How to pick an iGaming proxy: the affiliate's checklist

An 11-point pre-purchase checklist for iGaming work: geo coverage, cloak tolerance, KYC practices, payment formats, sticky session length.

11-point pre-purchase checklist

This list is built from our editorial experience and feedback from affiliates we talk to. Run through all 11 points before paying for any iGaming proxy:

1. Is iGaming allowed? Ask support explicitly: "Is iGaming/casino/betting use allowed?". Save the screenshot of their answer for later disputes.
2. Which geos are actually available? Check the specific countries you target. If "195 countries in the pool" but Slovenia has 50 IPs — it's not usable.
3. Pool size for your specific geo. Ask for the unique-IP statistics over the last week. Less than 1000 — risk of bans.
4. Sticky session up to 24 hours? Critical for working with accounts. Pool-based providers with 30-minute sticky won't cut it.
5. Proxy type: residential or mobile? Mobile dedicated for long-term farming. Residential for landing-page and cloak verification.
6. Auth: user:pass or IP whitelist? User:pass is more convenient for anti-detect browsers. IP whitelist for server-side setups.
7. Crypto allowed? Affiliates prefer crypto for KYC neutrality and fast transactions.
8. Free trial or pay-as-you-go? Don't pay for a monthly subscription without a test. Trial — at minimum 100 MB.
9. Refund policy. Read it carefully. With 80% of providers a refund "in case of technical issues" is hard to get in practice.
10. Rotation method. By timer (3-10 min) or by URL? For affiliate work API rotation is preferred.
11. 24/7 support or business hours? On weekend campaigns this can be critical.

How to verify iGaming tolerance up front

Don't take support's word for it — some providers say "yes" but block on first contact with a casino domain. Test procedure:

1. Buy a minimum trial or top up $10 pay-as-you-go.
2. Configure the proxy and visit 5-10 typical iGaming domains: bet365.com, parimatch.com, fonbet.com, casino.com etc. Don't sign up — just hit the homepage.
3. Wait 24-48 hours and try again. If the account is suddenly suspended or proxies start dropping requests, the provider isn't tolerant.
4. If it looks OK, scale up gradually — not 1000 requests/hour from day one.

Red flags in providers

• Strict KYC at signup — DPA signature, detailed use-case description, video verification. Hard to bypass; we recommend skipping.
• Enterprise orientation — if the site talks about "Fortune 500 clients" and "compliance-first", expect a verification block on affiliate work.
• No pay-as-you-go — only $200+ monthly subscriptions means they're filtering for serious teams only.
• No crypto checkout — the provider is intentionally filtering out "problematic" customers.
• A "Permitted use" section in Terms with an explicit list of forbidden cases (gambling, scraping social media, etc.).

Budget vs quality for affiliates

Realistic scenarios:

$300/month — affiliate starter

• 5 mobile dedicated ports × $25-30 = $150 (for working accounts)
• $50 on residential SOAX/Decodo (for landing-page testing)
• $50 on an anti-detect browser (Dolphin, Octobrowser)
• $50 on offers and tracker

$1000/month — scaling

• 20-25 mobile dedicated ports = $500-700
• $200 on a residential pool for parallel campaigns
• $100 on an anti-detect browser with 50+ profiles
• $100 on optimisation (tracker, spy tools, creatives)

$5000+/month — pro team

It's a mix at this point: 100+ mobile ports across 3-4 providers for geo redundancy, 200+ GB residential for testing, separate accounts per team member, dedicated VPS infrastructure for the anti-detect browsers.

Don't start with the most expensive setup. Most affiliates burn the first $1000-2000 on premium kit they don't actually need. A robust stack: SOAX residential + iProxy mobile + Dolphin Anty — covers 90% of the work for a team up to 5 people.