Stablecoins now fund 75% of crypto casino deposits as gaming outgrows its payment rails

Stablecoins now fund 75% of crypto casino deposits as gaming outgrows its payment rails

Dollar-pegged stablecoins now account for three quarters of all crypto casino deposits, according to How the Stablecoin Shift Is Reshaping Crypto Gambling, a new report from iGB produced in partnership with RYKI, a fully registered Virtual Asset Service Provider in the British Virgin Islands. Drawing on six weeks of onchain deposit data from March and April 2026, the report concludes that crypto gambling has functionally become dollar-denominated gambling conducted on blockchain payment rails, rather than speculation on volatile assets.

A payment problem, not a crypto trend

Behind that shift sit the limits of conventional rails. Card processing typically costs 1.5% to 3.5%, and fees in emerging markets can reach 3% to 6% of deposits. Bank withdrawals take one to five business days, against under ten minutes for crypto, and operators report payment cost reductions of 60% to 70%. SWIFT and correspondent-bank transfers can take three to seven days to clear, with foreign-exchange conversion adding 50 to 100 basis points.

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