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:
- Listen For These 6 Topics When KHRC Discusses Sports Betting Tuesday, 19 Jun 2023
- Bet365 Beating Caesars, Barstool Nationally Ahead Of Potential KY Launch, 15 Jun 2023
- Led By Kentucky Derby, Churchill Downs Had $41.2M In Live May Bets, 14 Jun 2023
- Expert: Kentucky Won’t Use All Available Online Sportsbook Licenses, 13 Jun 2023
- Animal Wellness Group Demands Punishment For Churchill Downs Horse Deaths, 12 Jun 2023
- Potential KY Market Disruptor Bet365 Deemed 4th-Best US Sportsbook App, 06 Jun 2023
- Beshear: Kentucky ‘Committed’ To Launching Sportsbooks By NFL Season, 01 Jun 2023
- Despite Upcoming Launch, KY Not Showing Sports Betting Interest On Google, 01 Jun 2023
- Kentucky Turns To Massachusetts For Sports Betting Regulation Advice, 31 May 2023
- We Asked DraftKings If It Will Be 18+ In Kentucky. Here’s What It Said, 30 May 2023