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We have assembled a team of casino, poker and sports betting experts at PennStakes.com who know Pennsylvania and know gambling. These veteran journalists will provide readers with the latest Pennsylvania casino and betting news as well as insight into the industry through interviews with leading figures in the Pennsylvania gaming community.

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Nancy Languren
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Nancy es escritora y editora con más de 10 años de experiencia en juegos de casinos. Ha escrito sobre todo, desde póquer, tragamonedas, apuestas móviles, apuestas deportivas y casinos en línea en Pensilvania.
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Joss Wood
Joss has over a decade of experience in the US online gambling market. His analysis and writing cover every aspect of the business. After a career as an Army officer, he spent time in business, then took up online poker. Joss lives in Peru with his family. He has followed Michigan online gambling since it was first proposed.
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Peter Mooney
Peter has more than 15 years of experience as a copywriter and a sports reporter. Other specialties include email marketing, proofreading and copy editing. He resides in Massachusetts with his wife and son.
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Stefan Krysa
Stefan Krysa is a freelance sports writer based in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Born in the U.S. and raised in Canada, he is an avid fan of both American and Canadian sports, and is committed to providing up-to-date information regarding sports betting across North America.
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Matty Simo
Matty Simo is a Las Vegas-based writer who has resided there for more than 20 years and covered sports since the age of 16 in suburban Chicago. "Vegas Matty" (as he is known in Sin City) has been involved in the sports gambling scene since graduating from Syracuse University, writing betting articles and helping grow Vegas football contests through his popular proxy service. He is an avid fan of the Vegas Golden Knights, Las Vegas Raiders and Las Vegas Aces, adopting them as his favorite teams upon their arrival.
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Lou Monaco
Lou Monaco had been East Coast Scene columnist for Gaming Today in Las Vegas since June 2019, covering the East Coast sportsbook scene with emphasis on NJ and PA. He also currently is a part-time writer for the high school sports department for NJ Advanced Media (NJ.com) in Iselin, NJ. Lou has over 30 years sports experience with previous stints at ESPN SportsTicker, Daily Racing Form and Oddschecker.
Gavin Beech
Gavin Beech has worked in the betting industry for almost 20 years and is a hugely experienced horse racing journalist, sports betting content writer and tipster. He has worked for some of the biggest online operators around, notably MailOnline and the Racing Post, where he is a regular on the Live Tipster slot.
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31 Articles Written
Bill Ordine
A longtime reporter and editor who began writing on casinos and gaming shortly after Atlantic City’s first gambling halls opened, Bill covered the world Series of Poker and wrote a syndicated column on travel to casino destinations for a decade.
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13 Articles Written
Jon Young
Jon Young is a writer & magazine editor with over 12 years' experience in the gaming sector. He has written on everything from poker, slots, mobile gambling, sportsbooks & online casinos in Pennsylvania. When not trying to take down the Mega Moolah jackpot he can be found playing poker tournaments in casinos.
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Adam Thompson
Adam Thompson joined PennStakes.com after a successful run as senior handicapper for SportsLine and CBSSports.com. He has consistently produced profitable seasons in NFL and college football and established himself as an elite MLB expert in 2018, hitting 61 percent of his moneyline picks for a profit of $4,062 to $100 players, ending the season on a 22-4 run including 100 percent on World Series games. Previously the award-winning sports editor of the Green Bay Press-Gazette, Adam spent nearly 20 years covering the NFL, MLB and more.
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4 Articles Written
Michael Kates
Michael Kates is Associate Managing Editor and contributor for PennStakes.com. Previously, Mike was the Managing Editor at FanRag Sports, Associate Sports Editor at the Chicago Tribune and content editor at The Athletic.
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10 Articles Written 19 Fact Checked
Jim Tomlin
Jim has more than 20 years of experience in sports journalism and covers sports, gambling and the intersection of those two industries for PennStakes.com. He has worked for publications such as the Tampa Bay Times, FanRag.com, SaturdayDownSouth.com and SaturdayTradition.com.
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Richard Janvrin
Graduating from the University of New Hampshire with a BA in Journalism, Richard has written for notable sports outlets such as Bleacher Report. Now with PennStakes.com, Richard is able to combine his sports and gambling interests to spend time exploring online sportsbooks and casinos.
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Christopher Boan
Christopher Boan has been covering sports and sports betting for more than seven years, including stops at ArizonaSports.com, the Tucson Weekly and the Green Valley News.
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Pat McLoone
Kevin Stott is a writer for PennStakes.com and has covered the sports gambling industry for over 20 years, handicapping sporting events for multiple sites, including Gaming Today and Bleacher/Report. He was an award-winning writer for the Las Vegas Review-Journal’s View Newspapers in Las Vegas and Suburban Life Newspapers and Press Publications in Chicago.
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5 Articles Written
Marcus Mosher
Marcus Mosher covers the NFL, NFL Draft and NFL news for PennStakes.com. The managing editor of The Raiders Wire is also a contributor to The Athletic DFW, Pro Football Weekly and FanSided, and previously wrote for FanRag Sports. He hosts Locked On Cowboys Podcast.
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Josh Markowitz
Josh Markowitz is a freelance writer for PennStakes.com.
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Adrian Dater
Adrian Dater writes about the NHL for PennStakes.com. The longtime NHL writer spent 25 years at The Denver Post, 20 of which as the beat writer of the Colorado Avalanche. He also covered the Avs for BSN Denver and was the lead NHL columnist with Bleacher Report from 2013-16. Dater has written six books and was a regular contributor to Sports Illustrated from 2011-13.
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2 Articles Written
Kevin Stott
Kevin Stott is a writer for PennStakes.com and has covered the sports gambling industry for over 20 years, handicapping sporting events for multiple sites, including Gaming Today and Bleacher/Report. He was an award-winning writer for the Las Vegas Review-Journal’s View Newspapers in Las Vegas and Suburban Life Newspapers and Press Publications in Chicago.
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2 Articles Written
Mark Strotman
Mark Strotman is a veteran sports journalist who has covered the Chicago Bulls and the NBA for NBC Sports Chicago for about 8 years. His work has also appeared on ESPN.com, FoxSports.com, The Chicago Tribune, Yahoo Sports and NBC Sports.
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Howard Gensler
Howard Gensler is a veteran journalist who’s worked at the Philadelphia Daily News, TV Guide and the Philadelphia Inquirer and is a founding editor of bettorsinsider.com.
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5 Articles Written
Keith Stein
Keith Stein is a freelance writer for PennStakes.com. He has more than 25 years experience as a journalist with a a variety of news publications and worked as a contributing writer with United Press International.
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7 Fact Checked
Thomas Leary
Thomas Leary is a news editor and writer for PennStakes.com. He previously spent six years at Sports Business Journal, where he helped identify emerging sectors across sports business, such as legalized gambling, and helped launch a digital newsletter division. Thomas lives in Charlotte, N.C.
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5 Articles Written 4 Fact Checked
Martin Booth
Award-winning contributor covering sports betting and casino gaming around the world for decades, Martin Booth is one of the most trusted voices in online gambling. From legislative updates in Pennsylvania to breaking down the top betting apps in PA, Martin covers a gambit of topics for PennStakes.com.
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Michael Peters
Michael is a news editor specializing in online sports betting coverage, including PennStakes.com. He spent nine years as the sports editor of the Tulsa World. Before that, he was the high school sports editor at the Houston Chronicle. He also has been the sports editor at the Beaumont Enterprise and Galveston County Daily News in Texas.
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1 Articles Written
Kevin Spain
Kevin Spain is Regional Editor with PennStakes.com. Previously, Kevin was a Senior Editor with USA Today, Online Sports Editor with The Times-Picayune and content editor with The Athletic.
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Mark Keast
Mark Keast has recently covered the sports betting industry in Canada for The Parleh, and is a long-time sportswriter and editor, most notably with the Toronto Sun.
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2 Articles Written
Bryce Derouin
Bryce joined PennStakes.com after spending nine years covering high school and college sports throughout Michigan. He’s served as the primary Division II beat writer for Grand Valley State and Michigan Tech. Along with his newspaper background, he's worked in marketing and has experience covering casinos and gambling.
Bob Duff
A veteran journalist, Bob Duff has covered the gambling and sports betting industry since 2016. He has written more than two dozen books, including authorized biographies of Johnny Bower, Desmond Howard and Gordie Howe.
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4 Articles Written
Mario Sanelli
Mario Sanelli writes about sports betting and casinos.
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Jeff Parker
Jeff Parker is an entertainment writer for PennStakes.com. A writer for film, television and the internet, Jeff is a life long movie buff, with a Masters Degree in Popular Culture. He lives in Halifax, Nova Scotia, where he works full time as documentary filmmaker and producer.

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