About the Author
Alex Weldon
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.
Alex Weldon in the Media
- How New Federal Compact Rules Affect Future Of Tribal Online Gaming, Pechanga.net, Feb 29, 2024
- Dawn Wotapka’s Media Movers: Alex Weldon of Bonus, Talking Biz News, Nov 1, 2022
- Get to Know the Poker Media: Alex Weldon, Cardplayer Lifestyle, Aug 15, 2016
- Thinking Poker Podcast, Episode 135, Aug 4, 2015
Citations
- New Haven Register, Oct 11, 2023
- WSJ reports alleges disgraced UltimateBet attorney played larger role in FTX’s misuse of funds, Poker.org, July 1, 2023
- Chess is Just Poker Now, The Atlantic, Sep 17, 2022
- Flutter ‘Wholly Surprised’ by Bombshell $1.3 Billion Kentucky Supreme Court Ruling, Poker Industry Pro, Dec 18, 2020
- Poker’s Newest Face, University of Rochester, Sep 2014
Top Bonus.com Articles by Alex Weldon
- Skillz Accuses AviaGames of Using Bots to Cheat Users Amid Patent Lawsuit, Nov 15, 2023
- Penn State Study Shows Impact of Regulated Gambling on Black Market, March 30, 2023
- Projection: US Online Casino Revenue to Approach $6.5 Billion in 2023, Jan 31, 2023
- Gambling Advertising Overload Hurts the Chances of Further Expansion, Dec 21, 2022
- ‘I Should Have Won by Now!’ – The Mathematics of Losing Streaks, Nov 7, 2022
- The Chess World’s Latest Cheating Scandal Has Parallels to Poker, Sep 13, 2022
- Is Cryptocurrency Speculation Just Another Form of Unregulated Gambling?, July 28, 2022
Other Writing by Alex Weldon
- US Online Casinos Will Earn $7.8B This Year — 2024 Market Forecast, PlayUSA, Jan 8, 2024
- The Complex Reality Behind Problem Gambling Calls, PlayUSA, March 12, 2023
- CRYSTAL BALL: Catena Media Team Forecasts the Future of the US Online Poker Market, USPoker, June 24, 2020
Social Media & Professional Profiles
- Alex Weldon on Twitter (@benefactumgames)
- Alex Weldon on LinkedIn
- Alex Weldon on MuckRack
- Alex Weldon on BoardGameGeek
- Alex Weldon on MobyGames
- Alexander Weldon on IMDB (not to be confused with the visual effects artist of the same name)
Latest articles
Vegas Infinite Now Available for iPhone and iPad, Months After Android Release
Vegas Infinite, the virtual reality-optional social casino experience from PokerStars, is now available on iOS devices.
BetMGM Enters the World of Multi-State Poker: NJ-Michigan Network Launch Imminent
BetMGM Poker announced its will begin offering combined player pools between users in New Jersey and Michigan, starting Wednesday.
Record-Setting DraftKings Progressive Jackpot Set to Go Off in Michigan
Some lucky DraftKings Casino player in Michigan will soon set a new record for the highest online casino jackpot in US history. The only question is when, and exactly how big it will be. As of 3 p.m. on October 21, the DraftKings Progressive stands at $6.55 million and is still growing. It will be the second time the […]
Dragon Train Slots Will Disappear on Wednesday, as Light & Wonder Abandons Injunction Appeal
Dragon Train Chi Lin Wins will disappear from US retail and online casinos on Wednesday, as that it the deadline for Light & Wonder (LNW) to comply with a preliminary injunction ordering it to withdraw the product from the market. The company had initially intended to appeal the order but dropped its objections. The online version […]
FanDuel Adds Hybrid Dealer Games, Latest Online Casino to Embrace Prerecorded Table Games
FanDuel announced a casino content partnership with Inspired Entertainment this week, becoming the latest US online casino operator to embrace the developer’s unique “hybrid dealer” concept. These games resemble popular live dealer online casino products but use prerecorded footage of real human dealers rather than a real-time stream from a studio. The deal with Inspired also includes the development […]
DraftKings Electric Poker Launches in Pennsylvania, Second State for the Fast-Paced Multiplayer Experiment
DraftKings Electric Poker is available to players in Pennsylvania following an apparently successful first run in Michigan. The fast-paced, three-player tournament format is DraftKings’ first foray into online poker, perhaps rekindling players’ curiosity about whether DraftKings ever plans to launch a full-scale poker room. Electric Poker is DraftKings take on what’s known in the industry […]
Pennsylvania Finally Opts for Multistate Online Poker—Sites Could be Networked by Next Year
Pennsylvania will finally be taking a step poker players have been demanding for years, seeking to join the Multistate Internet Gaming Agreement (MSIGA), which will allow the state’s online poker sites to share tables and traffic with those in other states. At present, five states are party to MSIGA, although only three of them have active […]
Kick Streamer Amouranth Joins Sweeps Casino PlayFame as Ambassador
Video game streamer Amouranth is now a social casino ambassador with PlayFame, a sweeps-based operator that launched this summer. Like other sweepstakes casinos, PlayFame uses a dual-currency system allowing players to play for fun with Gold Coins or try to win cash prizes with Sweeps. Amouranth’s page on the site currently features a short blurb reading: Hey, […]
Dragon Train Isn’t Going Away, Just Needs Some Changes Under the Hood, Says Light & Wonder
Light & Wonder’s Dragon Train slot might temporarily disappear from US retail and online casinos, but it won’t be gone long, the company revealed yesterday. In a video statement to investors on Oct. 4, LNW President and CEO Matt Wilson assured investors that the impact of temporarily pulling the game from the US market would be minimal. Last […]
Trump, Harris in Dead Heat as Kalshi’s Election Betting Market Opens
Political prediction exchange Kalshi reopened its 2024 general election markets this morning following a favorable court decision. Those markets now include contracts on the outcome of the Presidential race, and speculators appear to see it as a coin flip between former President Donald Trump and current Vice President Kamala Harris. The market opened at 8:15 a.m. ET on Oct. […]
