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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 Department of Planning and City Council Zoning Committee approved zoning for Bally's plans to build a $1.7B Illinois casino in Chicago.
This week, Seminole Casino Hotel Immokalee opened a Lightning Link Lounge, a 50-machine gaming area, first of its kind in any Florida casino.
BetMGM has brought Play'n GO Michigan to life by adding the company's slot titles to its online casino menu in the state
The Poarch Band of Creek Indians has initiated a purchase of the Magic City Casino in Miami, Florida as part of its ongoing business expansion
The US sports betting market is poised for a record-breaking year in 2023, according to the latest analysis from PlayUSA.
A Kroger spokesperson said that Ohio sports betting kiosks won't be up and running at its 42 licensed stores across the state on Jan. 1.