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Alex Weldon

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Covers:  Online poker, casino and predictions market news with a focus on data-oriented stories and real world impact.
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Managing Editor for PokerScout, Gaming America, and Techopedia. Painting, cooking, disc golf, puns, politics, game design. Broadly curious.

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Online gambling industry journalist and analyst with over ten years experience, currently serving as Managing Editor for PokerScout. I have a wide-ranging background spanning communication, the sciences and visual art.

Games of all sorts have been a central interest of mine over the years. I have designed and published both digital and physical games and freelanced as a writer, artist and programmer within the field of games. As a journalist, I analyze games and the companies that make them fr…

Alex Weldon’s Journalist Portfolio

The Political Backstory Behind the Poker-Playing Archbishop

The Political Backstory Behind the Poker-Playing Archbishop

How a poker scandal exposes the internal political conflicts plaguing the Eastern Orthodox Church.

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The Complex Reality Behind Rising Problem Gambling Calls

The Complex Reality Behind Rising Problem Gambling Calls

Increased awareness, social media and use of mental health services since the pandemic are reasons for the ri…

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Opinion: Quebec Will Not Follow Ontario Online Gambling Model

Opinion: Quebec Will Not Follow Ontario Online Gambling Model

Quebec's unique culture, politics and language are sure signs it will not duplicate Ontario's open online gam…

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Study: Live Dealer Table Games Popular With High-Risk Gamblers

Study: Live Dealer Table Games Popular With High-Risk Gamblers

A study of online gamblers showed that live dealer casino products correlate more strongly with markers of ha…

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US Online Casino Revenue to Approach $6.5 Billion in 2023

US Online Casino Revenue to Approach $6.5 Billion in 2023

US online casino revenue growth will continue to slow in 2023 but the full year total may still increase by o…

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Why Questions Like the 'Button Problem' Are So Divisive

Why Questions Like the 'Button Problem' Are So Divisive

People can't agree on whether to push the red button or the blue one, just like they couldn't agree on the co…

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Articles

Mina the Hollower: Are ‘Retro’ Trends a Sign Gaming is Ready for Its Modernist Movement?

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By Alex Weldon Verified
| Techopedia
Each year, graphics technology advances, and AAA-industry video games look ever-more realistic, yet the surprise success of indie darling Mina the Hollower shows that not everyone sees that trend as a positive. Mina, which plays like a more difficult version of the first few Zelda games, sold over half a million copies in its first two weeks. That didn’t “break the internet” in quite the same way as Silksong, last year’s indie hit that sold three million in the first week.
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Pennsylvania Supreme Court’s Skill Game Decision Puts Lawmakers on the Clock

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By Alex Weldon Verified, Colin Lynch Verified
| Gaming America
The clock is ticking for skill games in Pennsylvania If Pennsylvania is going to regulate its booming skill games industry, it will have to do so quickly, as the state’s Supreme Court ruled them illegal but allowed a 120-day grace period. Lower courts had found the games to be legal, and the state legislature became deadlocked over what to do about them. Some lawmakers wanted to ban them. Others wanted to regulate and tax them.
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Cutting Edge Neutrino Physics Could Shed New Light on the Origins of Life-Bearing Worlds

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By Alex Weldon Verified
| Techopedia
Neutrinos are tiny particles that, under normal circumstances, don’t interact with anything at all, yet you could owe your existence to them. Recent discoveries about how they behave in extreme conditions suggest that they play an outsized role in moderating supernovae, which, in turn, are the only reason anything you see around you exists in the first place.
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What was your first job as a journalist?

I wrote a huge volume of freelance content for a site called Part Time Poker, which no longer exists.

Have you ever used a typewriter?

Not professionally.

How is social media changing news?

It has democratized news, which is good but extremely messy, just like all democracy.
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