Analysis by topic
Each topic gathers the analysis pieces that carry its tag, newest first. A piece can sit in more than one topic, so the counts below add up to more than the number of pieces.
A topic gets a page once it holds at least two pieces. Every figure in those pieces traces to a document named at the foot of the page it appears on.
21 topics
Prediction markets
8 pieces · latest
Kalshi, Polymarket and the sportsbook prediction products, read from regulator records, court filings, IRS guidance and each platform's own terms.
Sweepstakes casinos
3 pieces · latest
Whether sweepstakes casinos count as gambling, what California's AB 831 does, and what the operators' own terms say, read from statutes and filings.
Crypto cards
6 pieces · latest
Crypto debit and credit cards compared on fees and issuers, what card terms say about gambling, and how chargebacks on card purchases work.
Stablecoins
7 pieces · latest
USDT and USDC compared on issuers, reserves, networks and freeze powers, with what Coinbase pays on USDC and what buying USDT costs.
Casino ownership
3 pieces · latest
Who stands behind the crypto casinos on the register, traced through company registers, licence records and filings rather than the operators' own pages.
RTP and house edge
4 pieces · latest
Return to player and house edge worked through as arithmetic, published RTP figures checked against studio sheets, and a 100% RTP claim read.
Stake
11 pieces · latest
The public record on Stake and Stake.us: the Curacao licence entry, company filings, US lawsuits, the Ireland exit and the Lagos regulator's list.
Wallets
18 pieces · latest
Self-custody and hardware wallets: seed phrases, Ledger and Trezor, MetaMask and Trust Wallet, Solana wallets and the scams aimed at their users.
Bitcoin
17 pieces · latest
How to buy, send, sell and spend bitcoin with the fees from each app's own help pages, plus bitcoin ETFs, ATMs, supply and traceability.
Tax
11 pieces · latest
How crypto gains and gambling winnings are taxed, read from IRS and HMRC guidance and Canadian and Indian tax law, with losses and TDS covered.
KYC and verification
20 pieces · latest
When crypto casinos check identity, which documents they ask for and what happens to a balance when verification fails, read from binding terms.
Withdrawals
5 pieces · latest
Withdrawal times as binding casino terms state them, the UK rules on paying out, Polymarket withdrawals and the Duelbits hack traced on chain.
India
4 pieces · latest
India's Online Gaming Act 2025, the legal status of crypto and of Stake in India, and the 30% tax and 1% TDS on crypto transfers.
Canada
3 pieces · latest
Gambling in Canada by province: Alberta's iGaming market, whether Stake is legal in Canada, and how gambling winnings are taxed.
United Kingdom
4 pieces · latest
The Gambling Commission's rules on verification and withdrawals, HMRC's guidance on crypto tax, and how bingo is classed under British law.
Licences
5 pieces · latest
Casino licence records read at the issuing authority: Curacao and Anjouan entries, licence expiry, the Curacao authority hack and KYC duties compared.
Exchanges
20 pieces · latest
Coinbase, Kraken, Binance and Gemini compared on licences, fees and custody, and what exchange terms say about sending funds to gambling sites.
Security and scams
17 pieces · latest
How crypto scams work, from fake support calls and wallet drainers to pig butchering and bitcoin ATM fraud, with FBI figures and company warnings.
Gambling law
19 pieces · latest
Whether sweepstakes, fantasy sports, prediction markets, day trading and bingo count as gambling, plus crypto casino law in Australia, Canada and India.
Casino terms
11 pieces · latest
Crypto casino terms read clause by clause: verification, withdrawal times, bonuses, VIP programmes, anonymity and restricted countries.
United States
41 pieces · latest
Crypto, gambling and prediction markets for US readers: state sweepstakes and fantasy law, IRS rules on winnings, US exchange fees and Stake.us suits.