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Dylan Turck

Senior News Reporter at CasinoNews.io

Dylan Turck is a senior writer and co-founder of CasinoNews.io. Covering regulation, business, sports betting, and developments across the iGaming industry. His reporting focuses on only the latest news and helps readers understand what is changing and why it matters.

About Dylan Turck, Senior News Reporter at CasinoNews.io

11+
years of experience
Regulation, Development, Analysis
Speciality
Favorite quote
"Journalism is printing what someone else does not want printed: everything else is public relations." - George Orwell

Dylan Turck is a senior reporter at CasinoNews.io, where he covers regulation, business, sports betting, and wider developments across the gambling industry. His work is built around one simple idea: readers should come away understanding more than they did before they opened the article. That means cutting through the noise, getting to the important part quickly, and giving people the context they need without overcomplicating the story.

He was also one of the site’s co-founding members, joining CasinoNews.io while it was still taking shape. Alongside writing, he helped with the day-to-day work that comes with building a newsroom from the ground up, from article structure and publishing workflow to content standards and site organization. His role on the site is still writer-led, but the work behind the scenes has always gone beyond just reporting.

Professional Experience

2015
Started out land-based
Started out in gambling ops, first on a casino floor and later in sports betting lounges. First-hand insight into how the industry works behind the scenes.
2018
Begun freelance writing
Started out in digital publishing with topics on iGaming, crypto, geopolitics, and other fast-moving online subjects.
2020
Early Journalism Career
Published work across several industries and formats. Built a broader portfolio before landing a first major journalism role covering geopolitics.
2023
PC Hardware & Gaming Journalism
Publishing with a focus on hardware, software, and gaming editorial work that brought deeper experience and a closer look at how newsrooms operate.
2025
Co-founded CasinoNews.io
Helped shape the site’s early vision, editorial standards, and publishing approach during its launch period.
2026
News Reporter at CasinoNews.io
Covers major iGaming stories while taking on a bigger role, while also covering gaming and esports at Zero1Gaming.com.

Dylan’s path into journalism was not straightforward. He started out in the gambling world itself, working in casinos and later in a sports betting lounge, handling payouts and seeing the day-to-day side of the industry up close. After that came several years living and working across Southeast Asia, followed by a few years in Africa, where he began his journalism career.

Before CasinoNews.io, he worked across iGaming-related publishing and broader digital editorial work, building experience in research, structure, and writing for online audiences. Over time, the strongest thread running through that work was always the same: finding the angle, cutting the filler, and making complex industry subjects easier to follow without watering them down.

At CasinoNews.io, that approach now feeds into coverage of regulation, operator moves, sports betting, market shifts, and the business side of gambling. The goal is simple. Readers should leave with a clearer picture of what changed, why it matters, and what it might mean next.

Interview with Dylan Turck

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What kind of iGaming news do you enjoy covering most?
The best news are usually regulation or business related. A licensing update or a court decision can look dry at first, but once it starts affecting operators, players, or the market, it becomes much more interesting. Those are the stories that usually have something bigger going on behind them.
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What makes a story worth writing about on CasinoNews.io?
A story needs to do more than just exist. There has to be a reason it matters to the average person. The aim is never to just repeat an announcement. It is to explain why it was worth paying attention to in the first place.
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Which parts of the industry do you follow most closely?
Regulation is always a big one, because it affects everything else. Business and corporate stories are just as important, especially when they show where pressure is building or where a market is shifting. Prediction Markets is another major area, particularly when legal changes, launches, or operator moves say something bigger about the direction of the sector.
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How has your background shaped the way you report today?
Working inside iGaming businesses early in my career helped a lot with understanding how the industry looks beyond just the headlines. But in general, I see myself as a Jack-of-all-trades, and with years of experience covering hard-hitting news across multiple industries. I feel I have developed a keen eye for good stories and a unique style of reporting.