The past week has been somewhat of a rather slow news week in the regulated U.S. markets. This isn’t necessarily a bad thing however, in fact, it’s somewhat refreshing to see the markets “settling in.”
As the existing regulated markets in the U.S. continue to mature, and as new markets open up, you can bet the news cycle will have its fair share of peaks and valleys however.
As someone who has been heavily involved in the regulated markets since their inception, affiliates and others often ask me what the best sources of news are for following the regulated U.S. online gambling industry. I figured I’d share a few of the sites I find myself frequenting every day.
And for those who have either been out of the industry for a while, or perhaps new to the industry, the “go-to news sites” for the regulated markets are far different than that of the traditional online gambling news sites.
Below are my “go to sites” that I visit every day and get the majority of news from.
OnlinePokerReport.com
Over the past couple years, OPR has grown to be one of the most respected and authoritative sites on the net for reporting on the regulated markets. If a story in the regulated markets is being broken, there’s a good chance one of, if not the first site to break it is going to be OPR.
Just as impressive as the quality content being churned out by OPR, is the roster of contributing authors OPR boasts. If you follow the U.S. regulated markets, OnlinePokerReport.com should be one of the first and last sites you check in at every day.
PokerScout.com
I’ve always been a fan of PokerScout.com, and much more so now since they monitor traffic at the regulated online poker sites. Poker Scout has single handedly been responsible for the entire industry having a pulse on the traffic and growth of the regulated U.S. online gambling industry.
Another unknown gem to some is the great job Poker Scout does aggregating the top news stories on the net. Bottom line, if you’re looking for insight on who’s winning and losing with respect to market share in the U.S. regulated markets, PokerScout.com is the number one source.
PokerFuse.com
At any given time throughout the day, if you look at the browser tabs I have open, there’s a good chance PokerFuse.com is in one of them. PokerFuse does a great job reporting on the overall global gaming industry, and is also continually on top of news in the regulated markets.
I personally subscribe to PokerFuse Pro and would highly recommend it to anyone looking for the most in depth news. Through the newsbeat at PokerFuse Pro, you can be assured you won’t miss any big story or articles.
USPoker.com
The name of the site pretty much sums it up!
If there is a breaking or trending news story in the U.S. markets, you can bet it will be reported on at USPoker.com.
For years, one of my favorite writers in the industry has been John Mehaffey, also known in the forums as PokerAddict. He writes the majority of the content with respect to the U.S. regulated markets for USPoker.com.
The one thing I like about his style is that he accurately reports the news, but also takes a no holds barred approach when sharing his opinions or thoughts on the news. When there’s a controversial topic in the industry news, I often find myself excited to see what Mehaffey’s take on it is going to be.
While all the sites listed above are my go-to sites, I can honestly say that Twitter is by far, hands down, unequivocally, the best source of industry news in the world. That is, if you follow the right people!
A wise man once told me, “Follow everyone I follow on Twitter, and you’ll never be uninformed on the U.S. market.” He was right too, so I suppose this is my way of paying it forward.
Obviously there are a ton of other news sites and resources out there to keep up to date on the regulated U.S. online gambling industry that are not listed here. But these are my personal go-to sites that I visit at least once every day.
See you back here next week for another edition of the Inside Scoop.
