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.
Matthew Bain interviewed as a Kentucky sports betting expert
- Cincinnati Business Courier – Kentucky Sets Date, Rules For Sports Betting Launch
Must-read Kentucky sports betting stories by Matthew Bain
KY Sportsbooks: Betfred ‘Unlikely’ To Be In Kentucky When Sportsbooks Launch
License Applications: CDI Has Applied For Retail Sportsbook Licenses At All Kentucky Venues
Launch Date: So, Kentucky Approved Sports Betting Regulations. What Happens Next?
Regulations: Monday Was A Huge Day For Kentucky Sports Betting. Here’s What Happened
Industry experts who have talked to Matthew Bain
- Stephen Miller, Cozen O’Connor lawyer – KY Colleges Need ‘Targeted Training’ To Prevent Betting Scandals
- Sara Tait, Ice Miller lawyer – More KY Sportsbooks May Choose To Ignore 18+ Limit, Attorney Says
Other publications Matthew Bain has written for
- Des Moines Register – Greg Stephen case shows scary potential for sexual exploitation in AAU basketball
- USA TODAY – How NIL will change college recruiting forever: ‘It opens Pandora’s Box’
- Arizona Republic – Untold stories: The refugee kids of the North Phoenix Christian Soccer Club
- Indianapolis Star – ‘He’s why I do everything’: Purdue target Malik Hall plays for dementia-stricken father
- Detroit Free Press – Cole Bajema has Michigan basketball’s full attention. Here’s why.
Posts by Matthew Bain:
- Kentucky Sen. Damon Thayer: We’ll Run Sports Betting ‘Better Than Ohio’, 19 Jul 2023
- KY Officials Met With BetMGM, DraftKings, FanDuel, WynnBET, Circa To Form Regs, 19 Jul 2023
- DraftKings ‘Still Pulling Our Plans Together’ For Kentucky Partnership, 18 Jul 2023
- Tipico Has ‘No Near-Term Plans’ To Launch Kentucky Sportsbook, 17 Jul 2023
- BetRivers Has ‘No Info To Release At This Time’ Regarding Kentucky Plans, 17 Jul 2023
- Ahead Of Its Kentucky Launch, DraftKings Sees Stock Price Surge 182%, 13 Jul 2023
- Churchill Downs ‘Still In The Process’ Of Finalizing KY Online Sportsbook Deals, 12 Jul 2023
- CDI Has Applied For Retail Sportsbook Licenses At All Its Kentucky Venues, 12 Jul 2023
- Churchill Downs Applies For 2 Retail Sportsbook Licenses In Northern KY, 11 Jul 2023
- Betfred ‘Unlikely’ To Be In Kentucky When Sportsbooks Launch, 11 Jul 2023