Nicholaus Garcia
Senior reporter
Nick Garcia has been covering the US gambling market since 2017. He began his career first-hand reporting from inside the US Supreme Court following the repeal of the Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act (PASPA).
In 2018, Nick transitioned to covering the expansion of US gambling for Catena Media by writing for several of the company’s marquee brands, including Legal Sports Report, Online Poker Report and PlayUSA.
In his role as Senior Reporter for PlayUSA, Nick provides analysis and in-depth coverage of the gaming industry with a key focus on US online casinos, sports betting and financial markets.
Nick attended Texas Tech University as an undergrad and received a Master of Arts in Journalism from Columbia College Chicago.
Stories written about Illinois sports betting
- PlayUSA: Is Illinois the next US gambling mecca?
- PlayUSA: DraftKings, FanDuel spent $1 million on campaign contribution as sports betting expands
- Legal Sports Report: Shakeup in Illinois politics could open the door for gambling expansion
Stories written about DC sports betting
Legal Sports Report: Council aims to bring DC sports betting to the nation’s capital by 2019
Sports betting and iGaming article highlights
- PlayUSA: Analysing the short-lived sports betting monopoly in the south
- Legal Sports Report: Attorney general wants to fund pensions with Kentucky sports betting revenue
- Legal Sports Report: Why the odds on legalizing NY online sports betting in 2020 just got worse
Posts by Nicholaus Garcia:
- Bally’s Receives List Of Concerns From Residents Near Its Chicago Casino Site, 10 Aug 2022
- PlayUSA Rewind: Mobile Sports Betting Talks Reignited In New York, 13 Jan 2021
- DraftKings Expands Its US Online Casino With 20 PlayAGS Titles, 06 Feb 2023
- Could MGM Make Second Big Offer For Online Gambling Operator Entain?, 13 Jul 2022
- Fanatics Officially Launches A Rebranded PointBet In 3 US States, 05 Sep 2023
- 5 Free March Madness Bracket Contests To Enter Right Now, 09 Mar 2022
- 4 Interesting Points About Sports Betting From The MIT Sports Conference, 12 Mar 2019
- PlayUSA’s ‘On The Record:’ The Small Business Of DC Sports Betting, 02 Dec 2019
- Scientific Games To Rebrand As Light & Wonder By Q2, 02 Mar 2022
- IGaming In Illinois Could Benefit Rush Street Interactive, Wall Street Analysts Say, 15 Feb 2022
