Shannon Lane

• Location: Philadelphia, PA
• Favorite Sports to Bet on: NFL
• Favorite Casino Games: Craps

Shannon Lane is a seasoned pro in the sports and sports betting industries. After graduating from the Medill School of Journalism at Northwestern University, she spent almost a decade working at the NFL HQ in Los Angeles, specializing in news coverage, live game-day highlights, and emerging legalized sports betting for NFL.com and the NFL mobile app.

As such, she has a deep knowledge of sports leagues, websites, and app features, making her ideally suited to cover sports betting brands for Gambling.com.

Some of her past work has appeared in Sports Illustrated, The Express-Times in Easton, Pa., and the Huffington Post. 

Shannon’s focus on the NFL gives her a unique insight into the U.S.’s most popular betting market. Her background working directly on sports websites and apps helped her contribute to Gambling.com’s review process.

Shannon has focused on new emerging sports betting markets in Kentucky and North Carolina, applying her expertise on U.S. legislation and sportsbook brands to Gambling.com users nationwide.

Outside of work, Shannon is still an avid sports fan; her favorite is (surprise!) football, and she’s a die-hard New York Giants fan. Growing up watching NFL games with her family is what spurred her to a career in sports in the first place.

When she’s not watching or writing about sports, she practices yoga, dotes on her dog, and travels. She’s had the great honor of attending four Super Bowls, three NFL Drafts, two NFL Combines, and the first-ever regular-season game in Germany.

She’s explored U.S. sportsbooks and casinos nationwide; in fact, she first learned how to play casino games on the Bellagio floor in Las Vegas—which is where she met her husband!