Derek Helling
Contributor
Derek Helling serves as a contributing writer to PlayNY. Since starting to cover regulated gambling in the US in 2019, Derek has helped report on the efforts of New York lawmakers to legalize online sports betting in the state while also keeping tabs on casinos in the Empire State, the New York Lottery and professional and college teams in the state.
Derek has also helped manage the BetHer site, which shines a spotlight on women’s sporting events and legal sports betting related to those events. He has also covered sports business and law for various publications, including Advocacy for Fairness in Sports.
For more than 20 years, Derek has served as a journalist. He now lives in Chicago with his wife and overlord Munchkin cats.
Writing on New York online gambling
- WynnBet Hunting For Some Goodwill With Ben Affleck Spokesperson Deal
- Game On: New York State Gaming Commission Releases Online Sports Betting RFA
- Gaming Commission Misses RFA Deadline, Putting Launch Timeline In Doubt
Writing on sports
- Chatham-Kent Sports Network: Even If The College Athlete Right to Organize Act Doesn’t Become Law, The Line of Demarcation Is Now Evident
- Equalizer Soccer: Women’s Soccer is the Huge Opportunity That Legal U.S. Sportsbooks are Largely Ignoring
- FanSided: Cincinnati city council follows shady example of Cleveland in stadium funding
Posts by Derek Helling:
- Hard Rock Gaming Promises Local Business Opportunities if Queens Casino Proposal Advances, 07 May 2025
- Amended Bill Expands Enforcement Of Proposed Online Sweepstakes Casino Games Ban, 05 May 2025
- Las Vegas Sands Will Announce Partner For Nassau Coliseum Bid Soon, 30 Apr 2025
- Developer Commits To More Housing Ahead Of Hudson Yards Zoning Change Vote, 28 Apr 2025
- Bill Proposes New Limits For Sportsbook Advertisements And Bettors’ Deposits, 23 Apr 2025
- Environmental Impact Study Deadline Concerns Casino License Bidders, 16 Apr 2025
- Wynn’s Re-Zoning Plan Survives New York City Planning Commission Vote, 10 Apr 2025
- Yonkers Mayor Calls MGM Casino Bid A ‘Make-Or-Break Situation’ For City, 02 Apr 2025
- New York Senator Will Introduce Parkland Alienation Bill In Exchange For Additional Infrastructure Commitment From Cohen, Hard Rock, 31 Mar 2025
- New York Problem Gambling Advisory Council Passes in Senate, Proceeds to Assembly, 28 Mar 2025