A native of suburban Chicago and 1995 graduate of Syracuse University, Matty O'Shea has over 10 years experience in sports journalism. O'Shea is a strong believer that content is king since his early days as a newspaper reporter at the age of 16. O'Shea formerly worked for DBC Sports from 1996-98 (which later became Vegas Insider) where he created a daily syndicated gaming column called Sports Book Insider with guru Michael Roxy Roxborough.