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i3Soft founder says online poker forgot its casual players—and now they want to win them back
Former PokerNews CEO and PokerStars director John Caldwell has spent four years building software designed to fix what he says is the central problem killing online poker: recreational players don't feel like they have a chance anymore.
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Intelitics co-founder on why sports betting marketers are flying blind—and how to fix it
Allan Stone has been in betting and gaming long enough to watch the industry outgrow its own marketing stack. Now he's building the intelligence layer he wishes had existed all along.
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Waterhouse VC: Castles with Moats
This month, Tom Waterhouse explores the concept of “moats” and why Evolution stays ahead.
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Why Blitz:Draft is building the Tinder of DFS
With swipe-based, two-minute drafts and small contest sizes, the startup is targeting casual fans left behind by traditional DFS in hopes that faster gameplay can unlock a much larger market.
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EXCLUSIVE: Handigraphs releases major product update, AI agent ahead of Opening Day
New features, including “Ask Handigraphs” and odds integration, aim to turn data dashboards into personalized betting assistants.
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Gambly and Unabated merge to strengthen betting tool tech stack
AI betslips and advanced analytics come together as the betting tools ecosystem continues to mature.
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Establish The Run founder on building a profitable content biz
Taylor Caby explains how a focus on quality, niche coverage, and a subscription model helped Establish The Run scale profitably.
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Bitcoin Depot enters social betting market through Kutt acquisition
Crypto ATM operator diversifies into P2P betting, drawn to “the massive growth potential.”
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Why BettingStartups is launching a capital vertical
New investment arm will fund pre-seed and seed-stage startups, starting with AI supplier InsightPlay.ai
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FEEN wants to capture crypto trading culture through market-powered prediction game
The startup compresses live market moves into bite-sized prediction rounds, betting that “volatility is king” in a short-form, always-on era of finance.
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Waterhouse VC: Unstoppable Force
This month, Tom Waterhouse delves into the unstoppable force.
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Dustin Gouker answers our burning questions about prediction markets, emerging verticals
Gouker says he wouldn’t bet against DraftKings and FanDuel in the prediction markets race, as both “are clearly going to spend to contest the market.”
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How NEXT New York became the industry’s room for decision-makers
The watchalong model built to turn live sport into engagement, community, and retention.
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How Regen is turning sports betting into a savings habit
By skimming small amounts from every wager, the startup is betting that long-term financial health will define the next era of responsible gaming, and not limits.
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Waterhouse VC: 2025 in Review
This month, Tom Waterhouse talks about their results in 2025