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 country. It's the location he has actually called home for most of his life. Among his career highlights was covering the 2018 Philadelphia Eagles Super Bowl parade. It just took what seemed like a life time to experience it.

After spending the early part of his career being an award-winning paper author, Bill made the dive to the online betting market in 2018. That would be the same year the Garden State legalized sports betting.

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

His gaming market protection has actually appeared on regional and national websites, while he recommends using a variety of online casino 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 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

It's not just Bill doing the research

Ryan Butler

Senior News Analyst

Ryan is a Senior Editor at Covers reporting on video gaming market legal, regulatory, corporate, and monetary news. He has actually reported on video gaming since the Supreme Court struck down the federal sports wagering ban 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 video gaming, Ryan was a sports and political journalist in Florida and Virginia. He covered Vice Presidential candidate 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 casino professional focusing on the North American iGaming market. As a Casino Content Manager for Covers, he oversees a team producing comprehensive online casino reviews, detailed bonus offer code walkthroughs, and instructional sweepstakes gambling establishment betting guides to assist brand-new and experienced gamers get the edge when betting online. Despite being a UK native, Ben is an authority on the legalization of online casinos in the U.S. along with the continuous expansion of regulated markets in Canada. The Loughborough University graduate focuses on user experience when examining operators and is a highly regarded source of accurate, informative understanding on legal and grey market real money online casinos, in addition to sweepstakes casinos and social casino sites.