page to make sure the headline matches the small print, and checking any stated timing against the operator’s published terms rather than asserting it from memory. Where a claim cannot be stood up, it does not run. The reason a MrMega verdict can be trusted is that someone other than the person who wrote it has checked it.

Ernest works across the wider family of review sites, which keeps the editorial standard consistent and means the same checking discipline applies whether a review is published on MrMega or another site in the group. He has no commercial stake in which operators score well, and the fact-checking layer is deliberately kept separate from the writing so that the two never blur.

What Ernest checks

Licence and operator entity against the UK Gambling Commission public register.
Bonus terms and wagering against the operator’s live promotions page.
Every stated timing against the operator’s published terms.
That responsible-gambling tools and helpline signposting are present and correct.

The standards Ernest applies

The process Ernest follows is set out in MrMega’s fact-checking policy and editorial guidelines. He works alongside lead writer Angjela Adjievska, whose research forms the basis of casino and sportsbook reviews on the site.

Verified pages

If a number is in a MrMega review, it was checked against a primary source. 18 plus. BeGambleAware.org.

Recently fact-checked

Ernest fact-checks MrMega’s UK casino reviews against the UK Gambling Commission public register and each operator’s live terms, confirming the licence and operator entity, the Trustpilot read date, and that GAMSTOP, GamCare and BeGambleAware references are correctly placed. Recently checked pages include: BetMaze, Bluefox, DAZN Bet, JeffBet, Luna Casino, OnlineCasinoLondon, PlayKasino, PlayUK, PricedUpBet, SpinYoo, Spinzwin, Swanky Bingo, Swift Casino, VegasWins.

Ernest is MrMega’s fact-checker and editor. He verifies the licensing, terms and figures on every review against primary sources before publication, and oversees corrections. You can find his professional profile on LinkedIn, and his work across the portfolio on Betiton.