Gaming Industry Observer Newsletter

Since 1996, Michael Pollock’s Gaming Industry Observer has been the gold standard among industry trade publications. That is because we provide “Intelligence for the Gaming Industry.” Our award-winning, advertising-free newsletter spots, tracks and analyzes trends that will impact the near- and long-term future of gaming, including trends in politics, regulation, economics and finance, marketing and management.

Gaming Industry Observer enjoys an influential readership, including corporate CEOs, slot manufacturer executives, regulators, legislators, attorneys, architects, investors, analysts and developers. The analysis in Gaming Industry Observer is used by our readers to benchmark performance at their properties, make investment decisions, chart the future for their companies and understand the impact of regulation.

Published 20 times per year, Gaming Industry Observer is the most eagerly awaited publication in the industry. It is edited by a team of professionals with deep roots in gaming industry journalism:



Michael J. Pollock, Publisher and Executive Editor
Michael Pollock began analyzing the casino industry in New Jersey at its inception in 1978 and served as spokesman for the New Jersey Casino Control Commission from 1991 through 1996. During this period of rapid deregulation, his charge was to maintain public confidence in the integrity of the regulatory system. Pollock is the author of the award winning book, Hostage to Fortune: Atlantic City and Casino Gambling, published by the Center for Analysis of Public Issues in Princeton. This book, which is presently being updated, examines the impact of casinos on Atlantic City and New Jersey. Pollock has won 20 journalism awards, and is the former editorial page editor of The Press of Atlantic City. Pollock is often cited by national media outlets, including the New York Times, Star Ledger, BBC, ABC News and National Public Radio.

Joseph S. Weinert, Editor
Joseph Weinert has been analyzing the gaming industry for more than 12 years and has led gaming industry research projects in numerous domestic jurisdictions as well as in the Czech Republic, Russia, Slovak Republic, Spain and the United Kingdom. He came to Spectrum after 18 years at The Press of Atlantic City, where for his last eight years he was responsible for the newspaper’s intensive coverage of the casino industry. Weinert has won more than a half dozen journalism awards and his writing has appeared in numerous industry related publications. He is a frequent speaker at industry conferences throughout the country and has been quoted in prominent media outlets, including The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, Washington Post and CNN. Weinert also is Editor of Gaming Industry Observer’s acclaimed premium service, GIO2.

Michael D. Diamond, Associate Editor
Michael Diamond has extensive investigative research experience, both in journalism and in government. He joined Gaming Industry Observer after a 33-year career at The Press of Atlantic City, where he served as a special projects writer, editorial page editor, statehouse correspondent and bureau chief, all while frequently covering gaming industry issues. He won 23 state and national journalism awards and was an active member in such organizations as the Legislative Correspondents Club, National Conference of Editorial Writers and Investigative Reporters and Editors. Diamond left the newspaper in 2005 to become an investigator with the New Jersey Office of Inspector General. At Gaming Industry Observer, Diamond is also editor of the newsletter’s National Regulatory Digest, a semimonthly GIO2 premium report.