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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
The Rhode Island Lottery has agreed to new terms and an extension to continue its relationship with IGT for several services
The Potawatomi Casino in Wisconsin installed IGT's powerful content management system that enables personalized player experiences.
Potawatomi Casino Hotel will launch sports betting kiosks and build a permanent sportsbook. This will be the second one at a Wisconsin casino
Ohio sports betting gift cards are now an "acceptable source of funding" for betting accounts at Ohio online sportsbooks.
Former Philadelphia 76ers rebounding pro Charles Barkley is part of a new FanDuel ad campaign pushing same-game parlays during NBA playoffs.
Among the top 10 states for sports betting handle in February, Illinois had the best yearly increase with over $875M bet, a 29% increase.