CB Investigations / Cross-platform findings

What we find when we test every platform the same way.

A CB Review covers one platform. An Investigation covers one finding — a pattern that only becomes visible once you have tested several operators identically, with real money, and compared the results. These are the pieces no single review can produce.

Every figure in these pieces comes from a documented CB test with a published Review behind it. Where CB has not tested something, it says so rather than filling the gap.

Investigation 010 · 15 September 2026 · Measured vs bet365

Two crypto sportsbooks price their odds as sharply as bet365. Several others don't come close.

CB measured the bookmaker margin on the Super Bowl and Champions League winner markets across five crypto sportsbooks and benchmarked each against bet365. Two match a tier-one book for value; others price four to six points wider.

bet365
~23%
Sharpest crypto
~24%
Widest crypto
~29%
Markets
2
Investigation 009 · 23 July 2026 · Verified on-chain

The same withdrawal costs $0.15 on one site and $8.84 on another

CB withdrew real money from five crypto casinos and checked every fee against what the blockchain actually charged. On the worst platform tested, the fee was roughly one hundred times the real network cost — and support explained it incorrectly when asked.

Cheapest
$0.15
Most expensive
$8.84
Widest platform fee
~100×
Platforms
5
Investigation 008 · 13 July 2026 · Real-money cycles

Five crypto casinos. Five wagering locks. Not one told us before we deposited.

Every platform CB has tested blocks you from withdrawing your own deposit until you have wagered it. This is not a bonus rule — it applies to your money, with no bonus claimed. Two operators cited AML when asked; one declined to; two were never asked.

With a lock
5 / 5
Disclosed upfront
0 / 5
Gave a reason
2
Paid bypass
1 (8%)

More Investigations follow as CB completes testing. The next candidates: whether the fee-over-cost pattern holds across more operators, and how advertised KYC thresholds compare with the point verification actually triggers.

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