Glossary

The region that actually responds to a touch, which is not necessarily the whole visible icon.

Used in: Can you reach casino account controls with one hand?

The region that responds to a tap; a small icon can sit inside a larger active target, and a large decorative background may contain a much smaller clickable region.

Used in: How do you check whether a mobile casino page is usable?

Apple’s on-device record of certain data and sensor access and network activity, gathered only after it is enabled.

Used in: What your phone can tell you about a casino app’s permissions

Data transmitted off the device and accessible beyond the time needed to service a request in real time.

Used in: What your phone can tell you about a casino app’s permissions

An access choice that applies only while an app is in use, or asks each time, rather than a permanent yes.

Used in: What your phone can tell you about a casino app’s permissions

A density-independent unit, distinct from the hardware pixels in a display. Device pixels divided by the phone’s device pixel ratio give CSS pixels.

Used in: Is it better to use the casino app or the website? Ten checks, measured on a phone

Google Play’s developer-declared description of collection, sharing and handling; separate from the technical permissions list.

Used in: What your phone can tell you about a casino app’s permissions

A cap a customer sets on how much can be deposited; the Gambling Commission’s RTS 12 calls these financial limit facilities.

Used in: Is it better to use the casino app or the website? Ten checks, measured on a phone

Mobile pinch zoom, a browser text setting and desktop viewport testing, which need not produce identical behaviour; record which was used.

Used in: How do you check whether a mobile casino page is usable?

A Chrome for Android setting that lets you zoom pages that try to prevent it.

Used in: How do I use my mobile browser to zoom? Measured on a phone, with the method

Repositioning the phone in the holding hand to continue the route. A working definition for this protocol, not WCAG terminology.

Used in: Can you reach casino account controls with one hand?

A deliberate touch that did not activate the intended control, recorded as its own event.

Used in: Can you reach casino account controls with one hand?

The period between enabling a report and reading it; only access recorded inside it can be interpreted.

Used in: What your phone can tell you about a casino app’s permissions

An operating-system setting the user enabled; it differs from a page that refuses to display until the phone is rotated.

Used in: How do you check whether a mobile casino page is usable?

The zoom control in Safari on iPhone and, for one site at a time, in Chrome on Android.

Used in: How do I use my mobile browser to zoom? Measured on a phone, with the method

The message an iOS app must supply explaining why it wants a protected resource, shown in the permission prompt.

Used in: Is it better to use the casino app or the website? Ten checks, measured on a phone

Permission for a site to send notifications to the phone through the browser; one of the features MDN’s Permissions API reference lists.

Used in: Is it better to use the casino app or the website? Ten checks, measured on a phone

Text rewrapping into one column as it grows, so you only scroll up and down.

Used in: How do I use my mobile browser to zoom? Measured on a phone, with the method, How do you check whether a mobile casino page is usable?

L = 0.2126 * R + 0.7152 * G + 0.0722 * B, each channel converted from its 8-bit value as WCAG defines; the input to the contrast ratio.

Used in: Is it better to use the casino app or the website? Ten checks, measured on a phone

A theoretical average proportion of stakes returned as prizes over many plays; not a session guarantee.

Used in: Is it better to use the casino app or the website? Ten checks, measured on a phone

The sequence of screens attempted during the task, recorded with the point at which you stopped.

Used in: How do you check whether a mobile casino page is usable?

The Gambling Commission’s remote technical standards, which bind the operator on both routes.

Used in: Is it better to use the casino app or the website? Ten checks, measured on a phone

An Android permission, also known as a dangerous permission, that covers private user data and raises a prompt when requested.

Used in: Is it better to use the casino app or the website? Ten checks, measured on a phone

Introducing the other hand to stabilise or operate the phone during the route.

Used in: Can you reach casino account controls with one hand?

A browser’s own permission record for one website, such as location, camera or microphone in Chrome on Android.

Used in: What your phone can tell you about a casino app’s permissions

The amount put at risk in a particular bet.

Used in: Is it better to use the casino app or the website? Ten checks, measured on a phone, How do you check whether a mobile casino page is usable?

The part of a web page the phone shows at once. Our test view is 390 CSS pixels wide.

Used in: How do I use my mobile browser to zoom? Measured on a phone, with the method