Testing for Significance: T-Tests, Variance and Confidence Behind the CAC Score
An average can lie. We ran the California survey data through SPSS with t-tests, variance analysis and confidence intervals so that every number in the score earns its place.
By Derek LoomisMay 28, 2026
From Survey to Score: Weighting the Eight CAC Pillars Out of 100
Survey data on one side, hands-on testing on the other. Here is exactly how the two become eight weighted pillars and one number in a green poker chip.
By Ryan CarriganJune 4, 2026
The CAC team weighs in
The analysts behind the study talk through what this chapter means for a California player.
A national rating treats a California player like an average American. They aren't. Everything downstream — banking, legality, the casinos that even accept them — is different here.
Right, and the licensing badges national sites lean on have no force in an offshore California context. A ‘trusted’ seal doesn't help a CA player whose withdrawal stalls.
Which is exactly how a casino can carry five stars nationally and still frustrate the people we surveyed. The headline and the lived experience drift apart.
Banking is the cleanest example. Crypto cash-out speed matters far more to a California player than it does to a generic national audience, so it has to be weighted for them.
So we built a California-specific score, grounded in verified player data and published openly, so you can see why Ignition lands at 98 and a weaker operator at 75.
Keep reading
Our full 67-page methodology and dataset: a stratified survey of 4,217 verified California players aged 21+, the eight-pillar weighting model, complete data tables and statistical analysis behind every score on this site.
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