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The $10M Gap in Winna's Slide Record
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The $10M Gap in Winna's Slide Record

A player lost $7.3 million on Winna's Slide, most of it in one final fourteen-minute burst. Three days later, the game's history was wiped. There is now no public way to check whether those rounds were fair.

By Alexander Lux· 22/08/2026 · 16 min read
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Legal Sports Betting Was Supposed to Kill the Black Market. It's Losing

Illegal online gambling in the US grew 45% in 2025, twice the pace of licensed sites, and took 77% of the $125.6 billion Americans lost. From Lagos to LA, the same pattern shows up globally and doesn't discriminate between the world's richest and poorest countries.

By Werner Vermaak · 21/08/2026 · 9 min read

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How to Spot a Trustworthy Crypto Casino in 2026: The On-Chain Checklist

Crypto casinos have made fairness provable and solvency invisible. The five on-chain checks worth running before you deposit anything in 2026.

By Dan Voss · 17/08/2026 · 9 min read

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Hacks and Heists: The Security Nightmare of Crypto Betting Empires

Razed has become the latest high-profile crypto gambling site to be successfully hacked. With thousands of players logging into these sites each day, are they at risk every time they do?

By FairGambling Research · 12/08/2026 · 14 min read

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Europe Makes Casinos Refund Gambling Losses. A Curaçao Ruling Just Showed Who Gets Left Out

European courts void contracts with unlicensed casinos. A Saudi who lost $7.8 million tried that in Curaçao and got the bill instead.

By Dan Voss · 10/08/2026 · 9 min read

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Play Money, Real Gambling: Roblox Is Just the Start

Sweepstakes casinos, Robux sites, loot boxes, and social casino apps all claim they fall outside gambling law with no purchase or no real prize. Courts worldwide have found otherwise…

By Werner Vermaak · 07/08/2026 · 12 min read

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The $10M Gap in Winna's Slide Record

A player lost $7.3 million on Winna's Slide, most of it in one final fourteen-minute burst. Three days later, the game's history was wiped. There is now no public way to check whether those rounds were fair.

By Alexander Lux · 22/08/2026 · 16 min read

Research

Legal Sports Betting Was Supposed to Kill the Black Market. It's Losing

Illegal online gambling in the US grew 45% in 2025, twice the pace of licensed sites, and took 77% of the $125.6 billion Americans lost. From Lagos to LA, the same pattern shows up globally and doesn't discriminate between the world's richest and poorest countries.

By Werner Vermaak · 21/08/2026 · 9 min read

Research

How to Spot a Trustworthy Crypto Casino in 2026: The On-Chain Checklist

Crypto casinos have made fairness provable and solvency invisible. The five on-chain checks worth running before you deposit anything in 2026.

By Dan Voss · 17/08/2026 · 9 min read

Research

Hacks and Heists: The Security Nightmare of Crypto Betting Empires

Razed has become the latest high-profile crypto gambling site to be successfully hacked. With thousands of players logging into these sites each day, are they at risk every time they do?

By FairGambling Research · 12/08/2026 · 14 min read

Research

Europe Makes Casinos Refund Gambling Losses. A Curaçao Ruling Just Showed Who Gets Left Out

European courts void contracts with unlicensed casinos. A Saudi who lost $7.8 million tried that in Curaçao and got the bill instead.

By Dan Voss · 10/08/2026 · 9 min read

Research

Play Money, Real Gambling: Roblox Is Just the Start

Sweepstakes casinos, Robux sites, loot boxes, and social casino apps all claim they fall outside gambling law with no purchase or no real prize. Courts worldwide have found otherwise…

By Werner Vermaak · 07/08/2026 · 12 min read