Matthew Bain
Content Manager
Matthew Bain is the Content Manager for PlayKentucky. Before joining Catena Media in 2022, Bain spent six years with the USA TODAY Network as a reporter and deputy sports editor at the Des Moines Register.
A California native, Bain helped spearhead Prop 26 vs. Prop 27 coverage and led Catena Media’s coverage of the Massachusetts sports betting launch.
He will help develop story ideas and help write breaking news about sports betting in Kentucky.
Must-read Kentucky sports betting stories by Matthew Bain
BetMGM: BetMGM Eyes Profitability In 2023, Fueled In Part By Kentucky Launch
Revenue: Turfway Park Reported $1.1 Million March Handle, KY Simulcast Centers Had $7.7 Million
Launch Date: Churchill Downs CEO Expects KY Sportsbook ‘Around Football Season’
College Betting: NCAA Study: 60% Of College Students Bet On Sports. Significant For Kentucky?
Posts by Matthew Bain:
- Beshear: Kentucky ‘Committed’ To Launching Sportsbooks By NFL Season, 01 Jun 2023
- Despite Upcoming Launch, KY Not Showing Sports Gambling Interest On Google, 01 Jun 2023
- Kentucky Turns To Massachusetts For Sports Gambling Regulation Advice, 31 May 2023
- We Asked DraftKings If It Will Be 18+ In Kentucky. Here’s What It Said, 30 May 2023
- The Red Mile Hires Gabe Prewitt To Run Caesars Sportsbook Operations, 26 May 2023
- NCAA Study: 60% Of College Students Bet On Sports. Significant For Kentucky?, 24 May 2023
- Kentucky’s Ellis Park Racetrack Will Have $14M In Summer Meet Purses, 24 May 2023
- Future Caesars Sportsbook At Red Mile In KY Has A Name: The Red Room, 22 May 2023
- The Mint GM: Sportsbooks Put Kentucky At A ‘Competitive Advantage’, 19 May 2023
- Churchill Downs CEO Expects KY Sportsbooks ‘Around Football Season’, 17 May 2023