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Cort Smith

Reporter ‒ Sports and Sports Betting, Gaming Legislation, Global Casino Business, Canadian Gaming Industry
Cort Smith joined Casino.org as a news writer in 2018. His media background began with the Global News Network in Canada, where he served as producer, reporter, and anchor between 2000 and 2016, working on national broadcasts.
An avid fantasy football player, his work has also been featured on fantasy analytic sites like RotoViz.com and numberFire.com. Cort has been writing sports betting analysis for The Action Network since the 2018 NFL season kicked off as well.
A passionate world traveler, he has spent extensive time in Asia, Australia, and the EU. He enjoys poker and is a hardcore Edmonton Oilers and Denver Broncos fan. Cort lives in British Columbia, where he can be found fly fishing when he’s not writing and following sports.

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138 stories by Cort Smith

Britain’s Labour Party Would Introduce Sweeping Changes to Online UK Gaming Regulations if Elected
March 1, 2019

Britain’s Labour Party Would Introduce Sweeping Changes to Online UK Gaming Regulations if Elected

Britain’s Labour Party is promising to upend the country’s online gaming industry by implementing strict new limits on speed and stakes of play -- if it can manage to win power. While declaring that the...

Written by Cort Smith
NFL Combine Odds Released, Top College Prospects Prepare for Their Biggest Test
February 27, 2019

NFL Combine Odds Released, Top College Prospects Prepare for Their Biggest Test

NFL Scouting Combine 2019 is officially underway, as the best draft-eligible players in college football converge on Indianapolis this week to be poked, prodded, timed, interviewed, and measured for their pro potential. The first wave...

Written by Cort Smith
Bail Out or Buy-In? Conflicting Reports in Wake of AAF’s $250M Sale
February 23, 2019

Bail Out or Buy-In? Conflicting Reports in Wake of AAF’s $250M Sale

Just two weeks into its first season, the Alliance of American Football (AAF) has been sold for a sum of $250 million amid rumors that the league was on the verge of ruin and unable...

Written by Cort Smith
AAF Off to Fast Start as Bettors Triple up on Expected Action and TV Ratings Beat NBA
February 15, 2019

AAF Off to Fast Start as Bettors Triple up on Expected Action and TV Ratings Beat NBA

The American Alliance of Football (AAF) was supposed to be a league built on sports betting, and while that hasn’t exactly been the case through the first week, the early returns are encouraging nonetheless. Despite...

Written by Cort Smith
Prime Minister Trudeau Seeks Answers in BC Casino Scandal, Stays Mum on Public Inquiry
February 8, 2019

Prime Minister Trudeau Seeks Answers in BC Casino Scandal, Stays Mum on Public Inquiry

Canadian Prime Minister (PM) Justin Trudeau wants to know how international criminal rings were able to use British Columbia (BC) casinos as their personal money laundering service, but he stopped short of declaring a full...

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American Alliance of Football Set for Kickoff With Gambling Slant in Mind
February 7, 2019

American Alliance of Football Set for Kickoff With Gambling Slant in Mind

The Super Bowl may be a wrap, but football die-hards won’t have to wait until September to get their pigskin fix, as the brand new American Alliance of Football (AAF) kicks off this weekend. The...

Written by Cort Smith
Paragon Gaming Sells Stake in Vancouver’s Parq Casino in Wake of Controversy and Financial Loss
February 6, 2019

Paragon Gaming Sells Stake in Vancouver’s Parq Casino in Wake of Controversy and Financial Loss

Las Vegas-based Paragon Gaming has sold its stake in the Parq Casino, a luxury gaming facility in downtown Vancouver which has been in the headlines for all the wrong reasons since its 2017 opening. Paragaon...

Written by Cort Smith
Oregon Sports Betting in Play as Officials Hope to Launch Ahead of 2019 NFL Season
February 2, 2019

Oregon Sports Betting in Play as Officials Hope to Launch Ahead of 2019 NFL Season

Oregon residents may not be able to legally place any bets on the Super Bowl this Sunday, but all that should change by next year. In fact, regulators there are hoping to have a new...

Written by Cort Smith
BC Casino Money Laundering Estimates Soar, Criminals Used Government Accounts to Clean Their Cash
February 1, 2019

BC Casino Money Laundering Estimates Soar, Criminals Used Government Accounts to Clean Their Cash

Estimates surrounding the amount of criminal money laundered through British Columbia’s (BC) casinos have shot up exponentially, with a new report putting the figure at nearly $2 billion. That’s a far cry from the original...

Written by Cort Smith
NASCAR Gambling Rules Get Overhaul, All Members Banned From Betting on Sport
January 30, 2019

NASCAR Gambling Rules Get Overhaul, All Members Banned From Betting on Sport

NASCAR appears to be all in when it comes to the new era of sports betting in the US, but it’s drawing a line when it comes to any of its members actually placing a...

Written by Cort Smith