Meet Bill Gelman, Our U.S. Casino Expert

Bill Gelman

U.S. Casino Expert

Bill Gelman is a nationwide iGaming writer based in South Jersey, the heart of Philadelphia Eagles nation. It's the location he has called home for the majority of his life. Among his career highlights was covering the 2018 Philadelphia Eagles Super Bowl parade. It only took what appeared like a life time to experience it.

After investing the early part of his career being an award-winning newspaper writer, Bill made the dive to the online betting industry in 2018. That would be the exact same year the Garden State legalized sports betting.

Bill still keeps in mind covering the NJ online gambling establishment industry when a $20-million month looked like a huge offer. It's news he laughs about today, particularly after the Garden State keeps smashing previous record months. Being a brief drive from Atlantic City has actually allowed Bill to cover land-based gambling establishment news. Throughout the years, Bill has actually protected exclusive interviews with executives representing BetMGM, DraftKings, Caesars, and Hard Rock.

His gaming market protection has appeared on regional and nationwide sites, while he advises utilizing a range of online gambling establishment apps with BetMGM, DraftKings, and Borgata being a few of his favorites.

Bill's Articles

Best North Carolina Online Casinos (April 2026)

Best Massachusetts Online Casinos (April 2026)

Best Maryland Online Casinos (April 2026)

Best Payout Online Casinos in the US 2026 (98% RTP)

Kaizen Gaming Acquires GameplAI to Enhance Betano Sportsbook

PokerStars to Integrate Into FanDuel Platform in U.S., Ontario

U.S. Strikes On Iran Sees Over $500M In Prediction Market Trading Volume

New Jersey Senator Introduces Bill to Heavily Regulate Prediction Markets

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Ryan Butler

Senior News Analyst

Ryan is a Senior Editor at Covers reporting on video gaming industry legal, regulative, corporate, and financial news. He has reported on gaming considering that the Supreme Court struck down the federal sports betting restriction in 2018. Based in Tampa, Ryan finished from the University of Florida with a significant in Journalism and a minor in Sport Management. Before reporting on gaming, Ryan was a sports and political reporter in Florida and Virginia. He covered Vice Presidential nominee Tim Kaine and the rest of the Virginia Congressional delegation during the 2016 election cycle. He likewise worked as Sports Editor of the Chiefland (Fla.) Citizen and Digital Editor for the Sarasota (Fla.) Observer.

Matt Burke

Contributor

Ben Pringle

Casino Content Manager

Ben Pringle is an online gambling establishment expert specializing in the North American iGaming industry. As a Gambling Establishment Content Manager for Covers, he oversees a team producing comprehensive online casino reviews, comprehensive perk code walkthroughs, and instructional sweepstakes gambling establishment betting guides to help new and knowledgeable players get the edge when betting online. Despite being a UK native, Ben is an authority on the legalization of online gambling establishments in the U.S. as well as the continuous expansion of regulated markets in Canada. The Loughborough University graduate prioritizes user experience when assessing operators and is a reputable source of accurate, informative knowledge on legal and grey market real money online casinos, in addition to sweepstakes gambling establishments and social gambling establishment sites.