Chris Grove Chris is the publisher of OnlinePokerReport.com. Grove also serves as a consultant to various stakeholders in the regulated market for online gambling in the United States.

Steve Ruddock Steve covers nearly every angle of online poker in his job as a full-time freelance poker writer. His primary focus for OPR is the developing legal and legislative picture for regulated US online poker and gambling.

Robert DellaFave Robert DellaFave is a game designer and avid poker player. He writes for several online poker publications and dreams of one day programming a poker simulation clever enough to beat the pros. Read more by following @RobertDellaFave on Twitter.

Dustin Gouker Dustin Gouker has been a sports journalist for more than 15 years, working as a reporter, editor and designer -- including stops at The Washington Post and the D.C. Examiner. He has played poker recreationally for his entire adult life and has written about poker since 2008.

Joss Wood A former editor of Poker Industry Pro, Joss Wood is a graduate in English from the University of Birmingham. Joss also holds a master’s degree in Organisational Development from the University of Manchester. His career path has taken him from the British Army, through business and finance to seven years as a successful professional poker player.

Dave Palermo Dave Palermo is an award-winning metropolitan newspaper reporter. He has written about American Indian governments for more than 20 years, working as an advocate for several tribes and tribal associations. He also has co-authored books on gambling and gambling law.

Howard Stutz Howard Stutz covers the gaming industry for the Las Vegas Review-Journal and writes the Inside Gaming column for the LVRJ. His work appears on OnlinePokerReport via syndication with the Stephens Media GamingWire.

Marco Valerio Marco is a contributor to OnlinePokerReport. You can read more of his writing - and catch his epic interviews with a who's who of poker - at a variety of iGaming publications, including TwoPlusTwo, GlobalGamingBusiness and Agentmarco.com.

Curtis Woodard Curtis is a recreational poker player from Seattle, WA who advocates for state ipoker legislation. He is the founder of the Washington Internet Poker Initiative and sponsor of Initiatives 582 and 583. Catch him on Twitter at @curtinsea and @ipokerwa (WIPI).

Matthew Kredell Matthew began writing about legislative efforts to regulate online poker in 2007 after UIGEA interfered with his hobby of playing small-stakes online poker while working as a sportswriter at the Los Angeles Daily News. Covering the topic for Bluff Magazine, PokerNews and now Online Poker Report, he has interviewed four U.S. Congressmen and 14 state legislators. A freelance writer based in Los Angeles, Matt has written on a variety of topics for Playboy Magazine, Men's Journal, Los Angeles magazine and ESPN.com.

Kim Harvey Kim focuses on the intersection of online gambling and state regulatory issues in her work for OnlinePokerReport and a variety of other industry publications.

John Mehaffey John is a writer for multiple online poker publications and is the author of the popular Online Poker Payment Processing Report. Read more from John by following @John_Mehaffey on Twitter.

Brad Polizzano Brad is a tax attorney and accountant in New York, and assists gaming industry stakeholders with evaluating various tax considerations for entering into the U.S. internet gaming space. He also represents taxpayers in disputes with the Internal Revenue Service and the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance. E-mail: [email protected] Twitter: @taxdood

Matt Kaufman

Eric D. Frank Eric D. Frank, associate of the law firm Duane Morris LLP, concentrates his practice in the areas of gaming and regulatory matters for both land-based and Internet gaming clients. Duane Morris has both a national and international presence in the gaming industry. Frank's gaming practice expands beyond commercial casino gaming and includes representative matters in Indian gaming and the lottery and horse racing industries. Frank is a regular author on Duane Morris’ unique Gaming Law Blog.

Kendall Saville

Jason Kirk Jason Kirk is a freelance writer. He has covered poker, both online and offline, since 2005. He lives with his wife and two dogs in Nashville, Tennessee.

David McKee David McKee has been covering the gaming industry for the past 18 years. During that time he has held editorships with Casino Executive Magazine, Casino Executive Reports, Casino Journal, the Las Vegas Business Press and Casino Life. He's also written for USA Today, Las Vegas CityLife, Casino Enterprise Management, Las Vegas Luxury and Desert Companion magazine, among many others. His thoughts on the casino business can be found most days at Stiffs & Georges .

Richard Richardson Follow Richard on Twitter or via his posts on TwoPlusTwo.

Nick Jones Nick has been involved in the online poker industry for over a decade, as a professional poker player, poker coach, video instructor, blogger, software developer, journalist and editor.

Gus Fritschie Gus Fritschie is an information security professional living in Washington, D.C.. He is the Chief Technology Officer at SeNet International (senet-int.com), a company with clients including Fortune 500 companies, civilian agencies, and the Department of Defense (DOD). Gus is also a semi-successful poker player, having logged close to a million hands online. Follow Gus on Twitter @gfritschie

Chris Sieroty Chris is a gaming and banking reporter for the Las Vegas Review-Journal and Las Vegas Business Press. Chris Sieroty's stories appear on OPR via syndication with the Stephens Media GamingWire.

PokerXanadu PokerXanadu is a legislative and regulatory advocate for the rights of poker players, and a poker player himself. Learn more about his efforts at PokerLoversUnion.org

Robin Jones Robin is a writer for a variety of online poker media sites, with a focus on legislation and regulation of online poker in the United States.

Dave Ferrara David Ferrara covers gaming and banking for the Las Vegas Review Journal. David's reporting work appears on OnlinePokerReport via syndication with the Stephens Media GamingWire.

Grange95 Grange95 is the pseudonym for an attorney and recreational poker player who blogs about poker and other topics at crAAKKer. Grange95 graduated with honors from Drake University Law School where he also served as editor-in-chief of the Drake Law Review. Grange95 worked in private practice for over 15 years as a civil litigator, with extensive experience in insurance, commercial, administrative, and appellate litigation. Grange95 currently serves as in-house legal counsel for a financial services company where his duties include supervising major litigation throughout the United States.

Andy Caras-Altas Andy is the CEO at Traffic Generation Ltd, a technology and services company that brings social, land-based, online and mobile gaming together. Follow Andy on Twitter or contact via LinkedIn.

Dave Thornton Dave Thornton is a contributor to OneBillionHands.com, and the CEO of Skill in Games which provides advanced analytics for online poker. A former software developer and financial analyst with degrees in Computer Science and Decision Processes from the University of Pennsylvania, Dave also holds a law degree from Georgetown University, and is a semi-professional live cash game player. Follow Dave on Twitter @dave_j_thornton.

Michael Gentile Michael Gentile is the editor of PokerFuse.

Griffin Finan

David Fried David Fried attended the University of California at Berkeley, receiving his JD in 1988. He represents card rooms and gaming suppliers in California. He appears before the California Gambling Control Commission in licensing and regulatory matters and has processed gaming license applications in the United Kingdom, Canada and many several US states. www.calgaminglaw.com

Mike Stein Mike Stein is a mathematician and lifelong enthusiast of competitive strategy games. He writes about practical and theoretical applications of applied probability within and around poker at www.QuantitativePoker.com.

Jerry Rau Jerry Rau is the President of Rau and Associates (RauConsult.com) providing guidance in payments, fraud and compliance in regulated iGaming Previously he initiated and managed the payments and fraud group at Ultimate Poker / Ultimate Casino. Prior to Ultimate he his 13 years with a multi billion dollar company as VP of operations, providing electronic money movement for thousands of financial institutions.

Matthew Katz Matthew Katz is CEO and founder of CAMS (www.CentralAMS.com), a multi-tenant Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) solution for poker, lottery and online gambling operators. CAMS enables operators to monitor player activity, comply with internal and external regulations, facilitate payment deposit and withdrawals and enforce operator business rules.

Kevin Brkal Kevin Brkal has been in the poker world for over 10 years. He is a contributor to OnlinePokerReport primarily focused on the regulated New Jersey online poker market. You can also find him at www.pokereagles.com and follow him on Twitter @pokereagles.

Jeff Ifrah Jeff Ifrah is a founding member of the Ifrah Law Group, a D.C.-based practice with focus areas including iGaming, Internet advertising, FTC and CFTC enforcement and white collar counsel and defense.

Russ Fox Russell Fox is an Enrolled Agent (a federally licensed tax professional) at Clayton Financial and Tax. He specializes in tax preparation and representation of poker players and has been doing so since 1999. He is the co-author of three books on poker (including Why You Lose at Poker and Winning Strategies for No-Limit Hold’em) and is the author of Tax Strategies for the Small Business Owner. He resides in Las Vegas.

Bill Rini Bill has worked in a variety of positions at a variety of online poker sites, including Party Poker and Full Tilt. Bill is currently a part of the World Poker Tour team. Find more of his writing at BillRini.com.

Aaron Wilt Aaron is a high-stakes pro familiar to many from his work at DeucesCracked. His latest project is PlusEVPoker.com. Follow Aaron on Twitter @WiltOnTilt.

Richard Schuetz Richard Schuetz is the Executive Director of the Bermuda Casino Gaming Commission, and was formerly a Commissioner for the California Gambling Control Commission.

Michael Gagliano A long time New Jersey resident, Michael Gagliano has played poker professionally since 2009 and has collected more than $3 million in cashes both live and online. He is a leading instructor and co-founder of PremierPokerCoaching.com.

Brian Pempus Brian Pempus writes for a number of industry publications centered around the regulated US online gambling industry. He is a graduate of Penn State. Brian lives in Ohio and has been involved in the gambling industry since 2009.

Alex Weldon Alex is a game designer, freelancer and semi-professional online poker player living in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. He is passionate about games, art, science, math, and social issues. Follow on Twitter: @benefactumgames.