Martin Harris

Martin Harris is a longtime gambling journalist and editor with more than two decades of experience writing about the industry. Early in his career, he spent much of his time traveling to cover major poker events across the United States, including regular reporting assignments at the World Series of Poker in Las Vegas. His work has also taken him internationally, with on-the-ground coverage of tournaments and gaming events in Europe, South America, Asia, and Africa.

In recent years, Martin’s coverage has expanded beyond poker to encompass the broader landscape of legal gambling, including online and land-based casino games, sports betting, social and sweepstakes sites, and prediction markets. While researching these platforms, he often tests games himself, gradually building up Sweepstakes Coins while playing blackjack, baccarat, roulette, and a rotating mix of favorite slot titles.

Martin earned a Ph.D. in English and has written numerous academic articles and books, including the Global Poker Award-winning Poker & Pop Culture: Telling the Story of America’s Favorite Card Game. His writing also extends to film studies, most recently in his essay collection Horror and Science Fiction Cinema and Society. He lives with his family on a horse farm in North Carolina, where he balances his full-time work with other writing projects and part-time teaching in the American Studies program at UNC Charlotte. He also enjoys watching sports and figuring out different songs on the acoustic guitar, most recently “Because” and “Funkytown.”