If we can’t date a claim, we shouldn’t publish it as current. The as-of date is how a sentence is allowed to die in public.
Where the dates live
The strip and the footer carry September 17, 2026. Each state guide has its own as-of next to the access language. Platform pages put “Status as of” above the overview so that note can’t float. Learn pieces show published and updated dates. The sample cents in a market guide are teaching props tied to the site snapshot.
What counts as a source
Statutes, regulator pages, operator eligibility language. That’s the short version on the trust strip. A Telegram crop or an affiliate blog is not enough. We don’t have a live feed into anyone’s geofence.
When a note goes stale
If a venue opens or closes a state, the app is right and our prose is late. The fix is a new sentence and a new date — not a silent edit that makes the archive look omniscient. Until we edit, the old date is a warning label.
We won’t invent a partner statement to fill a hole, or upgrade Check status to Available because a headline was loud. A cautious label beats a confident error.