Bill Thomas

Political junkie addicted to the sporting life. GR expert. Gambling & Esports nerd. UCWV alum. Soccer dad. Opinions mine. He/Him @McNeeslaw @piea_esports

[Bill Thomas @billkdr]

If you had no direct experience with Philly sports fans and watched the 76ers as your only reference…you would be very confused about the lore and reputation of Philly sports fans. Maybe the new arena will have less tickets for opposing fans? #yikes #GoNYGoNYGo

[Bill Thomas @billkdr]

Thats a lot of money. Wonder why they have that much money. Anyone know why they have so much money?

[Stephen Caruso @StephenJ_Caruso]

Operators for Skill, the industry PAC associated with the skill game industry, gave $550,000 to Citizens Alliance of Pennsylvania this winter, a conservative group that backs GOP primary challengers including this year.

[Bill Thomas @billkdr]

We should not allow wagers on elections period. Allowing people to bet on things that they themselves can determine the outcome is the height of unethical behavior in betting. And it further degrades the importance of our elections. Prediction markets are the worst.

[Carter Walker @ByCarterWalker]

New from Votebeat PA: Delaware County is banning its poll workers from taking a financial stake in elections through prediction markets. The election director told me “they’re a pernicious, horrible factor” that belongs nowhere near elections. Story below.

[Bill Thomas @billkdr]

@mcbrisbin @PhilaUnion @Lot_A @Wing2J @pgoings @cabrisbin @BobCaton @Smoore1117 Its bad.

[Bill Thomas @billkdr]

This is a compelling read. A bit naive in parts but nonetheless fascinating. And its a massively important conversation. Having been part of PA’s sports betting and igaming law in 2017, I have some regrets, no doubt. And the wild west of gambling options now makes me cringe.

[Stephen Caruso @StephenJ_Caruso]

"As a society, we are making an enormously risky bet: that we can reap the rewards of a runaway gambling industry without paying any price; that, unlike every civilization that came before us, we can beat the house."

[Bill Thomas @billkdr]

@tripgabriel @StephenJ_Caruso Totally normal. Regulation schmegulation. Lets bet on war in an unregulated environment. Totally normal. 😕

[Bill Thomas @billkdr]

Nothing like betting on war … in an unregulated environment … nothing wrong here at all … 😕

[Trip Gabriel @tripgabriel]

A NYT analysis of Polymarket since June found it was unusual to bet a significant sum that a U.S. strike would happen the next day

But on Friday, 150+ accounts bet at least $1k predicting a US strike on Iran by Saturday - suggesting insider trading

https://t.co/Qmv6r8Zldq

[Bill Thomas @billkdr]

@katie_robertson @StephenJ_Caruso Cant wait for crawlers at the bottom of CNN, Fox, MSNOW cycling through odds for PA Gov like “PA GOV: Shapiro -100,000 votes or -500 on the ML” … and this opens up a ton of new verticals for them. Steve “The Shark” Kornacki gets his own 2 hour show! 😕 Nothing can go wrong here

[Bill Thomas @billkdr]

I thought we were supposed to keep politics out of sport? Now we are just giving out fake peace awards? FIFA is the worst. God this is disgusting. Especially as we rip apart families here in the US. Why does the game I love have such a corrupt and awful governing body? #FIFAsucks

[Bill Thomas @billkdr]

@StephenJ_Caruso Enjoy sir!

[Bill Thomas @billkdr]

I stayed at a @Staybridge in Pittsburgh area last week to find the hotel had unregulated gaming machines in the lobby. As an @IHGOneRewards member…this was infuriating. Can we do better, please? I wonder how @IHGCorporate feels about this?

[Bill Thomas @billkdr]

Truly honored & humbled to be recognized by @CityAndStatePA as one of their 2025 "40 In Their Forties" honorees. It’s a privilege to be on this list with so many outstanding leaders making an impact across Pennsylvania. Congrats to my fellow honorees

https://t.co/fSrCiHREZG

[Bill Thomas @billkdr]

Rapture 2025: our deportation policy is definitely getting out of hand.

[Bill Thomas @billkdr]

@ucwv_msoccer @VertexSoccer @UCWV @ucwv_athletics Missed you all by 24 hours! We played their u13 academy team on Friday! Those kids were epically talented!

[Bill Thomas @billkdr]

Good luck! Ironically, I am sitting at PHL with my 13 yr old taking a redeye to London for him to play w/ @NCESoccer in games against some academy teams in London this week! In a few years @ucwv_msoccer we will swing by Charleston for his official recruiting trip. 🦅 #proudalum

[University of Charleston Men's Soccer @ucwv_msoccer]

Here is the travelling party for our preseason tour of the UK. Our first test comes tomorrow afternoon at Finch Farm, the home of Everton Football Club.

Games against Burnley FC and Tottenham Hotspur follow later this week.

#WingsUp 🦅🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

[Bill Thomas @billkdr]

@StephenJ_Caruso Make sure your degree and field experience match the responsibilities and you will be juuuuuust fine.

[Bill Thomas @billkdr]

@AlexiLalas Reporting news factually w/out bias is not “losing their way.” NPR & PBS are the last bastion of factual news/programming. It was not “bought” by left or right leaning mega-wealthy folks. That keeps it outside of the influence of the mega rich. I think folks should celebrate it.

[Bill Thomas @billkdr]

@StephenJ_Caruso Gaming in PA has historically been a bipartisan endeavor…from 2004 and 2010 to 2017 and now in 2025. We have never expanded gaming without a 5-party deal. Especially when the overall revenue numbers from the gaming activity being regulated are in the billions of dollars.

[Bill Thomas @billkdr]

This is wild. The lengths they go just at mere suggestion that they be regulated and taxed.

https://t.co/tZqbXKwBqR