How CasinoX Works
How topics are chosen
Each topic starts from search demand data: the questions people are actually asking about sweepstakes casinos, social casinos, prediction markets and event contracts. A topic goes ahead when there is a question we can answer from primary documents.
Which sources a brief relies on
Grey-zone gambling is defined by paperwork, so that is what we cite:
- State statutes, bills and their legislative texts.
- Regulator notices, cease-and-desist letters, settlements and published statements from state gaming boards and attorneys general.
- CFTC rules, orders and filings, and exchange rulebooks submitted to it.
- Court rulings and filings.
- Operators' own terms of service, sweepstakes rules and published fee schedules.
- Official statistics where a figure is needed.
Trade press can point us to a document. It is not the source of a claim. Every brief ends with a Source file listing what it was built from.
How a brief is drafted and checked
Briefs are drafted with the help of AI writing tools under this documented process: the draft is written from the gathered sources, every figure and rule carries its date, and each claim links to where it came from. Before publication, automated checks test the draft for sourcing (claims tied to a listed source), links (each one resolves) and figures (each number matches its source). A draft that fails is fixed or dropped.
What we do not claim
No brief is reviewed by a named human expert, and nothing here is play-tested or trade-tested. We report what the documents say. We do not give legal advice, and we do not recommend trades.
Corrections and updates
If a number or a rule looks wrong, tell us through our contact form and include the page link. We check it against the source, fix it if it is wrong, and show the update date on the brief. Briefs are also updated when a statute, ruling or rulebook changes in substance, and carry the new date when they are.
Older briefs
Some briefs predate this process and were not built from a Source file. They stay up as filed and are brought into the process when they are updated.