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Plainly stated
How this site earns money
One way, stated plainly: commission on hotel stays that come through our request form. Not from casinos, not from gambling sites.
The model
Blue Wave Play makes money when a room request sent through this site turns into a confirmed stay. In that case the hotel or a booking partner may pay us a commission on the booking. The rate you are quoted is the hotel's or the partner's rate; we do not add a fee on top, and we do not take card details.
That is the whole business. If nobody sends a request, we earn nothing, which is why the request form appears on every page. We think a site should make its business model obvious, so here it is in a sentence: we are a booking desk with a long review attached.
What we do not do
- We do not take money from Cascades, Gateway Casinos, Coast Hotels or any other venue for coverage or for a position in our ranking.
- We do not link to online casinos, sportsbooks or any gambling site, and we take no gambling affiliate fees.
- We do not sell advertising on this site at present. If that ever changes, advertising will be labelled and kept away from the review text.
- We do not sell or rent the personal details you send us.
Who is behind the site
The publisher and advertiser is Blue Wave Play, Redmond, United States, as stated in the footer. The site advertises itself through Google Ads, which is why Google Tag Manager is installed; it only stores cookies if you accept them in the banner. See our privacy policy.
Does the commission affect the review?
It gives us a reason to want you to book, so you should read us with that in mind. Our answer is to show our working: the ranking puts this hotel ninth of ten, the verdict lists its weaknesses first, and every fact links to the source. If you think we got something wrong, write to hello@bluewaveplay.com.