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:
- Kentuckians Will Be Able To Bet On These Sporting Events In 2023, 11 Jul 2023
- There Can Be 14 Retail Sportsbooks In KY But None At Kentucky Speedway, 10 Jul 2023
- Monday Was A Huge Day For Kentucky Sports Betting. Here’s What Happened, 10 Jul 2023
- Public Can View KY Sports Betting Regs After Approval, Official Says, 07 Jul 2023
- Kentucky Sports Betting Regulations To Be Reviewed, Finalized July 10, 06 Jul 2023
- No Date Set Yet For Meeting To Approve KY Sports Betting Regulations, 30 Jun 2023
- Gov. Beshear: Kentucky ‘On Track’ To Launch Sports Betting By NFL Season, 29 Jun 2023
- Is Circa Sportsbook Eyeing Kentucky Launch? ‘Exploring Every Opportunity’, 29 Jun 2023
- Derby City Gaming Will House The Churchill Downs Sportsbook, 26 Jun 2023
- Here’s Everything KHRC Said About Sports Betting In Kentucky Tuesday, 20 Jun 2023