Our Authors & Editorial Team Meet the Melinas Mom Experts
The analysts and editors who test the sites and write the reviews you read here.
Every guide and review on Melinas Mom is produced by named, accountable people — not anonymous copywriters. Our team combines years of hands-on iGaming experience with a background in markets and data. Below are the editors whose bylines appear across the site. Every review is independently fact-checked by a second member of the team before it is published, and updated whenever bonuses, banking options or licensing details change.
Jordan Michaels — Senior Casino Analyst
Experience: 10+ years in the iGaming industry, covering offshore online casinos for US players.
Areas of expertise: offshore casino banking and payouts, bonus and wagering-requirement analysis, game-library and RTP evaluation, and licensing verification (Curaçao eGaming, Antillephone, Anjouan).
Jordan has personally opened, funded and cashed out of hundreds of casino accounts, and specializes in cutting through headline bonus numbers to explain what a player can realistically withdraw. Jordan leads our real-money withdrawal testing and sets the standards we use to score casino cashier speed and bonus fairness. Every casino review Jordan writes is fact-checked by our editorial team before publication.
Alex Rivera — Sports Betting & Crypto Editor
Experience: former financial-markets trader, now covering offshore sportsbooks and crypto casinos.
Areas of expertise: sports betting odds and line value, payout speed, and crypto banking (Bitcoin, Ethereum, Litecoin and stablecoins).
Alex brings a trader's eye to betting markets, comparing odds and margins across offshore sportsbooks to show where the real value is. On the crypto side, Alex tests deposit and withdrawal times on-chain, tracks network fees and evaluates how well each site handles crypto banking versus traditional methods. Every sports and crypto review Alex produces is fact-checked by our editorial team before publication.
How our team works
Our writers test with real money, document each step, and record evidence — deposit receipts, withdrawal timestamps and screenshots of terms. An editor then independently verifies the licensing, audit and bonus claims against the operator's live site before anything goes out. You can read exactly how we test and score in our review methodology. If you find anything out of date, please tell us through our contact page — reader corrections help keep our reviews accurate.
Melinas Mom covers offshore operators that are not licensed by any US state regulator. Please gamble responsibly, only bet what you can afford to lose, and visit our responsible gambling page if you need support. You must be 18+ (21+ at some operators).