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Skins, gacha boxes, card rips, and prediction bets all run on casino mechanics. Here is how each one works, and where the house hides.
As Bitcoin rallies to its highest price since June, we look at the crypto gambling market to see whether players cut back their playtime to ride the bull run.
By FairGambling Research · 02/09/2026 · 5 min read
Crypto casinos openly match VIP tiers earned elsewhere. Read who matches what, the proof they demand, and the fine print that decides if you get to keep it.
By Dan Voss · 02/09/2026 · 5 min read
A field checklist from recent payout crises, closures and license exits - lowering withdrawals caps, template support, license shenanigans, and more.
By Dan Voss · 01/09/2026 · 6 min read
Casino searches in Argentina skyrocketed as inflation raced toward 300 percent, then fell with it. Exploring what dying money does to the logic of a bet.
By Dan Voss · 31/08/2026 · 8 min read
Prediction markets are battling gambling laws worldwide in 2026: Many EU countries now block Polymarket, while Kalshi faces lawsuits, injunctions, and daily fines across US states. Can the US and Europe solve regulation together?
By Werner Vermaak · 28/08/2026 · 7 min read
Billion-dollar wins, 1 in 10 streamers gambling with fake balances, balance overlay tools, and the ethical implications of non-disclosure open new questions for the future of gambling.
By Dan Voss · 25/08/2026 · 14 min read
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
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
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
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
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
Skins, gacha boxes, card rips, and prediction bets all run on casino mechanics. Here is how each one works, and where the house hides.
By Werner Vermaak · 03/09/2026 · 11 min read
As Bitcoin rallies to its highest price since June, we look at the crypto gambling market to see whether players cut back their playtime to ride the bull run.
By FairGambling Research · 02/09/2026 · 5 min read
Crypto casinos openly match VIP tiers earned elsewhere. Read who matches what, the proof they demand, and the fine print that decides if you get to keep it.
By Dan Voss · 02/09/2026 · 5 min read
A field checklist from recent payout crises, closures and license exits - lowering withdrawals caps, template support, license shenanigans, and more.
By Dan Voss · 01/09/2026 · 6 min read
Casino searches in Argentina skyrocketed as inflation raced toward 300 percent, then fell with it. Exploring what dying money does to the logic of a bet.
By Dan Voss · 31/08/2026 · 8 min read
Prediction markets are battling gambling laws worldwide in 2026: Many EU countries now block Polymarket, while Kalshi faces lawsuits, injunctions, and daily fines across US states. Can the US and Europe solve regulation together?
By Werner Vermaak · 28/08/2026 · 7 min read
Billion-dollar wins, 1 in 10 streamers gambling with fake balances, balance overlay tools, and the ethical implications of non-disclosure open new questions for the future of gambling.
By Dan Voss · 25/08/2026 · 14 min read
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
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
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
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
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