Ellie Bartell

Editorial Background

Ellie Bartell is a senior iGaming editor and casino reviewer who writes for readers in New Zealand. She came into online casino coverage from consumer-facing writing, where the job was always the same: take a set of terms most people skim past and turn them into something a reader can act on. That habit shaped how she works now. Rather than repeating an operator's own summary of an offer, she reads the underlying conditions and reports what they mean in practice. Her coverage of Jackpot City Casino follows the same standard — describe what is actually on the table, name the conditions attached to it, and leave the reader able to decide for themselves.

Areas of Expertise

Ellie's work spans five connected subjects, each of which changes how a casino looks once you examine it closely:

• Online casino reviews — the overall picture, so a reader can compare one brand against another on the same terms.
• Bonus and wagering terms analysis — a headline match figure means little without the playthrough requirement sitting behind it, and that requirement is usually where a bonus is won or lost.
• Slots and live dealer games — what the library actually holds, which studios supply it, and whether the live tables cover the formats a player is looking for.
• Payments, currencies and withdrawals — which methods are supported for deposits and cashouts, and whether a player can hold a balance in New Zealand dollars.
• Licensing and responsible gambling — who regulates the operator, and what limit-setting tools sit inside the account.

Representative Work

On Jackpot City Casino, Ellie's coverage works through the welcome offer — a 100% match up to $400 on each of the first four deposits, up to $1,600 in total — alongside the 35x bonus wagering requirement that governs it. She documents the game library of 600+ titles, the studios behind it including Pragmatic Play, Evolution Gaming and NetEnt, and the live dealer range covering blackjack, roulette, baccarat and poker. She also sets out deposit and withdrawal options, the NZD support and the $10 minimum deposit, and the operator's licensing background under the Malta Gaming Authority and other regulators.

Editorial Approach

Ellie reads terms and conditions in full before writing about them, tests the sign-up and payment flows herself where possible, and checks every claim against the operator's own published information. When conditions shift during 2026 — a changed limit, a revised bonus term, an added payment method — the affected page is updated rather than left standing. Every guide she publishes carries an 18+ reminder, and the responsible gambling tools available in the account, including deposit limits, loss limits, session limits and self-exclusion, are flagged wherever they are relevant.