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
- SBC America: Sports betting panel discussion moderator
- Circa Sports: This Week in Sports
- Mark Paul: Mark Paul Interview with Brant James
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: 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:
- Anna Sainsbury Returns As CEO at GeoComply; Co-founder Succeeds David Briggs, 04 Jan 2022
- Payment Processor PayNearMe Launches Next Product To Fight Gambling Friction, 04 Oct 2021
- Florida Betting Hits Another Snafu But Worth The Wait For Seminole Foes, Says 888 Exec, 07 Dec 2021
- FL Gov. & Seminole Tribe’s New Gaming Compact Could Make Sports Betting Happen, 30 Apr 2021
- Complicated And Convoluted, Florida Sports Betting Action Presses On, 02 Feb 2022
- “Many” Florida Pari-Mutuels May Reach For Seminole Tribe Sports Betting Lifeline, 14 Sep 2021
- BettorEdge: How Two Minnesota Guys Had Sports Betting’s Newest Bright Idea First, 01 Sep 2021
- Bally’s Buying Tropicana Las Vegas To Bolster Presence On Strip, Online, 13 Apr 2021
- Why Arizona Sports Betting Law Could Be A Huge Revenue Boost For State Pro Teams, 20 May 2021
- Why Arizona Sports Betting Has Had A Really Good Week So Far, 14 Apr 2021