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Alex Weldon

Alex Weldon

Alex Weldon is an online gambling industry analyst with nearly ten years of experience. He currently serves as Casino News Managing Editor for Bonus.com, part of the Catena Media Network. Other gambling news sites he has contributed to include PlayUSA and Online Poker Report, and his writing has been cited in The Atlantic.

Who is Alex Weldon?

Alex Weldon is an expert on regulated US online gambling who serves as the Casino News Managing Editor for Bonus.com. He began writing about the online gambling industry professionally in 2014. Prior to that, he was a semi-professional poker player, board game designer and video game writer.

Working for Catena Media, he has also served as Managing Editor at Online Poker Report and contributed to PlayUSA, Michigan Sharp and NJGamblingSites.

Before joining Catena, he wrote for Part Time Poker and managed the GameIntel Poker Update, a subscription newsletter for industry executives, tracking and explaining changes in poker site traffic. A degree in astrophysics from Queen’s University has provided him with a solid mathematical foundation for analyzing gambling trends in a quantitative way.

Alex provides insightful content on the regulated online casino and poker industries, with an emphasis on legislation, regulation, responsible gambling and business strategy. His writing about poker has been cited by The Atlantic and has earned him multiple nominations for the American Poker Awards over the years.

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    New Hampshire Online Casino Legislation Back in Play for 2025

    January 28, 2025 | By: Alex Weldon

    After a one-year hiatus, Sen. Timothy Lang of New Hampshire is back for another attempt at legalizing online casinos in the state. Lang pushed hard for the possibility in 2023 but sat 2024 out after that first attempt failed. One reason Sen. Lang may be feeling more optimistic this year than last is that a key opponent […]

    Wayne Chiang’s Two-Hand Hold’em: Meet the Man Behind the Hot New Poker Game at Washington Casinos

    December 19, 2024 | By: Alex Weldon

    Two-Hand Hold’em is the latest table game to hit casino floors in Washington State, asking players to figure out how best to split four cards into two hands while giving each hand the best shot of beating the dealer. The mind behind the new game is none other than Wayne “D22-soso” Chiang, whose claim to fame could be his status as a […]

    Real Gaming and Rampart Casino Launch Real-Money Multiplayer Video Poker App in Nevada

    December 10, 2024 | By: Alex Weldon

    Rampart Online is a new real-money online gambling app regulated by the state of Nevada, which falls under the state’s online poker laws but offers a novel style of gameplay. The app from Real Gaming borrows heavily from the rules of video poker, but turns it into a player-versus-player competition to fit into the state’s regulatory paradigm. Nevada legalized online […]

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