Our editorial team covers the business, regulation, technology and people shaping the international gambling and iGaming industry. Alongside our editorial work, our Product and Technology team develops data-driven tools for consumers and industry professionals.
Our coverage spans regulation and licensing, sports betting, online casino, responsible gambling, payments, compliance, M&A, financial results, technology, affiliates, industry appointments, prediction markets and esports betting.
Leadership
Finn Byrne — Founder and Initiator
Dublin, Ireland
Focus: Company strategy, product development and industry research
Finn Byrne is the founder and initiator behind MGA Reviews, an iGaming media and technology project created to make the gambling industry easier to understand and navigate.
Originally from Dublin, Finn established the project around two complementary areas: independent editorial coverage of the international gambling sector and the development of practical, data-driven tools for consumers, operators and other industry participants.
His work focuses on turning complex areas such as regulation, licensing, compliance and casino information into useful products, research and content. Finn continues to shape the project’s overall direction, product development and long-term strategy.
English Editorial Team
Oliver Bennett — Chief Editor
London, United Kingdom
Covers: Regulation, licensing, M&A, finance and results, people moves
Oliver Bennett leads the editorial team and oversees the publication’s news agenda, editorial standards and international coverage. His primary focus is the commercial and regulatory development of the global gambling industry, including licensing changes, mergers and acquisitions, financial results and executive appointments.
He has a particular interest in how regulatory developments affect operators, suppliers, investors and technology providers across established and emerging iGaming markets. Oliver also coordinates coverage between regional teams and oversees major interviews, features and industry analysis.
Sophie Carter — Senior iGaming Writer
Manchester, United Kingdom
Covers: Online casino, responsible gambling, marketing and affiliates, payments
Sophie Carter covers the online casino sector with a focus on operator strategy, responsible gambling, affiliate marketing and the changing relationship between gambling brands and their customers.
Her reporting follows developments among casino operators, game studios, affiliate businesses and payment providers, as well as new approaches to player protection and safer gambling. Sophie also examines how regulation and consumer behaviour influence casino products and marketing strategies.
Daniel Hughes — Betting and Technology Writer
London, United Kingdom
Covers: Sports betting, prediction markets, esports betting, sports integrity, technology and innovation
Daniel Hughes specialises in the technology and product side of the betting industry. He covers sportsbook platforms, betting technology, esports, prediction markets and innovations affecting how betting products are developed and delivered.
Daniel also follows sports integrity issues, data providers and the growing use of automation, artificial intelligence and real-time data across the gambling sector. His reporting focuses on established suppliers and emerging companies challenging traditional betting models.
Sweden
Elin Bergström — Sweden Correspondent
Stockholm, Sweden
Covers: Regulation, licensing, responsible gambling, online casino
Elin Bergström reports on Sweden’s regulated gambling market, with particular attention to licensing, player protection and regulatory policy.
Based in Stockholm, she follows developments affecting licensed operators, suppliers and technology companies, as well as changes within Sweden’s online casino sector. Elin also covers responsible gambling initiatives and the wider debate around channelisation and consumer protection.
Viktor Lindgren — Sweden Industry Writer
Gothenburg, Sweden
Covers: Sports betting, payments, affiliates, finance and results, technology
Viktor Lindgren covers the commercial and technology side of Sweden’s gambling industry, including sportsbook operators, payment providers, affiliates and gambling technology companies.
He follows financial results, company strategy, partnerships and product launches, with a particular interest in Nordic-listed gambling businesses and technology suppliers. Viktor also reports on how payments, marketing rules and technical innovation influence competition in the Swedish market.
Finland
Aino Laaksonen — Finland Correspondent
Helsinki, Finland
Covers: Regulation, licensing, responsible gambling, lottery
Aino Laaksonen focuses on Finland’s changing gambling landscape, including regulatory reform, licensing policy and the transition of the Finnish market.
She closely follows developments involving gambling legislation, responsible gambling and the lottery sector, as well as the implications of regulatory change for domestic and international operators. Aino’s coverage places Finnish developments within the broader European regulatory picture.
Eero Nieminen — Finland Industry Writer
Tampere, Finland
Covers: Sports betting, casino games, technology, payments, affiliates
Eero Nieminen covers the operator, supplier and technology side of the Finnish iGaming market. His reporting includes sports betting, online casino, payment technology and affiliate marketing.
He has a particular interest in how international gambling companies prepare for changes in the Finnish market and how technology providers adapt their products to new regulatory environments.
Norway
Ingrid Solberg — Norway Correspondent
Oslo, Norway
Covers: Regulation, responsible gambling, lottery, payments
Ingrid Solberg reports on gambling regulation and policy in Norway, covering the country’s tightly controlled market and its approach to player protection.
Her work follows regulatory decisions, responsible gambling measures, lottery developments and restrictions affecting payments and offshore gambling operators. Ingrid also examines how developments elsewhere in the Nordic region may influence future debate around Norway’s gambling model.
Marius Haugen — Norway Betting and Business Writer
Bergen, Norway
Covers: Sports betting, finance and results, technology, sports integrity, esports
Marius Haugen covers the business and technology of betting from a Norwegian and wider Nordic perspective. His beats include sports betting, esports, gambling technology and sports integrity.
He also follows the financial performance and strategic development of major Nordic-facing gambling companies and has a particular interest in the relationship between operators, sports organisations, data suppliers and technology providers.
Germany
Anna Keller — Senior Germany Correspondent
Berlin, Germany
Covers: Regulation, licensing, AML and compliance, responsible gambling
Anna Keller leads coverage of the German gambling market. Her reporting focuses on regulation, licensing, compliance and responsible gambling within Germany’s evolving regulatory framework.
She follows developments affecting online casino and sports betting operators, including licensing requirements, enforcement measures and anti-money-laundering obligations. Anna also covers regulatory developments at federal and state level and their impact on the wider DACH market.
Lukas Weber — Germany Business and Betting Writer
Hamburg, Germany
Covers: Sports betting, M&A, finance and results, payments, people moves
Lukas Weber covers the commercial side of Germany’s gambling and betting industry. His reporting includes operator results, acquisitions, investments, payment developments and senior executive appointments.
He also follows the German sportsbook market and the strategies international operators use to compete under local regulatory requirements.
Katharina Vogel — Germany Casino and Technology Writer
Munich, Germany
Covers: Casino games, technology and innovation, marketing and affiliates, esports betting
Katharina Vogel specialises in online casino, gambling technology and digital marketing. She reports on game studios, platform providers, affiliate businesses and technology companies serving the German and wider European markets.
Her coverage explores new casino products, platform innovation, marketing strategies and emerging areas such as esports betting. Katharina also follows how suppliers adapt games and technology to increasingly fragmented regulatory requirements across Europe.
Product and Technology Team
Our Product and Technology team develops the tools, data systems and user-facing products that sit alongside our editorial work. The team focuses on turning complex gambling data, regulatory information and casino market intelligence into practical products for consumers and industry professionals.
Ethan Cole — Head of Product
Dublin, Ireland
Focus: Product strategy, consumer tools, B2B platforms, data products
Ethan Cole leads product development, working closely with editorial, engineering and research teams to turn industry information into useful digital products. He oversees product strategy, feature development and the long-term technology roadmap.
Maya Lindholm — Lead Data and Research Analyst
Stockholm, Sweden
Focus: Regulatory data, market intelligence, casino research, data quality
Maya Lindholm leads structured research and data operations. She collects, organises and validates information concerning gambling regulation, licensing, operators, casinos and European market developments.
Her role sits between editorial research and product development, helping ensure that data used in consumer and industry-facing products is accurate, consistent and useful.
Leon Fischer — Senior Software Engineer
Berlin, Germany
Focus: Platform development, automation, data infrastructure, integrations
Leon Fischer is responsible for core platform development and the technical systems behind the tools and data products. He works on backend infrastructure, automation, data pipelines and integrations, and collaborates on internal publishing, verification and data-management tools.
Freja Nordin — UX and Consumer Product Designer
Gothenburg, Sweden
Focus: UX, consumer tools, accessibility, product design
Freja Nordin focuses on how consumers interact with MGA Reviews tools, guides and casino information products. She works with product and editorial teams to make regulatory, licensing and casino data easier to understand and compare without oversimplifying important details.
Tomás Kavanagh — Industry Solutions Manager
Dublin, Ireland
Focus: B2B products, operator tools, compliance workflows, partnerships
Tomás Kavanagh focuses on products and services for gambling-industry professionals, including operators, suppliers, affiliates and compliance teams. His areas of interest include regulatory monitoring, operator intelligence, compliance support and tools that help businesses navigate fragmented gambling markets.