Newsweek Bias Alleged By Leading Gambling Writers

By Brian Cullingworth, Last updated Aug 22, 2014

Negative article on internet gambling riddled with flaws and misinformation

The mass-circulation news magazine Newsweek irritated online gambling observers and writers this week with what appears to be a largely one-sided and decidedly negative article on the alleged dangers the industry presents to US families.
The flaws and inaccuracies of the article aside, it was written with professional style by Leah McGrath Goodman, who regrettably seems to have spent most of her research time speaking to opponents of online gambling, including politicians like Sen. Lindsey Graham and Jason Chaffetz, authors of the Sheldon Adelson-inspired Restoration of the American Wire Act, which seeks to ban most forms of internet gambling in the United States (see previous InfoPowa reports).
Heightening interest in the article, the front cover of the magazine features a rather sulky-looking pre-teen holding a mobile device displaying playing cards under the headline: "How Washington Opened the Floodgates to Online Poker, Dealing Parents a Bad Hand."
The perception of blatant bias on the part of Newsweek quickly triggered furious comments from the industry, with perhaps the most reasoned and factual arguments supporting the industry and debunking the Goodman article coming from respected writers Chris Grove and Steve Ruddock, who's separate takes on the Newsweek piece can be accessed here:
http://www.bluff.com/news/newsweek-paints-online-gambling-as-threat-to-american-family-59528/
http://www.onlinepokerreport.com/13443/newsweek-got-almost-everything-wrong-regulated-online-gambling/

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Brian Cullingworth

Infopowa news was a staple of Casinomeister’s news from 2000 until 2019. Brian Cullingworth was the main writer, contributor, and was one of the most knowledgeable persons I have ever known involved in the online casino industry.

We first met in January 2001 at the ICE in London where I observed him going booth to booth interviewing online casino, software, and licensing jurisdiction representatives. Brian was also heavily involved with our forum as “Jetset“, he was involved as an informal consultant to eCOGRA, the OPA, and was a player advocate who assisted countless aggrieved players with his connections to industry folks. He also published “Casino Cautions” via Infopowa news for quite a number of years. These can be found in our news archives.

His passing in February 2019 was a dark day for us. He will be forever missed.