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Kris Johnson

Verified
Charlotte
As seen in: MSN, MSN South Africa, Yahoo Sports, Sporting News, Sporting News Canada, NewsBreak, Yardbarker, The Sports Rush, Gaming Today, Casino Beats
Covers:  Casino, iGaming, sports betting
Deputy Editor, CasinoBeats.com
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Kris Johnson’s Biography

Kris Johnson is a Charlotte-based deputy editor. He joined CasinoBeats in July 2025 and oversees the daily news flow of editing and publishing. Kris also reports on all aspects of the gambling industry with a specialization in sports betting. Kris has more than 15 years of experience in sports and gaming journalism with bylines at Gaming Today, Sports Business Daily, Sports Business Journal, and The Sporting News. Kris is a two-time winner of the Catlin Award for Excellence in Motorsports Journalism for his feature work at NASCAR Illustrated, where he also received numerous national press association awards for race coverage and columns. Kris received a bachelor’s degree from Middlebury College, where he majored in history with a minor in psychology. He also wrote a sports-betting-based novel entitled The Endgame.

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