Ernest Bowes
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 session and before a single word goes live. He takes the draft, the session 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 pressing on any measured timing to check it is supported by the writer’s session record rather than asserted 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 written in MrMega’s session-diary voice or a more clinical register elsewhere. 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 measured timing against the writer’s funded-session notes.
- 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 funded sessions form the basis of every casino and sportsbook review on the site.
Verified pages
- How I Play Roulette in the UK
- Skrill Casinos in the UK
- Horse Racing Betting Guide for UK Punters
- Privacy Policy
- How We Rate
Recently fact-checked
I have fact-checked fourteen Pattern B brand review pages as of 7 June 2026. Each page required cross-referencing the UKGC licence number against the public register, verifying the operator entity and parent company structure, checking the Trustpilot read date, and confirming that the GAMSTOP, GamCare, and BeGambleAware references were correctly placed. The full list: BetMaze, Bluefox, DAZN Bet, JeffBet, Luna Casino, OnlineCasinoLondon, PlayKasino, PlayUK, PricedUpBet, SpinYoo, Spinzwin, Swanky Bingo, Swift Casino, and VegasWins. Each page will be re-checked when the funded session data replaces the public-facts precis.
