Written by:

Ben Fiore

Ben Fiore

Ben Fiore has been writing about and researching the expansion of legal sports betting since 2022 and has become an expert in the field. Whether following the legal process of sports betting in a specific state, tracking a state’s venue, or reviewing the top online sportsbooks, Ben has seen it all. Ben graduated from Florida State University with a degree in Editing, Writing, and Media, and can be found betting on his Noles during any free time.

Ben Fiore

About Us

LegalSportsBetting is a resource for bettors navigating the regulated U.S. market and offshore sportsbook industry. Since we’re players ourselves, we understand what information actually matters and what readers find important. We cover state-by-state legal updates and how offshore books handle deposits, withdrawals, and odds on small markets. The goal of this page is for our readers to learn about the team at LegalSportsBetting and the resources we offer.

That’s Where We Come In

Whether you want to know the odds for the biggest sports betting events, your state’s sports betting laws, or even the lifetime sports betting revenue numbers for each state, we’ve got you covered. Below are some of our most helpful pages, written by our experts and developed over years of research.

Why Responsible Gambling Matters To Legal Sports Betting

Responsible gambling is the foundation for a healthy betting landscape, and we stay true to that idea with our coverage. Always bet responsibly within a budget, and never place a bet you can’t afford to lose. For anyone seeking problem gambling help, we provide some valuable resources here.

Responsible Gambling Resources

How We Evaluate Sportsbooks And Our Content

Our process for evaluating legal online sportsbooks and our own content depends on a handful of factors. Some of those key factors we value are listed below.

  • First-Person Testing: We only recommend sportsbooks that we have tried and used ourselves. Our sportsbook reviewers have successfully deposited, played, and withdrawn funds from all of the legal sportsbooks on our site.
  • Deposit and Withdrawal Methods: It’s important to us that sportsbooks offer at least seven different ways to deposit and withdraw funds.
  • Comparing To Other Sites: When it comes to our own content, we want to align with industry standards and offer the best product available. The same philosophy applies to sportsbooks, as our reviews take other sportsbooks into consideration so that we can provide proper comparisons.
  • Freshness: We constantly monitor industry developments to provide the latest legal sports betting news. This also applies to our revenue page, which is updated upon every new state revenue report.
  • Offshore Experience: Our reviewers have used offshore sportsbooks for years. This makes comparing them to domestic books much easier, where we can track payout reliability, odds depth, and customer service responsiveness.

Our Team

Steve Venclauskas

Steve Venclauskas – Founder, President & Editor-In-Chief

Steve founded the company in 2007. He drives the overall direction of LegalSportsBetting, with a focus on team culture and the development of the LSB brand.

Cory Tiley

Cory Tiley – COO / President Of Marketing

Cory partnered with LegalSportsBetting in 2011. He provides oversight of the day-to-day-operations, along with leadership and guidance to all departments.

Bonnie Venclauskas

Bonnie Venclauskas – Senior Personnel Director

Bonnie has been with LegalSportsBetting since 2008. She focuses primarily on the company’s staffing practices and oversees human resources.

Michael Molter

Michael Molter – Director of Content

Michael has been with LegalSportsBetting since 2018. Beginning as a content writer, Michael now leads and manages the content team to ensure our sports betting information is up to date and accurate.

Brian Scott

Brian Scott – CTO / Senior Web Developer

Brian has been with LegalSportsBetting since 2018 and takes care of the network’s technology and development needs, with a focus on user interaction.

John Babich

John Babich – Senior Web Developer

John, better known as “JB”, joined LegalSportsBetting in 2015. JB is responsible for the network’s coding, graphics, and design elements.

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Sam Profeta – Content Writer

Samuel joined the LegalSportsBetting team in 2020 as a news writer. His writing specializes in game previews and player prop bets to keep his readers engaged.

Brett Crown

Brett Crown – Content Writer

Brett started writing for LegalSportsBetting in 2021. He enjoys testing his advanced understanding of sports and statistics by playing DFS and betting on a wide variety of sports.

Ben Fiore

Ben Fiore – Content Writer

Ben was able to join the LegalSportsBetting team at the beginning of 2022 and enjoys writing news stories about the revenue generated by regulated sports betting. He also enjoys exploring and writing about different types of prop bets in the NFL and NBA.

Zach Kelly

Zachary Kelley – Content Writer

Zach started writing for Legal Sports Betting in 2023. He specializes in writing news articles that provide insight and analytics towards game and individual player betting. Zach enjoys most sports, but prefers football, baseball, and basketball.