Catie Di Stefano

Founder & Editor-in-Chief

Catie Di Stefano has spent 15 years in the regulated gambling industry, starting at Betsson Group in Malta and spending nearly five years at Gaming Innovation Group (GiG) before building an independent consultancy across European and US iGaming brands, including a licensed engagement with Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Atlantic City under a New Jersey DGE vendor license. In 2022 she spoke on a Next.io New York panel specifically about iCasino and gaming opportunities across Texas, California, New York and Florida. She went on to build the OnlineGamblers.com brand and hold marketing director roles at Smartico.ai and Vegas Kings, and has been named to multiple iGamingExpress industry rankings. She now covers regulated prediction markets full-time.

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CRYPTO.COM SPORTS TAXES FOR TEXANS

Sports event contracts on a CFTC-registered exchange, funded in dollars. No Texas state tax, and no IRS guidance yet on how these contracts are classified.

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POLYMARKET PROMO CODE TXPREDICTS

Deposit $10, get a $25 trading bonus on the Polymarket US iOS app. Here's exactly how to claim it from Texas, and what the terms actually say.

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KALSHI PROMO CODE TXPREDICTS

Kalshi's current welcome offer: trade $25 in event contracts as a new user and Kalshi credits you $25. Here's exactly how Texans claim it.

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POLYMARKET TAXES FOR TEXANS

Texas charges no state income tax, so Polymarket profits are a federal-only question. Here's what to report — and what to keep.

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KALSHI TAXES FOR TEXANS

Texas has no state income tax, so your Kalshi tax question is federal only. The catch: the IRS hasn't said how event contracts should be classified.

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TEXAS HEAT DOME 2026 WHEN IT ENDS

What a heat dome is, how the summer 2026 one played out, and how to track Texas heat through Kalshi and Polymarket temperature contracts for Austin, Houston, Dallas, and San Antonio.

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HOW TO USE POLYMARKET FROM TEXAS

From zero to your first trade in about 10 minutes: iPhone sign-up, a $10 deposit for the $25 bonus, and Texas-specific notes.

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