Matthew Kredell
Contributor
Matthew Kredell reports on efforts to legalize sports wagering and online casino gaming around the country. He covered the multi-year effort to legalize online sports betting in New York from the beginning.
He talks to state lawmakers, lobbyists and industry representatives to get the scoop on new gambling developments in the Empire State and was at the forefront when the state budget included the authorization of legal online sports betting in 2021.
Matthew has covered the legal gambling industry since 2007, getting into regulated sports betting three years later.
An alum of USC, Matthew began his career as a sportswriter at the Los Angeles Daily News. He has also contributed to publications that include Playboy, Men’s Journal and ESPN.
Media mentions on New York sports betting
- Morningstar: New York officially approves legal online sports betting
- Spectrum News 1: A Layperson’s Guide to New York’s Mobile Sports Betting Proposals
- Sportico: NY eyes mobile betting by Super Bowl as NJ sets wagering records
Writing on New York online gambling
- Tioga Downs Owner Goes Off On Cuomo, New York Online Sports Betting Model
- NY Online Sports Betting Budget Details Finalized, But Questions Abound
- NY Online Sports Betting Should Make Budget, But Bettors May Not Like The End Result
- Downstate Casinos Could Mean Big Money According To NY Gaming Study
- How’d That Happen? Study Doesn’t Consider State-Run Model For Online Sports Betting
- Lawmaker Believes Delayed NY Sports Betting Study Could Arrive This Year
- Bill Sponsors Calls Integrity Fee ‘Moving Part’ in NY Sports Betting Legislation
Posts by Matthew Kredell:
- Downstate Casinos Could Mean Big Money According To NY Gaming Study, 29 Jan 2021
- How’d That Happen? Study Doesn’t Consider State-Run Model For Online Sports Betting, 22 Jan 2021
- Executive Budget Out, But Cuomo Still Being Cagey On Sports Betting Details, 20 Jan 2021
- Cuomo Calls For New York To Be The Online Sports Betting Empire State, 19 Jan 2021
- NY Lawmakers Call Cuomo’s Sports Betting Plan ‘Nonsense’, Offer Alternative Option, 11 Jan 2021
- Cuomo’s Online Sports Betting Proposal Could Doom New York Casinos, 07 Jan 2021
- Addabbo Says New York Can’t Wait Until Spring For Mobile Sports Betting, 17 Dec 2020
- Cuomo May Be Coming Around On NY Sports Betting … For 2021, 16 Dec 2020
- Need For Revenue Could Push Single-Skin Sports Betting Legislation Through Soon, 14 Dec 2020
- Could New York Green-Light Downstate Casinos? Lawmaker Says ‘Strong Possibility’, 11 Dec 2020