Nicholaus Garcia
Senior reporter
Nick Garcia has been covering the US gambling market since 2017. He began his career first-hand reporting from inside the US Supreme Court following the repeal of the Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act (PASPA).
In 2018, Nick transitioned to covering the expansion of US gambling for Catena Media by writing for several of the company’s marquee brands, including Legal Sports Report, Online Poker Report and PlayUSA.
In his role as Senior Reporter for PlayUSA, Nick provides analysis and in-depth coverage of the gaming industry with a key focus on US online casinos, sports betting and financial markets.
Nick attended Texas Tech University as an undergrad and received a Master of Arts in Journalism from Columbia College Chicago.
Stories written about Illinois sports betting
- PlayUSA: Is Illinois the next US gambling mecca?
- PlayUSA: DraftKings, FanDuel spent $1 million on campaign contribution as sports betting expands
- Legal Sports Report: Shakeup in Illinois politics could open the door for gambling expansion
Stories written about DC sports betting
Legal Sports Report: Council aims to bring DC sports betting to the nation’s capital by 2019
Sports betting and iGaming article highlights
- PlayUSA: Analysing the short-lived sports betting monopoly in the south
- Legal Sports Report: Attorney general wants to fund pensions with Kentucky sports betting revenue
- Legal Sports Report: Why the odds on legalizing NY online sports betting in 2020 just got worse
Posts by Nicholaus Garcia:
- Sacramento’s First Tribal Casino Brings Self-Sufficiency To Wilton Rancheria, 18 Aug 2022
- Oklahoma Tribe Not Pursuing Nebraska Casinos As Originally Planned, 19 Jul 2022
- New Pennsylvania Casino Remains On Hold Due To Lawsuit Against State, 27 Jul 2022
- New Illinois Casino On Hold For Now, 27 Oct 2022
- An Illinois Casino Expansion Is Underway, But Is It Raising Red Flags With Wall Street?, 20 Jul 2022
- Slow Sports Summer Creates Gaming Revenue Decline In Midwest US Casinos, 20 Jul 2022
- Bally’s Receives List Of Concerns From Residents Near Its Chicago Casino Site, 10 Aug 2022
- PlayUSA Rewind: Mobile Sports Betting Talks Reignited In New York, 13 Jan 2021
- DraftKings Expands Its US Online Casino With 20 PlayAGS Titles, 06 Feb 2023
- 5 Free March Madness Bracket Contests To Enter Right Now, 09 Mar 2022
