About the Author
Alex Weldon
Who is Alex Weldon?
Alex Weldon is an expert on regulated US online gambling who served 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
Kansas to Launch Online Lottery in 2025 as Pollard Banknote Makes Its e-Instant Debut
Next year, Kansas will become the most recent state to launch a full-featured online lottery, including draw ticket sales and e-Instant games. The launch will also mark the US debut of Pollard Banknote’s new line of digital instant games. The North American debut coincidentally also came this week, with the games’ launch in the Canadian province […]
BetMGM NJ to Host Live Dealer Blackjack Event With NFL Legends Chrebet & Richardson
New York Jets fans living in New Jersey are in for a treat next Thursday, assuming they also like to play live dealer blackjack and have accounts at BetMGM Casino. On September 5, BetMGM is holding a special one-off live dealer event in which NFL stars Wayne Chrebet and Tony Richardson will host an Infinite Blackjack table and interact with players. […]
FanDuel Founder Nigel Eccles Files Amended Lawsuit, Detailing Alleged Conspiracy
Nigel Eccles, the founder and former CEO of FanDuel, continues his years-long legal pursuit of the company and its institutional investors, KKR & Co. and Shamrock Capital Advisors. FanDuel was acquired by online gambling giant Flutter in 2018. Eccles claims the terms of that deal were not negotiated “at arm’s length” but instead calculated to cut himself and other common shareholders out of […]
Ontario Considers International Player Pools for Online Poker & Daily Fantasy Sports
Ontario residents may soon get to play online poker and daily fantasy sports (DFS) against global competition if the government gets its way. First, though, the province must determine whether that sort of international traffic-sharing is legal under Canadian federal law. The top international poker sites, like PokerStars and GGPoker, have thousands of concurrent users around the […]
Papaya Games Goes on the Counterattack, Accuses Skillz of Bot Use & Deceptive Practices
Papaya Games is attempting to turn the tables on Skillz, making claims of bot use that are very similar to Skillz’s original claims against Papaya. The countersuit, filed Monday, also accuses Skillz of defamation, deceit, and intellectual property violations. Skillz sued Papaya in March, alleging in court filings that it pits its players against house-operated “bots” […]
Rounders II? Matt Damon Tells Rich Eisen He and Ed Norton Want to Do a Sequel
The 1998 cult hit Rounders could get an extremely belated sequel, if the poker movie’s leading actors get their way. Matt Damon, who plays the protagonist Mike McDermott, told sportscaster and podcast host Rich Eisen that “everyone” involved in the original would like to see a Rounders 2, mentioning his costar Edward Norton specifically. Asked by Eisen which of his movies he’d would most like to revisit, […]
Horseshoe Online Casino: Caesars Making Preparations for New Brand Launch in Michigan This September
Michigan will soon see a new iGaming brand: Horseshoe Online Casino. It will replace WynnBet Casino, which operates in partnership with the Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians. Early indications are that customers can expect the brand to appear in September this year. Wynn Resorts abandoned its Michigan online casino in February, selling the assets and license to Caesars, which […]
DraftKings Announces Shutdown of Reignmakers and NFT Marketplace Amid ‘Unregistered Securities’ Lawsuit
DraftKings has shut down its NFT Marketplace and Reignmakers fantasy game due to what it terms “recent legal developments,” likely referring to the lawsuit it faces from Justin Dufoe. Earlier this month, a Massachusetts federal judge denied DraftKings’ attempt to have the case dismissed, and the company may be seeking alternatives to a trial. Dufoe’s suit claims that the Reignmakers NFTs […]
Playgon Shutdown—Canadian Live Dealer Company Streaming From Las Vegas Ordered to Stop by Regulator
Playgon, a Canadian live dealer company serving Ontario’s regulated online casino market, has been ordered to shut down its Las Vegas studio by the Nevada regulator. According to the Nevada Gaming Control Board (NGCB), Playgon’s partner in the state had claimed when setting up the studios that its games would be for entertainment purposes only. However, Playgon’s Vegas […]
Federal Trade Commission’s Pursuit of MGM Resorts International May Become a Partisan Political Issue
Federal Republican lawmakers have attached conditions to the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) funding that would make it impossible to continue its investigation of MGM Resorts International. The FTC has been seeking to investigate MGM for potential compliance failures related to its handling of customer data during last year’s cyberattacks. Their Democrat peers on the House Appropriations Committee proposed […]
