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The FloridaBet.com Staff consists of a team of Florida sports betting veterans, who know Florida politics and understand how sports betting works in Florida. These veteran reporters and editors cover breaking Florida sports betting news. They also provide opinions on where we are heading in terms of legislation as well as conduct interviews with leading figures in the Florida sports betting community.

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Tim Speros
2 Articles Written
Tim Speros is a veteran content creator for DFS and sports betting. He has over 20 years of experience in the sports industry working with ESPN, Fox Sports, Monumental Sports, the NBA, and the Golden State Warriors.
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Dan Thompson
Betting Analyst
7 Articles Written
Dan Thompson is a Lead Betting Analyst for FloridaBet.com. Dan's unique experience makes him the perfect fit to find the latest storylines and interesting betting angles impacting Florida sports betting.
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Christopher Boan
Lead Reporter
6 Articles Written
Christopher Boan writes for FloridaBet.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.
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Craig Cummings
Senior Political Betting Analyst
1 Articles Written 1 Fact Checked
Craig Cummings is the senior political betting analyst for FloridaBet.com after covering political betting odds for almost a decade with a focus on American politics.
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Bill Ordine
Expert Opinion Columnist
7 Articles Written
Bill Ordine 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.
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Howard Gensler
Reporter
7 Articles Written
Howard Gensler is a veteran journalist who’s worked at the Philadelphia Daily News, TV Guide and the Philadelphia Inquirer and is a founding editor of bettorsinsider.com.
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Marcus Mosher
Betting Analyst
4 Articles Written
Marcus is a Senior Betting Analyst for FloridaBet.com. He studies all the top betting markets to pull out storylines that impact betting in Florida. Marcus has covered the NFL for The Raiders Wire, The Athletic DFW, Pro Football Weekly and FanSided, and previously wrote for FanRag Sports. He hosts Locked On Cowboys Podcast.
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Cecil Peters
Senior Betting Analyst
4 Articles Written
Cecil Peters is a Senior Betting Analyst for FloridaBet.com.
Josh Markowitz is a freelance writer for FloridaBet.com.
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Mark Keast
1 Articles Written
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.
Pat McLoone is a news editor for FloridaBet.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.
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Shelby Dermer
Reporter
2 Articles Written
Shelby Dermer is a reporter & journalist for FloridaBet.com.
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Nate Hamilton
Football Betting Analyst and Fact Checker
6 Fact Checked
Nate Hamilton is a senior football betting analyst for FloridaBet.com. He spends his time immersed in analytics, stats, and betting lines including a special focus on all things Florida football related. Nate has been a notable voice in the world of NFL, and football in general, for over a decade producing valuable content for several leading sports media outlets around the country.
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Thomas Leary
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Thomas Leary is a news editor and writer for FloridaBet.com.
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Michael Peters
Editor & Fact Checker
6 Fact Checked
Michael is a news editor specializing in online sports betting coverage, including FloridaBet.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.
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Mike Ferguson
Betting Analyst
2 Articles Written
Mike Ferguson spends his days browsing the latest lines for all the top college football betting markets to find storylines curated specifically for sports bettors in Florida.
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Matthew Asher
Editor & Fact Checker
3 Fact Checked
As the current Editor and Fact Checker editor for FloridaBet.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 has been known to explain how to bet on the NFL, College Football and other major sports leagues. He is passionate about making sure you have the most up-to-date and correct information about Florida betting regulations.
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Lou Monaco
Reporter/Journalist
3 Articles Written
Lou Monaco covers legal and responsible sports betting for FloridaBet.com.
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Martin Booth
Betting Expert
1 Articles Written
Martin Booth is an award-winning copywriter with extensive experience in sports betting. He spent more than 20 years in sports journalism, has also worked in the betting industry and is one of the most trusted voices in online gambling.
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Jim Tomlin
Editor & Fact Checker
2 Articles Written 3 Fact Checked
Jim Tomlin has 30-plus years of experience in Florida journalism, mostly in sports. The University of South Florida graduate has worked at the Tampa Bay Times, FanRag, Saturday Down South and Saturday Tradition and now lends his expertise to FloridaBet.com as a writer and editor.
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Hunter Hewitt
Editor & Factor Chacker
2 Fact Checked
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