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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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    ‘This is a Red State’ – Blind Partisanship Extinguishes Hopes for Texas Sports Betting

    May 15, 2023 | By: Alex Weldon

    The Texas sports betting legislation that passed in the House of Representatives last week won’t get heard in the Senate, says Lieutenant-Governor Dan Patrick. It’s the latest gambling expansion effort to fall victim to partisan politics. Patrick said the two-part legislative package – consisting of a bill and a joint resolution for a constitutional amendment – won’t […]

    Poker Legend Doyle Brunson Dies, Aged 89

    May 15, 2023 | By: Alex Weldon

    According to his family, the legendary Doyle Brunson passed away over the weekend. He was 89 years old and would have celebrated his 90th birthday in August. No cause of death has been revealed. His longevity was as impressive as his performance over the felt, with “Texas Dolly” having already survived four surgeries in a battle with […]

    US Online Casinos Have Taken Over $400 Billion in Wagers, Double the Handle of Sportsbooks

    May 11, 2023 | By: Alex Weldon

    Five years ago, the Supreme Court struck down the Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act (PASPA), which had made sports betting illegal in all states but Nevada. Since then, legal sports betting has swept the nation, accompanied by a seemingly smaller boom for online casinos. In celebrating the end of PASPA, the American Gaming Association (AGA)points out that legal sportsbooks […]

    ‘Zero Days to Expiration’ Options: Investment or Gambling?

    May 11, 2023 | By: Alex Weldon

    Researchers at the Univerity of MĂźnster have found that a hot trend in short-term investments is causing traders to lose more money than they earn. Zero-days-to-expiration options (0DTEs) have become increasingly popular with retail investors. However, the study’s findings – released March 30, 2023 – raise the question of whether trading these products bears more resemblance […]

    Caesars to Jump Aboard Stand-Alone Casino App Trend

    May 5, 2023 | By: Alex Weldon

    During a Q1 2023 investor call, Caesars announced plans for a stand-alone casino app focused on slots. Details about the new app are sparse, but the company expects it to launch this summer. Several of Caesars’s largest competitors already have secondary products targeting the pure casino user, so this is becoming something of a trend. Eric Hession, President of Caesars […]

    Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals Issues Order Against Mootness in PredictIt Case

    May 3, 2023 | By: Alex Weldon

    In a memorandum dated May 1, the three-judge panel of the US District Court for the Western District of Texas declared that the lawsuit to determine the fate of PredictIt should continue. Circuit judges James E. Graves, James C. Ho, and Kyle Duncan denied the “suggestion of mootness” filed by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), the defendant in the case. The CFTC […]

    UKGC White Paper Recommendations Include Affordability Checks, Online Stake Limits

    April 27, 2023 | By: Alex Weldon

    The United Kingdom Gambling Commission (UKGC) has finally released a white paper it has been promising since December 2020. As expected, it contains several recommendations for reforming the country’s gaming industry, some of which may be unpopular with operators. The most substantial proposed changes target the online casino industry, while their retail counterparts could see a […]

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