Valerie Cross is a senior content manager for Catena Media’s Play-branded sites in Pennsylvania and New Jersey. She studied Spanish and Psychology (BA, Furman University) and Language Education (MA and Ph.D., Indiana University) and played Division 1 college softball.

A former college English instructor, Valerie is a poker enthusiast and has been a writer and editor in the poker and legal gambling industries since 2016. She is a Cincinnati native and lifelong Reds and Bengals fan.

Gambling Industry Analysis

Poker: Celebrating Two Years of Online Poker in Pennsylvania: Interviews With Key PokerStars PA Players
Poker: Will PA Poker Players Soon Be Competing For WSOP Circuit Rings?
Sports: PA Sports Betting Handle Jumps 55% Year Over Year in February Thanks To Record Super Bowl
iGaming: PA Gaming Revenue Eclipses $4 Billion For 2021: Four Facts And One Opinion On Record-Breaking November Numbers
Stocks: $RSI Stock Trending Up With Bullish Rush Street Interactive 2020 Earnings, 2021 Projections
Stocks: Penn National Stock Rides Positive Online Sports Betting Momentum to $100 a Share

Video Commentary on Legal Online Poker

Posts by Valerie Cross:

• Online Gambling Growth Helps Soften Economic Blows to PA Casinos, 27 Jun 2022
• Online Casino States Like PA Drive Gambling Stocks To Profitability, Morgan Stanley Report Shows, 13 Jun 2022
• Phil Galfond Talks Run It Once US Poker Plans: ‘We’re Obsessed With Improving the Player Experience’, 17 Mar 2022
• Run It Once Sets Sights On Pennsylvania, New Jersey Via Rush Street Interactive Deal, 03 Mar 2022
• WSOP 2022 Schedule Features Eight Online Bracelet Events For Pennsylvania Players, 25 Feb 2022
• Another Record For PA Online Casinos in January Following Best Year Ever for PA Gaming, 18 Feb 2022
• When Will Pennsylvania Join Interstate Online Poker Player Pools? (Updated May 23), 10 Feb 2022
• Celebrating Two Years of Online Poker in Pennsylvania: Interviews With Key PokerStars PA Players, 04 Nov 2021
• Celebrate Preakness Weekend With $10 Cash Back Promo At TVG Horse Betting App, 14 May 2021
• Will PA Poker Players Soon Be Competing For WSOP Circuit Rings?, 07 May 2021