Tyler grew up in Las Vegas in the days before non-smoking casinos and major league sports. He attended Cal State Long Beach and began his journalistic career in Southern California’s press boxes, pits and infields. He then spent four years in Barcelona, writing for Metropolitan BCN about FC Barcelona football, art and entertainment. During this time, he taught high school, an experience that has translated into his pursuit of targeted responsible gambling education for teens.
He now resides in Santa Fe, NM, where he’s covered the gaming industry for various state markets. With PlayCanada, he manages a team that is in regular conversation with state lawmakers, gaming industry leaders and academics to bring Canadians the country’s most critical legal gambling storylines. A couple of those include:
When he’s not playing around with his two daughters, he goes to concerts with his wife, plays disc golf, collects comic books, and roots for the Vegas Golden Knights.
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“When problem gambling is seen purely as a behavior, solutions revolve around self-control, discipline and making wise choices. People screw up and feel ashamed. Their families shake their heads and scold them for this weakness. There’s confusion and frustration. However, that paints a very narrow picture of gambling as an addiction.”
“Since receiving nominal recognition from the federal government in 1956, the Lumbee Tribe has failed to secure full federal protection. As such, it has been unable to benefit from casino gaming. Were the Tar Heel State to legalize commercial casinos, it could fast-track the Lumbee Tribe in developing a casino.”
“Despite approaching and sometimes eclipsing NHL hockey in viewership, auto-racing hasn’t reached anything near hockey’s betting popularity. And this has more to do with betting products on offer for auto racing than it does with the sport itself.”
