Matthew Kredell
Senior lead writer, legislative affairs
Matthew Kredell serves as senior lead writer of legislative affairs involving online gambling at PlayUSA. He began covering efforts to legalize and regulate online gambling in 2007 after federal age of the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act disrupted his hobby of playing small-stakes online poker.
He has since interviewed more than 300 state lawmakers around the country, writing extensively about online casino and sports betting legislation.
A lifelong Angeleno and USC journalism alum, Matthew started his career working as a sportswriter for a decade at the Los Angeles Daily News. He has written on a variety of topics for Playboy Magazine, Men’s Journal, Los Angeles magazine, LA Weekly and ESPN.com.
Media mentions on gambling legislation in the US
- New York Times: In Oregon, a Bid for Urban Casinos Threatens a Gambling ‘Arms Race’
- Spectrum News: CA Initiative to Legalize Sports Betting Could Be On Nov. Ballot
- Politico: Let the Ballot Measure Games Begin
- KTLA: California Sports Gambling Push Fails Again
- Forbes: Key To Unlocking New York iGaming Stalemate
Citations in academic and legal papers
- U.S. Supreme Court amicus brief in West Flagler v. Haaland: 20240219171013065_23-862 Amicus Brief Wallach Final.pdf (supremecourt.gov)
- University of Cincinnati Law Review: Which Ohio Commission Should Regulate Gambling Within the State?
- CATO Institute: Anyone’s Game: Sports‐Betting Regulations after Murphy v. NCAA
- Iowa Law Review: Regulating Sports Wagering
- Kentucky Law Journal: Kentucky Must Pony Up to the 21st Century: The Path Towards Sports Betting in the Bluegrass State is Worth the Gamble
Posts by Matthew Kredell:
- ‘Live Dealers Only’: Bally’s Chairman Proposes Solution to Legislative Roadblocks, 04 Nov 2024
- Tribal Leader Says California Sports Betting Model Will Be ‘Brand New Framework’, 21 Oct 2024
- Texas Casino, Sports Betting Interests Consider Pushing For One Ballot Measure, 17 Oct 2024
- Fanatics VP: Responsible Gaming Issues A Bigger Hurdle To Legalize iCasino Than Cannibalization, 15 Oct 2024
- California Tribes Re-form Workgroup To Write Sports Betting Initiative, 02 Oct 2024
- Wyoming Legislator Hopes Study s Online Casino Legalization, 01 Oct 2024
- Arkansas Tribal Casino Thinks NIL Raffle Could Bring Online Casinos To Arkansas, 24 Sep 2024
- How SAFE Bet Act Could Impact Future State Online Gambling Legislation, 20 Sep 2024
- Why Caesars Opposes Sports Gambling Initiative In Missouri, 18 Sep 2024
- Nebraska Senator On How Online Sports Betting Effort Can Move Forward, 12 Sep 2024
