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Alex Weldon

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  • Managing Casino News Editor, PokerScout
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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…

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.