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Fact Check: Can Kalshi Users Really Wager Up to $100 Million on the Election?
With election betting now available in the US, over $100 million rides on the outcome of tomorrow’s contest on Kalshi alone. But can the prediction market provider’s users risk that much individually, as a recent story by NBC News claimed? While some clients enjoy the leeway of that $100 million limit, the answer for typical […]
ChatGPT Can Predict Chess Moves, But Don’t Ask It for Poker Advice
International chess master Yosha Iglesias says that ChatGPT is now better at predicting the next move in a chess match between two of the game’s top players than Stockfish, the world’s strongest chess engine. That news might be alarming to professional game players of all stripes, particularly poker players, for whom computer-assisted cheating is an increasing problem. However, the ability […]
Just How Rare is a Solar Eclipse?—A Statistical Comparison for the Gambling Mind
Witnessing any eclipse is a rare treat, and total solar eclipses are the rarest of all. Just how rare? Well, you’re a little more likely to witness one at random than win the lottery, but the odds aren’t as different as you might expect. For those fortunate enough to witness a planetary peep show, the […]
Roulette Up—New Online Casino Table Game Offers Escalating Payouts on Unique Side Bet
Galaxy Gaming has brought its proprietary Roulette Up—a variation on classic American roulette—to the online casino space for the first time. The game, featuring a unique progressive side bet, is now available at DraftKings Casino, Golden Nugget Casino, and WynnBet Casino across multiple states. The company also plans to launch the game in Canada soon. Some […]
Double-Up Blackjack: BetMGM & Borgata Online Casino Launch Table Game Variant in New Jersey
Blackjack fans in New Jersey have a new variant they can try at BetMGM-owned online casinos: Double-Up Blackjack. BetMGM partnered with the game’s owner, Score Gaming, for the rights to offer it. Double-Up Blackjack is the most popular game in Score’s line of “End 16” games. In these games, a dealer’s 16 results in players’ bets being returned to […]
US Online Casinos Have Taken Over $400 Billion in Wagers, Double the Handle of Sportsbooks
Five years ago, the Supreme Court struck down the Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act (PASPA), which had made sports betting illegal in all states but Nevada. Since then, legal sports betting has swept the nation, accompanied by a seemingly smaller boom for online casinos. In celebrating the end of PASPA, the American Gaming Association (AGA)points out that legal sportsbooks […]
Does Caesars Online Casino Call You?
Electronic Table Games Are Taxed Like Slots But Live Dealer Online Games Are Not
The IRS treats table games differently from slot machines when it comes to taxing your gambling wins, but modern technology sometimes makes that distinction blurry. The tax agency views electronic table games as being a form of slots. On the other hand, online blackjack or roulette can still be a table game if there’s a […]
Who Invented the Casino Crash Game Genre?
Crash games are a novel concept gaining popularity at regulated online casinos in the US. Players make a wager and watch their initial stake grow, deciding on the best moment to cash out before a crash causes them to lose their bet. Most attempts to innovate in the casino space fail, so it’s impressive that […]
The Luckiest States in the US
With Saint Patrick’s Day around the corner, people all over the US are hoping the luck of the Irish will make their wishes come true. Maybe in the form of a new relationship, new job, or the biggest jackpot of them all: winning the lottery. With that in mind, we wanted to find out which […]
