BettingUSA.com was founded in 2013 by a team of experienced gambling consultants and regulatory analysts. We are a valuable resource to the retail and online gambling community and widely recognized as the first 50 state guide to legal online betting in the United States, several years before the repeal of PASPA.
Our foresight and dedication to providing current legal gambling news, state-specific regulatory updates, and analysis of each market on a state-by-state basis make us a regularly cited source of information by news and industry publications.
Below, you’ll find information on who we are, how we operate, and policies that guide our business.
Betting USA Administrative And Editorial Staff
Mike Murphy
Founder and President of BettingUSA.com
Mike has spent the last dozen years as a marketing consultant in the gaming industry and is a self-described player advocate. His player-first mindset led to the creation of BettingUSA.com when Mike noticed US bettors lacked a reputable source for news, information, and honest reviews of the online gambling industry in the USA. Mike leads daily operations at BettingUSA.com and is often found at conferences or industry trade events, soaking up knowledge, networking with peers, and contributing as a panelist or moderator during education sessions.
Mike Murphy is the founder of BettingUSA.com and has over 10 years of experience in the legal gambling industry. A regular attendee of industry trade shows and conferences, Mike is a strong proponent in the idea of a well regulated online betting industry.
Wesley Burns
BettingUSA.com Lead Editor, Head of Reviews and Evergreen Content
Wes is the backbone of the BettingUSA.com site development team and has been with BettingUSA since its inception in 2013. Wes frequently works late nights and long hours updating and fact-checking reviews and state pages for accuracy. Wes brings more than ten years of experience in the gambling industry to the table, as an author, marketing affiliate, and founder of gambling websites.
Steve Ruddock
BettingUSA.com Lead Analyst
Steve brought his 20-plus years of experience in the gambling industry to BettingUSA.com when he joined the team full-time in 2019. Steve is a highly respected and oft-cited voice in the legal online gambling space, both for his knowledge and expertise, as well as his commitment to bring higher standards of responsible gambling to the industry. Steve moonlights as the Editor-in-Chief of Gaming Law Review, has appeared as a panelist and moderator at gaming industry conferences and events, and been cited in industry and governmental white papers and reports.
Steve Ruddock is the content director for BettingUSA and the Editor-in-Chief of Gaming Law Review.
Steve has covered the legal and legislative developments in the US gambling sector for more than a decade for online and print publications.
Robert Dellafave
Sports Betting Expert and Gambling Industry Analyst
Robert DellaFave has spent the past decade as a writer, editor, content director, and SEO consultant for the regulated iGaming industry.
An avid fan of statistics and math, his latest passion has been educating the sports betting community on how to wager intelligently. Few people “tell it like it is” like Rob does, and he always has a bettors interest in mind.
Robert Dellafave is an expert sports bettor, professional gambler, and advocate for the fair treatment of sports bettors.
BettingUSA.com Contributors and Authors
Ryan Butler
Legislative Analyst and State Strategist
Ryan contributed to BettingUSA.com in 2020 and instantly improved our ongoing coverage, tracking, and understanding of state-specific bills and regulatory developments. Ryan’s intimate knowledge of the complicated legal and regulatory landscape in the US is due to his work ethic, which often requires parsing legislation and listening in on legislative sessions to uncover the overlooked and under-reported details in sports betting and gambling bills.
Ryan Butler is a legislation analyst for BettingUSA.com specializing in US sports betting legislation. Ryan breaks down the latest bills in each state to ensure our readers are up-to-date on where their states sit on sports betting. You’ll often find Ryan listening to committee hearings or preparing for the latest legislation based conference.
Scott Longely
Contributor, Author, and Lead International Market Expert
Scott Longely of Clear and Concise Media brings global expertise and understanding of regulated gambling industries to BettingUSA.com – as many European companies enter the regulated US market, Scott’s contributions bring a much needed global perspective to our news and analysis.
Scott Longley has been a journalist since the early noughties covering personal finance, sport and the gambling industry. He has worked for a number of publications including Investor’s Week, Bloomberg Money, Football First, EGR and GamblingCompliance.com. He now writes for online and print titles across a wide range of sectors.
John Mehaffey
Advantage Gambler, Player Advocate, Editorial Contributor
A well-respected voice of truth in the gambling industry for many years, moderator at 2plus2 gambling forums, and professional advantage player – John contributes articles from a player’s perspective.
John is a gambling industry veteran and advantage gambler with experience as a reporter, legal analyst, and community moderator. John lives in Las Vegas and runs VegasAdvantage.com
John Pappas
Consultant and Founder/Ceo of Corridor Consulting
John Pappas is the founder of Corridor Consulting and has been an advocate for regulated internet gaming in the United States for over 20 years.
John Pappas has more than two decades of government relations, public affairs, and strategic communications experience. During this time, he has developed and executed lobbying, public relations and grassroots campaigns on the state and federal levels, with an emphasis on delivering positive policy outcomes for the technology and gaming industries.
His diverse professional background allows him to understand the policy-making process from every angle.
Ryan Knuppel
Content Creation, Marketing Consultant, DFS and Sports Expert
Ryan Knuppel operates KnupSports, and is our “go to guy” for all things related to the Daily Fantasy Sports industry. Ryan has over 10 years of experience writing and covering the online gambling industry in general, for many of the biggest media companies, with sports betting and DFS remaining his core focus. He will also happily tell you how he once played basketball with Michael Jordan, just ask him.
Ryan Knuppel is a veteran of the sports betting and daily fantasy sports industry, and an all-around sports fan. Owner of Knup Solutions sports content agency, Founder Sports 2.0 Network, Ryan is a sports business and betting advocate.
Patrick Lynch
Horse Racing Industry Expert and Author
Patrick Lynch is a professional horse racing handicapper, contributing regularly to BettingUSA.com with previews of major horse racing events, and challenges within the racing industry.
Chris Feery
Sports Betting Analyst
Chris Feery is a lifelong sports fan, sports betting writer, and once won an award at the annual Fantasy Sports Writers Association awards. Based in NJ, Chris Feery is intimately familiar with the sports betting industry and brings a unique and informative angle to all of his posts here.
Chris is a freelance sports betting writer, bringing a unique mix of gambling experience and journalistic integrity to reporting accurate and factual content for BettingUSA.com
Our Commitment To Accurate and Unbiased Information
Our policy is to review every licensed site operating in the US betting industry. While we have financial relationships with some (but not all) companies listed on BettingUSA.com, we are committed to transparent and unbiased information for readers in every state.
Occasionally our team collaborates with other industry experts and stakeholders to produce high quality and informative betting white paper reports.
Our Communication Policies
We love to hear from our readers, and welcome any reports on inaccurate or outdated information. We do not sell rankings, or accept any paid posts or reviews – but we do welcome and invite industry experts and thought leaders to consider contributing news, editorials, or join us for an interview.
Attention Operators – if you would like us to review your brand, please send over as much information as you can. We do not guarantee or sell any listings or positions, instead, we aim to provide information that is in the best interest of our readers.
Core Information We Provide
BettingUSA.com is organized into a few major sections:
State Specific Gambling Laws and Information: The foundation of BettingUSA.com is our deep look into the gambling laws, available markets, and operators doing business in each state. BettingUSA.com has a specific page for each US state, regularly updating each state page as information develops.
Sportsbook Reviews – reviews of US betting sites operating legally in at least one US state. In these reviews, we provide a balanced view on each licensed operator – markets they operate in, types of bets, payment processing reports, and expansion plans for future states.
Bonuses and Promotions – bonuses and other betting promotions are a core marketing practice operators use to drive new customers, and re-engage existing ones. The team at BettingUSA.com provides detailed overviews on the value of each promotion, while taking a close look at the terms and conditions or restrictions associated with any offer.
Payment Processing – a key to the success of the regulated igaming industry, deposit methods and payment processing companies are the lifeblood of the gambling economy. We take a detailed look at each payment processor and also provide insight into how quickly operators process payments and fees associated with each option.
Major Betting Markets Covered at BettingUSA.com
- Legal Sports Betting in the USA
- Daily Fantasy Sports or “DFS” (A viable alternative to sports betting in unregulated states)
- Online Casinos in the USA
- Legal US Poker Sites
- Online Lotteries
BettingUSA.com Is Committed To the Regulated Market
Core to our founding principles, the entire team at BettingUSA.com believes in the idea of regulated gambling industry in the United States stepping out of the shadows and into the public light. In light of that, and our commitment to responsible gambling, we have developed resource sections related to the market.
Problem Gambling Resources – we recognize our place in helping the industry safe guard against problem gambling, and we don’t do business with disreputable operators who target problem gamblers or don’t offer signifcant safe guards, including opt-outs and self restrictions.
BettingUSA.com Affiliate Licenses
Betting Affiliate Licensing – like many media companies that cover the legal sports betting industry, BettingUSA.com is a licensed affiliate in states that require companies to do so.
We believe in accountability and actively devote a significant amount of our time and resources to compliance.
BettingUSA.com currently holds the following vendor or supplier licenses:
- New Jersey: Vendor #0090915
- Colorado: Vendor #94432891
- Indiana: Certificate of Registration SWR-000117
- Iowa (operating vendor)
- Illinois (operating vendor)
- Tennessee: (approved vendor)
- Michigan
- Pennsylvania
- Virginia
BettingUSA.com also has pending license applications in West Virginia.
BettingUSA.com Local Network
Legalized sports betting has expanded rapidly across the United States since the fall of PASPA. Our team quickly recognized the need to provide accurate information on a state level in great detail, which led to the creation of the BettingUSA network – comprehensive state-specific guides with localized sportsbook reviews and promotions.
Mike Murphy is the founder of BettingUSA.com and has over 10 years of experience in the legal gambling industry. A regular attendee of industry trade shows and conferences, Mike is a strong proponent in the idea of a well regulated online betting industry.