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J.R. has covered gaming for more than a decade. He has more than 500 news bylines at PlayUSA alone.
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J.R. Duren is a news specialist for PlayUSA and has covered all forms of gambling for more than a dozen states for Catena Media since 2015. His past reporting experience includes two years at the Villages Daily Sun and a stint as a writer for CBS News. He is a first-place winner at the Florida Press Club Excellence in Journalism Contest. J.R. currently lives in Jacksonville, Florida.
J.R. has covered gaming for more than a decade. He has more than 500 news bylines at PlayUSA alone.
J.R. has served as an editor and reporter at a daily newspaper and at prominent personal finance sites such as Investopedia and CNN Underscored.
He's won three Florida Press Club Excellence in Journalism awards.
Breaking news on gambling revenue, iGaming legislation, state launches of legal betting products
Resorts World NYC unveiled a $5 billion development plan for a New York City casino to bolster its bid for a downstate casino license.
Caesars Sportsbook was the first online sportsbook in NC to accept bets when it launched on the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians' tribal lands.
Data from Rhode Island showed that casino revenue was down 7.8% in January. A roughly $6M drop in slots revenue led to the overall decline.
Online casino games studio Slotmill announced partnering with Hard Rock Bet to offer its game library to New Jersey online casino players.
AvatarUX makes its US debut by launching KokeshiPop, a Japan-themed online slots game, with Caesars Palace Online Casino in Michigan.
BetMGM announced launching Luxor Fortunes, an online slot game featuring the Luxor, an iconic pyramid hotel and casino on the Vegas Strip.