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:
- New Gaming Compacts Lay Out Future For Tribal Casinos In Arizona, 04 May 2021
- AZ Lottery Remains Committed To Education And Pays Off Student’s Med School Debt, 22 Apr 2021
- FanDuel Sportsbook Heading To Arizona Courtesy Of Phoenix Suns Partnership, 15 Apr 2021
- House Approves Arizona Sports Betting Bill, Putting Legislation’s Fate In Hands Of Senate, 04 Mar 2021
- Even With JJ Watt, Don’t Expect Major Shifts In Arizona Cardinals Super Bowl Odds (Yet), 01 Mar 2021