Dustin Gouker is the Head of Content for PlayUSA and regional Play-branded sites, including PlayIllinois.com. He has reported on and analyzed the online sports betting, online casino, online poker and daily fantasy sports industries since 2015.
Gouker has provided industry analysis at Legal Sports Report and Online Poker Report.
Before covering the gambling industry, Gouker was a newspaper reporter and editor at The Washington Post, Washington Examiner, Kitsap Sun (Wash.) and Bend (Or.) Bulletin. He received a degree in political communication from George Washington University.
Here’s a look at a sampling of where Gouker’s expertise has been tapped:
Media mentions on Illinois sports betting & gambling
- Chicago Sun-Times: Bodega bookies: Lottery retailers poised to join Illinois sports betting action
- CBS Sports: Rivers Casino’s sportsbook takes Illinois’ first legal sports wager
- NWI Times: Illinois casino gets in the sports wagering game
Mentions on sports betting in the US
- Washington Post: Daily fantasy sports sites say their users aren’t gambling. They’re wrong.
- Bloomberg: ‘Play Ball!’ Means Business for Eager Sports Betting Industry
- Axios: Sports betting, two years later
- Yahoo Podcast: DFS after the sports betting ruling
- Sports Illustrated: Key storylines to follow in continuing saga of daily fantasy sports industry
- Front Office Sports: ABC/ESPN To Show XFL Betting Lines On-screen
Citations in academic and legal papers
Stories written about Illinois
- Illinois Online Sportsbooks Don’t Need To Register Bettors In Person In Reversal By Gov. Pritzker
- Illinois Update: State Representative Reveals Plans For ‘Daily Fantasy Sports Regulation Act’
- Everything You Need To Know About The Illinois Daily Fantasy Sports Legal Battle
- Illinois Senate Says ‘Yes’ To Daily Fantasy Sports Bill