Valerie Cross

Valerie Cross is Editor-in-Chief of Catena Media's regional sites portfolio which includes mature gambling market sites like PlayPennsylvania, PlayMichigan and PlayNJ as well as sites covering emerging markets. Valerie was a poker writer and editor for PokerNews before joining the regulated sports betting and online gambling industry in 2019. She received her BA from Furman University in 2007 in Spanish and Psychology and completed her MA and Ph.D. at Indiana University in Language Education.

Posts by Valerie Cross

PA Sportsbooks Post $510M Handle in February

PA Sports Betting Handle Jumps 55% Year Over Year in February Thanks To Record Super Bowl

After a record January handle of $615M, PA sportsbooks took $510M in bets in February 2021, a nearly 55% increase year over year.

Valerie Cross March 16, 2021

Barstool Sportsbook launch numbers in PA betting market

Can Barstool Sportsbook Really Dominate FanDuel and DraftKings in PA?

Barstool Sportsbook launch numbers provided by Penn National hint at how the new app stacks up in a crowded but healthy PA sports betting market.

Valerie Cross September 25, 2020