Cookies, Privacy, Terms & Safe Gambling

• +What we do

• Serve plain HTML, CSS, and JavaScript. The two JavaScript files (main.js and tools.js) run entirely in your browser, do not call out to any third party, and set no storage of any kind.
• Calculators run locally. Anything you type into the Column Martingale, Due-Column, or Probability calculator stays in your browser tab. Nothing is sent to a server.
• Load fonts from Google Fonts. Fonts are requested over HTTPS via standard CDN URLs. Google Fonts may log a generic font request from your IP; that is a Google-side log we cannot control and do not access.

• -What we do not do

• No analytics. No Google Analytics, no Plausible, no Fathom, no Mixpanel, no anything. We do not measure pageviews, sessions, or bounce.
• No advertising trackers. No DoubleClick, no Facebook Pixel, no LinkedIn Insight Tag, no programmatic ad scripts.
• No social-media embeds. No Twitter widgets, no Facebook Share Buttons, no anything that sets a cookie for an external network.
• No A/B testing infrastructure. Every reader sees the same page.
• No fingerprinting. We do not collect canvas hashes, font fingerprints, audio context, or any of the privacy-hostile shadow-tracking that gets around cookie banners.

• +What we receive (and only briefly)

• Web-server access logs. Standard records of: IP address, user agent string, requested URL, HTTP status, timestamp. Used solely to debug errors and detect abuse. Retained for short windows then rotated out. Never sold. Never combined with anything that identifies you personally.
• Email correspondence. If you write to editorial@, corrections@, or press@column.bet, we receive your email address and message content. We use it only to reply. We do not add it to any list, newsletter, or marketing database.

• -What we never do

• No selling. We do not sell, rent, or license any data we hold about anyone, ever, to any party.
• No sharing. We do not share data with affiliate networks, ad networks, data brokers, or "marketing partners."
• No profiling. We build no behavioural profile of you. We could not segment our readers if we wanted to - we have no segmentation data.
• No third-party scripts that exfiltrate data. The only outbound requests from a Column.bet page are to load fonts from Google Fonts and (on article and analysis pages) to load Mikkel Hansen's author photo from its public CDN.

Your rights, plain English

You have nothing for us to give you back. Because we hold no personal data about you (beyond the rolling access log and any email you sent us), there is nothing to subject-access, port, or delete. If you wrote to us and want your email thread deleted from our inbox, write to editorial@column.bet and we will remove it.

Applicable frameworks: USA state laws (CCPA / CPRA, VCDPA, etc. where they apply), Canada PIPEDA, EU GDPR if you read from Europe. Our zero-collection posture satisfies all of them by construction.

• +Column.bet is

• An editorial information resource. We publish guides, deconstructions, calculators, and reference tables about the mathematics, history, and strategy of column betting and Due-Column wagering.
• An explainer site. The content discusses probability, payouts, house edge, staking systems, and bankroll math. Everything is presented as education and analysis.
• An editorial publication with named oversight. Mikkel Hansen reviews every correction; the Column.bet Expert Team writes the reference guides. Author and editor attribution is present on every page.

• -Column.bet is not

• Not a gambling operator. We do not accept wagers, hold player funds, run casino games, or offer real-money play of any kind. We have no operator licence and have applied for none, because we do not need one - we do not take bets.
• Not a tipster or pick service. Nothing on this site is a personal prediction. We do not tell you which column will hit, which horse will win, or which NFL side to play. The deconstructions explicitly debunk the predictive claims of folk-systems.
• Not financial or tax advice. Gambling P/L has tax implications that vary by jurisdiction. Talk to a licensed accountant in your state or province before treating any of it as income or as deductible.
• Not a regulator or dispute mediator. If you have a problem with a casino or sportsbook, contact the operator first and then the licensing regulator (NJ DGE, PA PGCB, iGO Ontario, etc.). We cannot intervene.

Accuracy and "as-is"

The mathematical content on Column.bet is published in good faith, peer-reviewed by the editorial team, and corrected when readers spot errors (see the contact page). However, the site is provided "as is" with no warranty of accuracy, completeness, currency, or fitness for any particular purpose. Operator limits, regulator addresses, and bonus structures change without notice. Always verify a number that matters - house edges, table maxes, decimal-odds conversions - against a primary source before staking any real money.

Eligibility

You must be at or above the legal gambling age in your jurisdiction to read Column.bet as a prospective player. Legal age is 21 in most U.S. states, 19 in most Canadian provinces, and 18 or 19 in Ontario and Alberta depending on the activity. The site is not directed at minors and contains no functionality that allows wagering, but the subject matter is adult-only.

Outbound links

Column.bet may link to third-party operator websites, regulator pages, helpline organisations, and reference materials. Those sites have their own terms, privacy policies, and content. We do not endorse and are not responsible for what you find on them. We do not accept payment for any outbound link on this site (no affiliate, no sponsored, no paid placement).

Governing context

These terms are intended to be plain-English and globally readable. Where local law (CCPA, GDPR, PIPEDA, U.S. state gambling-information statutes, Canadian provincial advertising rules, etc.) imposes a stricter standard, that local standard applies. Nothing on this page waives any right you have under your local consumer-protection law.

The four non-negotiables

1. Set a session loss cap before you sit down. Pre-commit on paper or in your phone. The moment the bankroll hits the cap, you stand up. No exceptions.
2. Set a session time cap. 60, 90, or 120 minutes. Run a timer. When it fires, the session ends regardless of profit or loss state.
3. Bring only what you can lose. No mid-session ATM runs. No credit card top-ups. No "I'll deposit one more time and stop."
4. Never chase losses with off-system play. If your planned column Martingale fails at step 9, do not switch to a corner bet at higher stakes "to recover." Recovery is for the next session, not this one.

Warning signs to take seriously

• You are betting larger units than your plan called for "because it has been a bad run."
• You have extended the session past the time cap.
• You are playing to recover losses from a previous session, not for entertainment.
• You feel anxious between spins or dread the spin outcome.
• You have hidden the amount you are playing with from a partner or family member.
• You are using money allocated for rent, food, or bills.

If any of these is true for you right now, the right move is to stop the session and consider one of the self-exclusion programs listed below.

Self-exclusion programs

• USA - state-by-state self-exclusion. Contact your state's gaming regulator (NJ DGE, PA PGCB, MI MGCB, etc.) for the official enrollment list. Most programs run from 6 months to lifetime.
• Canada - Ontario (iGO / GameSense). A single enrollment bans you from all iGaming Ontario licensed operators.
• Canada - Quebec (Loto-Québec). Covers Casino de Montréal and Loto-Québec online.
• Canada - Alberta (AGLC). Provincial self-exclusion across regulated venues.

A final framing

Column betting is a craft. Like darts or pool, it rewards discipline, pattern recognition, and emotional control. Like darts or pool, it has a financial cost - the house edge is the equivalent of court fees on a tennis club. Paying that fee for entertainment is legitimate. Treating gambling as income is not. The distinction is the single most important thing on this entire website.