Authors, Contributors, Experts & Fact Checkers

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Josh Markowitz is a freelance writer for MinnesotaBets.com. He is a lifelong sports fan with an emphasis on basketball, football, baseball and the scouting/evaluation process.

Martin Booth is senior writer and product reviewer for MinnesotaBets.com. Martin has spent decades reviewing sports betting sites from around the globe including all the top brands in Minnesota. An expert at picking out exactly what sets each app apart, Martin is our go-to source when it comes to informing our readers on what the top betting apps and sites have to offer in Minnesota.

Blake Weishaar is a commercial editor and fact checker for MinnesotaBets.com, with an expertise in the gambling industry dating back nearly 10 years. He has a full slate of experience including the explosion of sports betting since the repeal of PASPA in 2018. His current focus is on ensuring readers have the most up-to-date and correct information about Minnesota sports betting news, regulations and data.

Mike Ferguson is a football betting analyst for MinnesotaBets.com. Mike spends his days browsing the latest lines for all the top football betting markets to find storylines curated specifically for sports bettors in Minnesota. From time to time Mike will also turn his attention to NBA, MLB, or NHL betting lines that Minnesota sports bettors might be interested in but football odds are Mike's expertise.

Nate Hamilton is a senior football betting analyst for MinnesotaBets.com. He spends his time immersed in analytics, stats, and betting lines. Nate has been a notable voice in the world of the NFL, and football in general, for over a decade producing valuable content for several leading sports media outlets around the country.

Candice Reeves is an expert reviewer for MinnesotaBets.com. Candice built a writing career in wealth management, cryptocurrency, and software applications. Her work is routinely featured in leading finance and technology publications, including WealthRocket.com, CryptoVantage.com, and StackCompare.com. Her investing background serves her well as a sports betting analyst.

Wes is an editor and writer for MinnesotaBets.com. Based out of the Kansas City area, Wes has covered sports professionally since 2015 with a strong emphasis on sports betting and the NFL, though he's also covered pro wrestling, UFC, college sports and more.

MinnesotaBets.com's Tom Ober is a professional writer living in New Hampshire. An avid Boston sports fan, he has rooted with his heart for his local teams for many years. When he's not stationed in front of a game on the TV, he's probably playing cards or a video game that's decades old.

Bryan Nicholson is the author of "ANGLES & EDGES: A Journey through the Evolution of Golf Betting and the Markets" and owner of the handicapping service 'Nick's Picks'. As a world-renowned golf betting expert who gladly expands his expertise into covering other top markets like odds boosts and moneyline bets, don't be surprised to also see Bryan writing a piece on golf betting in the near future.

Matty Simo is a Las Vegas-based writer who has resided there for more than 20 years and covered sports since the age of 16 in suburban Chicago. "Vegas Matty" (as he is known in Sin City) has been involved in the sports gambling scene since graduating from Syracuse University, writing betting articles and helping grow Vegas football contests through his popular proxy service. He is an avid fan of the Vegas Golden Knights, Las Vegas Raiders and Las Vegas Aces, adopting them as his favorite teams upon their arrival.

Jeff Parker is an entertainment writer for MinnesotaBets.com. A writer for film, television and the internet, Jeff is a life long movie buff, with a Masters Degree in Popular Culture. He lives in Halifax, Nova Scotia, where he works full time as documentary filmmaker and producer.

Jeremy Botter is a commercial editor for BetTexas.com. He is a former senior writer for CNN, managing editor at FloSports and associate editor for Heavy.com.

Shannon Lane is a commercial editor and fact-checker for MinnesotaBets.com. She's spent the last decade working in sports media, including at NFL Media in digital content programming and strategy, and as a reporter and fact-checker at Sports Illustrated. She covers everything NFL football to give Minnesota sports betters the best information on the Vikings and other NFL teams.

Dan Moran is sports betting expert for MinnesotaBets.com. Writing for MinnesotaBets is a marriage of two passions: starting conversations and online gaming. His love for online gaming began when he deposited his first $50 into PokerStars in college during the Moneymaker era of online poker. He taps into his passion and expertise to deliver the best information for Minnesota bettors. When he’s not writing about the gambling industry, he can be found out and about all throughout the great city of Chicago.

Michelle Magdziuk is an editorial researcher and fantasy writer for the NFL Network. She also is a co-host for the BallBlast Fantasy Football Podcast and the Gold Diggers Podcast on the 49ers Gold Standard Network. Her wide-ranging NFL knowledge and background in fantasy football will give MN bettors the best information possible this season.

Ben has been in the sports betting space since 2010, overseeing digital content for ESPN and VSiN. He helped shape strategy for ESPN's sports betting podcasts and TV show Daily Wager, along with VSiN's show, podcast and YouTube strategy. He's unfortunately a die-hard fan of Minnesota sports teams.

Christopher Boan is a lead writer at MinnesotaBets.com, specializing in covering state issues. He has covered sports and sports betting in Arizona for more than seven years, including stops at ArizonaSports.com, the Tucson Weekly and the Green Valley News.

Hunter Hewitt is the managing editor for MinnesotaBets.com. Hunter is an experienced writer and content professional in the digital media industry and sports world. He has a decade of experience spanning across writing, editing, website management and various forms of marketing and sports content creation.

Howard Gensler is a veteran journalist covering the Minnesota sports betting market for MinnesotaBets.com. Before his focus on US sports betting, Howard worked at the Philadelphia Daily News, TV Guide and the Philadelphia Inquirer. Howard is also a founding editor of bettorsinsider.com.

Marcus Mosher is a betting analyst covering the NFL, NFL Draft and NFL news for MinnesotaBets.com. The host of the Locked On Cowboys podcast, Marcus also has been the managing editor of The Raiders Wire and contributor to The Athletic DFW, Pro Football Weekly, FanSided and FanRag Sports.

Steve is an accomplished, award-winning reporter with more than 20 years of experience covering gaming, sports, politics and business. He has written for the Associated Press, Reuters, The Louisville Courier Journal, The Center Square and numerous other publications. Based in Louisville, Ky., Steve has covered the expansion of sports betting in the U.S. and other gaming matters.

Cecil Peters is a Senior Betting Analyst for MinnesotaBets.com.

Lou Monaco is a contributing reporter for MinnesotaBets.com. Lou had been East Coast Scene columnist for Gaming Today in Las Vegas since June 2019, covering the East Coast sportsbook scene with emphasis on NJ and PA. He also currently is a part-time writer for the high school sports department for NJ Advanced Media (NJ.com) in Iselin, NJ. Lou has over 30 years sports experience with previous stints at ESPN SportsTicker, Daily Racing Form and Oddschecker.

Adam Taylor is a Senior Betting Analyst for MinnesotaBets.com.

Mark Keast has recently covered the sports betting industry in Canada for The Parleh, and is a long-time sportswriter and editor, most notably with the Toronto Sun.

Bill Ordine is a reporter with MinnesotaBets.com, among other sites. He was a reporter and editor in news and sports for the Philadelphia Inquirer and Baltimore Sun for 25 years, and was a lead reporter on a team that was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize in Breaking News. Bill started reporting on casinos and gaming shortly after Atlantic City’s first gambling halls opened and wrote a syndicated column on travel to casino destinations for 10 years.

Michael is a contributing editor to MinnesotaBets.com. He spent nine years as the sports editor of the Tulsa World. Before that, he was the high school sports editor at the Houston Chronicle. He also has been the sports editor at the Beaumont Enterprise and Galveston County Daily News in Texas.

Pat McLoone is a contributing editor to MinnesotaBets.com. Pat spent more than 40 years at the Philadelphia Daily News, where he became managing editor, and later the Philadelphia Inquirer, as managing editor for Sports.

Noah Strang is a freelance sports reporter for MinnesotaBets.com with extensive experience in the worlds of sports gambling and sports cards. He's worked as accredited NHL media and contributed for a variety of publications across the web. You can find more of his work or contact him at his Twitter @noahstrang_.

Thomas Leary is a news editor and writer for MinnesotaBets.com.

Jim Tomlin is a contributing editor for MinnesotaBets.com. Jim has 30-plus years of experience writing and editing stories about sports, gambling and the intersection of those two industries. He has worked at the Tampa Bay Times, FanRag, Saturday Down South and Saturday Tradition and now lends his expertise to MinnesotaBets.com, among other sites.

Staff Writers for MinnesotaBets.com

Stefan Krysa is a freelance sports writer in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Born in the U.S. and raised in Canada, he is an avid sports fan committed to providing up-to-date information regarding sports betting in Minnesota for MinnesotaBets.com.

As the current Editor and Fact Checker editor for MinnesotaBets.com, Matthew Asher has nearly a decade of experience working in public relations and digital media marketing with the Milwaukee Brewers, St. Louis Rams, Detroit Lions and San Francisco 49ers. Matthew is passionate about the sports betting industry and about making sure you have the most up-to-date and correct information about Minnesota betting regulations.