Authors & Contributors

Lawrence Hollyfield's work as a writer, editor and statistician has appeared in a dozen publications, including the Miami Herald, New York Times, Washington Post and USA Today. He has been in publishing for more than 30 years, covering football, hockey, soccer, golf, baseball, basketball, tennis and more.

Bryan Nicholson a world-renowned golf betting expert who gladly expands his expertise into covering other emerging betting markets like odds boosts and parlay bets.

Brian Dermody relentlessly tests and reviews all the top sports betting apps available in the US to ensure bettors know exactly what they are getting into when they sign up with a new online bookie.

LouisianaBets.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.

Nate Hamilton is a senior betting analyst for LouisianaBets.com. He spends his time immersed in analytics, stats, and betting lines including a special focus on all things Louisiana related. 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.

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.

Josh Markowitz is a freelance writer for LouisianaBets.com. He is a lifelong sports fan who emphasizes basketball, football, baseball, and the scouting/evaluation process. A graduate of Elon University's School of Communications, Josh also has experience in television production.

Wes is an editor and writer for LouisianaBets.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.

Marcus Mosher covers the NFL, NFL Draft and NFL news for LouisianaBets.com.

Dan Thompson is a Lead Betting Analyst for LouisianaBets.com. When he isn't writing about football betting, Dan is the host of a top podcast covering the college football. Dan's unique experience makes him the perfect fit to find the latest storylines and interesting betting angles impacting Colorado sports betting.

Tyler Olson has worked in sports media for over a decade, writing, editing, and optimizing primarily NFL and sports betting content. His primary focus is giving users in the states of Louisiana, Colorado and New York the most up-to-date information on these states’ operators and sharing the latest promo code offerings they have to offer.

Kate Magdziuk is an NFL betting expert for LouisianaBets.com, focusing on the New Orleans Saints. She's written for NBC Sports Rotoworld, DraftKings Nation, Gaming Society, and 4for4 Fantasy Football. She'll track the Saints playoff chances and Super Bowl odds, where she'll use her expertise in fantasy football and sports betting to deliver the most up-to-date information available for LA bettors.

Shannon Lane is a commercial editor and fact-checker for LouisianaBets. 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 LA sports betters the best information on the Saints and other NFL teams.

Michelle 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.

Blake Weishaar is a content strategist and fact-checker at LouisianaBets.com. He has a wealth of knowledge within the gambling industry dating back to 2014 and has been at the forefront of the sports betting boom since PASPA was repealed in 2018. He plans to harness that expertise in providing the most up-to-date and accurate information regarding Louisiana's sports betting market.

Ciaran has written for both the sports betting and iGaming industries for more than a decade. He is a true sports fanatic, and he covers a wide range of sports and casinos for sites including LouisianaBets.com, but his first love always will be soccer.

Candice Reeves is an expert reviewer for LouisianaBets.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 betting analyst in Louisiana.

Cody Kutzer has been covering the sports betting and gambling space for several years and has been losing his parlay bets for even longer. He currently serves as an editor and fact-checker for LouisianaBets.com to ensure readers have the latest and most accurate information about Louisiana sports betting.

Award-winning contributor covering sports betting and casino gaming around the world for decades, Martin Booth is one of the most trusted voices in online gambling. From delivering Louisiana legislative updates to breaking down the top betting apps in LA, Booth blankets LouisianaBets.com.

Jim Tomlin has more than 30 years of experience at such publications as the Tampa Bay Times, FanRag, Saturday Down South and Saturday Tradition. He now lends his his expertise in sports, betting and the intersection of those two industries to LouisianaBets.com, among other sites.

Bill Ordine, senior journalist and columnist for LouisianaBets.com, 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. He covered the World Series of Poker for a decade and his articles on gaming have appeared in many major U.S. newspapers, such as the Los Angeles Times, Chicago Tribune, Miami Herald and others.

Christopher Boan writes for LouisianaBets.com and has been covering sports and sports betting for more than seven years, with experience at ArizonaSports.com, the Tucson Weekly and the Green Valley News.

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.

Michael is an editor for LouisianaBets.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.

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

Cecil Peters is a Senior Betting Analyst for LouisianaBets.com. A professional sports bettor in Canada, Cecil specializes in analyzing the latest odds impacting professional sports teams in Canada and the U.S.

Pat McLoone is a contributing news editor for LouisianaBets.com,.among other duties. 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.

The experts at LouisianaBets who bring you the latest updates in Louisiana sports betting. We pull together decades of experience to give you analysis as well as comparisons of the best Louisiana online gambling apps.

Jeff Parker is an entertainment writer for LouisianaBets.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.

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.

Lou Monaco is a contributing writer to LouisianaBets.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.

Douglas Pils has been a sports journalist for 30 years in Texas, Arkansas and New York having worked for the San Antonio Express-News, the Associated Press, The Dallas Morning News and Newsday. He currently runs the Student Media Department at Baylor University.