It is better to trust people who are often playing gambling in the gambling site than to trust from the reviews because they can use fake reviews to make their site looks legit. Using small amounts for deposit will be better too if you want to check on how good the site so you can feel safe when you continue playing the games. But don't forget always to take care of your money and never use big money to play because playing gambling can risk all the money you have and you have a chance to lose all the money.
For a freshly created gambling site, the reviews will be either fake or paid, which also means fake obviously. If this is my money, I would rather trust my own experience or, in some cases, the experience of my friends and make a decision based on all factors. This is a reasonable strategy that works not only in gambling, but in all aspects of life as well.
Yup, I even heard that the project itself pays some reviews. They hire some people to write a good and positive thing about the project, and that can lead the investor to make a wrong decision to invest in that project. Yes, what you were saying is right, it is better we manage our money with care and always search for more information about what we need.
And related to choosing the right gambling website, I always search on here first before I select on which site I want to use for gamble. I think it is enough if we can read the reviews from here because we've got so many members that will help us to find a good gambling site.