Chavdar Vasilev is the Global Wire Editor at Gambling Insider, overseeing first-day coverage of breaking developments across the global gambling industry. His work focuses on regulation, enforcement actions, earnings, market activity, and emerging sectors, including prediction markets and sweepstakes casinos.
Previously, Vasilev reported for publications including CasinoBeats and Bonus.com, covering industry-shaping stories across the U.S. and beyond, from legislative debates and market expansion to financial performance and operator strategy.
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Chavdar Vasilev is the Global Wire Editor at Gambling Insider, where he oversees first-day coverage of breaking developments across the global gambling industry, including regulation, enforcement actions, earnings, product launches, and market activity.
Previously, he was a journalist for CasinoBeats, covering the business, legal, and regulatory aspects of the gambling industry with a particular focus on the U.S. market. There, he produced daily news coverage and in-depth analysis on topics ranging from sweepstakes and gambling legislation to skill games, iLottery, daily fantasy sports, and prediction markets.
Before joining CasinoBeats, Vasilev spent three years writing for leading Catena Media publications, including Bonus.com and Gaming Today, as well as several now-retired regional gambling sites. During that period, he covered product launches, legislative shifts, industry partnerships, and the emergence of new gambling formats, including skill games and sweepstakes casinos.
Major outlets, including Politico, Rolling Stone, and Fortune, have cited his reporting.
In addition to news reporting, Vasilev has extensive experience evaluating gambling platforms, products, and features for publications such as TheGameDay and Oddsseeker, contributing to a practical understanding of how operators structure and deploy their offerings.
Prior to journalism, Vasilev spent more than a decade in operations leadership roles within major U.S. hospitality brands, where he managed high-volume teams, oversaw financial performance, and led operational turnarounds. That background informs his reporting, particularly when assessing the real-world implications of regulatory changes, market expansions, and corporate strategies.
Vasilev holds a Bachelor of Business Administration degree from Florida International University. He is fluent in Bulgarian and has conversational proficiency in Spanish.
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Gambling Insider Global Wire Editor Jan 2026 - Present
CasinoBeats Gambling Journalist May 2025 - Jan 2026
Florida International University Bachelor of Business Administration (B.B.A.), Business Administration and Management, General 2006 - 2010
