Pat Mazza — AI, iGaming, Web3 and Cryptohttps://patmazza.ca/Personal essays on AI, crypto, work, relationships and building useful things.en-caHow to adapt to AI at work without losing your judgmenthttps://patmazza.ca/writing/finding-your-footing-in-the-ai-workplace/https://patmazza.ca/writing/finding-your-footing-in-the-ai-workplace/You do not need to become someone else to work well with AI. Start with a useful task, keep your judgment engaged and give yourself room to learn.Wed, 21 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMTAI & peopleOntario’s iGaming market: why growth must lead to better productshttps://patmazza.ca/writing/ontario-igaming-growth-and-the-next-test/https://patmazza.ca/writing/ontario-igaming-growth-and-the-next-test/The 2025 numbers show a substantial market. What interests me now is how operators turn that scale into a clearer, more dependable customer experience.Wed, 21 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMTMarkets & policyBlockchain and public spending: a clearer trail for Canada’s moneyhttps://patmazza.ca/writing/public-money-should-have-a-clearer-trail/https://patmazza.ca/writing/public-money-should-have-a-clearer-trail/Government spending is one of blockchain’s most useful possibilities: a shared record that helps people follow commitments, changes and results.Wed, 21 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMTCrypto & Web3Alberta’s iGaming market: what operators should build differentlyhttps://patmazza.ca/writing/alberta-is-more-than-ontarios-sequel/https://patmazza.ca/writing/alberta-is-more-than-ontarios-sequel/Alberta has an advantage: it can learn from an existing model. The harder work is building a market that reflects its own responsibilities and expectations.Wed, 21 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMTMarkets & policyWhy human relationships matter more in an AI-driven worldhttps://patmazza.ca/writing/making-more-room-for-human-connection/https://patmazza.ca/writing/making-more-room-for-human-connection/As AI makes more of our work faster, we have a chance to be more attentive to the people around it. The value comes from how we use the time.Wed, 21 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMTAI & peopleOntario iGaming: the practical value of a regulated markethttps://patmazza.ca/writing/the-real-value-of-a-regulated-market/https://patmazza.ca/writing/the-real-value-of-a-regulated-market/Ontario deserves credit for building a framework where player protection can be a practical obligation. The next step is making those protections work in ordinary moments.Wed, 21 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMTProducts & responsibilityWeb3 beyond the hype: ownership, useful products and public trusthttps://patmazza.ca/writing/a-more-useful-future-for-web3/https://patmazza.ca/writing/a-more-useful-future-for-web3/Portable records, verifiable claims and clearer ownership are more interesting than a new vocabulary. The strongest use cases make something genuinely easier.Wed, 21 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMTCrypto & Web3Québec’s iGaming future needs a local conversationhttps://patmazza.ca/writing/quebec-needs-its-own-igaming-conversation/https://patmazza.ca/writing/quebec-needs-its-own-igaming-conversation/A possible market opening is a reason to listen carefully. Language, local expectations and public trust have to shape the product from the beginning.Wed, 21 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMTMarkets & policy