Matthew Bain
Former News Content Manager
Matthew Bain is currently the Content Manager at Catena Media’s national online lottery site, PlayiLottery. He used to be the News Content Manager at Catena Media, overseeing news content for the network’s highest-priority regional sites. Massachusetts is a young, promising gambling market, so PlayMA was one of his focuses.
Prior to joining Catena Media in 2022, Matthew won 10 statewide and national journalism awards during six years as a reporter and editor for the USA TODAY Network. Matthew’s work primarily appeared in the Des Moines Register, but he was also featured in the Detroit Free Press, Indianapolis Star, Arizona Republic, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, and USA TODAY. Throughout his career, Matthew’s bylines have also appeared in the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Seattle Times, and Orange County Register.
Matthew Bain interviewed as Massachusetts gambling expert
- Boston Globe – Boston Marathon betting is a no-go for 2023. Here’s why.
- Boston Globe – In the early days of sports betting in Mass., offers are hard to ignore
- NBC Boston – First Legal Sports Bets Are Placed At Mass. Casinos
- NBC Boston – Encore, Plainridge Accepted Illegal Bets On College Basketball
- Western Mass News – Getting Answers: Mobile sports betting in Massachusetts
- Bloomberg Boston Radio – Mobile Sports Betting In MA And Addressing The Gender Earnings Gap
- Bloomberg Boston Radio – Sports Has Boston Buzzing And Business Booming
- Bloomberg Boston Radio – In-Person Sports Betting About To Become Legal In Massachusetts
Some of Matthew Bain’s work as a USA TODAY Network journalist
- 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’
- Detroit Free Press — Michigan basketball making serious headway with 5-star Joshua Christopher
- Arizona Republic — Untold stories: The refugee kids of the North Phoenix Christian Soccer Club
- Indianapolis Star — Purdue target Malik Hall plays for dementia-stricken father
Posts by Matthew Bain:
- Attorney: MA Gambling Regulators Proving They’re ‘Not To Be Trifled With’, 29 Aug 2023
- Lawyer Doubts ‘Saturated’ Massachusetts Market Can Support More Sportsbooks, 28 Aug 2023
- Expert Expects MA Online Lottery In ‘Next Few Years’ & Online Casinos After That, 23 Aug 2023
- Fanatics Sportsbook Ends Beta Testing, Now Live For All Massachusetts Customers, 16 Aug 2023
- ESPN Bet Aims To Launch In Massachusetts In November ‘Before Thanksgiving’, 10 Aug 2023
- Where Are Mega Millions Google Searches Most Popular? Massachusetts, 31 Jul 2023
- DraftKings Beats FanDuel By Nearly 20% In June Massachusetts Handle, 17 Jul 2023
- Raynham Park Caesars Sportsbook License Review To Begin June 12, 01 Jun 2023
- MA Bettors Bet 13% More On Celtics Game 7 Than Any Other 2023 NBA Game, 30 May 2023
- Here’s A First Look At The Fanatics Sportsbook Massachusetts App, 25 May 2023