PlayColorado managing editor Ken Pomponio is a fourth-generation Coloradan and career sports journalist with more than 30 years covering the gamut from the preps to the pros.
A lifelong Front Range resident and son of 1960s Denver Broncos season-ticket holders, Ken is a long-time sports wagering enthusiast whose experience and passion shine though in his coverage. If he isn’t writing about Colorado sports, he’s likely watching a live local game, reading up on a team or listening to a local sports podcast.
He also is long-time sports betting enthusiast and frequent Las Vegas visitor eager to analyze and assist in the understanding of this rapidly burgeoning U.S. industry. It truly was a landmark moment when sports betting went live here in the Centennial State in May of 2020.
Ken got his start in the print business, reporting, editing and designing for Front Range newspapers ranging from the Loveland Reporter Herald to the Denver Post to the Wyoming Tribune-Eagle in Cheyenne.
He also has been a long-time contributor of digital sports betting, fantasy football and college sports content for the Gannett/USA Today network, including The Huddle, SportsBookWire.com and as an original Western Athletic Conference blogger for USA Today Online in the mid-1990s.
Away from the keyboard, Ken can be found spending time with his family and/or imbibing in the bountiful outdoor pursuits his picturesque home state has to offer.
Articles written on U.S. sports wagering:
SportsBookWire.com
- Underdog Corner: 3 best NFL picks and predictions for Week 18
- First look: Denver Broncos at Pittsburgh Steelers odds and lines
- Northern Colorado at Colorado odds, expert picks and prediction
- Handicapping the 2021 NFL division worst-to-first candidates
- NFL predictions: Which 12-win teams from 2020 will miss the playoffs this season?
- Which NFL playoff droughts will end in 2021? NFL futures, odds and predictions
- Denver Broncos 2022 Super Bowl 56 odds
- 2021 NFL Draft: How many QBs will be drafted in Round 1?
Posts by Ken Pomponio:
- Colorado Sports Betting Regulators’ Practices, Policies Flagged in State Audit, 14 Jun 2022
- Colorado’s James Salinas Hoping Negative Barstool Incident Turns Into a Positive, 08 Jun 2022
- Colorado Division of Gaming Sides With Barstool Sportsbook in Betting Dispute, 06 Jun 2022
- Notable Numbers From the First 2 Years of Colorado Sports Betting, 04 Jun 2022
- TheScore Bet Sportsbook Discontinuing Colorado, U.S. Operations, 01 Jun 2022
- Colorado Sportsbooks Roll Out Intriguing NBA Finals Promo Offers, 01 Jun 2022
- Anticipated April Decrease Hits Colorado Sports Betting Totals, 27 May 2022
- Great Outdoors Colorado Receiving Record $73.1M From CO Lottery, 26 May 2022
- With New Measure, Colorado First US State to Adjust Promotional Write-Offs, 25 May 2022
- Sizzling Colorado Avalanche a ‘Big Problem’ for Several Online Sportsbooks, 18 May 2022