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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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    BetRivers Poker Approved by Pennsylvania Regulator, Launch Date Still Unknown

    October 3, 2024 | By: Alex Weldon

    BetRivers may soon make its long-awaited foray into real money online poker, having obtained all the necessary regulatory approvals in Pennsylvania. PlayPennsylvania learned last week from the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board (PGCB) that the owner, Rush Street Interactive (RSI), had earned the green light. Communications director Doug Harbach told them: There are no more steps; they are live. RSI has not revealed a […]

    Horseshoe Online Casino Now Live in Michigan, Replacing WynnBet

    October 2, 2024 | By: Alex Weldon

    Horseshoe Online Casino is now open for business in Michigan, while WynnBet is gone for good. Caesars acquired WynnBet’s license and assets from Wynn Resorts in June and announced in July that it would eventually reboot it as Horseshoe, Caesars’ second brand in the state. Caesars () originally expected to launch Horseshoe in September, so its arrival is only a couple of days overdue. […]

    Playtech Teams Up with UNLV on AI-Powered Responsible Gaming Initiatives

    October 1, 2024 | By: Alex Weldon

    Playtech and the International Gaming Institute (IGI) at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) announced a multi-year partnership aimed at using technology to encourage responsible gaming. Initially, the two entities plan to focus on the emerging field of machine learning and large language models (LLMs), often colloquially described as “artificial intelligence.” IGI Director of Research Kasra Ghaharian said: We are thrilled […]

    Hermalyn’s Non-Compete With DraftKings is Valid, Rules First Circuit

    September 27, 2024 | By: Alex Weldon

    An injunction temporarily limiting the functions Michael Hermalyn can perform for Fanatics will remain in effect, the First Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled. On Thursday, the three-judge panel for the appeals court upheld a Massachusetts federal court’s decision to issue the preliminary injunction ordering Hermalyn to abide by the terms of the non-compete clause in his contract with former […]

    Dragon Train Slot Still Available at BetMGM Casino Despite Light & Wonder Injunction

    September 25, 2024 | By: Alex Weldon

    A federal court in Nevada has ordered Light & Wonder (LNW) to cease distribution of its Dragon Train slots titles, but for now, the first online installment of the series, Dragon Train Chi Lin Wins, remains available on BetMGM Casino in New Jersey, Michigan, and West Virginia. The game launched exclusively on BetMGM in August and still features prominently in […]

    Roblox Illegal Gambling Lawsuit Partially Survives Second Motion to Dismiss

    September 24, 2024 | By: Alex Weldon

    Roblox Corporation has twice attempted to persuade a California federal court that it isn’t liable for third-party sites allegedly allowing players to gamble their Robux but will still have to face some of the accusations leveled at it. In a Sept. 19 ruling, United States District Judge Vince Chhabria once again dismissed the allegations of fraud and […]

    Boyd Gaming to Acquire Resorts Digital and Mohegan Sun New Jersey

    September 23, 2024 | By: Alex Weldon

    Boyd Gaming is poised to quadruple its iGaming market share in New Jersey with the acquisition of two new brands: Resorts Online Casino and Mohegan Sun NJ. It is acquiring the brands along with the assets of Resorts Digital from DGMB Casino, the company that owns the physical Resorts Atlantic City casino property. According to a regulatory document issued by the New Jersey Division of Gaming […]

    Cordish Plan for Live! Casino Salem Would Bring Another iGaming Opponent to New Hampshire

    September 16, 2024 | By: Alex Weldon

    Cordish Companies is one of many operators lining up for a chance to join New Hampshire’s growing charitable casino industry. Cordish, which owns the Live! chain of retail casinos and associated PlayLive! online gambling brand, has proposed a three-story entertainment facility in Salem, as reported by Boston.com. Unfortunately for New Hampshire’s nascent online casino legalization effort, Cordish has also become one of the staunchest adversaries of […]

    Bally’s Abandons Pennsylvania State College Casino Plans, But Project Will Continue

    September 13, 2024 | By: Alex Weldon

    Construction of a satellite casino at Nittany Mall in College Township, Pennsylvania will proceed, but Bally’s will no longer be a part of the project. Bally’s and its former partner in the project, Ira Lubert’s SC Gaming, announced today that they were ending their contract by mutual agreement. SC Gaming says that there is no change in the construction timeline due to […]

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