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198 filings on the sheet. Briefs read the prediction-market TVL and Polygon DEX panels, Newsflow sorts the day's headlines, and long reads cover the games and the operators behind them.
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October 2026
11 filings
- Future of Polygon Crypto: Roadmap, POL Supply and AgglayerPolygon's shipped Rio upgrade, its 100k TPS gigagas target, POL's capped emission and Agglayer's loss limits, read from Polygon Labs' own documents.
- World Cup Prediction Markets: Prices, Rules and SettlementHow World Cup contracts on Polymarket price, why a wide spread swaps the midpoint for the last trade, and how a $750 bond and 50/50 outcome settle disputes.
- DeFi Sports Betting: How On-Chain Bets SettleAzuro pool margins, UMA's 65% dispute vote and Polymarket's 2-hour challenge window: where an on-chain bet's result comes from and what can stall it.
- Lady Luck and the Depiction of Gambling in Classic HollywoodHollywood teaches you that gambling is thrilling. A clean narrative where the desperate hero bets it all and wins. Real gambling is messier.
- Do You Have to Report Crypto Gambling Wins? A General OverviewYou sit in a Discord server at 2am with forty other people you will never meet. The chat moves fast. Someone is rolling a virtual die that determines a payout.
- Weather and Its Role in Baseball Totals BettingWind blows out. Totals go up. Wind blows in. Totals go down. A sharp bettor knows this. A casual bettor ignores it. That is the edge.
- Polygon DEX Volume Falls 28% in Latest WeekTrading activity on Polygon slowed with 7-day DEX volume at $1.56 billion, down 28% from the prior week, and 24-hour volume at $167 million.
- The Biker Bandit: Anthony Carleo's Bellagio Chip HeistIn 2010, Anthony Carleo entered the Bellagio's high-limit salon and walked out with $1.5 million in poker chips. His methods exposed vulnerabilities in physical security that persist today.
- Live Casino on Mobile: What to Expect on a Small ScreenI keep getting asked: should I play live casino on my phone? The answer is complicated. Some games work. Some don't. Some work if you know what you're getting into.
- CFTC Eyes Prediction Markets as DeFi Faces New ScrutinyFresh headlines on MiCA reviews, CFTC proposals, Duel.com drama and on-chain project exits carry direct implications for Web3 betting liquidity and access.
- Bryn Kenney: Inside the All-Time Poker Money LeaderHow does a player earn nearly $60 million and sustain it? Bryn Kenney reveals the feedback loops and incentive structures that separate the grinders from the elite.
September 2026
22 filings
- How Licensed Casinos Verify Identity for Table GamesWhen you sit at a table game in a licensed casino, someone already knows who you are. The ID check is not just a formality. Here is why and how.
- Polymarket TVL Holds Near $338M on PolygonPrediction-market TVL on Polygon shows Polymarket at $337.74 million with modest weekly gains while smaller protocols post mixed daily shifts.
- How Software Providers Design New Blackjack VariantsPragmatic Play, Evolution, and others launch a new blackjack variant every 12-18 months. Each one tweak RTP, sidebet payouts, or dealing mechanics to find a niche player.
- Dogecoin at Online Casinos: Is It Practical or Just for Fun?Dogecoin is accepted at some online casinos. But accepting it is different from it being a useful payment method. The math does not work for most players.
- How Online Blackjack Payouts Are VerifiedI started dealing in person. Now I watch dealers on a screen. But the same question persists: are the payouts real? Yes, but here is how.
- Bonus Expiry Dates: Why Casino Promotions Have Time LimitsA casino offers you a bonus. It expires in 7 days. Why? Because that deadline changes everything about how you play.
- Polygon DEX Volume Retreats 17% in Latest SessionDaily trading on Polygon DEXes fell to $204.9 million after a 17.36 percent drop, with the seven-day total holding near $2.41 billion amid shifting protocol shares.
- How HTML5 Changed Mobile Casino GamingTen years ago, mobile casino games were mostly Flash wrappers or native apps that barely worked. HTML5 changed the technical foundation completely. Here is why that mattered.
- POL Gains 8% as Polygon DEX Volume Rises 26%POL token price climbed 8% over seven days while Polygon DEX volume increased 25.67% in the same period, tying token movement to on-chain activity levels.
- Phil Galfond: From Math Whiz to High-Stakes Poker EntrepreneurPhil Galfond won $5 million in cash games by age 25. Then he became an entrepreneur. Here is how he did both.
- Crypto Headlines: Malware and Tokenized StocksFive fresh items from the last day show state-linked threats rising fast while regulators test on-chain equity trading and big finance buys security tooling.
- Anti-Fraud Measures Used by Modern Online CasinosOnline casinos lose hundreds of millions to fraud. Chargebacks, account takeovers, bonus abuse. The countermeasures are invisible to you, which means they are working.
- Prediction Market TVL Holds as Polymarket Stays at $364MPolymarket International TVL sits at $364.13 million with modest weekly gains while Rain drops 12 percent and Predict Fun rises nearly 10 percent on the leaderboard.
- The Crown Casino Whale Who Won and Lost $1.5 BillionThere was a man. He walked into Crown Casino in Melbourne with a taste for baccarat and a fortune to burn. What he found was a house that wanted what he had.
- How NFT Casinos Are Changing Online GamblingNFT casinos arrived with hype. They allow you to gamble with NFTs as tokens. The reality is more complex than the pitch.
- Phil Ivey vs Crockfords: The 7.7M Pound Baccarat CaseIn 2012, Phil Ivey walked into a London casino and walked out with 7.7 million pounds in winnings. The casino refused to pay. The case that followed changed how casinos think about edge-sorting.
- How Poker Licensing and Regulation Differ by CountryI have dealt baccarat in five countries and watched poker rooms come and go. Each jurisdiction plays by different rules. Here is what that looks like from the felt.
- Polygon DEX Volume Slides 23% Over the WeekLatest on-chain figures show Polygon DEX activity cooling, with 24-hour volume at $158.9 million and a 23 percent drop across seven days.
- Why Crypto Gamblers Often Prefer Stablecoins for Bankroll ManagementA crypto gambler holds Bitcoin and Ethereum and watches their value fluctuate. But for a gambling bankroll, they use stablecoins. Here is why.
- The History of Online Poker: From IRC to MoneymakerPoker moved online in the mid-1990s. It was text-based. It was informal. Nobody knew it would change the game forever.
- RNG Audits Explained: How Random Number Generators Are TestedYou know what I mean? An RNG is this thing that generates random numbers. You know what I'm talking about. Look, the government audits them to make sure they are actually random.
- Prediction Market TVL Shifts Favor Rain and Predict FunRain TVL rose 13.33% over seven days to $29.64M while Predict Fun added 8.44%. Azuro slipped 3.08% to $1.40M in the same window.
August 2026
31 filings
- Live Sic Bo: Rules and Bet Types for BeginnersSic Bo is absolutely nuts when you first watch it. Three dice, dozens of betting options, payouts that seem insane. Stay with me here because it gets actually simple.
- Zoom and Fast-Fold Poker: Strategy Adjustments That MatterZoom poker looks like regular poker. It is not. The speed changes everything. Hand selection, bet sizing, aggression profiles. Here is how to adjust.
- Jack Binion and the Family Behind the World Series of PokerThe Binion family created the World Series of Poker in 1970. Jack Binion took it from a private game to a public institution. This is how that happened.
- Polymarket Leads Polygon DEX Volume Alongside TVLThe largest prediction market protocol by TVL also tops daily volume on Polygon DEX, with $59.1 million in 24-hour activity out of $172.3 million total.
- Auto Roulette vs Live Dealer Roulette: What's the Difference?I walked into the Hippodrome in Soho twenty years ago expecting one thing. Now there are three versions of roulette available, and they are not what I thought they would be.
- 3:2 vs 6:5 Blackjack Payouts: Why This Ratio Changes EverythingBlackjack payout ratios sound technical and boring. They are not. A shift from 3:2 to 6:5 changes your expected return by roughly 1.4 percent. Here is why it matters.
- Crypto Roundup: DeFi TVL Tops $83B as Whales SellFresh headlines show DeFi TVL above $83 billion after a $10 billion DEX surge, ETH whales offloading $63 million, and UK enforcement notes for QuinnBet plus influencer pushes at Jack.com.
- Don Johnson: The Blackjack Player Who Beat Atlantic City for $15MIn 2010 and 2011, Don Johnson won approximately $15 million playing blackjack at Atlantic City casinos. This is how he did it and what it means.
- Best Internet Speed Requirements for Live Dealer CasinoYou need internet speed for live dealer gaming. How much? Here are the numbers, broken down by game type and what happens when you fall short.
- Polygon DEX Volume Falls 12.78% in a DayPolygon recorded $136.9 million in DEX volume over the last 24 hours, down 12.78 percent from the prior day while the seven-day total rose 5 percent to $1.04 billion.
- Why Table Minimums Vary and How to Find the Right StakeA blackjack table has a $5 minimum. Another has a $100 minimum. The difference is not arbitrary. Here is what table minimums tell you.
- Floyd Mayweather: Inside the Boxer's Massive Sports Betting SlipsFloyd Mayweather posts his betting slips on Instagram. Fifty-thousand-dollar bets on basketball games. Where does the psychology go when the amounts get this large?
- Prediction Market TVL Holds Steady on PolygonLatest on-chain figures show prediction market protocols maintaining $342 million plus in TVL, led by Polymarket International with Azuro posting the largest 24-hour gain.
- How to Master Continuation Bets in Online PokerHellmuth's strength is aggression and adaptability. He exploits tilted opponents relentlessly. Weakness is consistency. He plays sporadically. His style is not teachable.
- How to Spot a Rigged Roulette Wheel (And Why Online Wheels Aren't)When dealer shows ace you can bet half your wager that dealer has blackjack. If dealer has blackjack you win 2 to 1.
- How Technology Is Reshaping the Sports Betting IndustryVariance means outcomes deviate from expectation. Blackjack has moderate variance. Long-term house edge grinds you down. Short-term anything can happen.
- Risk of Ruin: A Clear Explanation for Table Game PlayersNear-miss effects make you chase. Variable-ratio reinforcement creates habit. Loss chasing escalates bets after losses.
- What Happens When a Sporting Event Is Postponed or CanceledKelly Sun was the woman behind Phil Ivey's legendary baccarat wins. Her role was more important than his gambling prowess, and far more invisible.
- How to Play Pocket Aces Without Getting CrushedLive dealer gaming began in back rooms and grew into an industry. It is still growing, and the best is still to come.
- Kashiwagi vs Donald Trump: The Freeze-Out That Never FinishedRacetrack roulette is old school. The track is for old school players. If you know it, you know something most people don't.
- Voisins du Zero, Tiers, and Orphelins: Called Bets ExplainedA one thousand dollar bonus is not promising you one thousand dollars. It is promising you the chance to earn it.
- The MIT Blackjack Team: How Students Really Beat VegasThe superuser scandals at Absolute Poker and Ultimate Bet revealed that cheating in online poker was not theoretical. It was actual, systematic, and vast.
- Buy Bonus Features: Are They Worth the Premium?Buy bonus features let you skip the grind and trigger the feature immediately. Whether they are worth the premium is a question of patience and bankroll.
- Gambling Headlines: Skeptical Takes on Deals and ExitsCurated crypto-gambling news with one-line analyst notes on stablecoin bets, NFT fraud, gaming shutdowns, and regulatory heat.
- Exactas, Trifectas, and Superfectas in Horse Racing BettingA continuation bet is betting on flop after raising pre-flop regardless of improvement. It is fundamental.
- Erik Seidel: The Dancer Who Became a Poker Hall of FamerErik Seidel danced. Then he became one of the greatest poker players alive. He never stopped moving.
- Polygon DEX Volume Slides 9% in Latest SessionPolygon recorded $161 million in DEX volume over the past day, down 9.11 percent from the prior session and 12.4 percent across the week.
- How to Choose the Right Online Poker SiteThe MIT students who beat Las Vegas were not mathematical geniuses. They were mathematicians using a system someone had already invented.
- The History of Live Dealer Gaming: From Studios to StreamingThe field bet at craps looks simple. It is simple. Whether it is worth playing depends on whether you understand what you are paying for.
- How Gambling Licenses Are Issued: A High-Level OverviewA casino sets withdrawal limits to manage liquidity, prevent fraud, and comply with regulation. Understanding them protects your money.
- Polymarket TVL Holds at $329M Amid Sector OutflowsPrediction market TVL shows continued concentration at the top protocol while smaller platforms record steady liquidity declines over the past week.
July 2026
38 filings
- The Biggest NFL Betting Wins in Las Vegas HistoryA polarized range contains very strong hands and very weak hands with nothing in between. A merged range is the opposite. This distinction determines how you should play.
- Jamie Gold's $12 Million WSOP Main Event Win ExplainedIn 1992, Akio Kashiwagi challenged Donald Trump to the largest baccarat game in American history. It never finished.
- Polarized vs Merged Ranges in Poker ExplainedI was at a table for six hours when a regular got pocket aces. He slow-played them from the button. The result taught me more than a thousand poker books.
- How The Sopranos Portrayed Illegal Sports BettingThe Sopranos captured mob culture with unflinching detail. Its portrayal of illegal sports betting operations became as iconic as Tony Soprano's therapy sessions.
- How Racetrack Roulette Layouts WorkLas Vegas remembers every losing bet better than it remembers every winning one. These are the wins it reluctantly admits.
- Responsible Gambling Tools Every Poker Player Should UseVoisins covers 17 numbers near zero. Tiers covers 12 opposite zero. Orphelins covers remaining gaps.
- The Largest Televised Cash Game Pots in Poker HistoryVariance is fluctuation around expected values. House edge is 0.5%. Across 100 hands, expected loss is 50 dollars.
- What Is eCOGRA and What Does Its Seal Mean?eCOGRA is a testing firm. Its seal means the game has been tested. What it does not mean is far more important than what it does.
