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Captain Quackquake inspecting a tall ornate silver cup with a magnifying glass in a jeweller's workshop
Esports · Blog22 Oct The Summoner's Cup: History of the LoL Worlds Trophy Commissioned by Riot, redesigned by Tiffany & Co. in 2022 and made lighter in 2025: what we know about the cup every Worlds team plays for.
Captain Quackquake holding a record book in front of a wall of six glowing trophy silhouettes
Esports · Blog22 Oct LoL Worlds Records: Faker's Six Titles, T1's Three-Peat and Final Stats Six titles, eight finals and the first three-peat in Worlds history: the records behind Faker and T1, plus what the final scores say about the event.
Captain Quackquake in front of a huge screen with a rising audience graph and a crowd of glowing screens
Esports · Blog22 Oct LoL Worlds Viewership Records: Peak Viewers by Year The 2024 final holds the Esports Charts record at 6.94 million peak viewers. Here is how Worlds audiences compare year by year, and why you shouldn't line up every figure you see.
Captain Quackquake at a tactics board with five role pieces lined up beside trophy slots
Esports · Blog22 Oct Every Worlds-Winning Roster: LoL Champion Lineups Since 2018 Five players, five roles, one Summoner's Cup: the lineups that won the final, with the Finals MVP and what each roster had in common.
Miss Quackles at her desk holding a calculator, with casino chips, a lottery ticket, a slot reel and blank forms sorted into trays, and a slot machine, stadium and lottery drum behind her
General · Guide21 Oct Gambling Winnings Tax Calculator Enter a year of winnings and losses, pick your tax bracket and see what you owe, and why a break-even year can still cost you.
Granny Quackpot looking worried at a tablet with a falling red chart, with a glittering Macau-style harbour skyline at sunset behind her
Casino · News20 Oct Macau Casino EBITDA Could Fall Almost 11% in Third Quarter, Analysts Estimate A forecast, not results: analysts see profit pressure across Macau, with Galaxy the likely exception.
Granny Quackpot inspecting a gold-sealed licence certificate through a magnifying glass on a tropical island pier
Casino · News19 Oct Comoros Challenges Anjouan Gambling Licensing Network A government dispute puts a popular offshore licence under the spotlight. It does not mean every licensed operator did something wrong.
Granny Quackpot holding a phone that shows one site with a green tick and another with a red cross, in a sunny Philippine plaza with colourful jeepneys
Casino · News19 Oct PAGCOR Targets December Launch for App Identifying Licensed Gambling Sites A licence-check app could make verification easy, if the records behind it are accurate.
Granny Quackpot holding a dice between rows of slot-machine laptops all cabled to one glowing server while police ducks unplug cables
Casino · News19 Oct South Korean Police Uncover Illegal Gambling Network Handling 23 Trillion Won The figure is total stakes, not profit. The case shows how illegal sites can share one technical supply chain.
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Sports · News19 Oct FanDuel Publishes Betting Data as VIP Programs Face Scrutiny A median bet of about $5 sounds modest. It says little about what the heaviest-betting customers spend.
Mr. Quackington in a tuxedo holding a betting slip with several basketball rows crossed out with a red pen in an empty basketball arena
Sports · News19 Oct NBA Tightens Player Prop Betting Rules Ahead of New Season Some player props and same-game parlay combinations are being removed. It is not a blanket ban.
Captain Quackquake winking beside a gold trophy and a black panther plush, with a scoreboard showing three of five maps lit, on a Mediterranean island stage
Esports · News19 Oct FURIA Retains Thunderpick World Championship After Five-Map Final Down 1-2 in a best-of-five, FURIA won on Mirage and Cache to repeat as champions.
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Sweepstakes · News19 Oct GiddyUp Reportedly Suspends Games While Keeping Withdrawals Open Unconfirmed reports say games are paused and cash-outs close on 2 November. Here is what is known, and what is not.
Professor Quackstradamus raising a sceptical eyebrow at a phone showing a download icon, next to a glowing billboard with a faceless silhouette and a rising chart
Prediction Markets · News19 Oct Novig Reports Download and Deposit Growth After Sydney Sweeney Campaign Big percentages from the company. They measure attention, not lasting customers.
Professor Quackstradamus holding a legal scroll beside a golden balance scale, between a state capitol dome and a federal courthouse
Prediction Markets · News19 Oct Underdog Challenges Tennessee Enforcement in Federal Court Another prediction market takes the federal versus state fight to court. A filing is not a ruling.
Five golden player cards for Zeus, Tarzan, Caps, Smash and CoreJJ in an arena under the headline Five Players. $15.
Esports · Blog18 Oct Build a Worlds 2026 Roster for $15: Captain's Five Picks Five roles, five price tags, fifteen dollars. Every upgrade costs you somewhere else — so here's where I'm spending, and what 324 Reddit lineups say about everyone else.
A glowing black-and-gold chest bursting open in a packed esports arena, with reward cards floating out beneath a giant silver trophy
Esports · Blog18 Oct Worlds 2026 Drops: How to Get Them and Why Some Fans Wait The first Worlds 2026 drop has landed, at least for some of us. Here's how drops work, which icons fans have spotted, and what to check if your inventory is still empty.
Captain Quackquake in a headset pointing at the Worlds trophy in a packed arena, with fan chat bubbles and a rising stats chart
Esports · Blog18 Oct Worlds 2026 Favourites: The Stats, Reddit and Captain's Pick Ask who will win Worlds, then ask who you want to win. Three answers: the numbers, the fans on Reddit, and the duck in the headset.
Worlds 2026 Power Rankings title card by Captain Quackquake, with the Worlds trophy on a mountain summit above a stairway lined with banners
Esports · Blog18 Oct LoL Worlds 2026 Power Rankings: Captain Ranks All 19 Teams Famous jerseys carry weight at Worlds. The question is how much weight they deserve next to the games a team has actually played this year. Here's every team, ranked.
Captain Quackquake raising a gold trophy on an esports stage in a neon Asian city with confetti and giant tactical map screens
Esports · News18 Oct LOUD Wins Second VALORANT Champions Title With Victory Over Vitality A comeback from 3-9 down on the opening map set up the first two-time Champions winner.
Captain Quackquake presenting a row of seven glowing pedestals, each holding a fantasy hero figure of a different class: knight, warrior, rogue, mage, archer, healer and hooded sorcerer
Esports · Guide17 Oct League of Legends Champion Classes: Every Class and Subclass Explained Seven classes, twelve subclasses and one basic champion to understand each of them. Learn these and every pro draft becomes readable.
Captain Quackquake pointing at a holographic fantasy battle-arena map with blue and red bases, next to a screen comparing blue and red team bars
Esports · Guide17 Oct What Is League of Legends? A Beginner's Guide for Bettors You already know how betting works but not how LoL works? Ten minutes with this guide and the odds board will make sense.
Granny Quackpot on an autumn Boston bench with a laptop and a pause symbol, a casino hotel and the State House behind her
Casino · News13 Oct Massachusetts Online Casino Bill Stalled, but a 2027 Push Is Coming Massachusetts has casinos and legal online sports betting — so why not online casinos? The answer is mostly about who stands to lose.
Mr. Quackington holding an umbrella over a young basketball player reading angry messages on his phone in an empty gym
Sports · News13 Oct College Athletes Are Becoming Targets of Angry Bettors When a bet is tied to one player's stats, a missed free throw can become a personal attack. The NCAA's own surveys show how common that has become.
Mr. Quackington dropping a coin into a tax box while holding a betting slip on his phone in an Andean town square
Sports · News13 Oct Peru Bill Would Raise the Tax on Every Online Bet From 1% to 5% A tax on stakes, not profits, hits harder than the headline rate suggests — especially when the same money is bet again and again.
Captain Quackquake celebrating on an esports stage in Malta, with a Dota-style map on screen and a gold trophy beside him
Esports · News13 Oct Team Yandex Beat Team Spirit 3–1 to Win BLAST Slam VIII Three meetings with the TI champions in two weeks, and Yandex won the two that mattered.
Queen Quacksie on a Wyoming prairie pointing at a chain of phone, card, server, megaphone and satellite dish locked by a padlock
Sweepstakes · News13 Oct Wyoming Committee Backs Sweepstakes Ban That Also Targets Vendors The draft doesn't just go after the sites — it reaches the companies that process payments, host platforms and run the ads.
Professor Quackstradamus holding scenario cards as gold coins flow from a resort casino to a glass tower covered in charts
Prediction Markets · News13 Oct Study for Tribal Gaming Puts Prediction Market Risk at Up to $39bn Big numbers, but they rest on big assumptions. Here's what the four scenarios actually say — and who paid for them.
Granny Quackpot at a boardroom table joining two puzzle pieces in Italian and Spanish colours, with casino chips, a red die and Rome at sunset behind her
Casino · News11 Oct Lottomatica–CIRSA Merger Set to Close in Q2 2027 Shareholder votes in November, a closing date next spring and Blackstone as the biggest shareholder.
Queen Quacksie at a courtroom table holding an envelope, choosing between a stack of banknotes and a pile of gold coins, with a circled date on a calendar
Sweepstakes · News11 Oct Pulsz Settlement: Players in Six States Can Claim Cash by November 30 Do nothing and you get Gold Coins. Want cash instead? You have to ask for it before November 30.
Mr. Quackington shocked at ringside as a small duck boxer knocks out a giant opponent
Sports · Blog10 Oct The Biggest Upsets in Betting History 5000/1 champions, 42/1 knockouts and miracles on ice. A tour of the results that made bookmakers sweat.
Mr. Quackington eyeing a giant gold coin at a racecourse while horses race past
Sports · Blog10 Oct The Favourite–Longshot Bias: Why Longshots Cost You More A 50/1 shot feels exciting. On average, it's also the worst-value bet on the card.
Mr. Quackington at a soccer stadium with cheering home fans while the tired away team arrives off a plane and bus
Sports · Blog10 Oct Home Advantage: Myth or Maths? Crowds, travel, referees and familiar grass. Home advantage is real — but it's smaller than it used to be.
Mr. Quackington working out odds in a bookmaker trading room full of charts and screens
Sports · Blog10 Oct How Bookmakers Set the Odds Who decides that the Chiefs are −3.5? A look inside the trading room.
Mr. Quackington jumping back in surprise as a giant odds gauge needle swings on a football field
Sports · Blog10 Oct Line Movement Explained: Why Betting Odds Change A line opens at −3 and closes at −4.5. What happened in between — and should you have bet earlier?
Mr. Quackington with balance scales holding one small weight against a pile of fan flags
Sports · Blog10 Oct Sharp vs Square: Who Really Moves the Line? Thousands of fans bet the favourite. One professional bets the underdog. Guess which way the line moves.
Mr. Quackington on the Supreme Court steps beside a stepping-stone path of US state shapes leading to the Capitol
Sports · Blog10 Oct How Sports Betting Was Legalised State by State From one state to 39 in seven years. How a Supreme Court case about New Jersey changed American sport.
Mr. Quackington laughing with an American football in a packed stadium under fireworks and a jet flyover
Sports · Blog10 Oct The Super Bowl: The Most Bet-On Game in the US Coin tosses, Gatorade colours and anthem lengths. Once a year, the whole country becomes a sportsbook.
Mr. Quackington thinking in an armchair after the 2026 World Cup, with the trophy, flags and a notebook
Sports · Blog10 Oct What the 2026 World Cup Taught Bettors Spain won, the USA went out, Cape Verde held the favourites — and bettors learned some expensive lessons.
Mr. Quackington reaching for a golden trophy behind a falling row of sports dominoes
Sports · Blog10 Oct Why Parlays Are So Popular (and So Hard to Win) Small stake, huge payout, a great story when it lands. Parlays are betting's lottery ticket — and sportsbooks' favourite product.
Mr. Quackington on a soccer pitch holding balance scales with a soccer ball on one side
Sports · Guide10 Oct Asian Handicap Explained: Whole, Half and Quarter Lines No draw, smaller margins and some confusing quarter lines. A step-by-step guide to soccer's favourite market for serious bettors.
Mr. Quackington dropping a coin into labelled savings jars beside a betting budget plan
Sports · Guide10 Oct Bankroll Management for Sports Betting The most important betting skill isn't picking winners. It's deciding how much to risk — and sticking to it.
Mr. Quackington weighing a phone cash-out offer and a pile of cash against a trophy at the end of a winding path
Sports · Guide10 Oct Cash Out Explained: When to Use It (and When Not To) Your parlay is one leg away and the app offers $180 now. Take it or ride it? Here's how cash out really works.
Mr. Quackington reading the terms of a free bet gift voucher at a stadium table with bonus tickets
Sports · Guide10 Oct Free Bets and Odds Boosts: How to Read the Terms $250 in bonus bets is not $250. Here's what sportsbook promos are actually worth — and the terms that matter.
Mr. Quackington explaining betting odds with balance scales, a dice, plus and minus signs and a probability gauge
Sports · Guide10 Oct How Betting Odds Work: Decimal, Fractional and American Odds Explained Plus signs, minus signs, fractions and decimals — they all say the same two things: how likely, and how much.
Mr. Quackington at a laptop pointing at live odds moving up and down during a soccer match
Sports · Guide10 Oct Live Betting Explained: How In-Play Betting Works Odds that change every second, markets that open and close on every play. Here's how live betting works — and how not to get swept along.
Mr. Quackington at a stadium table pointing to a trophy, balance scales and an abacus beside an American football
Sports · Guide10 Oct Moneyline, Spread and Totals Explained The three bets that make up most of the sportsbook menu — and how to choose between them.
Mr. Quackington linking three American football player bubbles into one golden parlay ticket
Sports · Guide10 Oct Same Game Parlays: How They Work and Why They're Priced Differently A quarterback over yards, his receiver to score and the over — all in one ticket. Here's how same game parlays really work.
Mr. Quackington inspecting the odds with a magnifying glass beside balance scales and a soccer ball
Sports · Guide10 Oct Implied Probability and Value Betting: How to Find an Edge Winning bettors don't pick more winners — they get better prices. Here's what value means and how to look for it.
Mr. Quackington juggling a golf ball, tennis ball, soccer ball, basketball and football towards a trophy
Sports · Guide10 Oct What Is a Parlay? Parlays and Accumulators Explained Small stake, big payout, every leg must win. Here's how parlays work — and why they're the sportsbooks' favourite bet.
Captain Quackquake clutching his headset in shock at a gaming desk as a red arrow crashes and an underdog lifts the trophy
Esports · Blog10 Oct The Biggest Upsets in Counter-Strike Major History From Boston's overtime miracle to Kraków's underdogs, the Majors that broke the betting markets.
Captain Quackquake pointing at a glowing circular calendar of esports games around a golden trophy, city skyline at sunset
Esports · Blog10 Oct How the Esports World Cup Changed the Calendar One giant summer event, dozens of games and a club championship. The esports year now bends around the EWC.
Captain Quackquake pointing to glowing player pick'em cards and a trophy above his gaming desk
Esports · Blog10 Oct Fantasy, Pick'em and Betting: Three Ways to Play Esports You don't have to bet money to make a match more exciting. Here's how the options compare.
Captain Quackquake at a desk with photos tracing esports betting from LAN parties to big arenas and rising coin stacks
Esports · Blog10 Oct A Short History of Esports Betting From bets between friends at LAN parties to billions traded on regulated exchanges.
Captain Quackquake refusing an envelope of cash offered to a player at a small esports event
Esports · Blog10 Oct Match-Fixing in Tier-2 Esports: The Real Risk Low salaries, thin markets and easy-to-fix props. Why the risk lives below the top tier.
Captain Quackquake standing proudly in a huge Mobile Legends esports arena packed with fans
Esports · Blog10 Oct MLBB: The Giant Esport the West Doesn't Watch Millions of peak viewers, packed arenas in Jakarta and Manila — and barely a mention in Western esports media.
Captain Quackquake presenting an esports stage at sunset with a trophy and the Eiffel Tower behind
Esports · Blog10 Oct The Most-Watched Esports Events of 2026 (So Far) Record-breaking mobile esports, a Paris summer and the biggest events still ahead.
Captain Quackquake leaning over a tactical Rainbow Six style map board in an esports arena
Esports · Blog10 Oct Rainbow Six Siege's Competitive Comeback A decade-old tactical shooter, a relaunch and a newly unpredictable top tier.
Captain Quackquake reviewing match notes at a desk in front of a golden Dota 2 style trophy
Esports · Blog10 Oct The International 2026: A Recap for Bettors A five-game final, a record third Aegis and some lessons for Dota 2 bettors.
Captain Quackquake studying a tournament bracket with dragon banners and match stats on screen
Esports · Blog10 Oct Worlds 2026 Betting Preview: What to Weigh Before You Bet T1 chase a fourth straight title. The LCK and LPL stand in the way. This isn't a list of prices — it's the factors to weigh when you compare the Worlds 2026 odds yourself.
Captain Quackquake studying a CS2 map veto board with maps ticked and crossed off
Esports · Guide10 Oct The CS2 Map Pool and Veto: What Bettors Need to Know In Counter-Strike, matches are often won in the veto before a single bullet is fired.
Captain Quackquake presenting a fantasy battle map with glowing objectives: a stone boss, towers and a first blood marker
Esports · Guide10 Oct Dota 2 Objective Markets: Roshan, Towers and First Blood Dota 2 has some of the richest in-game markets in esports. Here's what each one depends on.
Captain Quackquake at a gaming setup explaining esports betting with screens of maps, team stats and a notebook
Esports · Guide10 Oct Esports Betting for Beginners: A Complete Guide From CS2 maps to LoL drafts: everything you need to place your first esports bet sensibly.
Captain Quackquake with arms crossed in front of US and world maps, scales of justice and a skins loot crate
Esports · Guide10 Oct Is Esports Betting Legal? US States and Worldwide Legal in some places, banned in others, and a grey zone when skins or offshore licences are involved. Here's the map, region by region.
Captain Quackquake placing an in-play bet at his keyboard during a live shooter match on screen
Esports · Guide10 Oct Live Esports Betting and Stream Delay What you see on Twitch may be minutes behind reality. Here's what that means for in-play esports bets.
Captain Quackquake studying League of Legends style champion draft cards and balance scales
Esports · Guide10 Oct LoL Drafts and Patches: Why the Meta Moves the Odds A balance patch can turn a dominant team ordinary overnight. Here's how the LoL meta shapes betting.
Captain Quackquake comparing a single map card with a best-of series of maps over a strategy table
Esports · Guide10 Oct Map Handicaps and Series Betting: Bo1, Bo3 and Bo5 Explained −1.5 maps sounds scary. It simply means 'win 2–0'. Here's the maths behind series betting.
Captain Quackquake studying esports stats, heatmaps and charts on several monitors
Esports · Guide10 Oct Reading Esports Stats: HLTV, Liquipedia, Oracle's Elixir and More The data is free and enormous. The trick is knowing which numbers actually matter.
Captain Quackquake raising a hand to stop a shady figure offering weapon skins as betting stakes
Esports · Guide10 Oct Skin Betting: What It Is and Why to Avoid It Virtual knives and gloves worth real money — and an industry that grew up with almost no rules.
Captain Quackquake pointing at a screen explaining Valorant pistol rounds and the economy that follows
Esports · Guide10 Oct Valorant Pistol Rounds and Round Totals Explained Two pistol rounds per map can swing the next three rounds. Here's how to bet Valorant's round markets.
Captain Quackquake planning the tournament route between host cities on a glowing map
Esports · News10 Oct Worlds 2026 Starts 15 October: Schedule, Venues and Favourites Play-ins in Los Angeles, the Swiss stage in Texas and a final at Barclays Center. T1 go for a fourth straight title.
Queen Quacksie with an hourglass and a row of daily gold coin piles growing day by day on her desk
Sweepstakes · Blog10 Oct A Week of Daily Logins: The Maths A few free coins a day sounds small. Here's what it adds up to — honestly.
Queen Quacksie weighing gold coins on golden scales next to gift boxes and treasure chests
Sweepstakes · Blog10 Oct Are Sweepstakes Casinos Worth It? An Honest Take Free coins, real prizes and a shrinking legal map. Queen Quacksie gives her honest verdict.
Queen Quacksie winking in front of a row of colourful themed slot machines with gold coins
Sweepstakes · Blog10 Oct The Best Sweepstakes Slots by Studio Same reels, different coins. Here's how to pick sweepstakes slots like a pro — studio by studio.
Queen Quacksie with a film camera, stacks of gold coins and a state ban notice, thinking about big studios entering sweepstakes
Sweepstakes · Blog10 Oct The Big Studios and Sweeps: A Complicated Relationship Sweepstakes casinos made big studios a lot of money. State bans that target vendors changed the calculation.
Queen Quacksie with a scrapbook tracing sweepstakes from mail-in promotions and cereal boxes to online slots
Sweepstakes · Blog10 Oct From McDonald's Monopoly to Online Slots: A History of Sweepstakes How a rule meant for cereal-box contests became the foundation of a multibillion-dollar online industry.
Queen Quacksie sorting sweepstakes casino myths marked with a red cross from facts marked with a green tick
Sweepstakes · Blog10 Oct Sweepstakes Casino Myths, Busted Free money? Totally legal everywhere? Rigged? Queen Quacksie sorts fact from fiction.
Queen Quacksie playing poker at a table with animal friends, chips and a globe of coins behind
Sweepstakes · Blog10 Oct Sweepstakes Poker: How Global Poker Works Software-dealt cards, real human opponents, sweepstakes coins. The only way many Americans can play online poker for prizes.
Queen Quacksie at a desk with a US map marked with closed states and a shuttered casino in the distance
Sweepstakes · Blog10 Oct VGW's State Exits Explained The company that invented the modern sweepstakes casino is now its most visible casualty.
Queen Quacksie with a treasure chest of coins next to a tablet showing a blocked slot and a ban flag
Sweepstakes · Blog10 Oct What a Sweepstakes Ban Means for Players Your state just banned sweepstakes casinos. Here's what happens to your coins — and what to do this week.
Queen Quacksie thinking near the Capitol under flags with crossed-out sweepstakes signs and a gavel
Sweepstakes · Blog10 Oct Why US States Are Banning Sweepstakes Casinos in 2026 From California to Tennessee, a decade of tolerance turned into a wave of bans. Here's why.
Queen Quacksie holding a gold coin beside a daily rewards calendar and a treasure chest of coins
Sweepstakes · Guide10 Oct Daily Login Bonuses: How to Claim Free Sweeps Coins Every Day A few free Sweeps Coins a day add up — if you know what each site pays, when it resets and how long it takes to reach a redemption.
Queen Quacksie holding a gold coin and a teal coin, comparing play-for-fun rewards with redeemable prizes
Sweepstakes · Guide10 Oct Gold Coins vs Sweeps Coins: What's the Difference? One coin is for fun. The other can become a prize. Mixing them up is the most common beginner mistake.
Queen Quacksie presenting a sweepstakes casino laptop with slots, gift boxes, coins and a no-purchase sign
Sweepstakes · Guide10 Oct How Sweepstakes Casinos Work Casino-style games, real prizes, no gambling licence. Here's the legal model in plain English — and why states are pushing back.
Queen Quacksie stamping handwritten mail-in request letters next to a golden mailbox
Sweepstakes · Guide10 Oct Mail-In Requests (AMOE): How to Get Free Sweeps Coins by Post A postcard, a pen and some patience: the free entry route every sweepstakes casino must offer — and how to make sure your request counts.
Queen Quacksie turning sweeps coins from a treasure chest into cash and gift cards
Sweepstakes · Guide10 Oct How to Redeem Sweeps Coins for Cash and Gift Cards You've got Sweeps Coins. Here's how to turn them into a real prize — the rules, the minimums at each site, and what to do when a redemption stalls.
Queen Quacksie checking a sweepstakes casino safety checklist with a magnifying glass
Sweepstakes · Guide10 Oct How to Spot a Safe Sweepstakes Casino Sweepstakes casinos aren't licensed like real-money casinos, so nobody checks them for you. Here's how to do it yourself in ten minutes.
Queen Quacksie following coins along a playthrough path from coin to game to gift box, with an hourglass
Sweepstakes · Guide10 Oct Sweeps Coins Playthrough Requirements Explained Before free Sweeps Coins become redeemable, you have to play them. Here's how playthrough works at each site — and what it costs on average.
Queen Quacksie looking at prize winnings, a tax form and a calculator with balance scales behind
Sweepstakes · Guide10 Oct Do You Pay Tax on Sweepstakes Winnings? Redeemed a prize? The IRS considers it income. Here's what that means in practice.
Queen Quacksie holding up her ID card at a laptop with a passport and address documents on the desk
Sweepstakes · Guide10 Oct KYC at Sweepstakes Casinos: What to Expect No verification, no prize. Here's what sweepstakes casinos will ask for, when, and how to get through it at the first attempt.
Queen Quacksie comparing a sweepstakes slot with coins and a real-money slot with cash
Sweepstakes · Guide10 Oct Sweepstakes vs Social vs Real-Money Casinos Three kinds of 'online casino' that look the same on screen and are completely different underneath.
Queen Quacksie hurrying out of a closing arcade at sunset with a treasure chest of coins, past switched-off machines and an hourglass running out
Sweepstakes · News10 Oct The Win Zone Is Closing: Redeem Your Sweeps Coins by October 23 Sales stopped in September, the games are off, and there's one last date to get your Sweeps Coins out.
Professor Quackstradamus drawing a chalk line on a blackboard between event icons (football, ballot box, weather, film) and casino games (roulette, cards, slots)
Prediction Markets · News10 Oct CFTC Proposes Defining Event Contracts as Swaps A few words in a definition could decide who gets to regulate prediction markets: Washington or the states.
Professor Quackstradamus studying a sudden spike on a trading chart through a magnifying glass, with a press podium and a columned government building behind him
Prediction Markets · News10 Oct Kalshi Investigates Bets Placed Before Trump Named His New Press Secretary About $173 in bets at 1% odds, worth roughly $9,600, placed hours before the announcement.
Miss Quackles with a piggy bank, poker chips and a jar of coins split by slots, soccer, cards and horse racing
General · Guide10 Oct Bankroll Basics for Every Kind of Player One budget, many games. Miss Quackles' rules for keeping gambling a hobby.
Miss Quackles holding up a hand to banned gambling ads next to a scroll of approved advertising rules
General · News10 Oct Gambling Advertising Rules: What's Changing Fewer push notifications, no AI-tailored bonuses, stricter wording. The rules around gambling ads are changing fast.
Miss Quackles surprised, holding a money bag between a treasure chest, a tax form, a tropical island and the US Capitol
General · Blog10 Oct Gambling Taxes by Country: A Plain-English Overview In some countries winnings are tax-free. In the US, they're income. Here's the quick tour.
Miss Quackles checking a casino bonus scroll surrounded by a gift box, coins, an hourglass and chips
General · Guide10 Oct How Bonuses Really Work, Everywhere A bonus is a discount with conditions. Here's how to read the conditions in every corner of gambling.
Miss Quackles holding a gambling licence certificate in front of a world map with approved and rejected regulators
General · Guide10 Oct How Gambling Licences Work A licence number in the footer can mean a lot — or very little. Here's how to tell the difference.
Miss Quackles at a computer stepping through an online identity check with ID cards and green ticks
General · Guide10 Oct Identity Checks (KYC) at Gambling Sites, Explained Every regulated site will ask who you are. Here's why — and how to get through it quickly.
Miss Quackles pointing at a long list of terms and conditions icons next to a tall stack of documents
General · Blog10 Oct Miss Quackles' Guide to Reading the Small Print Nobody reads all forty pages. Here are the ten clauses that actually matter.
Miss Quackles holding a toolbox of responsible gambling tools: limits, timers, a piggy bank and a block icon
General · Guide10 Oct Self-Exclusion Tools, Explained From a gentle deposit limit to a multi-year ban across every licensed site a scheme covers. Here’s the toolbox.
Miss Quackles inspecting a suspicious gambling site on a laptop surrounded by red warning signs
General · Guide10 Oct Spotting an Unsafe Gambling Site: Seven Red Flags Most bad sites give themselves away. Here's what Miss Quackles looks for.
Miss Quackles explaining how a click leads to an affiliate commission paid by the casino, not the reader
General · Blog10 Oct Why We Publish Our Affiliate Relationships Most gambling review sites earn commissions. Here's ours, said out loud.
Granny Quackpot catching a shower of gold coins in her handbag in front of slot machines and a phone
Casino · Blog9 Oct The Biggest Online Jackpot Wins Ever Recorded Eight-figure wins from a single spin. Here are the biggest online jackpots on record — and the maths behind them.
Granny Quackpot busting casino myths about hot streaks, lucky horseshoes and the time of day with a magic wand
Casino · Blog9 Oct 10 Casino Myths, Debunked by Granny Slots aren't 'hot', jackpots aren't 'due' and no system beats the wheel. Granny sets the record straight.
Granny Quackpot winking beside three golden slot machines topped with a star, a clover and a heart
Casino · Blog9 Oct The Highest RTP Slots Worth Knowing in 2026 Granny's shortlist of slots that return 97% or more — and why the number you see at your casino might be lower.
Granny Quackpot in a museum pointing along a row of slot machines from an antique one-armed bandit to a modern video slot
Casino · Blog9 Oct A Short History of the Slot Machine: From Liberty Bell to Megaways Three reels, a lever and a cracked bell — how a San Francisco mechanic's invention became the most popular game in every casino.
A smiling duck dealer at a blackjack table in a live casino studio surrounded by cameras and lights
Casino · Blog9 Oct Inside a Live Casino Studio: How the Streams Work Cameras everywhere, cards that are read by software and dealers who never stop smiling. Here's what goes on behind the live casino stream.
A duck game show host in a gold sequin jacket presenting a giant prize wheel on a lit-up stage
Casino · Blog9 Oct Crazy Time, Monopoly Live & Co.: Live Game Shows Explained Spinning wheels, top-slot multipliers and a host who shouts a lot. Here's what's really going on in a live game show.
Granny Quackpot on safari with binoculars beside a jackpot wheel, a lion, an elephant and a monkey
Casino · Blog9 Oct Mega Moolah: The Story of the Millionaire Maker A cartoon safari, four jackpots and a wheel that has turned a handful of spins into eight-figure fortunes.
Granny Quackpot amazed as slot reels of different heights spill out cherries, grapes and stars
Casino · Blog9 Oct Megaways Explained: How One Mechanic Changed Slots Reels that change height every spin, cascades that keep paying and up to 117,649 ways to win. Here's how Megaways works.
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Casino · Blog9 Oct Sticky vs Non-Sticky Bonuses: Granny's Rant Two bonuses can have the same headline and the same wagering — and still be worlds apart. Granny explains, with feeling.
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Casino · Blog9 Oct Why the House Always Wins (and Why That's OK) Casinos don't need to cheat. A small edge, applied to millions of bets, does all the work. Here's how — and how to make peace with it.
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Casino · Guide9 Oct Blackjack Basic Strategy: The Chart, and Why It Works Basic strategy cuts the house edge in blackjack to around 0.5%. Here's the chart, how to read it and the logic behind the moves that feel wrong.
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Casino · Guide9 Oct Casino Withdrawal Times: How Long Payouts Take and How to Speed Them Up 'Instant withdrawals' rarely are. Here's what actually happens between pressing 'withdraw' and seeing the money — and what you can do to speed it up.
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Casino · Guide9 Oct Free Spins Explained: Terms, Caps and What They're Really Worth '200 free spins' sounds like a lot. Multiply by the spin value, apply the terms, and you'll know exactly what it's worth.
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Casino · Guide9 Oct No Deposit Bonuses: How They Really Work (and What They're Worth) Free money with no deposit? Almost. Here's how no deposit bonuses work, why they're always small, and how to tell a fair one from a dud.
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Casino · Guide9 Oct How Progressive Jackpots Work: Odds, RTP and Myths Every spin on a progressive slot feeds a prize that can reach millions. Here's where that money comes from — and what it costs you.
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Casino · Guide9 Oct Roulette Odds and Payouts: Every Bet Explained Every roulette bet on a single-zero wheel has the same 2.70% house edge. Here's the full payout chart — and the one rule that halves it.
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Casino · Guide9 Oct How to Choose a Safe Online Casino: Licences, Red Flags and Checks A licence number in the footer is a start, not proof. Here's how to check who really runs a casino and what protection you actually get.
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Casino · Guide9 Oct Slot Volatility Explained: Low, Medium and High Variance Slots Two slots with the same 96% RTP can feel nothing alike. Volatility is the reason — and it's the number to pick if you want your budget to last.
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Casino · Guide9 Oct Wagering Requirements Explained: How Casino Bonus Playthrough Works 35x, 50x, 200x — the number next to a casino bonus decides whether it's worth anything. Here's how to read it in two minutes.
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Casino · Guide9 Oct What Is RTP? Return to Player Explained (With Real Examples) A 96% RTP sounds like you'll get $96 back from every $100. Here's what the number really means — and why it says almost nothing about tonight.
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Casino · News9 Oct Alberta's iGaming Deadline: Betway, Jackpot City and Spin Switch to Regulated Sites Five Super Group brands are moving onto Alberta's regulated market. Here's the timeline and what changes for players in the province.
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Casino · News9 Oct Brazil's Betting Ban: Licensed Sites Go Dark as Stake Wins Short Reprieve A provisional measure has switched off Brazil's young regulated market. One operator won a temporary injunction, an appeals court suspended it a day later, and the Supreme Court may not rule until after the election.
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Casino · News9 Oct Finland Receives 75 Licence Applications Before Its 2027 Market Opening Veikkaus's online casino and betting monopoly ends on 1 July 2027 — and operators are queuing up.
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Casino · News9 Oct Genting Closes Coventry Casino as UK Weighs Machine Games Duty Rise The UK's biggest casino operator says a proposed tax rise would put 13 venues and more than 850 jobs at risk.
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Casino · News9 Oct Greece Files Complaints Against 18 Influencers Over Illegal Gambling Ads Regulators are no longer just chasing unlicensed casinos — they're going after the people who advertise them.
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Casino · News9 Oct Michigan Orders 33 Offshore Casinos to Stop Taking Players The state's regulator says the unlicensed sites ignore self-exclusion and leave players with no way to recover their money.
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Casino · News9 Oct New Zealand Starts Auctioning Up to 15 Online Casino Licences Up to fifteen licences, one brand each, three per operator at most — and Super Group, Entain and SkyCity are among those circling.
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Casino · News9 Oct Super Group Posts Record Quarter as Betway Signs Manchester United Revenue up 18%, guidance raised and the biggest football deal in Betway's history.
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Casino · News9 Oct UK Tribunal Rules Some Free Spins Are Exempt from Remote Gaming Duty A £13.2m tax bill has been wiped out — and other UK operators may now ask HMRC for refunds.
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Casino · News9 Oct Where Online Casinos Are Legal in the US: October 2026 Update Eight states, one newcomer that hasn't launched yet, and a handful of bills that stalled in an election year.
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Sports · News9 Oct New York Advances Tougher Problem-Gambling Rules for Sportsbooks Deposit and wagering triggers, checks on 'financial vulnerability' and a ban on AI-tailored bonuses — now open for a 60-day comment period.
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Esports · News9 Oct VCT Champions 2026 Reaches the Playoffs in Shanghai Sixteen teams, $2.25 million and a final on 18 October. NRG are chasing back-to-back titles.
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Sweepstakes · News9 Oct Oklahoma's Sweepstakes Casino Ban Starts 1 November A veto override sets the clock ticking for sweepstakes players in Oklahoma.
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Prediction Markets · Blog9 Oct The 2026 Midterms: What the Prediction Markets Are Saying Democrats are heavy favourites for the House; the Senate is much closer. Here's how to read the numbers — and how not to.
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Prediction Markets · Blog9 Oct Can Prediction Markets Predict the Oscars? The Academy is a small, secretive electorate. That makes the Oscars both easier and harder to forecast than an election.
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Prediction Markets · Blog9 Oct Esports Event Contracts: A New Way to Back Your Team CS2 and League of Legends now trade millions of dollars a day on prediction markets. Here's how it works and what to watch.
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Prediction Markets · Blog9 Oct The Game Awards 2026: Game of the Year Odds and What Could Upset Them GTA VI is a runaway favourite — if it launches in time. A look at the GOTY market ahead of 10 December.
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Prediction Markets · Blog9 Oct GTA VI Release Date Markets: A Case Study in Pricing Delays Two delays, millions traded and a 19 November launch date. GTA VI is the perfect lesson in how markets price 'when'.
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Prediction Markets · Blog9 Oct The Kalshi Lawsuits Explained: Why States Are Fighting Prediction Markets Federal derivatives or unlicensed sports betting? Two dozen states, the CFTC and several appeals courts are fighting over the answer.
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Prediction Markets · Blog9 Oct Polymarket's Return to the US: From CFTC Fine to Regulated App A $1.4 million fine, an FBI raid, a $112 million acquisition and a six-month waitlist. Polymarket's road back to America.
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Prediction Markets · Blog9 Oct Weather, Box Office and Other Weird Prediction Markets Tomorrow's high in Chicago. A film's opening weekend. Whether a CEO says 'AI' on an earnings call. Yes, you can trade all of them.
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Prediction Markets · Blog9 Oct When Prediction Markets Got It Wrong Brexit, 2016 and a few other nights traders would rather forget. Were the markets wrong — or just unlucky?
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Prediction Markets · Blog9 Oct Wisdom of Crowds: Why Prediction Markets Work (and When They Don't) In 1906, 787 people guessed an ox's weight. Their middle guess was almost perfect. That idea powers every prediction market.
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Prediction Markets · Guide9 Oct Are Prediction Markets Legal? CFTC Rules, State Lawsuits and the Rest of the World Federally regulated, fought over by states, and banned or grey in much of the world. Here's the map in October 2026.
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Prediction Markets · Guide9 Oct How to Use Polymarket From the US: The Legal Way, Step by Step After years of blocking Americans, Polymarket now has a regulated US app. Here's how to get started.
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Prediction Markets · Guide9 Oct Prediction Market Arbitrage: How It Works and Why It's Harder Than It Looks Buy Yes here, No there, collect a guaranteed profit. In theory. Here's what the YouTube videos leave out.
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Prediction Markets · Guide9 Oct Prediction Market Fees Compared: Kalshi, Polymarket, Robinhood and More On a one-dollar contract, a cent or two is a big deal. Here's exactly what each platform charges in October 2026.
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Prediction Markets · Guide9 Oct Prediction Market Liquidity and Slippage: Why Thin Markets Cost You Money A price on screen is only a promise if someone is willing to trade at it.
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Prediction Markets · Guide9 Oct Order Books, Limit Orders and Spreads: How to Place Smarter Prediction Market Trades The order book is the most useful screen on any prediction market — and the one most beginners never open.
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Prediction Markets · Guide9 Oct Implied Probability and Calibration: What Prediction Market Prices Really Mean A 70¢ price means 70%. Mostly. Here's how to read prices like a pro — and when not to trust them.
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Prediction Markets · Guide9 Oct How Prediction Markets Settle: Resolution Rules, Sources and Disputes Being right about the world isn't enough. You also have to be right about the wording.
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Prediction Markets · Guide9 Oct Taxes on Prediction Market Winnings: What US Traders Need to Know The IRS hasn't said exactly how event contracts are taxed. That doesn't mean they're tax-free.
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Prediction Markets · Guide9 Oct Prediction Markets vs Sportsbooks: Prices, Fees, Limits and Legality Same game, same team, very different deal. Here's what really changes when you swap a betslip for an event contract.
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Prediction Markets · News9 Oct Election Trading Tops $2 Billion as Midterms Approach The midterms are the biggest test yet for regulated election markets — and the money is pouring in.
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Luck & Lore · Blog9 Oct Beginner's Luck: Real or Just Memory? Everyone has a friend who won big on their first visit. The Sensei asks whether luck favours beginners — or our memories do.
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Luck & Lore · Blog9 Oct Your Chinese Zodiac and Luck Rat, Ox, Tiger… Horse. 2026 is the Year of the Fire Horse. The Sensei explains the zodiac — and why luck is a story, not a system.
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Luck & Lore · Blog9 Oct Feng Shui in Casinos: No Clocks, No Fourth Floor Lion-mouth entrances, golden façades and missing floors. The Sensei tours the casinos where design meets destiny.
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Luck & Lore · Blog9 Oct Friday the 13th: The Luckiest Unlucky Day Hotels skip floor 13, some people won't fly, and gamblers can't decide whether to stay home or go all in. The Sensei investigates.
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Luck & Lore · Guide9 Oct Gamblers' Rituals: Blowing on Dice, Lucky Socks and Other Table Habits Blow on the dice, never count your chips, don't lend money to a losing player. The Sensei explores the habits of the casino floor.
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Luck & Lore · Blog9 Oct Lucky Charms and Symbols Across Cultures A four-leaf clover in Ireland, a waving cat in Tokyo, a blue eye in Istanbul. The Sensei opens his charm drawer.
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Luck & Lore · Blog9 Oct Lucky Colours: Red, Gold, Green and the Colours of Fortune Casinos are full of red and gold for a reason. The Sensei explores the colours of luck — and the ones people avoid.
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Luck & Lore · Guide9 Oct The Gambler's Fallacy, Explained by the Sensei Red has come up eight times in a row. Black must be due… The Sensei explains why the wheel has no memory — and why our brains insist it does.
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Luck & Lore · Blog9 Oct Unlucky Numbers Around the World: 4, 13, 17 and More Some buildings have no 13th floor. Some have no 4th. In Italy, watch out for 17. A tour of the numbers the world avoids.
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Luck & Lore · Blog9 Oct Why 7 Is the Luckiest Number Seven days, seven seas, seven wonders — and the most common roll at the craps table. The Sensei explains how one number won the world's heart.
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Esports · News8 Oct PGL Major Singapore: CS2's First Southeast Asian Major Comes Next After Falcons' breakthrough in Cologne, Counter-Strike heads to Singapore for its second Major of 2026.
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Prediction Markets · News8 Oct CFTC Reportedly Examines Unusual Trading on Kalshi Crypto Contracts Volume is the industry's favourite headline number. Regulators want to know how much of it is real.
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Prediction Markets · News8 Oct Where Sports Prediction Markets Stand: Blocked in Nevada and Michigan, Fought in a Dozen More Federal regulation, state resistance and a possible trip to the Supreme Court. Here's the map as of 8 October — a snapshot, not a final ruling.
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Sports · News7 Oct Texas and California: Still No Legal Sports Betting in Sight Forty million Californians and thirty million Texans still can't legally use a sportsbook app — and that won't change soon.
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Sports · News7 Oct Where US Sports Betting Stands in October 2026: 39 States, DC and Puerto Rico Missouri was the newest addition. The big holdouts aren't moving. Here's the map.
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Sweepstakes · News7 Oct Wyoming Lawmakers Weigh Banning or Regulating Sweepstakes Casinos Ban or regulate? Wyoming is one of the first states to seriously consider licensing sweepstakes casinos instead.
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Prediction Markets · News7 Oct Traders Keep Chasing Longshots on Kalshi and Polymarket — and Losing The dream of turning 2¢ into a dollar is powerful. The data says it rarely comes true.
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Prediction Markets · News7 Oct Kalshi Files for a Never-Expiring Oil Contract With the CFTC The prediction market is pushing further into traditional derivatives — with a WTI-linked contract that has no expiry date.
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Prediction Markets · News6 Oct UK Regulator Confirms Talks With Prediction Market Firms Kalshi and Polymarket want to come to Britain. The FCA is listening — but has a binary-options problem.
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Prediction Markets · News2 Oct CFTC Probes Ex-Congressman Kinzinger Over Kalshi Pardon Bets The first publicly known federal inquiry into pardon markets raises a big question: when is betting on your own fate insider trading?
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Sweepstakes · News1 Oct California's Sweepstakes Ban: Nine Months On The biggest state to ban sweepstakes casinos — and the template others have followed.
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Prediction Markets · News1 Oct Kalshi Nears $40 Billion Valuation as Polymarket Seeks Over $20 Billion If the reported rounds close, the two giants of prediction markets would be valued like major exchanges — before the legal fight over sports is settled.
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Sports · News26 Sept Sportsbooks Go Generous for the NFL Season: Injury Refunds and Free Bet Protection Free bet protection, injury refunds and bigger sign-up bonuses: the start of the 2026 NFL season has been unusually generous.
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Sports · News15 Sept FanDuel Reports Its Biggest NFL Regular-Season Sunday Ever The new NFL season opened with record activity — on sportsbooks and on prediction markets.
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Sweepstakes · News15 Sept VGW Agrees $8 Million Settlement in New York New York's crackdown on sweepstakes casinos produces its first big-money settlement.
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Sweepstakes · News14 Sept VGW Closes LuckyLand Slots One of the best-known sweepstakes brands shuts its doors as the state map keeps shrinking.
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Esports · News10 Sept ESIC Hands Out Lifetime Ban Over Match-Fixing at the Esports World Cup Caught during the tournament and suspended within hours. 2026 has been a busy year for esports integrity.
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Esports · News26 Aug Esports World Cup 2026 Draws 850 Million Viewers in Paris A move to Paris, a big self-reported audience and a summer of champions across 24 games.
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Esports · News23 Aug Team Spirit Become First Three-Time Winners of The International A five-game final in Shanghai and a slice of Dota 2 history.
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Sweepstakes · News19 Aug Florida Sues Stake and VGW Over Sweepstakes Casinos One of the biggest sweepstakes markets in the country moves from tolerance to the courtroom.
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Esports · News15 Aug FaZe Clan Win Rainbow Six Siege at the Esports World Cup A 3–1 win over FURIA and a big moment for Siege X's competitive scene.
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Sports · News12 Aug Colorado's New Sports Betting Safeguards: Credit Card Ban and Deposit Caps The first state to cap how many times a day you can deposit — plus new limits on push notifications and under-21 advertising.
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Esports · News2 Aug MLBB Mid Season Cup Tops the Esports World Cup Viewership Charts The biggest mobile esport was again the most-watched event of the summer — this time in Paris.
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Sweepstakes · News1 Aug Louisiana's Tough New Sweepstakes Laws Take Effect Racketeering-level penalties make Louisiana one of the toughest states on sweepstakes casinos.
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Sports · News21 Jul The 2026 World Cup Was the Biggest Soccer Betting Event in US History Record bets on the final, handle many times bigger than 2022, and a USA exit that made sportsbooks smile.
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Sweepstakes · News14 Jul Indiana and Maine Sweepstakes Bans Take Effect Two more states join the list in the space of a month.
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Sports · News9 Jul USA's World Cup Exit Was the Sportsbooks' Big Win Patriotic money piled onto the USMNT. When they went out, the bookmakers breathed a sigh of relief.
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Sports · Blog2 Jul The Beautiful Game, The Ugly Price Tag: What a Reddit Thread Told Us About the Soul of the World Cup 2026 A viral r/worldcup thread compared South Africa 2010 with USA 2026. Two thousand comments later, it had become an honest conversation about who the World Cup is for.
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Esports · News1 Jul Rivalry Pauses Betting and Seeks a Buyer Once a flagship of regulated esports betting, Rivalry has wound down most of its business.
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Prediction Markets · News13 Jun Kalshi, Polymarket and Crypto.com Sue Over Kentucky's 14.25% Prediction Market Tax The first state tax aimed at prediction markets is heading to court — with federal pre-emption at the centre again.
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Esports · News10 Jun Esports Becomes a Top Category on Kalshi and Polymarket CS2 and League of Legends now trade like mainstream sports on prediction markets.
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Prediction Markets · News10 Jun CFTC Proposes New Rule for Prediction Market Contracts Months after scrapping a 2024 proposal, the federal regulator has a new plan for judging event contracts.
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Sweepstakes · News15 May Iowa Gives Regulators New Powers Against Illegal Sweepstakes Not a dual-currency ban like Indiana's or Maine's — but Iowa's regulator now has sharper tools.
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Sports · News20 Apr William Hill Owner Evoke in Takeover Talks as Shop Closures Loom One of Britain's most famous bookmakers is up for grabs — and hundreds of its shops are closing.
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Sweepstakes · News14 Apr Maryland Sweepstakes Ban Passes House, Stalls in Senate A near miss in Annapolis — for now, sweepstakes casinos remain available in Maryland.
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Sports · News14 Jan Illinois Bettors Pull Back as State and Chicago Taxes Stack Up A per-bet charge, a graduated state tax and a new city tax — and early signs that bettors are betting less.