Every score on Chicken Strike 2 comes from a fixed rubric, and a site cannot pay to change it. Below: what we do and do not do, what we read on each site, how the criteria work, how the overall score is calculated and what the scores do not cover.
What we do, and what we do not
We review third-party CS2 skin gambling sites and skin marketplaces. Chicken Strike 2 is run by a small team of friends who love playing CS (CS:GO/CS2) and open cases on these skin sites ourselves. For the reviews on this site we do not deposit or withdraw money on any site. We did test support chats and entered our codes on test accounts, and “we open cases ourselves” does not mean we tested a particular site’s withdrawal. We do not operate gambling services, we do not take bets, and we do not hold anyone’s skins or money.
We do not accept payment for a rank or a score. A site cannot buy a higher place, a better rating or the removal of a criticism.
We do earn an affiliate commission on some links: if you register or deposit through one of our buttons, the site pays us. Scores are not for sale, and we publish the score of every site we link to, including the low ones. More in Affiliate disclosure.
What we check on each site
For every site we go through the same list:
- Rules (Terms of Use). Bonus terms, withdrawal terms, closed countries, age limit, the operator’s name.
- Help centre and FAQ. Fees, limits, holds, verification (KYC, an identity check).
- Provably fair page. Provably fair means you can recalculate a round’s result from published values. We look at whether the page exists, which modes it covers and whether RTP (the share returned to players) is published.
- Account pages. Everything we can open after signing in through Steam: cashier, methods, minimums, levels, rewards.
- Reviews. Trustpilot, read as described in the reviews section below.
We open every site from a Georgian IP, so what we see is what that country sees, not a claim about any other.
Which source wins when they disagree
Sites contradict themselves: a banner promises one thing, the help centre says another. We rank sources in this order:
rules > help centre > FAQ > banners > outside sources.
We take the value from the highest source that states it and say aloud that the others differ. Outside sources (review sites, forums) are never a fact by themselves: we label them “third-party, not confirmed”.
Self-reported data and independent data stay separate. A rating widget on a brand’s own page is marketing, so we take the Trustpilot figure from the Trustpilot page itself and, when the two differ, quote both with their source.
If we cannot find something, we write “we could not find” or “not published by the site”. Not finding a licence or a wagering requirement is not proof that none exists, so we never turn it into “there is no licence” or “no incidents”. We write “we found no public incidents”.
The six criteria for gambling sites
Each criterion is scored from 1 to 5, with halves allowed when a site sits between two levels.
Promo code and bonus
| Score | Level |
|---|---|
| 5 | Reward with a clear dollar value, wagering no more than 1x, terms published and matching the banner |
| 4 | Reward is clear, wagering up to 3x, minor discrepancies |
| 3 | Modest reward (cases, a small percentage) or the banner and the rules disagree |
| 2 | High wagering or terms not fully published |
| 1 | The code gives nothing or the terms cannot be found |
Our cap: where we did not record the wagering or other conditions of what a code credits, the promo score does not go above 3.5. A site moves higher only when its conditions are written down (Farmskins: no wagering found, 4.0).
Deposit and withdrawal
| Score | Level |
|---|---|
| 5 | Withdrawal in skins and crypto directly, hold no longer than the standard Steam hold, KYC only above a threshold |
| 4 | One withdrawal method has limits, the rest has no surprises |
| 3 | Crypto withdrawal via promo currency, a week-long hold on money for skins, or KYC before you can play |
| 2 | Several of these limits at once, high minimums |
| 1 | Withdrawal is unclear, complaints about unpaid withdrawals |
Game fairness
| Score | Level |
|---|---|
| 5 | Provably fair with a public seed (blockchain), verification scripts, RTP published for all modes |
| 4 | Provably fair and RTP for most modes |
| 3 | Provably fair without published RTP |
| 2 | Provably fair claimed but cannot be verified |
| 1 | No information on fairness |
Game modes
| Score | Level |
|---|---|
| 5 | 10 or more modes, including the site’s own developments |
| 4 | 6-9 modes |
| 3 | 3-5 modes |
| 2 | 1-2 modes |
| 1 | Cases only, no variations |
Trust
| Score | Level |
|---|---|
| 5 | Licence from a recognised regulator, a known legal entity, Trustpilot 4 or higher, no incidents we could find |
| 4 | Offshore licence (Curaçao, Anjouan), an open legal entity, no major incidents |
| 3 | No licence, but an open legal entity and no regulator action |
| 2 | No licence, plus regulator action or Trustpilot below 3 |
| 1 | Anonymous operator or unresolved payout scandals |
Support (casinos only; scored only from our own test, one question per site)
| Score | Level |
|---|---|
| 5 | 24/7 chat, a substantive reply in under 5 minutes |
| 4 | Reply in under 15 minutes |
| 3 | Reply within an hour, or email only within a day |
| 2 | Reply after more than a day, or a template answer |
| 1 | No reply |
The four criteria for marketplaces
Marketplaces are not gambling, so a gambling licence is not required and its absence does not lower the Trust score. The Trust rubric is the same as in the table above.
Fees
| Score | Level |
|---|---|
| 5 | Selling up to 5%, buying 0% |
| 4 | Selling 6-8% |
| 3 | Selling 9-12% |
| 2 | Selling 13-15% |
| 1 | Selling above 15% or hidden fees |
Payouts
| Score | Level |
|---|---|
| 5 | Fiat and crypto, up to 1 day, no fee |
| 4 | One method, 1-3 days, no fee |
| 3 | A withdrawal fee, or up to a week |
| 2 | Internal balance only, or long verification |
| 1 | Withdrawal is unclear |
Trust: same rubric as for gambling sites.
Promo codes
| Score | Level |
|---|---|
| 5 | A real discount on the fee, or a bonus on the first trade |
| 3 | A small bonus with conditions |
| 1 | The code gives the buyer nothing |
How the overall score is calculated
The overall score is the average of the criteria that have a score, rounded to one decimal. Hellcase, for example, has six scored criteria (4.0, 3.0, 2.5, 3.0, 2.5, 4.0), which average 3.2.
What the scores do not cover. We do not make our own deposits or withdrawals. Deposit, withdrawal and fee criteria are therefore scored from each site’s published rules, public reviews and what we could see in a test account, not from a measured payout. The page of every review says so.
Ranking and ties. Sites are ranked by overall score. If two sites have the same score, the one with the higher Trustpilot rating ranks higher. The home page states the tie-break each time it is used.
The rubrics are a first version. If we change one, we will say so here and give the date.
How we use reviews
We read the 20 latest English-language Trustpilot reviews of each site as a sample of mood: what people complain about, what they praise. It is not a statistic. Twenty reviews from one platform, in one language, from people who chose to write, say little about all users, and reviews can be invited or written to order.
So we apply firm limits:
- On a page we report a count with its sample, for example “in N of the 20 latest reviews”, with the site and the export date. We do not write “many” or “often” without a sample.
- Reviews may inform what to check: withdrawal times, support speed, reasons for blocks and KYC. They do not replace our own test, and they never replace the Support score.
- Rules, fees, limits, licences and closed countries come only from the site’s own pages, never from a review.
- We retell reviews in our words, use at most one short quote per page, and do not publish reviewers’ names.
- The Trustpilot rating and number of reviews come from the Trustpilot page. If Trustpilot shows that the company invites reviews, we say so.
How often we update and how we correct errors
Every page shows the date of our last check. We recheck cashiers and terms before launch and after major changes we notice. We aim to recheck every page once a month, and we show the check date on each page.
If you find an error, write to [email protected] with the page, what is wrong and, if you can, a screenshot or a link to the site’s own rule. We check it against the site. If we were wrong, we fix the page, publish the correction date on it, and change the score if it depended on the error. If a site changes its terms after our check, the check date tells you how old our data is.
Conflict of interest
Our income comes from affiliate links, so we have a reason to want you to click. We limit the effect: scores follow the published rubrics above, not the commission; we publish the score of every site we link to, including 2.5 and 3.0; and a site’s commission rate is not an input to any criterion.
FAQ
Do you accept payment for rankings?
No. We do not accept payment for a rank or a score. We earn a commission when you register or deposit through some of our links, but the score follows the rubric, not the commission.
Do you test withdrawals yourselves?
No. We do not deposit or withdraw money. Payout criteria rest on published rules and public reviews. What we test ourselves is support (one question per site), code entry on a test account and what we can read after signing in.
Why do you use Trustpilot?
It is an independent third-party page with a public rating and review count, unlike the widget a brand puts on its own site. Its limits: reviews can be invited, and the sample is self-selected. So we use the rating for the Trust score and tie-breaks, and the latest 20 reviews only as a mood sample.
How do you handle a site’s own claims?
We record them as claims and check them against the rules and the help centre. When the banner and the rules disagree, we go by the rules and say so. A claim we cannot check, such as a provably fair page we cannot find, is labelled “claimed” and scored on what we can verify.
How do I report an error?
Write to [email protected] with the page and what is wrong. We publish the date of any correction on the page.
18+. Last updated: 1 Oct 2026.
Chicken Strike 2 does not operate gambling services or accept bets. We review third-party platforms and earn commissions from some links. Affiliate disclosure · Responsible gambling
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