What Cdc Gaming does

CDC Gaming is a privately held B2B trade-media company founded in 2002 and headquartered in Las Vegas, Nevada, that covers the global gambling and gaming industry through newsletters, podcasts, an analytics index, awards programs, and live events. The company's core products are a stack of recurring email publications — The Flash, Adams Daily Report, Last Call, Weekend Report, and Hot Clicks and Picks — alongside the ReelMetrics suite (ReelHot Index, ReelCast podcast), the 10 Women Rising in Gaming awards (run with Global Gaming Women), and the annual G2E Day Zero Party hosted at Resorts World Las Vegas during the Global Gaming Expo. Editorial coverage spans North America (U.S. and Canada), Asia, Europe, and Latin America, with content partnerships extending reach into Asian gaming (Inside Asian Gaming), iGaming (iGaming Business), and U.S. tribal gaming (Tribal News & Stories). The company publishes Newswire, Insight, and Commentary sections and advertises an editorial-independence posture, stating it does not accept payment for editorial coverage.

The business operates with a small reported headcount of 1–10 employees and is led by publisher Cory Roberts and business manager Jeffrey Compton. The commercial model is a hybrid of paid subscriptions to its email products and advertising/sponsorship, including sponsored advertorials under the Focus on Partners banner and event sponsorships. There is no disclosed funding history, no M&A activity, and no public financial reporting, consistent with a long-standing, privately held, founder-anchored niche publisher.

Strategically, CDC Gaming has focused on extending distribution (international content partnerships, the recurring G2E event) and broadening its product surface (the ReelMetrics analytics and podcast line, the 10 Women Rising community program) rather than on funding-driven scaling. The company competes in a niche where audience trust, editorial cadence, and industry relationships matter more than technology differentiation, and where competitive pressure from AI-native gaming-intelligence tools is an emerging structural risk.

Name

Cdc Gaming

Legal name

CDC Gaming, Inc.

Website

https://cdcgaming.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2002

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

CDC Gaming is a privately held B2B trade-media company, founded in 2002 in Las Vegas, that publishes newsletters, a podcast, an analytics index, awards, and events for the global gambling and gaming industry, monetizing via subscriptions and advertising.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Trade Media & Industry Intelligence

NAICS

Gambling Industries (7132)

SIC

Periodicals: Publishing Or Publishing & Printing (2721)

akta.pro primary industry

Game News & Reporting (Breaking News, Investigative) (MPAFAMAA)

akta.pro secondary industry

Subscription, Bundling & Membership Distribution (Game Pass-like, Humble-like) (MPAFABAI)

Keywords

• Gambling industry news
• Casino industry media
• Gaming trade publication
• Email industry reports
• Sports betting news

Headquarters

HQ city

Las Vegas

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Digital Commerce or Content

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Subscription reports: CDC Gaming publishes daily email reports (The Flash at 6:00 AM, Adams Daily Report at 1:40 PM, Last Call at 5:00 PM on weekdays; Hot Clicks and Picks on Saturday, Weekend Report on Sunday) delivered to subscribers. They mention premium subscribers as a customer category.
2. Advertising and marketing services: CDC Gaming accepts advertising and publishes advertorials for select advertisers. The company also publishes news releases from companies with established relationships including advertisers, premium subscribers, and marketing partners.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

CDC Gaming provides news, commentary, analysis, and scheduled daily email reports covering the global gambling and gaming industry. Its core products include email newsletters (The Flash, Adams Daily Report, Last Call, Hot Clicks and Picks, Weekend Report), the ReelMetrics research program (ReelHot Index and ReelCast podcast), a newswire for industry press releases, sponsored advertorial content (Focus on Partners), editorial commentary, and the 10 Women Rising in Gaming honors program.

Product overview

CDC Gaming operates a multi-platform gambling industry news operation offering real-time news coverage, curated email newsletters, research indices, and industry events coverage. The core offerings include daily email newsletters (The Flash, Adams Daily Report, Last Call, Weekend editions), the ReelMetrics research division producing the ReelHot Index and ReelCast podcast, the annual 10 Women Rising in Gaming awards program in partnership with Global Gaming Women, sponsored advertorial content (Focus on Partners), press release distribution (Newswire), and editorial commentary (Insight/Commentary). CDC Gaming serves as a media and intelligence platform for the casino gaming, sports betting, lottery, and tribal gaming sectors, covering North America, Asia, and Europe.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• 10 Women Rising in Gaming: Annual honors program celebrating women making significant contributions to the gaming industry, partnership with Global Gaming Women
• ReelMetrics
• CDC Gaming Reports

Products and services

• The Flash

Named customers2 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Global Gaming WomencoreGTM or Marketing Partner · 7 July 2026CDC Gaming and Global Gaming Women partner annually on the '10 Women Rising in Gaming' honors program, now in its fifth consecutive year. The program celebrates women making significant contributions to the gaming industry across land-based and online gaming, sports betting, lottery, and professional services. Honorees are recognized at CDC Gaming's G2E Day Zero Party at Resorts World Las Vegas. Global Gaming Women is also celebrating its 10-year anniversary during this period.
• Inside Asian GamingminorGTM or Marketing PartnerContent partnership for Asian gaming market coverage. CDC Gaming syndicates or references content from Inside Asian Gaming as part of its regional coverage.
• iGaming BusinessminorGTM or Marketing PartnerContent partnership for European gaming market coverage. CDC Gaming syndicates or references content from iGaming Business as part of its regional coverage.
• Tribal News & Stories (TGH)minorGTM or Marketing PartnerPartnership with Tribal News & Stories for tribal gaming coverage, including content from tribal gaming operations and tribal leaders.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• iGaming Business: iGaming Business covers the European online gambling and sports betting industry through news, events, and magazines. It is also a content partner of CDC Gaming but competes for the same European iGaming advertiser base.
• CasinoBeats: CasinoBeats publishes online casino industry news, interviews, and analysis with a particular focus on game suppliers and aggregators. It directly competes with CDC Gaming for the casino-operator and supplier news audience.
• Gambling.com Group: Gambling.com Group runs a portfolio of gambling news and affiliate sites targeting US and European markets. It competes with CDC Gaming for both reader traffic and operator marketing spend in regulated markets.
• GamblingCompliance: GamblingCompliance (part of Verisk) provides regulatory intelligence and news on the global gambling industry. It competes for the same operator, supplier, and regulator subscribers that CDC Gaming targets with its regulatory and legislative coverage.
• Casino.org: Casino.org is a long-running gambling-industry news, reviews, and affiliate site covering casinos, sports betting, and online gaming. It competes directly with CDC Gaming for both reader attention and gaming-operator advertising dollars.
• Yogonet International: Yogonet is a gambling-industry news outlet with strong Latin America and global coverage. It targets the same operator and supplier readership as CDC Gaming and competes for international gaming advertising budgets.
• Inside Asian Gaming: Inside Asian Gaming is a leading Asia-Pacific gaming industry news outlet and an existing content partner of CDC Gaming. Despite the partnership, it competes directly for coverage of Macau, the Philippines, Korea, and other Asian gaming markets.
• SBC News (SBC Media): SBC News publishes daily sports betting, iGaming, and casino industry news and runs major events (SBC Summit). It overlaps with CDC Gaming's coverage of sports betting and iGaming and competes for the same B2B gaming audience and event sponsorships.
• Gaming Intelligence: Gaming Intelligence is a subscription-based gambling industry news and analysis service covering operators, suppliers, and regulation. Its paid intelligence model overlaps with CDC Gaming's premium newsletter offering.

Broad incumbents

• Strictly Slots / Casino Player (BNP Media Gaming Group): Strictly Slots and Casino Player are long-running US gaming trade publications covering slot products and casino marketing. They sit in the same gambling-industry media category as CDC Gaming but skew more toward print and slot-product features.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/cdcgaming
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/cdc-gaming

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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