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Brett Smiley, Chief Content Officer
Smiley is a journalist and trained lawyer who in May 2017 co-founded the sports betting industry publication Sports Handle, which he continued to lead after the site’s acquisition by Better Collective in June 2019, until August 2023. He covers the regulated iGaming and U.S. sports betting industries through the lens of a passionate sports bettor and DFS player.
Prior to that venture, Smiley served as a staff writer for FOX Sports and has contributed to publications including SI.com, New York Magazine, and ESPN, among others. Smiley is drawn to good stories and clean writing, and especially enjoys topics involving consumer protection and public policy. He is usually listening to music and does not make plans on Sunday in the fall due to his commitment to watching at least a part of nearly every NFL game.
Smiley currently serves as chief content officer for Third Planet, LLC, which owns and operates the websites CasinoReports.com and LotteryGeeks.com.
You can reach him via email at brett@thirdplanet.us.
Eric Raskin, Senior Editor
Eric has been a professional editor and writer for more than 25 years, including nearly 20 years of experience covering the gambling industry. He was editor-in-chief of the poker magazine All In from 2005-2015 and managing editor and media director of the US Bets family of websites from 2018-2024.
His other gambling industry resume items include serving as senior content producer for Full Tilt Poker Academy in 2008-2009 and project editor for ESPN: The Magazine’s annual fantasy football guide in 2011. In 2014, Huntington Press published his book about the 2003 World Series of Poker, titled The Moneymaker Effect.
Eric has written for such outlets as Grantland, ESPN.com, Playboy, and Reader’s Digest, and since 2009 has hosted and produced audio podcasts for the likes of HBO and Showtime. He is a consistently profitable low-stakes online poker player and a mediocre sports bettor who has shown a small profit overall thanks purely to bonuses and boosts.
Eric is a senior editor at Casino Reports and Lottery Geeks. You can reach him via email eraskin@thirdplanet.us.
Adam Small, Co-Founder
Adam Small is a 20-year veteran of the gaming industry, primarily focused on affiliate businesses. In 2005, Adam and two partners launched PocketFives.com, a poker community and rankings website that became popular practically overnight.
After over a decade in poker, Adam switched his focus to the online casino and sports betting space, founding NJ Online Gambling a news website focused on the New Jersey online gaming space. Adam and his partners would go on to launch several more websites including USBets.com, and eventually this business was rolled up with others and sold to Better Collective in 2019.
Adam also speaks regularly at gaming conferences and is a well-known member of the industry business community.
