She writes and updates the main ranking of new online casinos in Canada along with the pages that sit under it: Interac casinos, fast payout casinos, $1 minimum deposit casinos and no deposit bonus offers. She also maintains the comparison tables for welcome packages, cashback and VIP limits, and the safety section that explains what a provincial or offshore licence actually gives a player.
Megan Dufresne
Megan Dufresne, Senior Reviewer at New Online Casino CA
Megan Dufresne is the senior reviewer at New Online Casino CA and the person who signs off every new brand before it reaches our rankings. She spent five years watching payment flows from inside a Canadian bank’s fraud team, and since 2020 she has applied the same habit to casinos: ignore the banner, follow the money. Every site she covers opened recently and has no track record yet, so she builds one herself.
Experience and Background
From a Bank Fraud Desk to Casino Reviews
Megan studied economics in Quebec and started her career as a payments fraud analyst at a Canadian retail bank. Her job was to flag Interac transfers and card transactions that looked wrong, and a fair share of them were heading to or from gambling sites. She learned which cashiers paid on time, which ones stalled, and how often a “processing” status really meant a dispute in the making.
In 2020 she moved into casino affiliate publishing, first writing payment guides, then full reviews. Over six years she has opened accounts at more than 250 online casinos, most of them brands less than a year old.
Areas of Expertise
- Interac and e-Transfer cashiers: minimums, limits and real processing times in CAD.
- Licence verification against regulator registers, from Ontario’s AGCO to Curaçao and Anjouan.
- Bonus terms: wagering scope, bet caps, cashout ceilings and expiry windows.
What Megan Covers on New Online Casino CA
How Megan Tests a New Casino
What Gets Checked First
- The licence. She copies the number from the footer and searches the regulator’s own register. If no number is published, the review says so.
- Registration and KYC. She signs up with real details, uploads ID on day one and times the approval.
- A real deposit and withdrawal. She deposits by Interac, requests a payout and records the hours until the money lands, then repeats with crypto or an e-wallet where available.
- The full bonus terms. Not the summary but the whole document, with a hunt for the maximum bet rule, game weighting and the cap on winnings.
- Support. She asks live chat an awkward question about withdrawal limits and checks whether the answer matches the terms.
How Reviews Stay Current
New brands change their terms often, so every listed casino is rechecked each month. When a bonus, a limit or a payout time moves, the figure on the page moves with it. Where sources disagree, the review flags the conflict instead of smoothing it over.
Editorial Principles
Commercial agreements do not decide where a casino ranks. A large headline bonus with heavy wagering scores below a modest offer that is realistic to clear, and a missing licence number is reported as a finding. Megan writes for adults only and never presents casino games as a way to make money. Even a site that pays out in minutes cannot change the house edge.
Contact
Questions about a review, a figure you think is outdated, or a casino you would like tested can be sent to [email protected]. Megan reads every message and usually replies within two business days.
Responsible Gambling
Online casinos are for adults of legal gambling age in their province, which is 19+ in most of Canada. Treat play as paid entertainment, set deposit limits before your first session, and use cooling-off or self-exclusion tools the moment gambling stops being fun.