Guides
Everything you need to know before you deposit: how fairness works, how trading works, and how to stay safe.
CS2 Weekly Drops and Terminals Explained: Care Package, Armory Pass and Cases
How you get items in CS2 today: the Weekly Care Package, how CS2 terminals and their offers work, what the Armory Pass and its credits buy, and cases and keys, with every change dated from Valve's notes.
Read guide →Kalshi Promo Code: What 'Up to $500' Really Pays
Kalshi's 'up to $500' bonus pays $15 to 70% of new users, about $25 on average, from Kalshi's own terms. How Kalshi promo codes and referral links work, who can use them and the conditions.
Read guide →Stake Mirror Sites: Is stake.pr an Official Stake Domain?
Stake's official mirror sites, straight from its help centre, how to tell a real mirror from a fake copy, and why stake.pr isn't on the list.
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CSGORoll Free Cases, Coins and Chips: Every Free Reward
Every free thing on CSGORoll: 6 free cases with a code, chips in chat every hour, the faucet, daily cases, gems and Drop Party. What each one gives, how often, and why you can't cash out free winnings without a purchase.
Read guide →CS2 Trust Factor: What Valve Says It Is and How to Improve It
What Trust Factor does in CS2 matchmaking, why you can't check it, what Valve confirms counts (a phone number and your CS2 rank) and the only advice Valve gives to improve it.
Read guide →CS2 launch options: the ones Valve confirms, and how to set them
Most CS2 launch option lists are copied from CS:GO. These are the launch options Valve names in its own CS2 update notes, what each does and how to set them in Steam.
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CS2 Case House Edges: We Measured 6,788 Cases on 27 Sites
Every paid case on 27 CS2 case sites, measured from each site's own prices and odds. The average is 10.1%, CS2Skin keeps just 5%, and some cases keep 45%.
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CS2 Premier Ranks: CS Rating Colours, Seasons and All 18 Skill Groups
CS2 Premier ranks are seven colours set by your CS Rating, one every 5,000 points. Here are the colours, every Premier season so far, how your rating moves, leaderboards and the 18 Competitive skill groups, from Valve's own notes.
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Closed and Offline CS2 & Rust Gambling Sites (2026)
Gambling and trading sites that have shut down, gone offline or stopped paying out, what happened to each, and where to play instead.
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RustMoment Is Offline: Why You Can't Withdraw
RustMoment's own staff say the site is offline and for sale, which is why withdrawals don't work. What that means for your balance, and the Rust sites to use instead.
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Bingo.bet: Not Live Yet
Bingo.bet only shows a 'Coming soon' page right now. What we know, and the crypto casinos to use until it launches.
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BitSkins Shut Down: What Happened and Where to Trade Now
BitSkins, one of the oldest skin marketplaces, closed on 30 June 2026. What BitSkins itself said, the timeline, what to do if you still had a balance, and the alternatives.
Read guide →How to Get Free Rust Skins in 2026
Daily free cases, promo codes and earning sites: every legit way to get Rust skins without paying.
Read guide →Best Free CS2 Cases in 2026 (No Deposit)
Every free case and free balance code we know of, in one place, including our own daily free case.
Read guide →What Is CS2 Gambling? A 2026 Beginner's Guide
How CS2 skin gambling works, the main game modes, and how to start with free balance from promo codes.
Read guide →What Is Rust Gambling? How Rust Skin Sites Work in 2026
Rust skins, the sites that accept them, and the best way to start for free.
Read guide →Are CS2 Gambling Sites Safe? What We Check Before Listing One
Our checklist for trust, fairness and payouts, and the red flags that keep a site off Betrefs.
Read guide →How to Find Your Steam Trade URL (and Avoid Trade Holds)
Where your Steam trade URL is, what it does and doesn't let a site do, why skins can be held for up to 15 days, and how to stop that.
Read guide →How Provably Fair Works (and How to Check a Roll Yourself)
The maths behind provably fair games, in plain English, plus how to verify any Betrefs free case roll.
Read guide →From the archive
Reviews and articles from the original Betrefs, kept as they were published. Codes and offers in these may no longer work. Check the current reviews for today's bonuses.