Where your money actually sits
Wallets for casino play
A casino balance is not your crypto. It is a claim on an operator, and understanding that distinction is the foundation of everything else here.
Four places your crypto can be, with completely different properties.
| Where | Who controls it | Main risk | Use for |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hardware wallet | You | Losing the seed phrase | Long term holdings |
| Software wallet | You | Device compromise, phishing | Working funds, casino deposits |
| Exchange account | The exchange | Platform failure, account freeze | Buying and converting |
| Casino balance | The casino | Everything on this site | Only what you are actively playing |
The rule that matters most
A casino balance is an IOU. It is not crypto you hold, it is a number in an operator's database backed by whatever reserves it maintains. No crypto casino we track publishes proof of reserves.
Keep in a casino only what you are actively playing. Withdraw the rest. This single habit protects you against more of the failure modes on this site than anything else you can do.
Where to go
- Self custody, what it means and what it costs you in responsibility
- Hardware wallets and whether you need one for casino play
- Exchange or wallet, and why funding route affects privacy
- Address safety, which is where people actually lose money
Gambling carries a negative expected return. Over enough bets the house edge wins by design, and no ranking on this site changes that. If it has stopped being a choice, free confidential help exists: Peluuri in Finland, Stödlinjen in Sweden, BZgA in Germany, and GamCare internationally.
Related
Privacy
What each funding route reveals about you.
Networks and fees
Moving funds between them.