Jessica Welman
@jesswelman
Wild as a mink but sweet as soda pop. The pudding in the proof. Editor of @sbc_americas. #fighton #bbn #whodey [email protected]
If @prizepicks is concerned about its future, it isn't showing it. Just announced a splashy new deal with talent firm @KlutchSports on brand promotion, so I doubt their post-opinion strategy is to lay low. sbcamericas.com/2025/07/22/pri…
I do a lot of unpleasant things for this gig and I gotta tell you, wading through a 40-page court opinion on abortion is pretty close to the top.
A decade of covering Main Events until 5am, cat napping on the floor in the corner. Y'all get done in time for the blue plate special at Black Bear.
Sigh, I hate how this is always exactly when I am out of town.
💰 Moneymaker Sept. 9-22, 2025 💰 @MoneymakerTour returns to @Hardrock_Cincy for @PokerCincinnati action! Structure sheets and more coming soon!
At the poker table and a man is insisting he knows more about the gambling tax changes than I do "bc he googled it." I have stopped attempting to debate.
A professional bettor placed 30 wagers in 46 minutes, all involving Terry Rozier in a 2023 NBA game, according to documents obtained by ESPN that reveal new details about the suspicious betting under scrutiny by federal investigators espn.com/nba/story/_/id…
Great work from my colleague Tom Nightingale obtaining the letter industry leaders sent to the Senate asking if they REALLY want to let this Quintenz nomination go through sbcamericas.com/2025/07/18/ind…
I am so glad that, even in his brief sojourn to the Cincy/Greater NKY area, @brantjames experienced and captured the beautiful mess that is @SpenceBridge. ingame.com/cincinnati-ken…
If you were wondering what an abortion ruling has to do with sports contracts, I did my best to explain sbcamericas.com/2025/07/18/mar…
The amended Cali sweeps ban seems to take pity on Paris Hilton and Ryan Seacrest, but remains disastrous for US gaming affiliates sbcamericas.com/2025/07/17/cal…
Asked Dr Lia Nower of Rutgers if college aged kids think things like crypto speculation or event contracts are gambling and she had a surprising answer. "They don't think about it. The younger generation has absolutely no stigma around gambling the way we do."
At the @NCPGambling conference and @ROGAssociation talking about their efforts. If this was announced I missed it but they are trying for member-wide, nationwide self-inclusion.
In case you missed this one yesterday, numbers indicate the profit off a $100 bet at a US sportsbook is barely enough to buy a Costco hot dog combo.
Really @CesarFernand3z did all the work and I just took the info off the slides and put it on @sbc_americas with context but... Here's a breakdown of just how much of a $100 bet the average US sportsbook keeps: sbcamericas.com/2025/07/16/spo…
Is taking the slot threshold win worth the tax deduction L? Both help customers but one helps casinos a lot more than the other, arguably.
If accurate, this reporting from @arappeport at @nytimes is a damning indictment of the industry’s lobbying arm. If the gambling tax shenanigans came from nowhere and you had no time to stop it, fine. But if you knew about it months ago and did nothing? Inexcusable.
Question for gaming industry people: LinkedIn has always been a bit of an afterthought to me and I prefer to post industry stuff here. Are you guys super on LI? Would you want me to do more in-depth posts there or does here work as it is?
These two truths can co-exist: Grinder is slam dunk HOF And could not read the board