Speaker Profile

Writer, ESPN @DavidPurdum A traditional newspaper journalist, David Purdum has covered the gaming industry, with a focus on sports betting, for the past seven years. He has followed New Jersey's court battles with the sports leagues closely and covered the case for ESPN. com, The Linemakers on Sporting News, Sports Business Journal and other outlets. He has appeared on ESPN's Outside the Lines and was a panelist on "US and European Methods to Combat Corruption and Match-Fixing in Sports" at the Sports Lawyers Association's annual conference in 2013. He currently covers the industry for ESPN. com's new sports betting site, ESPN Chalk. In addition to his gaming coverage, Purdum also covers professional, college and high school sports for the Sports Xchange and the Atlanta Journal-Constitution.