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Alex Weldon

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As seen in: The Pigeonhole, NewsBreak, Techopedia, The Press of Atlantic City, Legal Sports Report, Gaming Today, Bonus News, PlayUSA, WRKO-AM (Brighton, MA), Casino Beats, Poker Scout and
Covers:  Games, art, science, cooking, culture, philosophy, and politics, all explored through the lens of pigeons.
Doesn't Cover: Nothing's off limits, as long as I can mention pigeons somehow.
Refugee from the affiliate news industry. Starting a new career in pigeon-related wit. Painting, cooking, disc golf, politics, game design. Broadly curious.

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Alex Weldon’s Biography

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Former online gambling industry journalist and analyst with over ten years experience. Now blogging about pigeons (and everything else) at The Pigeonhole on Substack, and writing a novel.

I worked on a number of industry flagships including Online Poker Report, Bonus, PlayUSA, PokerScout, and Gaming America. Prior to that, 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…

Alex Weldon’s Journalist Portfolio

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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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Astrophysicists May Have Glimpsed a Dark Matter Particle

Astrophysicists May Have Glimpsed a Dark Matter Particle

Something caused a blip in a seven-ton tank of liquid xenon buried under South Dakota. Was it an elusive dark…

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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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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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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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Articles

CoinPoker Streamlines No-Limit Hold’em Cash Games With New ‘K-Poker’ Format

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By Mo Nuwwarah Verified, Colin Lynch Verified, Alex Weldon
| Gaming America
CoinPoker has introduced a new cash game format called ‘K-Poker,’ which appears to streamline no-limit hold’em for faster-paced play. According to the operator’s explanation, K-Poker simply allows for a faster rate of play, in more ways than one. The literal speed of the game is increased, plus the players are incentivized to play more hands, because the pots are designed to get much bigger than those in traditional no-limit hold’em.
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Opinion: Most Prediction Market User Behavior Has No Predictive Value

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By Alex Weldon, Colin Lynch Verified
| Gaming America
To be fair, it's a pretty convincing disguise. Prediction markets face a number of problems in their fight to defend their legitimacy, and the way users interact with the platforms may become another. “If it looks like a duck, walks like a duck, and quacks like a duck — then it’s a duck,” as the old adage goes. But if prediction markets hope to present themselves as economically useful financial platforms, they aren’t doing a good job of selling that disguise.
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Unexplained Blip at LUX-ZEPLIN Sparks New Hope in the Search for Dark Matter

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By Alex Weldon
| Techopedia
A tiny flash of light deep underground in South Dakota may be the first evidence scientists have found of so-called WIMPs — one possible answer to the dark matter problem. Or, it could have been nothing at all. For nearly a century, astronomers have puzzled over the fact that the apparent mutual gravitation of distant galaxies is much stronger than can be explained by their visible mass.
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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.