Get to know the gambling content specialists behind Compare.bet, including our dedicated in-house team and a number of external topic experts.
Our contributors
Daniel Bennett
About
Daniel is a contributor at Compare.bet. He has half a decade of experience writing on topics including sports betting, online casino and the NBA. Daniel also helped cover Premier League football for Compare.bet news and has interviewed Louis Saha, Richard Dunne and Gary Pallister. In his spare time, Daniel enjoys film photography and making Spotify playlists.
Marcus Lawrence
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Jennifer McFadyen
Slots Specialist
About
Jennifer is a writer with over four years of experience in the online casino industry. She has a BA in Communication and Media Studies and is Compare.bet's resident slots specialist, contributing to our online slot reviews.
Danielle Clark
Writer
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Danielle has six years of experience writing on a wide variety of topics, including online casino, sports betting and tourism. She has a BA in French with English from King’s College.
Alan Draper-Lewis
Writer
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Alan has three years of writing experience and an MA in English Literature, with bylines at These Football Times and 90Min as well as extensive coverage of all things sports betting and online casino.
Gavin Davison
Writer
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Gavin is a writer for Compare.bet, contributing to our expert online reviews. Gavin has over two years of experience writing about topics including online casino and sports betting.
Joel McMahon
Tipster
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Joel is a Masters graduate in Documentary Journalism from Nottingham Trent University. He is Compare.bet's resident Premier League tipster, using his vast knowledge of the sport to pick out the best bets from England's top flight and write our match previews. Joel also has experience working as a videographer and digital content editor for Belper Town FC.
Liam Hoey
Tipster
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Liam is a Business Management graduate from the University of Liverpool. A lifelong football fan, Liam puts his expert knowledge of the game to use as Compare.bet's resident Championship tipster.
Noel Davies
Writer
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Danny Maiorca
News
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Danny is a writer with over five years of experience, with bylines at Income Access, Affiliate Insider, emerchantpay and Monday.com. He has also worked for Paysafe Group, where he managed Neteller and Skrill's online blogs, producing content related to gambling and financial trading. Danny covers the latest updates in the gambling industry as a writer for Compare.bet News.
Guest Contributor
Adam Dickinson
Fact Checker
About
Adam has almost a decade of experience working in the gambling industry, including various content and marketing roles at the likes of PlayOJO, Betway and Entain He is currently the Head of Marketing at Arena Entertainment. Adam puts his vast experience to use as a fact checker for Compare.bet.
Compare.bet Team Member
Kyle Odegard
News Editor
About
Kyle Odegard has been a sportswriter since 2006. He covered the NFL's Arizona Cardinals for eight seasons and has written freelance pieces for ESPN, CBS Sports, MLB.com, the Associated Press, BookMaker.eu, the San Jose Mercury News, the Seattle Times, the Las Vegas Review-Journal and more.
Sam Buckingham
About
Sam is a contributor at Compare.bet and has a passion for football and American football. He has an MSC in International Marketing & spent time abroad at Louisiana State University. He has also worked on our interview series for Compare.bet news, speaking to Robert Huth, Glen Johnson and Louis Saha among others. Sam enjoys following Leicester City, the LSU Tigers and the NFL in his spare time.
Alice Soule
About
Alice is a contribtor at Compare.bet, having previously worked with Gambling Insider in 2022. She's a dab hand at all things online gambling, from expertise in payment methods to her commitment to responsible gambling promotion. Outside of work, Alice is a huge sports fan who closely follows Arsenal and plays lacrosse in her spare time, to name just a couple of her sporting pursuits.
Guest Contributor
Kristan Heneage
Writer
About
Kristan is a digital content producer with over a decade of experience covering football, with bylines at Sky Sports, BBC Sport, Mirror Online, ESPN, The Guardian, The Telegraph and The New York Times amongst others. Kristan puts his vast experience to use as a writer for Compare.bet news, producing in-depth player profiles and features with contributions from the likes of The Athletic's Jack Lang and Dave O'Brien, AKA Statman Dave.
Guest Contributor
Zach Lowy
Writer
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Zach is the co-founder of BreakingTheLines. He is a Global Sports Journalism graduate and has been writing about football for five years. His bylines include Soccer Laduma and Football Index, where he also contributes as a podcaster. Zach uses his expert scouting knowledge and tactical analysis as a writer for Compare.bet news.
Guest Contributor
Catherine Sweet
Head of Marketing and Communication at GamCare
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Catherine is a communications professional who has over a decade of experience across the third sector. She has worked for a range of local, national and international organisations across a range of communications disciplines, and has been with GamCare since 2016.
Guest Contributor
Malte Hegeler
Head of Product Development Sportsbook at EveryMatrix
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Malte Hegeler leads the product development for EveryMatrix across all its sports products. Malte has a deep understanding of bookmakers' needs, thanks to his 10+ years of experience in trading and sportsbook development. He was a key contributor to the recent revamp of OddsMatrix's front-end and back-end capabilities, as well as the launch of its esports services in 2019.
Guest Contributor
Jo Purvis
Director of Key Accounts & Marketing UK at Blueprint Gaming
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Jo Purvis is the Director of Key Accounts & Marketing UK at software provider Blueprint Gaming. Jo has over 15 years of experience in the gambling industry. She has previously worked for WMS and TCS John Huxley and has been with Blueprint since 2010.
Guest Contributor
Graham Ruthven
Writer
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Graham is a football writer with bylines at Forbes, BBC, The Guardian, The New York Times, MARCA and more.
Guest Contributor
Ste Tudor
Writer
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Ste is a football writer with bylines at Forbes, The Guardian and FourFourTwo. Ste is a frequent contributor to Compare.bet News, providing opinion pieces and weekly betting previews for the Premier League.
Guest Contributor
Harry De Cosemo
Writer
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Harry is a football writer and author with bylines at Eurosport, BBC Sport, The Mirror and FourFourTwo. He is also the author of Black and White Knight - How Sir Bobby Robson Made Newcastle United Again. Harry wrote a feature on Alan Shearer's induction to the Premier League Hall of Fame for Compare.bet news, where he spoke to Shearer's ex-teammates Les Ferdinand and Warren Barton about the former Newcastle captain's legendary career.
Guest Contributor
Dave O’Brien
Founder of Statman Dave & Presenter for Manchester United
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Dave is the founder of the Statman Dave Podcast, YouTube channel and Twitch channel, where he discusses tactics and analysis across the major European football leagues. He also works as a presenter for Manchester United and contributed to our Harry Maguire feature on Compare.bet news, written by Kris Heneage.
Guest Contributor
Archie Rhind-Tutt
Bundesliga Reporter for ESPN
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Archie is a reporter with almost a decade of experience covering German football for a variety of publications, including CNN, BBC, The Athletic and The Times. He has also worked as a field reporter for the Bundesliga, conducting post match interviews. Archie is currently a Bundesliga Touchline Report for ESPN and contributed to our Julian Nagelsmann feature on Compare.bet news, written by Kris Heneage.
Guest Contributor
Joe Brewin
Deputy Editor at FourFourTwo
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Joe is an editor and author with over seven years of experience covering football, including a stint as a reporter for Arsenal. Joe is currently Deputy Editor at FourFourTwo and contributed to our Harry Maguire feature on Compare.bet news, written by Kris Heneage.
Guest Contributor
Tom Bogert
Contributor at Major League Soccer
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Tom is a sports writer with over five years of experience covering the NBA, MLB, MLS and Premier League football. His words have appeared in The Guardian, FourFourTwo and he has been writing for the MLS since 2018. Although he doesn't appear as a direct author on the site, Tom does appear as an external contributor on some of our news articles.
Guest Contributor
Dave Gray
Writer
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Dave is a journalist and podcaster and has worked with the likes of Betfair, Colossus and the Daily Star, covering the NFL, NBA, Premier League and the PGA Tour. In his time covering the NFL, he has spoken to the likes of Andrew Luck, Odell Beckham Jr. and Mike Evans. Dave writes sports betting previews for Compare.bet News.
Guest Contributor
Shabna Zaheer
iOS Engineer at Matches Fashion
About
Shabna is an iOS Engineer at Matches Fashion and has over five years of experience working on e-commerce and retail apps. She has previously worked for YOOX Net-a-Porter Group and has been at Matches Fashion since 2018.
Emmet Gates
Guest Contributor
About
Emmet is a freelance football writer with multiple years of experience. He was written for Forbes, The Blizzard, FourFourTwo, The Set Pieces, Tifo Football, Football Italia, Football Critic and Gentleman Ultra. He has appeared on The Guardian via the GSN.
Guest Contributor
Adam Dickinson
Fact Checker
About
Adam has almost a decade of experience working in the gambling industry, including various content and marketing roles at the likes of PlayOJO, Betway and Entain He is currently the Head of Marketing at Arena Entertainment. Adam puts his vast experience to use as a fact checker for Compare.bet.
Alex Keble
Writer
About
Alex is a football writer with over a decade of experience, mostly covering Premier League tactics for the likes of Goal, Optus Sports, Football 365 and FourFourTwo. Alex has also worked with Squawka and The Independent and shares opinion pieces on Compare.bet News.
Colin Millar
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Colin Millar is the author of ‘The Frying Pan of Spain’ and is the editor for Football Espana.
Greville Waterman
About
Greville Waterman wrote Growing Pains, a book about Brentford FC’s 2015/16 season. He is a contributing editor for Bees United.
Henry Jackson
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Henry Jackson is a football writer who focuses on features, news and match reporting for This Is Anfield. He also covers football for Snack Media, Anfield Index and Leading Britain’s Conversation.
Jim Whitley
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Jim Whitley is an ex-Man City and Northern Ireland International Footballer.
John Anderson
About
John Anderson is a former professional footballer who represented the Republic of Ireland. On the club side, the defender played for Newcastle United, West Bromwich Albion and Preston North End.
Jordan Elgott
About
Jordan Elgott is a journalist for BBC Sports.
Sid Lowe
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Sid Lowe is a Spanish football correspondent for the Guardian, based in Madrid.
Tom McDermott
About
Tom McDermott is a football journalist who is a member of the Football Writers’ Association. He hosts The McDermott Football Podcast.
Guest Contributor
Bobby Gould
About
Bobby Gould is a former professional football player and manager. He played for a number of clubs including Coventry, Arsenal, Wolves and West Ham, before entering management. Bobby coached Wimbledon to a famous FA Cup victory in 1988 and managed the Welsh national team for four years. Bobby spoke to Ste Tudor for Compare.bet News, discussing the prospect of Wales qualifying for the 2022 World Cup.
Jack Magruder
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Jack Magruder covered four Super Bowls, four World Series and a dozen NCAA basketball tournaments in a newspaper career that spanned four decades in Colorado and Arizona. He has contributed to USA Today, Baseball America, Forbes, the Associated Press and other publications. He is married and spends time in Phoenix and Denver.
Jason Pettigrove
About
Jason is an experienced UEFA and FIFA accredited journalist, broadcaster and published author specialising in expert analysis and insightful opinion on elite level football. He has interviewed some of football's biggest names, such as Pelé, Vicente Del Bosque, David Villa and Raúl, and has featured in MARCA, beIN Sports and Al Jazeera. Jason also enjoyed a four year stint at FC Barcelona as a Content Editor.
Guest Contributor
Mark Pitman
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Mark is a freelance football journalist. He has been the Welsh FA's Senior Reporter since 2015 and UEFA's Welsh football correspondent since 2013. Mark spoke to Ste Tudor for Compare.bet News, discussing the prospect of Wales qualifying for the 2022 World Cup.
Paul Higham
About
Paul Higham is a sports journalist who covers football, golf, the NFL and darts. He has written for Sky Sports, BBC Sport and Sporting Life, among other publications.
Ryan Ward
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Ryan Ward is a veteran sportswriter who has covered the NBA and NFL for over a decade. Along with numerous exclusive interviews with professional athletes, Ward has been credentialed by the Los Angeles Lakers since 2011.
Sam Marsden
About
Sam Marsden covers Barcelona for ESPN.
Scott Bordow
About
Scott Bordow covered sports in the greater Phoenix area for 38 years, including as a columnist for 21 years. He was there when the Suns lost the 1992-1993 NBA Finals to the Chicago Bulls, when Luis Gonzalez's bloop single gave the Arizona Diamondbacks the 2001 World Series and when the Cardinals made Kyler Murray the No. 1 pick in 2019. Name a well-known Valley sports figure over the last four decades, and Scott probably has written about him/her.
Tony Cottee
About
Tony Cottee is a former striker for West Ham who scored 115 goals for the club over two spells. He also played for Everton and Leicester City.
Tony Gale
About
Tony Gale is a former West Ham United player who made 300 appearances for the club scoring five goals.
Mark Webster
About
Mark Webster is the co-host of the Talksport show, Jonny Owen & Friends, and is a life-long West Ham fan.
