Dave Briggs is a managing editor and writer for Catena Media. His expertise is covering the gambling industry in North America with an emphasis on the casino, sports betting, horse racing and poker sectors. He is currently reporting on the gaming industries in Canada and Illinois.
Briggs has appeared on CTV, CP24 and has been quoted often by The Canadian Press for his professional opinion about the growth of Ontario’s gambling sector.
Before joining PlayCanada, Briggs spent more than 25 years as a writer and editor covering North American horse racing. For 18 years, he was the editor of The Canadian Sportsman, covering the harness racing industry. He also spent more than five years as the editor of Canadian Thoroughbred magazine. He holds a master’s degree in journalism from Western University and was a 2018 inductee into the Communicators’ Corner of the US Harness Racing Hall of Fame. He has won 25 national writing awards for his coverage of the horse racing industry.
Beyond a deep passion for family and music, Dave has a mostly tragic, lifelong love of Detroit sports teams. The LaSalle, Ontario native has long lived in the Lake Erie beach town of Port Stanley, Ontario with his wife, Laura, and their beloved Vizsla named California.
Posts by Dave Briggs:
- Does Connor McDavid Responsible Gambling Ad Circumvent AGCO Ban?, 08 Mar 2024
- Gaming News Canada Newsletter Ends, But Will Evolve Further Into Podcasting, 01 Mar 2024
- Gambling Ads Virtually Non-Existent During Super Bowl Broadcast, 12 Feb 2024
- Ontario Online Sportsbooks Rank 5th In North America In Bets, 07 Feb 2024
- As Oil Prices Decline, Alberta Could Add $175M Annually With Online Gambling, 23 Jan 2024
- Ontario Online Gambling Revenue Figures Soared To Record Heights In Q3, 17 Jan 2024
- Google Reviewers’ Least Favorite Ontario Casino May Surprise You, 09 Jan 2024
- A Lukewarm Review Of The Great Canadian Casino Resort Toronto, 05 Jan 2024
- Running To Raise $69,000 Just Part Of Sulsky’s Cancer Journey, 20 Dec 2023
- Unibet Announces It Is Departing Ontario Online Gambling Market, 29 Nov 2023