Authors, Contributors, Experts & Fact Checkers

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.

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.

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

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.