
Brant James
Lead Writer
Brant James is the lead writer for PlayUSA. He has covered the burgeoning sports betting industry in the United States since before professional sports teams even knew what an official gaming partnership could mean.
James canvases the gambling industry for the events that become trends and tries to find the people that make drive them. On a beat that’s sports and business and money and adrenaline all the same time, there’s a lot to do. And that’s the fun of it.
Before focusing on the gambling industry, James was a nationally acclaimed motorsports writer and a long-time member of the National Hockey League media corps. His many season credentials were issued for outlets including USA Today, ESPN, SI.com and the Tampa Bay Times. He earned a Journalism degree from Reed College of Media at West Virginia University.
Below is a sample of work:
Stories written about Sports Betting in the US
- Front Office Sports: Why Dover Brought Sports Betting to NASCAR
- The Daily Mail: Here’s Why Boxing Champ Mike Tyson Wouldn’t Fight in UFC
- Gambliance: Nevada Knowledge Spreads to All Corners of Sports Betting Nation
- Gambliance: BetMGM Deal Makes NASCAR, RCR Pioneers in Betting Heading Into Daytona 500
- SBC America: Sports betting panel discussion moderator
- Circa Sports: This Week in Sports
- Mark Paul: Mark Paul Interview with Brant James
- GeoComply: How Mobile Betting Technology Promotes Responsible Gambling
PlayUSA article highlights
- PlayUSA: Seminole Tribe Remains Unconquered in Florida
- PlayUSA: Fantasy Football Whales … Yes, That’s a Thing
- PlayUSA: How Two Guys from Minnesota Had Sports Betting’s Big New Idea First
- PlayUSA: Unconcerned About Hall of Fame, Pete Rose Now Hustles for Foreign Tout
- PlayUSA: Partisans, Sharps and the Uninformed Shake US Election Market
- PlayUSA: Derek Stevens Showcases his Vegas Vision with Circa Resort & Casino
- PlayUSA: Election Betting: European and Offshore Craze Creates an American Conundrum
- PlayUSA: Betting Industry Prospectors Include Hall of Fame Developers, Sinclair
- PlayUSA: Fans In Florida Are Betting on the Super Bowl Even if it’s Not Legal
- PlayUSA: Vegas Looks to Complete Its Sports Town Lineup
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Podcasts and Video about Sports and Sports Betting
- HeyUSA!: Sports and Sports betting show
- Points Taken with Brant James: Sports and Sports Betting Podcast
- Pushing the Odds with Matt Perrault: Sports Betting Podcast
- FOX Sports: Point-counterpoint with Darrell Waltrip
- Jeff Gluck.com: NASCAR podcast
- NPR: Sports podcast
Posts by Brant James:
- Tribal Law Experts: Supreme Court Ruling Threatens Future of Tribal Casino Gaming, 21 Jul 2022
- Sportradar’s Brandt Iden Talks US Online Casinos, Evolving Gambling Landscape, 19 Jul 2022
- New England MLS Stadium Could Be Built Next To Encore Boston Harbor Casino, 19 Jul 2022
- Mass Transit: Boston Sports Bettors Need Cars, Trains, Fortitude To Bet Legally. Here’s One Story, 15 Jul 2022
- Massachusetts Legislator Sounds Hopeful On July 31 Sports Betting Deadline, 14 Jul 2022
- DraftKings CEO Implores Legislators To Legalize Online Gambling At NCLGS, 08 Jul 2022
- Entain Foundation Takes Responsible Gambling Into The Metaverse With NFTs, 06 Jul 2022
- Virginia Animal Rescue Billy The Kidden Suing After Poker Law Disrupts Charity Funds, 05 Jul 2022
- Streaming Service Twitch Suddenly Filled With Online Slots Fans, Gamblers, 01 Jul 2022
- Patrick Bertoletti On Pro Eating Comeback, Why Hot Dogs Are Difficult, And The Famous Joey Chestnut, 30 Jun 2022