So that’s my question, are they killing the crypto edge we enjoyed before?
No they're not because it's a matter of choice on which of the coins that you will love to use for payment when gambling. I believe that every gambler have their preferred coin. However, if you feel that you don't want to gamble with stablecoin and you have USDT, you can convert the to any cryptocurrency of your choice that the casino you want to use accepts and gamble with it.