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Meet the iCalMaker team — casino, sports betting and crypto gambling specialists who test every operator hands-on.

Our reviews are written and fact-checked by specialists who fund, play and withdraw from every operator we cover. Here's who they are.

Dylan Brooks
Dylan Brooks · Lead Casino Analyst · Fact-checked by Simone Beckett

Dylan Brooks has spent 12 years testing real-money online casinos, funding and withdrawing from more than 300 offshore operators. A former Las Vegas slots floor supervisor, he specializes in bonus-term analysis, RTP verification and payout-speed testing. His work has been cited in player-protection discussions across the US iGaming community.

Simone Beckett
Simone Beckett · Managing Editor & Fact-Checker · Fact-checked by Dylan Brooks

Simone Beckett runs iCalMaker's editorial desk and fact-checks every review. With 9 years in gambling compliance and consumer-finance journalism, she enforces our sourcing standards, verifies licensing claims against regulator registries and ensures responsible-gambling messaging appears on every page.

Andre Salazar
Andre Salazar · Sports Betting Editor · Fact-checked by Simone Beckett

Andre Salazar spent a decade as a trading-desk oddsmaker before joining iCalMaker. He evaluates sportsbook line quality, live-betting speed, market depth and payout reliability, and builds the odds and value-betting explainers used across our sports guides.

Aisha Rahman
Aisha Rahman · Crypto Gambling Specialist · Fact-checked by Dylan Brooks

Aisha Rahman covers crypto casinos, provably-fair verification and on-chain payout testing. A blockchain analyst by background, she walks through wallet setup, KYC thresholds and withdrawal speeds coin-by-coin so US players know exactly what to expect.

Our standards

Every author follows our editorial and review policy: hands-on testing, verified licensing, complete bonus-term disclosure, and a responsible-gambling notice on every page.

Responsible Gambling & Getting Help

Gambling is entertainment, not a way to make money. You must be 21+ (18+ where permitted). Set deposit and time limits and only play with money you can afford to lose. The offshore operators listed here are not regulated by any US state and are not part of US state self-exclusion programs — use each operator's own limit and self-exclusion tools.

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