About the Author
Tyler Andrews
Who is Tyler Andrews?
Tyler grew up in Las Vegas in the days before non-smoking casinos and major league sports. He attended Cal State Long Beach and began his journalistic career in the press boxes, pits, and infields of Southern California. He then spent four years in Barcelona, writing for Metropolitan BCN about FC Barcelona football, art, and entertainment. During this time he taught high school, an experience that has translated into his pursuit of targeted responsible gambling education for teens.
He now resides in Santa Fe, NM where he’s covered the gaming industry for various state markets. He is in regular conversation with state lawmakers, gaming industry leaders, and academics to bring Bonus.com readers the most important legal gambling storylines in the country.
When he’s not playing around with his two daughters, he goes to concerts with his wife, plays disc golf, collects comic books, and roots for the Vegas Golden Knights.
Tyler Andrews’ top articles from around the web:
PlayTexas: South Texas Town Of Elsa Could Provide Model To Legal Statewide Gambling
PlayOhio: The Curious Case Of SPIRE: Will An Ohio High School Get A Sportsbook?
Metropolitan BCN: Art Against Time: Two Barcelona artists have found novel ways to create works on the city’s streets
Tyler Andrews in the media
- NC sports betting launch protects consumers from illegal markets, ABC-11 Raleigh: Lottery Commission Reveals Sports Betting Start Date Of March 11
- NC sports betting launch date announced, Charlotte Business Journal: NC Sports Betting Set To Start March 11. Here’s What To Know
- NC sports betting’s big first year, NBC-24 Charlotte: North Carolina could hit $7 billion in first year of online sports betting
- North Carolina casino expansion, CBS-17 Raleigh: Nearly Half of NC Residents Support Casino Expansion, Poll Says
- North Carolina sports betting revenue projection, CBS-17 Raleigh: NC Officials Preparing To Launch Sports Betting In 2024
- Texas gambling expansion, Fox-34 Lubbock, Texas: State Lawmakers Consider Gambling Bills in 88th Session
- Texas sports betting revenue projection, The Center Square: Texas Would See Windfall If State Legalized Gaming
Quotes From Tyler Andrews:
“When problem gambling is seen purely as a behavior, solutions revolve around self-control, discipline and making wise choices. People screw up and feel ashamed. Their families shake their heads and scold them for this weakness. There’s confusion and frustration. However, that paints a very narrow picture of gambling as an addiction.”
“Since receiving nominal recognition from the federal government in 1956, the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina has failed to secure full federal protection. As such, it has been unable to benefit from casino gaming. Were the Tar Heel State to legalize casinos, it could fast-track the Lumbee Tribe in developing a casino.”
“What’s most important now for Texas casino expansion seems to be emphasizing the destination resort rather than the casino. When more Texans see the casino as a part rather than the whole, and as Sands and other key casino stakeholders crystalize their visions for everything beyond a casino that a Texas resort can be, more people will get on board.”