Derek Helling serves as a contributing writer to PlayAZ. Since starting to cover regulated gambling in the US in 2019, Derek has helped report on the efforts of Arizona lawmakers to legalize online sports betting in the state while also keeping tabs on casinos in state, the Arizona Lottery and professional and college teams in the state.
Derek has also helped manage the BetHer site, which shines a spotlight on women’s sporting events and legal sports betting related to those events. He has also covered sports business and law for various publications, including Advocacy for Fairness in Sports.
For more than 20 years, Derek has served as a journalist. He now lives in Chicago with his wife and overlord Munchkin cats.
Writing on Arizona gambling
Caesars Signs On As Fiesta Bowl Sponsor Ahead Of Arizona Sports Betting Launch
Arizona Casinos Start Unveiling New Table Games Ahead Of Possible Sportsbook Launches
Arizona Regulators Post Proposed Procedures For Allocation Of Sports Betting Licenses
Posts by Derek Helling:
- Could Diamondbacks Fans Watch Live Games In DraftKings Sportsbook’s App?, 12 Jul 2021
- Industry Players Give AZ Sports Betting Regulations Final Scrutiny, 08 Jul 2021
- Phoenix Mercury Rising To Offer Arizonians Sports Betting With Bally’s, 30 Jun 2021
- Gila River Resumes Activity On New Casino Near Chandler, 29 Jun 2021
- Prospective Arizona Sports Betting Licensees Seek Online Rules Clarity, 25 Jun 2021
- Draft Sports Betting Regulations Silent On License Fees, Tax Rate, 16 Jun 2021
- Arizona Lottery Not Planning To Offer Incentives For COVID-19 Vaccinations, 11 Jun 2021
- After Hiatus, Yavapai-Prescott Tribe Restarts Work On New Casino, 01 Jun 2021
- Arizona Gaming Compacts Get Federal Approval, Here’s What’s Next, 25 May 2021
- Caesars, Diamondbacks Set To Collaborate On Sportsbook At Chase Field, 06 May 2021