Blake Colton

Blake Colton

Writer — Odds, Payments and Gambling Research House Edge and Odds · Near-Miss Research · Payments and Recourse · Gambling History

4 Articles Published

4 Articles on this site

Blake Colton writes about the arithmetic of gambling and about the research literature around it — the house edge and where it comes from, the near-miss findings published in Neuron, the difference between a certified game and a cashier. He writes for this review site and has no connection to any casino operator. His articles are meant to be checkable: a claim about roulette comes with the fraction it rests on, and a claim about a study comes with the study.

March 27, 2026

Victorian Gambling: What the Record Shows, and What It Cannot Transfer

Every Victorian technique that worked attacked a physical object. A slot result is drawn before the reels animate, so there is nothing to mark, shave or tilt.

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March 27, 2026

Why No Prediction Tool Changes the Roulette Edge

The edge comes from the payout table — 2.70% or 5.26% — and applies to every bet on the layout. Past spins from an RNG contain nothing about the next one.

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April 26, 2026

The Near-Miss Effect: Why Almost Winning Feels Like Information

An almost-win produces a win-like response — that is a real, published finding. It carries no information about the next spin, which is the part usually stretched.

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April 26, 2026

Crypto Payments at Casinos: Energy, Fees and the Recourse You Give Up

Paying in crypto is usually faster and cheaper, and it removes every route back. That third point is the one worth deciding before a deposit.

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