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For a long while, sweepstakes casinos in the US have avoided being tarred with the brush of illegal gambling thanks to an ingenious dual-currency loophole. Such sites typically use a free, virtual currency system for standard play, while also allowing players to purchase a separate currency if they wish to. 

There are few voices in world football more trusted than Fabrizio Romano's. With 43.4 million followers on Instagram, 27.4 million on X, and over 3 million subscribers on YouTube, the Italian journalist has become the de facto authority on the global transfer market.

Davide Bernardi is one of the most interesting voices on DAZN Italy, the platform where he hosts BordoCam, his innovative show focused on Serie A. We reached out to him for a chat about soccer, ranging from the current state of our league to the upcoming World Cup in the United States, Mexico, and Canada, as well as the transfer market. This was all while analyzing the most critical issues in the soccer world today. We started with his program on the sports streaming network and his close-up, privileged view of the field.

There’s a lot to consider when it comes to planning the World Cup; it can take host nations decades to be fully ready to host sport’s biggest event. One of the more modern considerations is whether the stadiums are digitally equipped to handle the influx of data from the projected record 3.5 million attendees. 

By the end of 2025, platforms like Kalshi had helped drive more than $40 billion in prediction market trading volume. This is a staggering figure for an industry that mainstream audiences barely knew about just a few years ago.

Over 134 million of American adults gambled in 2025, pushing the national gambling rate past the 50% mark for the first time in history. With recent data revealing that 9 out of 10 Americans find gambling acceptable for themselves and others, that record breaking number is only going to climb.