Darren Cooper
Contributor
Darren Cooper is a staff writer for PlayUSA. He’s been a sports writer in the Northeast since 1998 and developed a keen interest in covering the gaming, casino and sports betting industry and has written for multiple additional Play state sites. He always bets responsibly although his grandfather did have a secret system for betting on the ponies at the Fair Grounds in New Orleans.
Darren likes to break down the issues in today’s gaming world and explain what they mean to the consumer, why they should care about a hiring trend, a new sportsbook opening or a new license being awarded. While the business is just that, a business, what a player or consumer wants is really the driving force in the industry.
An award-winning writer of profiles and columns, Darren has covered the Super Bowl, the Yankees, Penn Relays and football games coast-to-coast building a large social media following….and hockey jersey collection. He’s been a minor league baseball announcer. He’s broadcast wrestling, football, basketball and volleyball games. He earned his broadcast journalism degree from Louisiana State University.
Play USA article highlights
Future of sports betting: playusa.betsandodds.net/what-will-sports-betting-look-like-2023/
Breaking in new Ohio sportsbook app: playusa.betsandodds.net/ohio-sports-betting-market-betjack-sportsbook-app/
Nancy Kerrigan tour: playusa.betsandodds.net/nancy-kerrigan-talks-ice-dreams-figure-skating/
Study shows iGaming partnership works: playusa.betsandodds.net/online-retail-casinos-study-revenue/
Additional Play site articles
PlayCalifornia: Baseball cards get new life online www.playca.com/246397/trading-cards-are-finding-a-new-life-online/
PlayLouisiana: Place your Mardi Gras bets. www.playlouisiana.com/things-we-wish-we-could-bet-on-for-mardi-gras-in-louisiana/
PlayLouisiana: The Historic Fair Grounds www.playlouisiana.com/new-orleans-fair-grounds-reverses-sports-betting-measures/
PlayColorado: All-time best hockey sweaters playusa.betsandodds.net/all-time-best-nhl-sweaters/
PlayOhio: Super Bowl odds playusa.betsandodds.net/news/early-super-bowl-history-and-the-odds-involved/
PlayFlorida: The Great American Race playusa.betsandodds.net/daytona-500-just-around-the-corner/
PlayKansas: 5 Greatest March Madness Moments playusa.betsandodds.net/top-5-march-madness-moments-for-kansas-college-basketball/
Posts by Darren Cooper:
- What Will The World Of Sports Gambling Look Like By PASPA’s 5th Anniversary in 2023?, 25 May 2022
- Why Plans For Fifth Pennsylvania Mini-Casino Remain Stuck, 21 Apr 2022
- Masks On At Philadelphia Casinos, Smoking May Be Out, 13 Apr 2022
- West Virginia Lottery Planning To Open Online Ticket Option, 07 Apr 2022
- Casino Visitors Can Now See Art Exhibit Honoring Van Gogh In Atlantic City, 15 Jul 2022
- Caesars Virginia in Danville Forced To Delay Opening, Cites Supply Chain Woes, 06 May 2022
- Meet The Casinos, Franchises and Players Who Want In On Ohio Sports Betting, 18 Jul 2022
- Heavenly Trump Steals Win At Lone Star Park, 28 Jun 2022
- When Will Ohio Sports Betting Start? The Launch Date Has Finally Been Announced, 01 Jun 2022
- With Sports Betting On Horizon, Ohio Ponders Limits, 22 Apr 2022
