Urška Podgornik — independent casino reviewer
Author and editor of spassinocasino.biz, in Slovenian and English
Urška Podgornik writes and edits everything on spassinocasino.biz. Her brief is easy to describe and harder to carry out: explain what Spassino offers without slipping into the operator's voice, and show readers — first of all those in Slovenia — what they have to check for themselves before depositing a single euro.
What she covers
- The legal framework in Slovenia: the Gaming Act (ZIS), the concession system, the supervisory role of the Financial Administration (FURS) and the Ministry of Finance list of concession holders.
- Player protection: nationwide self-exclusion through eDavki, account limits, operator self-exclusion and where to get help.
- Bonus terms: wagering, game contribution, maximum stake and expiry, with worked examples you can repeat yourself.
- Games: slot mechanics and how to read a game's information panel.
How she checks information
Every statement about law or supervision needs an official source: the ZIS text in the PISRS legal database, the FURS pages on games of chance or the Ministry of Finance pages. Anything those sources do not say stays in the text as a question for the reader, not as a fact. That is why one sentence appears on several pages: at the time of writing we could not confirm Spassino as a Slovenian concession holder — the list is public, check it yourself.
For games she relies on the studios' own data. If a studio or RTP figure cannot be traced, she does not guess; she shows where in the game the figure can be found. On payments she avoids minimum amounts and payout times, because they depend on the account and change over time, and lists the questions to put to the cashier instead.
What she never writes
- that an operator without a confirmed concession is "legal" or "safe" in Slovenia;
- invented player reviews with names, towns and stars;
- "reliable" systems that claim to beat the house edge;
- instructions for getting around an access block ordered by a court.
How a page comes together
Each page starts from a question a player has before depositing: is this allowed, what will it cost me, what happens if something goes wrong. Sources come next — the law and the supervisor's pages for legal points, the operator terms for bonuses and payments, studio data for games. Only then is the text written, with a clear line between what a source states, what is interpretation, and what the reader must confirm. When a rule later changes, the page is corrected and re-dated rather than left standing because it was once accurate.
Why a single brand
A guide to one casino can be kept current. When bonus terms, the game selection or the concession list change, a handful of pages need updating rather than a hundred. That is what lets this site be more precise than broad comparison sites that are revised once in a while.
Where to start and how to reach her
Her main pieces are the Spassino review and the responsible gambling guide. How the site is funded is set out in the affiliate disclosure; more about the project is on the about us page. Corrections go to info@spassinocasino.biz.