Derek Helling is the assistant managing editor of PlayUSA. He is a 2013 graduate of the University of Iowa and covers the intersections of sports with business and the law. He broke into covering the legal US gambling industry in North America in 2018 before PASPA was overturned.

Within a broader scope of gaming, Helling focuses on reporting breaking news in addition to industry-related financial, regulatory, and technological updates.

Writing on sports

• Chatham-Kent Sports Network: Even If The College Athlete Right to Organize Act Doesn’t Become Law, The Line of Demarcation Is Now Evident
• Equalizer Soccer: Women’s Soccer is the Huge Opportunity That Legal U.S. Sportsbooks are Largely Ignoring
• FanSided: Cincinnati city council follows shady example of Cleveland in stadium funding

Posts by Derek Helling:

• Tax Relief Could Be On The Way For Struggling Atlantic City Casinos, 24 Sep 2020
• NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament Games In NJ Could Spur Constitutional Change, 28 Oct 2020
• Borgata Plans To Reopen Its Doors On July 26 With Safety Precautions In Place, 14 Jul 2020
• DraftKings Announces Agreement To Acquire GNOG, Combining NJ Online Gambling Market Leaders, 10 Aug 2021
• NJ Attorney General Asks US AG Garland To Rescind Wire Act Opinion Threatening Online Gaming, 25 Jun 2021
• FuboTV Set To Acquire Vigtory Sportsbook And Its NJ License Along With It, 13 Jan 2021
• NJ Law Makes It Illegal For College Athletes To Partner With Gambling Companies, 15 Sep 2020
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