Marjorie Preston has spent over a decade at the editorial core of one of the United States’ most active gambling markets. As Managing Editor of Casino Connection Magazine and Casino Connection International, she has tracked the transformation of Atlantic City’s casino industry through its most turbulent and consequential years: the wave of closures, the legalisation of online gaming in New Jersey, the expansion of regulated sports betting, and the ongoing legislative battles that continue to reshape how Americans gamble. Her work sits at the point where regulatory complexity meets consumer reality, and her editorial output reflects both.
She is not a commentator who arrived at iGaming from a general interest in technology or finance. Preston’s professional formation happened inside the industry itself, covering the casino floor operators, the state regulators, the legislation, and the digital transition from the ground up. That grounding is what separates her analysis from commentary produced at a distance.
Professional Background and Editorial Experience
Preston has served as Managing Editor at Casino Connection International, the editorial organisation behind Casino Connection Magazine, which holds a well-established position as a dedicated publication covering the Atlantic City casino industry and New Jersey’s regulated online gaming sector. The publication covers gaming news, iGaming regulation, sports betting developments, operator performance, and the legislative frameworks that govern one of the most closely watched online gambling jurisdictions in North America.
Her editorial responsibilities include commissioning and editing long-form features, overseeing factual accuracy across gaming regulation coverage, and managing the publication’s approach to covering both the commercial and policy dimensions of the industry. She also writes directly across several areas, including online casino regulation, iGaming operator news, and consumer-facing gambling content.
Before her focus settled firmly on gaming journalism, Preston held roles that inform her editorial approach in material ways. Her background includes financial work in a corporate accounting environment and experience in education, both of which have contributed to a disciplined approach to data, an eye for inconsistency in industry claims, and a methodical reading of regulatory documentation. These are not incidental details. In iGaming journalism, the ability to read a state gaming commission report, scrutinise operator revenue disclosures, or assess a legislative amendment without relying on industry-issued summaries is a distinct professional advantage.
Areas of Specialist Knowledge
Preston’s editorial specialisation sits across several intersecting areas within iGaming:
Regulated online casino markets in the United States. New Jersey has operated one of the longest-running regulated online casino frameworks in the country, and Preston has covered its development continuously. This includes the Division of Gaming Enforcement’s licensing requirements, the tax and revenue structures applied to iGaming operators, and the ongoing debate at state level about market expansion.
Sports betting regulation and market development. Following the Supreme Court’s 2018 decision to strike down the federal prohibition on sports wagering, the US market entered a period of rapid and uneven development. Preston has followed this closely, covering how individual states have approached licensing, taxation, and advertising restrictions, and how operators have performed against initial projections.
Atlantic City casino operations. The relationship between New Jersey’s land-based casino properties and their online counterparts is structurally and commercially significant. Preston’s proximity to the Atlantic City market gives her direct familiarity with how casinos manage their digital arms, how revenue is reported, and how the physical and digital sides of the industry interact under New Jersey’s regulatory framework.
Legislative and regulatory analysis. Gaming law is specific, frequently amended, and consequential for consumers. Preston reads primary sources, including commission reports, legislative records, and operator filings, rather than relying solely on press releases or operator statements.
Editorial Independence and Standards
Casino Connection International operates as an independent editorial organisation covering the gaming industry. Preston’s editorial work is not sponsored by casino operators, software providers, or any commercial entity with a financial interest in the coverage she produces. Operators and other industry participants are covered on the basis of newsworthiness and editorial relevance, not commercial relationships.
When industry figures, casino operators, or technology providers are quoted or profiled in her work, those inclusions are made on editorial grounds. Advertising and commercial arrangements at the publication level do not influence the selection or framing of editorial content. This separation is maintained as a matter of professional practice, not as an aspirational standard.
Preston does not accept payments, gifts, or preferential access arrangements from companies she covers. Where she receives access to events, press materials, or product demonstrations in a journalistic capacity, this is disclosed in the relevant coverage. She has no financial stake in any online casino operator, gaming technology company, or sports betting platform.
In instances where a potential conflict of interest exists, such as covering a company with which the publication has a business relationship, that context is noted within the content or handled through editorial recusal.
Approach to iGaming Content
The iGaming content environment is heavily populated by material that is either directly produced by operators or constructed to serve affiliate marketing objectives. Preston’s approach sits apart from that model. Her coverage treats the reader as someone capable of weighing information critically, not as a funnel to a registration page.
When she writes about online casinos or sportsbooks, the framing is analytical rather than promotional. Licence status, regulatory standing, complaint histories where documented, withdrawal policy transparency, and the quality of responsible gambling tools are all relevant factors in how any operator is assessed. Positive coverage of a platform follows from editorial evaluation of its actual offering, not from commercial arrangement or operator proximity.
Preston applies the same standard to regulatory and legislative content. She does not represent the interests of the gaming industry in advocacy terms. Her role is to explain what is happening, why it matters, and what it means for consumers and operators in practical terms.
Responsible Gambling
Preston treats responsible gambling as a substantive editorial subject, not a compliance footnote. Coverage of problem gambling research, regulatory responses to harm, self-exclusion programme effectiveness, and the conduct of operators in relation to vulnerable players appears consistently across her work, not only in dedicated features.
She is mindful that readers of gaming content may include people at different stages of their relationship with gambling, including those for whom it has become harmful. The language and framing used in her content reflects that awareness. She does not use language that trivialises financial risk or frames losses as anomalies.
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Publications and Coverage
Marjorie Preston’s editorial work appears primarily through Casino Connection Magazine and Casino Connection International, where she holds the position of Managing Editor. Her coverage has addressed New Jersey’s iGaming regulatory framework, Atlantic City operator news, the national expansion of legal sports betting, and the ongoing legislative debates that continue to define the shape of the US gambling market.
Her work is published for an audience that includes industry professionals, policy observers, and consumers engaging with the regulated US gambling market.
Contact the Author
Marjorie Preston welcomes correspondence from readers with editorial enquiries, corrections, or substantive feedback on her published work. She does not accept unsolicited commercial pitches, sponsored content proposals, or affiliate partnership requests through her editorial contact.
For editorial matters, including corrections or factual feedback: Contact via the editorial desk at Casino Connection International.
For press enquiries relating to the US iGaming and casino sector: Requests for comment or interview participation can be directed to the Casino Connection editorial office.
Preston reviews correspondence personally. Response times vary depending on editorial workload, but factual corrections and substantive queries are prioritised.