PlayUSA is the national site for a series of Play-branded news and informational sites in various states, such as PlayNJ.com, PlayPennsylvania.com, PlayNY.com, and nearly a dozen others.
PlayUSA and our affiliated sites have a simple focus: To provide readers with news and resources related to legal, regulated online gambling options in the United States. You can read more about our editorial guidelines here.
We are an independently owned and operated commercial organization and not directly affiliated with any one casino or gaming website.
Our mission
To provide news and information regarding legal and regulated online gambling in the United States
Contact Us
Catena Media
11700 W. Charleston BLVD #170 – 520
Las Vegas, NV 89135
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(646) 543-0245
PlayUSA Team
Editor: Emma Trotter
Emma worked as a Staff Writer and Editor at magazines in Las Vegas before shifting over to the corporate casino-hospitality industry, where she held positions as a Senior Editor at Caesars Entertainment and Brand Marketing Manager at Wynn Las Vegas. A UNLV Journalism graduate, Emma traded writing pieces on local and national high-profile figures to be a full-time news editor.
Editor and analyst: Dustin Gouker
Dustin Gouker is a leading sports betting and online gambling writer and analyst in the United States. He’s covered the industry to the early days of DraftKings and FanDuel to the rapid of expansion of online sports betting around the country and beyond. He has been a journalist in the sports and gambling industries for more than two decades.
Contributor: Nicholaus Garcia
Nick Garcia is a raconteur, Chicago White Sox season ticket holder, and senior reporter based in Chicago, IL. He’s covered the emergence of legalized sports betting for over five years and has written numerous opinion, feature and analysis pieces centered around gambling. He’s a graduate of Texas Tech University and holds a master’s degree in journalism from Columbia College Chicago.
Contributor: Brant James
Brant James has been soaked with champagne in the winning locker room after a World Series and a Stanley Cup final, walked – carefully – from the barn to the paddock with Kentucky Derby colts on the first Saturday in May and ridden in a rally car with Travis Pastrana up Mt. Washington. The tail-hook landing on an aircraft carrier might have topped them all. Including stops at ESPN, SI.com and USA Today, he’s covered everything from hockey to motorsports, and now, sports betting.
Contributor: Martin Derbyshire
Martin Derbyshire has more than ten years of experience reporting on the poker, online gambling, and land-based casino industries for a variety of publications including Bluff Magazine, PokerNews, and PokerListings. He has traveled extensively, attending tournaments and interviewing major players in the gambling world.
Contributor: Bart Shirley
Bart Shirley is a writer and poker player from Houston, Texas. When he’s not teaching high school math and business, Bart writes about the NJ online casino industry and US online poker. He has a master’s degree in business administration from Texas Christian University and a degree in English from Texas A&M.
Contributor: Martin Harris
Martin Harris is a writer and teacher living in North Carolina who has reported on poker and gambling extensively for many outlets since the mid-2000s. He has a Ph.D. in English from Indiana University and has taught at colleges and universities for over 20 years, currently doing so part-time at UNC Charlotte. He is the author of multiple books including Poker & Pop Culture (2019), a history of poker in the US.
Licensing
PlayUSA, along with the other sites in the Catena Media network, help to connect those interested in legal online gambling with legitimate gaming providers in their states. In order for us to do this, we undergo vendor licensing and registration requirements in every state where it is appropriate to do so.
Licensed as Registered Vendor (Catena Operations Ltd.)
- Arizona, #EW2000019 (Active as of August 23, 2021)
- Colorado, #94433550, Active as of May 22, 2020
- Indiana, SWR-000107, Active as of November 9, 2019
- Michigan, #007543, Active as of December 14, 2020
- New Jersey, #0089184, Active as of April 6, 2021
- Pennsylvania, No license number issued, Active as of April 4, 2019
- Tennessee, No license number issued, Active as of August 19, 2020
- Virginia, #100102, Active as of January 13, 2021
- West Virginia, SWS 037, Active as of August 14, 2020
PlayUSA also serves customers in Illinois and Iowa.
Media
If you are a member of the media, welcome! Thank you for visiting PlayUSA as a potential resource. We have assembled this page to assist you in your research and address any inquiries. We have a team of experts at the national and regional levels to assist.
If you want to learn more about how we can help you, please contact Zack Hall, our Media Relations Lead.
Our Play Network
PlayUSA is one of many sites under the Play brand. If you’re looking for information on a specific state, you are sure to find it on one of the individual state sites below or here and here. Each team is an expert in their state, providing monthly revenue reports, industry news and covering the latest developments.
Careers
PlayUSA is growing! It seems like every month plays host to another gambling expansion in one of the 50 states. Since we are first and foremost a news organization, we always have something to write.
You can visit this page to learn more about available opportunities.