Skip To Main Content
Matthew Bain on Muck Rack

Matthew Bain

As seen in: MSN, USA Today, Detroit Free Press, Reader's Digest (U.S.), The Seattle Times, AZCentral | The Arizona Republic, Ashland City Times, Cincinnati Enquirer, Des Moines Register, The Courier-Journal (Louisville, KY) and
Covers:  Online lottery, retail lottery, online gambling
Senior Customer Success Manager for North America @Marfeel | Previously @CatenaMedia and @DMRegister | @SDSU grad

Get in touch with Matthew

Contact Matthew, search articles and posts on X, monitor coverage, and track replies from one place.

Learn more about Muck Rack

Actions

Share this page

Matthew Bain’s Biography

Read Full Bio →

I'm the Content Manager for Catena Media's US online lottery site, PlayiLottery.com.

I currently oversee the build PlayiLottery. That includes coordinating evergreen page development — from using keyword research and audience analysis to find the right topics, to optimizing site architecture, and more — and newsfeed production.

Articles

New Kentucky Casino Bill Would Favor Those Willing To Pay The Most Money

|
By Matthew Bain, Erik Gibbs
| casinoreports.com
News Effort to bring traditional casinos to the state includes 21% revenue tax and complex bidding process A Kentucky lawmaker is trying to bring traditional casinos to the state and levy a 21% tax on their revenue. Rep. Thomas Huff introduced this week House Bill 33, which would task the Kentucky Horse Racing and Gaming Corporation with regulating land-based and riverboat casinos, as well as the fantasy sports market.
Open in Who Shared Issue with article?

7 Sportsbooks Have Applied For KY Sports Betting Licenses

|
By Matthew Bain
| playkentucky.com
So far, seven sportsbook operators have applied for Kentucky sports betting licenses, according to Gov. Andy Beshear. Those seven companies are: Bet365 BetMGM Caesars Sportsbook Circa DraftKings FanDuel PENN Entertainment (ESPN Bet) Beshear revealed that list during his weekly Team Kentucky press conference on Thursday. He also revealed which horse racing associations have applied for retail sports betting licenses.
Open in Who Shared Issue with article?

Kentucky Once 'Considered' Taxing Sportsbook Handle Like TN

|
By Matthew Bain
| playkentucky.com
A prominent expert in gaming law based in Nashville says Kentucky contemplated taxing sports betting handle like Tennessee recently decided to do. And she thinks there’s a chance Kentucky follows Tennessee’s lead in the future. In an interview with PlayKentucky, Catie Lane Bailey, a partner and lobbyist with Holland & Knight in Nashville, said West Virginia, Minnesota and Kentucky lawmakers have all “considered a handle tax, but have declined to enact it.” Will Kentucky ever tax handle?
Open in Who Shared Issue with article?
See all 2,818 licensed articles (2,820 Total)