:root {
  --ink: #17212b;
  --muted: #5f6d7a;
  --line: #d8e3e8;
  --paper: #f4f8f9;
  --panel: #ffffff;
  --soft: #e8f2f3;
  --deep: #17353a;
  --navy: #22324c;
  --accent: #18a999;
  --accent-2: #f0b84f;
  --danger: #8b1e3f;
  --shadow: 0 16px 38px rgba(23, 33, 43, .11);
}

* { box-sizing: border-box; }
html { scroll-behavior: smooth; }
body {
  margin: 0;
  font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;
  color: var(--ink);
  background: var(--paper);
  line-height: 1.62;
  overflow-x: hidden;
}
a { color: #0c6f83; font-weight: 700; text-decoration: none; }
a:hover { text-decoration: underline; }
.shell { width: calc(100% - 34px); max-width: 1180px; margin: 0 auto; }

.notice {
  padding: 10px 16px;
  text-align: center;
  font-size: 14px;
  font-weight: 500;
}
.notice.affiliate { background: var(--navy); color: #fff; }
.notice.age { background: #fff8e8; color: #563e08; border-bottom: 1px solid #efdcae; }

.site-header {
  position: sticky;
  top: 0;
  z-index: 20;
  background: rgba(244, 248, 249, .96);
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line);
  backdrop-filter: blur(10px);
}
.nav-shell {
  min-height: 78px;
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: space-between;
  gap: 22px;
}
.brand-mark {
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 12px;
  color: var(--ink);
  font-weight: 900;
  font-size: 21px;
}
.mark {
  width: 42px;
  height: 42px;
  display: grid;
  place-items: center;
  border-radius: 8px;
  color: #092426;
  background: linear-gradient(145deg, var(--accent), #c7fff7);
  box-shadow: inset 0 0 0 1px rgba(255,255,255,.5);
  font-size: 14px;
  letter-spacing: 0;
}
.nav-links {
  display: flex;
  gap: 20px;
  align-items: center;
  font-size: 14px;
}
.nav-links a { color: #263748; font-weight: 800; }
.badge-18 {
  width: 44px;
  height: 44px;
  display: grid;
  place-items: center;
  border-radius: 8px;
  background: #fff;
  border: 2px solid var(--danger);
  color: var(--danger);
  font-weight: 900;
}

section { padding: 74px 0; }
.hero {
  min-height: 610px;
  display: grid;
  align-items: center;
  color: #fff;
  background:
    linear-gradient(120deg, rgba(23, 53, 58, .98) 0%, rgba(34, 50, 76, .92) 58%, rgba(24, 169, 153, .70) 100%),
    repeating-linear-gradient(135deg, rgba(255,255,255,.08) 0 1px, transparent 1px 28px);
}
.hero-grid {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1fr) 390px;
  gap: 44px;
  align-items: center;
}
.hero-copy { min-width: 0; }
.hero h1, .page-hero h1 {
  margin: 0;
  font-size: clamp(40px, 6.4vw, 76px);
  line-height: 1.03;
  letter-spacing: 0;
}
.hero p { max-width: 700px; color: #e8f6f6; font-size: 18px; }
.eyebrow {
  margin: 0 0 14px;
  color: var(--accent-2);
  font-weight: 900;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  font-size: 13px;
  letter-spacing: 0;
}
.hero-actions, .casino-actions { display: flex; gap: 12px; flex-wrap: wrap; align-items: center; }
.button {
  min-height: 48px;
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
  border-radius: 8px;
  padding: 12px 18px;
  font-weight: 900;
  border: 1px solid transparent;
  text-decoration: none;
}
.button.primary { background: var(--accent); color: #061f22; box-shadow: 0 14px 30px rgba(24, 169, 153, .28); }
.button.secondary { background: #fff; color: var(--ink); border-color: var(--line); }

.hero-board {
  display: grid;
  gap: 12px;
  padding: 16px;
  border-radius: 8px;
  background: rgba(255,255,255,.12);
  border: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.24);
}
.hero-board div {
  min-height: 92px;
  border-left: 4px solid var(--accent-2);
  background: rgba(255,255,255,.1);
  border-radius: 8px;
  padding: 16px;
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: space-between;
  gap: 16px;
}
.hero-board strong { font-size: 34px; color: #fff; }
.hero-board span { color: #e7f4f3; font-weight: 800; text-align: right; }

h2 { font-size: clamp(28px, 4vw, 42px); line-height: 1.12; margin: 0 0 18px; }
h3 { margin: 0 0 8px; font-size: 20px; }
.alt { background: var(--soft); }
.method-grid { display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(4, 1fr); gap: 16px; }
.method-grid article, .content-panel, .casino-card {
  background: var(--panel);
  border: 1px solid var(--line);
  border-radius: 8px;
  box-shadow: var(--shadow);
}
.method-grid article { padding: 24px; }
.method-grid article h3::before {
  content: "";
  display: block;
  width: 38px;
  height: 4px;
  border-radius: 999px;
  background: var(--accent);
  margin-bottom: 14px;
}
.section-heading { max-width: 760px; margin-bottom: 24px; }
.section-heading p { color: var(--muted); }
.filter-bar { display: flex; gap: 10px; flex-wrap: wrap; margin-bottom: 20px; }
.filter-btn {
  border: 1px solid var(--line);
  background: #fff;
  color: var(--ink);
  border-radius: 8px;
  padding: 10px 16px;
  font-weight: 900;
  cursor: pointer;
}
.filter-btn.active { background: var(--deep); color: #fff; border-color: var(--deep); }
.ranking-list { display: grid; gap: 14px; }
.casino-card {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 54px 178px minmax(0, 1fr) 210px;
  gap: 18px;
  padding: 18px;
  align-items: center;
}
.rank {
  width: 42px;
  height: 42px;
  display: grid;
  place-items: center;
  border-radius: 8px;
  background: var(--deep);
  color: #fff;
  font-weight: 900;
}
.logo-tile {
  min-height: 78px;
  display: grid;
  place-items: center;
  border-radius: 8px;
  background: linear-gradient(180deg, #fff, #eef7f8);
  border: 1px solid var(--line);
}
.logo-tile img, .review-logo { max-width: 100%; height: auto; object-fit: contain; }
.casino-main h3 { font-size: 24px; }
.meta { color: var(--muted); font-size: 14px; font-weight: 800; }
.licence-row { display: flex; gap: 12px; flex-wrap: wrap; font-size: 13px; }
.licence-row span { color: #116a4f; font-weight: 900; }

.page-hero {
  color: #fff;
  background:
    linear-gradient(120deg, rgba(23,53,58,.98), rgba(34,50,76,.92)),
    repeating-linear-gradient(135deg, rgba(255,255,255,.08) 0 1px, transparent 1px 30px);
}
.page-hero.compact { padding: 78px 0; min-height: auto; }
.page-hero p { max-width: 760px; color: #e8f6f6; font-size: 18px; }
.two-col { display: grid; grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1.12fr) minmax(280px, .68fr); gap: 20px; align-items: start; }
.content-panel { padding: 28px; }
.muted-panel { background: #f9fcfc; }
.facts { display: grid; gap: 10px; margin: 0 0 18px; }
.facts div { display: grid; grid-template-columns: 190px minmax(0, 1fr); gap: 12px; padding: 12px 0; border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line); }
dt { font-weight: 900; color: #34404c; }
dd { margin: 0; }
.checklist { padding-left: 18px; }
.checklist li { margin-bottom: 8px; }
.split-band { display: grid; grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1fr) minmax(280px, .6fr); gap: 24px; align-items: center; }
.support-links { display: grid; grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr; gap: 12px; }
.support-links a {
  min-height: 58px;
  border-radius: 8px;
  border: 1px solid var(--line);
  background: #fff;
  display: grid;
  place-items: center;
  color: var(--ink);
}
.site-footer {
  background: #17212b;
  color: #dce7eb;
  padding: 52px 0 22px;
}
.footer-grid { display: grid; grid-template-columns: 1.35fr 1fr 1fr 1fr; gap: 26px; }
.footer-brand { color: #fff; margin-bottom: 12px; }
.site-footer h2 { color: #fff; font-size: 16px; margin-bottom: 12px; }
.site-footer a { color: #fff; }
.site-footer ul { list-style: none; padding: 0; margin: 0; display: grid; gap: 8px; }
.operator-warning {
  color: #fff;
  background: rgba(24,169,153,.16);
  border-left: 4px solid var(--accent);
  border-radius: 8px;
  padding: 12px;
  font-weight: 900;
}
.footer-bottom { margin-top: 28px; padding-top: 18px; border-top: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.14); color: #bdcbd0; font-size: 13px; }
[hidden] { display: none !important; }

@media (max-width: 900px) {
  .nav-shell { align-items: center; padding: 14px 0; flex-wrap: wrap; }
  .nav-links { order: 3; width: 100%; overflow-x: auto; max-width: 100%; padding-bottom: 4px; }
  .hero-grid, .two-col, .split-band, .footer-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
  .method-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr; }
  .casino-card { grid-template-columns: 48px minmax(0, 1fr); }
  .logo-tile { grid-column: 2; }
  .casino-main, .casino-actions { grid-column: 1 / -1; }
  .casino-actions .button { flex: 1 1 180px; }
}

@media (max-width: 560px) {
  .shell { width: 368px; max-width: calc(100vw - 22px); margin-left: 11px; margin-right: auto; }
  .hero-copy, .section-heading, .content-panel, .casino-main, .method-grid article { min-width: 0; max-width: 100%; }
  .notice { padding: 9px 12px; font-size: 13px; overflow-wrap: anywhere; }
  section { padding: 48px 0; }
  .hero { min-height: auto; padding: 56px 0; }
  .hero h1, .page-hero h1 { font-size: 29px; max-width: calc(100vw - 24px); overflow-wrap: anywhere; }
  .hero h1 span { display: block; }
  h2 { font-size: 24px; max-width: calc(100vw - 24px); overflow-wrap: anywhere; }
  .hero p, .page-hero p, .method-grid p, .casino-main p { font-size: 16px; max-width: 100%; overflow-wrap: anywhere; }
  .hero-board, .method-grid, .support-links { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
  .hero-board div { align-items: flex-start; flex-direction: column; min-height: 104px; }
  .hero-board span { text-align: left; }
  .facts div { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 2px; }
  .button { width: 100%; }
  .nav-shell { gap: 12px; }
  .nav-links { flex-wrap: wrap; overflow: visible; row-gap: 6px; }
  .brand-mark { font-size: 18px; }
}

/* NORTHVALE | independent editorial design system */
:root{--ink:#18263b;--muted:#526477;--line:#d9dcd7;--paper:#f7f4ec;--panel:#fffefa;--soft:#ebece5;--deep:#172b3e;--navy:#10283c;--accent:#276c60;--accent-2:#d6b477;--danger:#9d433b;--shadow:0 14px 38px rgba(19,39,55,.075)}
body{font-family:'Trebuchet MS',Verdana,sans-serif;line-height:1.7;letter-spacing:.005em}
h1,h2,h3,.brand-mark,.hero-board strong{font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif;letter-spacing:-.025em}
h2{font-size:clamp(31px,3.6vw,48px);font-weight:500}h3{font-weight:600}
a{color:#1d655d}a:hover{color:#a16e2d}
.notice.affiliate{background:#10283c;font-size:12px;letter-spacing:.02em;padding:8px 14px}
.notice.age{background:#e9e5d9;border-bottom:1px solid #c9c3b4;color:#4a3c31;font-size:13px;padding:7px 14px}
.site-header{background:rgba(250,248,242,.97);border-bottom:1px solid #d8d7ce}
.nav-shell{min-height:92px}.brand-mark{font-size:23px;font-weight:600;letter-spacing:-.04em;gap:14px}.mark{background:#173b44;color:#f4e8c9;border-radius:50%;width:46px;height:46px;box-shadow:none;font:600 16px Georgia,serif}
.nav-links{gap:25px}.nav-links a{font-weight:600;font-size:13px;letter-spacing:.02em;color:#263b4b}
.badge-18{border-radius:50%;width:42px;height:42px;border:1px solid #a4554a;color:#8d3835;background:#f6eee5;font-size:13px}
section{padding:88px 0}.hero{min-height:650px;background:radial-gradient(ellipse at 90% 15%,rgba(209,178,120,.24),transparent 32%),linear-gradient(135deg,#0c2538 0%,#193a48 62%,#1f514b 100%);position:relative;overflow:hidden}
.hero:after{content:'';position:absolute;right:-160px;bottom:-290px;width:650px;height:650px;border:1px solid rgba(218,191,139,.24);border-radius:50%;box-shadow:0 0 0 75px rgba(218,191,139,.025),0 0 0 150px rgba(218,191,139,.02);pointer-events:none}
.hero-grid{grid-template-columns:minmax(0,1fr) 330px;gap:70px;position:relative;z-index:1}.hero h1{font-family:Georgia,serif;font-size:clamp(44px,5.8vw,78px);line-height:1.07;font-weight:500;letter-spacing:-.045em}.hero h1 span{display:block}.hero h1 span:last-child{color:#dfc495}.hero p{color:#dbe7e3;font-size:17px}.eyebrow{color:#b68b4c;font-size:11px;letter-spacing:.19em;font-weight:800}
.button{border-radius:3px;letter-spacing:.025em;font-weight:700;box-shadow:none!important}.button.primary{background:#d4b37b;color:#172c3c}.button.primary:hover{background:#f0d4a0;color:#172c3c}.button.secondary{background:transparent;color:#f9f3e6;border:1px solid #aab9b8}.hero .button.secondary{color:#f9f3e6}.button.secondary:hover{background:#f5f0e8;color:#172c3c}
.hero-board{border:1px solid rgba(218,194,147,.5);background:rgba(12,35,51,.52);padding:22px;border-radius:2px;gap:0}.hero-board div{background:transparent;border:0;border-bottom:1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.15);border-radius:0;padding:17px 0;min-height:83px}.hero-board div:last-child{border-bottom:0}.hero-board strong{font-size:32px;color:#e4c68c}.hero-board span{font-size:12px;letter-spacing:.02em;font-weight:500;color:#f4f2ec}
.alt{background:#ecefe9}.method-grid article,.content-panel,.casino-card{border-radius:4px;box-shadow:0 7px 25px rgba(19,39,55,.05);border-color:#dadfd9}.method-grid article{padding:30px}.method-grid article h3::before{background:#b38c52;height:2px;width:50px}
.casino-card{border-left:3px solid #bc9c66;transition:transform .2s ease,box-shadow .2s ease}.casino-card:hover{transform:translateY(-2px);box-shadow:0 17px 32px rgba(19,39,55,.12)}
.filter-btn{border-radius:2px;background:#faf8f3;color:#203e4c;font-weight:600}.filter-btn.active{background:#1a3948;border-color:#1a3948}.logo-tile{background:#fff;border:1px solid #e6e8e2}
.page-hero{background:linear-gradient(125deg,#102b3e,#225449)!important}.page-hero h1{font-family:Georgia,serif;font-weight:500;letter-spacing:-.04em}
footer,.site-footer{background:#102738!important;color:#f3eee2}footer a,.site-footer a{color:#e6c99a}
@media(max-width:900px){.hero-grid{grid-template-columns:1fr;gap:26px}.hero{min-height:0}.hero-board{grid-template-columns:repeat(2,minmax(0,1fr));gap:12px}.hero-board div{padding:10px}.nav-shell{min-height:74px}section{padding:60px 0}}
@media(max-width:560px){.hero h1{font-size:clamp(37px,10vw,55px)}.hero-board{grid-template-columns:1fr 1fr}.hero-board strong{font-size:25px}.hero-board span{font-size:11px}.brand-mark{font-size:19px}.notice{font-size:11px!important}}

.site-footer .footer-grid > div { min-width: 0; }
.site-footer p { overflow-wrap: anywhere; }