About Max
Max started in journalism the long way round. Business desk at a regional Irish paper, then five years on the European poker circuit covering tournament structures, prize pools and operator disputes. The poker beat is where the casino interest started. Once you have argued with a tournament director over a hand-for-hand rake calculation, reading a 30-page bonus T&Cs document feels straightforward.
In 2019 he pivoted full-time to crypto casinos, after watching the first wave of Curacao-licensed Bitcoin operators try to invent their own KYC frameworks. He has reviewed every major sportsbook and crypto-native operator that takes deposits in BTC, ETH or USDT, deposit through withdrawal, on his own money. He does not run press accounts. He does not accept comped deposits. The receipts are filed.
His byline rule on PotsOfGold is simple. If he has not personally deposited and personally withdrawn within the last 60 days, the review carries a clearly labelled note saying so. The reviews where he has done both are dated to the day. Bonus math is shown step by step. Licence numbers are clicked through to the regulator website and screenshotted.
Outside the desk, he plays mixed-game cash at the Aspers Dublin once a week and reads more company filings than is healthy. He is unapologetically nerdy about smart-contract burn schedules.
What Max covers
Recent work
Credentials
8 years covering iGaming. Tests every casino end-to-end. Specialises in crypto-native operators.
Editorial standards
Every piece carrying this byline has been tested by Max personally, deposit through withdrawal, before publishing. Bonus terms are pulled from the live cashier on the day of writing. Numbers, licence details, and small print are then independently double-checked by our compliance lead before anything goes live.
Read the full PotsOfGold editorial policy.
