Matthew Kredell
Senior lead writer, legislative affairs
Matthew Kredell serves as senior lead writer of legislative affairs involving online gambling at PlayUSA. He began covering efforts to legalize and regulate online gambling in 2007 after federal passage of the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act disrupted his hobby of playing small-stakes online poker.
He has since interviewed more than 300 state lawmakers around the country, writing extensively about online casino and sports betting legislation.
A lifelong Angeleno and USC journalism alum, Matthew started his career working as a sportswriter for a decade at the Los Angeles Daily News. He has written on a variety of topics for Playboy Magazine, Men’s Journal, Los Angeles magazine, LA Weekly and ESPN.com.
Media mentions on gambling legislation in the US
- New York Times: In Oregon, a Bid for Urban Casinos Threatens a Gambling ‘Arms Race’
- Spectrum News: CA Initiative to Legalize Sports Betting Could Be On Nov. Ballot
- Politico: Let the Ballot Measure Games Begin
- KTLA: California Sports Gambling Push Fails Again
- Forbes: Key To Unlocking New York iGaming Stalemate
Citations in academic and legal papers
- U.S. Supreme Court amicus brief in West Flagler v. Haaland: 20240219171013065_23-862 Amicus Brief Wallach Final.pdf (supremecourt.gov)
- University of Cincinnati Law Review: Which Ohio Commission Should Regulate Gambling Within the State?
- CATO Institute: Anyone’s Game: Sports‐Betting Regulations after Murphy v. NCAA
- Iowa Law Review: Regulating Sports Wagering
- Kentucky Law Journal: Kentucky Must Pony Up to the 21st Century: The Path Towards Sports Betting in the Bluegrass State is Worth the Gamble
Posts by Matthew Kredell:
- California Legislature Gives Tribes Their Day In Court, 04 Sep 2024
- Georgia Legislator Says Online Sports Betting Support Didn’t Hurt Him In Election, 03 Sep 2024
- California Assembly Unanimously Passes Bill Permitting Tribes To Sue Cardrooms, 30 Aug 2024
- Expanding Delaware Online Sports Betting Could Void Online Casino Contract, 29 Aug 2024
- Lawsuit Aims To Invalidate Missouri Sports Betting Initiative, 22 Aug 2024
- Louisiana Senate Committee To Study Online Casino In October, 23 Aug 2024
- California Bill Allowing Tribes To Sue Cardrooms Advances To Assembly Floor, 16 Aug 2024
- Legislators Expect Ohio Online Casino Effort To Take Multiple Years, 15 Aug 2024
- Tribal Representatives Laud Experience Of Harris-Walz With Indian Gaming Issues, 09 Aug 2024
- Massachusetts Lawmaker Plans To File Online Casino Legislation Next Year, 07 Aug 2024