1. Provable fairness you can verify
The provider should publish its fairness method and give players a way to verify any round. If the only assurance is a certificate you have to take on faith, keep looking. Provably fair is the 2026 baseline.
2. Transparent RTP and math
Ask for the exact RTP and how the house edge is derived. A trustworthy studio will show you the crash-point formula and explain the edge openly rather than hiding it behind a black box.
3. Integration effort
One API for the whole catalogue beats one SDK per game. Look for a single REST + WebSocket integration, a seamless wallet with idempotent settlement, a demo sandbox, and a drop-in client. Time-to-live should be measured in days, not months.
4. Currencies, crypto and markets
Confirm fiat + stablecoin + chain support, language and RTL coverage, and that the architecture fits your licensing jurisdictions out of the box.
5. Retention tooling
The game is only half the product. Live bet feeds, chat, free-bet campaigns, tournaments and missions are what turn a launch into retained revenue.
6. Support and the relationship
With a big aggregator you’re one of hundreds; you get a ticket queue. With a focused studio you can get a named engineer and direct access to the people building the engine. Decide which you want.
7. Compliance and responsible gaming
Independently-testable RNG/RTP, full audit logs, and built-in responsible-gaming tools (limits, reality checks, self-exclusion) should be standard, not add-ons.
8. Economics
Push for transparent, per-bet economics with no hidden minimums or surprise platform fees, so you can model margins before you sign.
Where Clutch fits
We’re a new, independent studio — and we built Clutch around exactly this checklist: provably fair by default, an open formula, one API, 140+ currencies, retention tooling in every title, and a founding-partner relationship rather than a ticket queue. See why operators choose Clutch or explore the portfolio.