Eric is a gambling data and policy analyst for Catena Media sites, including PlayPennsylvania. In the lead-up and early years of legal sports betting expansion in the U.S., he was a reporter and writer covering poker, sports betting and DFS. Eric comes from a poker background, formerly on staff at PokerNews and the World Poker Tour.
Media Mentions
Jan. 21, 2022 – TribLive | Pennsylvania casinos shatter record, generate $4.7 billion in revenues in 2021
“2021 will be remembered as the year that New Jersey was the unrivaled leader of the U.S. market, even if the status proves to be short-lived,” said Eric Ramsey, an analyst for PlayUSA.com. “New York will almost certainly assume the crown soon, while New Jersey will potentially slip behind Nevada and others in the coming year.”
March 16, 2021 – MarketWatch | 2021 March Madness will be the first sporting event to reach $1 billion in legal wagering, analyst says
“The 2021 NCAA Tournament will be the most widely bet-on sporting event in U.S. history,” said Eric Ramsey, analyst for PlayUSA.com. “The popularity of the NCAA Tournament combined with such a high number of games typically makes March Madness the largest sports betting holiday each year in terms of handle, and there is no reason to suspect that won’t be the case this year.”
Posts by Eric Ramsey:
- Parx Casino Double Dips With Two PA Sports Betting Applications, 27 Aug 2018
- Make it Nine! Majority Of PA Casinos Apply To Offer Online Gambling, 17 Jul 2018
- Mount Airy Lines Up For Its PA Interactive Gaming License, 13 Jul 2018
- New Deal Gives Churchill Downs Operational Control Of Nemacolin Woods, 13 Jul 2018
- Penn National Takes Aim At DFS Sites In PGCB Letter, 21 Jun 2018
- New Letters Reveal NFL, NBA, MLB And Colleges’ Problems With PA Sports Betting Law, 20 Jun 2018
- Day After Temp Regs Approved, PGCB Opens Sports Betting License Applications, 31 May 2018
- Let’s Talk About PA’s Insanely High Sports Betting Tax, 25 May 2018
- Rush Street Finds PA Sports Betting Partner In Kambi, 17 May 2018
- What The SCOTUS Sports Betting Decision Means For PA, 15 May 2018